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Originally Posted by ladyjane

If I were to guess, I would say that Zimmerman jumped him and the poor kid probably did fight for his life. I would never go so far as to say that is definitely what happened. We don't KNOW what happened.....except that someone was out in the dark following people with a gun in his waistband. Someone was clearly screaming help and I seriously doubt it was a man with a gun.

Also, the crying for help clearly stops after the gunshot....that is an important fact to consider.

Originally Posted by gidget529

Actually, I have seen the video of George walking into the police station, and I did not see these wounds that some claim to be there. The video was really not the best quality; however, there were some things that one would expect to see after a life or death struggle that I think you could see in that grainy video. I must also qualify, I worked in human medicine and have worked on ppl in trauma. I have seen what ppl look like
after a "fight for their life". To be frank, I did not see signs of a life or death fight. Perhaps a small scuffle (and that is stretching what I saw), but not a beating - let alone something that rose to a life or death scenario. Ppl's clothing are usually very disheveled, torn, stained. There are pain behaviors ellicited as they move, etc. Also, emergency med personnel normally take someone to the ER for evaluation, especially when dealing w blunt head trauma. If a subdural hematoma was suspected, I am sure the EMTs would have transferred him to an ER, and if he refused such treatment, there would be an AMA form signed to cover the EMS's butt legally - per healthcare policy

I really do not understand the justification of this man's actions. I also don't understand why he still had a weapon, was serving as a neighborhood watchman, etc.

He has a violent arrest record. One arrest for domestic violence. Two different incidents of resisting arrest towards a police officer. Not exactly your
upstanding citizen. Shows a propensity for violent behavior. Unfortunately, his father is a retired district magistrate in the county where he has exhibited this violent behavior.

Unfortunately, bc the police did George a favor and did not follow protocol, his clothing was not seized for the investigation. This will make things harder to prove or disprove. He was not given the mandatory drug/alcohol test. He also did not have his weapon confiscated until an investigation was completed - also mandatory protocol.

All good points!