The trial continues. HLN. In an ugly florescent lit courtroom. In the Hollywood courtroom dramas they have, Oak paneling, Marble columns and dramatic natural light.
The line that struck me yesterday was from the Prosecution opening statement:
Prosecutor John Guy said the evidence does not support a self-defense claim.
“George Zimmerman did not shoot Trayvon Martin because he had to. He shot him for the worst of all reasons – because he wanted to,” he said.How did Zimmerman keep quiet when hearing that kind of BS..'He shot the thugg because HE WANTED TO" If I were him, I may just have (verbally ) laid into the prosecutor...then of course he'd be eating jail food for the rest of the trial.
The lesson here is that this and worse is going to happen to you if you get the least bit careless even to the point of a 'negligent discharge' in a defensive situation.
Prosecutor John Guy said the evidence does not support a self-defense claim.
“George Zimmerman did not shoot Trayvon Martin because he had to. He shot him for the worst of all reasons – because he wanted to,” he said.
Guy said Zimmerman had used “hate-filled words” during his conversation with Noffke, referring to “punks.”
“These a------- always get away,” he quoted Zimmerman as saying.
He said another call – this one from a neighbor who dialed 911 after hearing a commotion. – would support the prosecution’s charges.
“In the background, you will hear the gunshot that killed Trayvon Martin and you will hear screaming in the background. Listen carefully, please, to that call and listen carefully when the screaming stops. It’s right when the gunshot goes off. Trayvon Martin was silenced immediately when the bullet the defendant fired was shot through his heart,” Guy said.
West, who played the call for the jury, suggested it was Zimmerman yelling for help as he was attacked and said all the witnesses “agree those are the screams of someone in a life-threatening situation.”
“If I’ve heard it once, I’ve heard it a thousand times, that Trayvon Martin was unarmed,” West said.
“Trayvon Martin armed himself with a concrete sidewalk and used it to smash George Zimmerman’s head,” he added. “That is a deadly weapon.”
Editor’s note: George Zimmerman has sued NBC Universal for defamation. The company has strongly denied the allegation.
Editor’s note: George Zimmerman has sued NBC Universal for defamation. The company has strongly denied the allegation.
I hope they settle for enough for Zimmerman to buy a small island in the south pacific after this is over.
