George Zimmerman, the armed adult charged with killing unarmed juvenile Trayvon Martin, told police he took his "gun, aimed it at him, and fired one shot" after Martin allegedly threw repeated punches at him, according to police video.
Well, according to the Sanford Police Department: "The encounter between George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin was ultimately avoidable by Zimmerman, if Zimmerman had remained in his vehicle and awaited the arrival of law enforcement, or conversely if he had identified himself to Martin as a concerned citizen and initiated dialog in an effort to dispel each party's concern. There is no indication that Trayvon Martin was involved in any criminal activity at the time of the encounter. Zimmerman, by his statements made to the call taker and recorded for review, and his statements made to investigators following the shooting death of Martin, made it clear that he had already reached a faulty conclusion as to Martin's purpose for being in the neighborhood."
Zimmerman found Martin guilty of looking like a thug -- and that is not a good reason to aim your gun and fire a shot. That is an act of execution, not self-defense.
The police report identifies two occasions at which the armed adult could have diffused the situation.
#1. Zimmerman should have stayed in his truck.
"Investigative findings show that Zimmerman admitted avoiding a confrontation with Martin while Zimmerman was observing Martin from his vehicle, because, as he told investigators, he was afraid of Martin. Later in the encounter, Zimmerman exited his vehicle, in spite of his earlier admission to investigators that he was afraid of Martin, and followed Martin in an effort to maintain surveillance of him while Zimmerman awaited the arrival of law enforcement officers. His actions are inconsistent with those of a person who has stated he was in fear of another subject."
#2. Zimmerman should have identified himself.
When, according to Zimmerman, Martin asked, "What is your problem?" -- that was good time for Zimmerman to have identified himself instead of replying "I don't have a problem." Then, Zimmerman said Martin attacked him and was astride him, beating him, when Zimmerman fired a single shot into Martin's torso.
Really?
Well, the autopsy shows defensive wounds on Martin, bruises on his pinkies -- wounds not accounted for by Zimmerman's tale. No offensive wounds on Martin. So, no, the evidence does not back up Zimmerman.
"Investigative findings show the physical dimension of Trayvon Martin, and that of George Zimmerman, coupled with the absence of any specialized training in hand to hand combat between either combatant, did not place George Zimmerman in an extraordinary or exceptional disadvantage of apparent physical ability or defensive capacity."
In simple terms, Martin wasn't capable of beating the crap out of Zimmerman.
"Investigative findings show the physical injuries displayed by George Michael Zimmerman are marginally consistent with a life-threatening violent episode as described by him, during which neither a deadly weapon nor deadly force was deployed by Trayvon Martin."
Well, in simple terms, Martin wasn't beating the crap out of Zimmerman.
Well, Well, Well....
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