TmBlackFlag
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GZ's "story" is not the only thing holding a murder conviction at bay.
In fact even if GZ had become a vegetable from the assault and was completely incapable of offering any sort of account of what had happened, or had died, the police and investigators would have pieced it together as a case of self-defense.
In fact, in many ways it would be even more clear cut because a live GZ walking and breathing makes for a much better political football and object of ignorant, vengeful hatred.
Remove GZ's account from the picture entirely and just look at what the physical evidence and eye-witness testimony says:
1.) Party A was seen on top of Party B moments before the gunshot by the only really viable, close eye-witness.
2.) That eye-witness says he saw Party A either punching Party B while astride him, or holding him down with his arms. He said he was completely confident as to who was on top and who was being held down, and his feeling was that it was Party B that was screaming, though he wasn't positive.
3.) Party B had cuts and lacerations all around both the front and back of his head, as well as a broken nose. Party A's only wounds were an apparently offensive wound on one finger, and the gun shot wound. This gives us insight into which physical action the eye witness saw Party A doing to Party B, and whether he was right about who he thought was screaming. It is logical to assume that it was Party B screaming, because of the wounds. It is logical to assume Party A was beating Party B rather than merely holding him down, because of said injuries.
4.) Ballistics are consistent with Party A being on top of, and extremely close to Party B at time of gunshot. This matches eyewitness testimony, and reinforces ongoing beating and self-defense gunshot.
5.) Party B had been the first person to contact law enforcement that night, and was attempting to meet up with them. Party B had desired the presence and intervention of law enforcement that evening.
If you cut through all the horse shit, the racial narrative by Crump, the weeping parents, the pictures of Trayvon at 12 years old, or 8 years old in a peewee football uniform, or GZ's stupidly worded statements, poor memory, embellishments, lies, whatever, and just break it down to those BASIC FACTS which would be present and in many ways even more clear to an observer if GZ was catatonic, then there really can be no real doubt that this was self-defense.
Agree, can we end this thread now?