The State of Florida vs George Zimmerman: The Trial

U are like a loud dog; a dirty one.

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There are other instances where use of force is allowed other than self defense but you want to ignore those as well as the reasonable doubt aspect.

I had already posted part of the Zimmerman jury instructions along with the link for the complete jury instructions and reasonable doubt is always as in always a component of a jury verdict.

Next deadly force in Florida can also be used to stop a rape, or a car jacking or a bombing and other such forcible felonies however not one of those felonies was at issue at Zimmerman trial so you are trying to blow smoke.

Zimmerman was not trying to claimed that Trayvon was trying to rape him..LOL

So rather than mention the commission of any felony, you concentrate on rape?

I'm kinda surprised to see that post from you. Even if some folks believe that Zimmerman was justified in shooting Trayvon Martin, they should at least have some compassion in the death of a teenager and not makes jokes of his death.

I'm kinda surprised to see that post from you.

As for his wife, she expressed doubt about their relationship and said she felt alone when Zimmerman didn't come to court with her.

Of course if I was Zimmerman I would be likely telling my wife to distant herself from me to reduced the risk of her being killed.

George Zimmerman’s Wife Says He Has ‘Beaten Down Her Self Esteem’
By Kevin Dolak
Aug 28, 2013

The Florida investigative journalist who is the first reporter to sit down with George Zimmerman’s wife, Shellie, said that during their “stunning” hourlong interview, the acquitted killer’s wife said that her husband has “beaten down her self-esteem,” but she is “looking forward to getting her life back.”

Christi O’Connor spoke with ABCNews.com today about her experience locking down an interview with Shellie Zimmerman as the media focused its attention on her husband, who was acquitted of second-degree murder charges in the death of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed 17-year-old, in Sanford, Fla., in February 2012.

Today, Shellie Zimmerman was sentenced to 100 hours of community service and one year’s probation, plus she will have to present an apology letter to the judge she lied to about the couple’s finances. O’Connor said that after months of courting her and her attorney, she was able to secure the interview with Shellie about her life leading up to and since her husband’s trial.

“When I asked her why she was doing [the interview], Shellie said, ‘I want to start my life back.’ George Zimmerman has beaten down her self-esteem,” O’Connor told ABCNews.com, adding that Shellie is using this opportunity for a new start. “She has a moment in the spotlight. She wants everyone to know that she changed her life.”

Shellie also told O’Connor that the aftermath of the shooting and months until the trial put a major strain on the couple’s relationship.

“It put great stress on their marriage,” she said. “Constantly having to move. She got threats. A lot of threats. She doesn’t want to reveal from who…. They are constantly living under fear of being attacked.”

O’Connor, who is working on a book about the George Zimmerman trial, also hinted that there was evidence that was mishandled, saying that during the sensational trial, “there were so many untruths told.”

“What the jury never heard could have led to a different verdict,” she said.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/08/george-zimmermans-wife-says-he-has-beaten-down-her-self-esteem/

George Zimmerman's Wife 'Very Much Alone' When He Didn't Go to Court With Her
Aug. 29, 2013

In a wide-ranging interview conducted by investigative freelance journalist Christi O'Connor, Zimmerman said on the evening Martin died she was staying elsewhere because the couple had got in an argument the night before. She added that the struggles of the last year and a half have further strained their relationship.

Shellie Zimmerman, who pleaded guilty to perjury Wednesday for lying about the couple's finances during her husband's bond hearing, refused to comment on whether she was pressured to do so.

But she said a part of her feels "slightly" like she was hung out to dry when he did not stand up for her when she lied to a judge about how much money they had received in donations from outsiders and that the entire ordeal has hurt their relationship.

Shellie Zimmerman declined to say whether she and her husband remain together, but did say she felt "very much alone" without him in the courtroom to support her when she pleaded guilty Wednesday.

"I can rationalize a lot of reasons for why I was misleading, but the truth is I knew that I was lying," Shellie Zimmerman said. "I wish a lot of things were different. I can't tell you how many times I have laid at night saying God, I wish these circumstances had been different." ...

Mrs. Zimmerman refused to go into details about the argument she had with her husband the night before Martin died that ended with her going to stay with her father, and did not want to give many details about their relationship.

"Does George have a temper? How volatile did it get the evening before?" asked O'Connor.

"Not going to answer that," responded Zimmerman...

During the ordeal she said she wished she stood up for herself more and that she felt like she was directed to do a lot of things by George and relinquished a lot of control to him, but she said she did so because she did not want to stress him out.

"George has never laid a hand on me nor has he ever used any sort of force. I was concerned that we were living in something that we'd never experienced before and that there is a first time for everything….I just always had that kind of fear in the back of mind," she said...

http://abcnews.go.com/US/george-zimmermans-wife-felt-court/story?id=20103462