re: #263 Daniel Ballard

Let me back up my contention that it’s not that cut and dried. Given the big weight advantage, how do we explain his injuries? Self inflicted?

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The kid was trying to get away, the girl he called said this and Zimmerman even commented to the operator “Shit, he’s running.” The girl Trayvon was talking to says after he asked why Zimmerman was following him and Zimmerman responded “Why are you here?” that it sounded like Trayvon’s headset hit the ground. Zimmerman was clearly amped up, it’s not too much of a stretch to think that he may have tackled Trayvon. It’s hard to tackle someone without wearing pads and not get scuffed up in the process. At this point, assuming that Zimmerman initiated physical contact, if Trayvon fought back it was entirely justified and Zimmerman had no right to lethal self defense, having followed the kid against a clear police instruction that he verbally acknowledged.