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Originally Posted by calumniate
What I don't understand is that Zimmer was caught lying numerous times, hid the fact that he was training MMA and taking university level defense theory and law, is 29 years old and a SOLID 180 lbs, and he can't take on a 17 year old 155 pounder? Did he just toss the fight or was Martin actually capable of taking this guy?
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Since Martin had markups on his hands and Zimmerman had markups on his face. I would play the assume card and state that Martin threw the first shot.
This isn't the movies, it doesn't matter if you have a 5 inch height advantage and a 20 pound weight advantage. In the real world if you take a straight shot to the face your going down. MMA training means nothing if your put in a vulnerable position, that's why MMA fights go on forever.
Add to that Zimmerman looks like he's in terrible shape, Martin in good shape and probably a lot quicker.
To add to the profiling stuff. And playing devils advocate on the profiling.
If I remember the testimony, Martin was cutting through backyards wearing a hoody at night in a neighborhood that had experienced a I guess what you call a rash of robberies.
It wasn't like he was just walking down the sidewalk. So while I still fail to see racial profiling, I can see criminal profiling based on observed behavior if that's what Zimmerman saw.