On July 1, jurors in the George Zimmerman murder trial heard the neighborhood watch volunteer describe the events that led to his being charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. However, George’s words in different police statements have been inconsistent at times.
George Zimmerman’s inconsistent statements to police may be what leads the six-person jury to find him guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin on Feb. 26, 2012.
George Zimmerman Trial — Jury Asked To Weigh Inconsistencies
The prosecution is hoping that George’s discrepancies will help convince the jury that George, 29, profiled Trayvon before killing him, The Los Angeles Times reports.
However, on Monday July 1, the defense got officials to agree that George was being helpful with police and that the inconsistent statements could be a result of him going through a traumatic event.
George Zimmerman’s Inconsistencies
George insists he shot Trayvon in self-defense after the teenager attacked him. But some differences from his original statements may come back to bite him. For example, George originally said that after he called Sanford police to report Trayvon, a police dispatcher had asked him, "Can you get to somewhere where you can see him?" Yet, in the call played in court, the dispatcher is heard telling George to stay away and let police handle the situation.
Furthermore, George said he was violently attacked by Trayvon. “Somehow he got on top of me. … That’s when I started screaming for help," George originally said to police, adding that the teenager punched him in the nose. George also said that Trayvon slammed his head against the sidewalk, 25 times or more. "You’re going to die tonight," George said Trayvon told him. However, George’s injuries, a bloody nose and two lacerations on the back of his head, seem less severe than what one would expect from such a violent attack.
What do YOU think of George’s inconsistent accounts of what happened, HollywoodLifers? Do you think he’s guilty?
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