Day 4 of the George Zimmerman trial can be watched, online live streaming below.  Yesterday’s the jury heard testimony from more witnesses who overheard the struggle between Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin prior to Martin’s shooting.  Prosecutors are portraying Zimmerman as an overzealous guy playing police officer who shot Martin because he wanted to, not to out of self defense.  Meanwhile, the defense is attempting to portray Zimmerman as the victim– saying that he called out in pain and was forced to shoot Martin to protect himself.  At any rate, you can watch the George Zimmerman murder trial online, streaming for free.

Here’s an idea of what to expect going forward:

Prosecution:

• Zimmerman profiled Martin because he was a young, black male in a hoodie.  Zimmerman was motivated by racism.
• Martin was alone, unarmed and not committing any crime when Zimmerman started following him.
• Police told Zimmerman not to get out of his car and follow Martin, but he did anyway.
• Martin was on the phone when he was followed and told a friend that he was scared because an unknown male was following him.
• In recorded 911 calls, Martin’s mother says she can hear her son calling for help.

Defense:

• The taped 911 call shows that Zimmerman did not volunteer Martin’s race until the dispatcher asked him.   An edited version appeared on NBC, which indicated that Zimmerman had volunteered Martin’s race, though NBC has since apologized.
• Audio experts say that the quality of the audio on the recorded 911 calls is too poor to say if the voice is Martin’s or Zimmerman’s.  The defense will say that it’s Zimmerman’s.
• Zimmerman is Hispanic, raised in a multiracial family, and according to his father, “would be the last to discriminate for any reason whatsoever.”  According to Zimmerman’s family, some of their relatives are black and Zimmerman had been a vocal advocate for a black homeless man who was beaten by Sanford police.
• Martin first attacked Zimmerman, which means that he has the right to claim self-defense under Florida’s Stand Your Ground law.

We should expect the case to continue to be an emotional battleground, with both sides attempting to win the hearts and minds of the jury.  Since the incident happened on a dark rainy night there is probably not much of a chance that there will be any witnesses who can credibly say that they had a clear view of the fight.  That will leave both the defense and the prosecution a strong incentive to try and frame their sides in an emotional, heartfelt way to win jurors.