Day 6 of the George Zimmerman murder trial continues via live stream online below as he stands accused of murdering 17-year old Trayvon Martin in cold blood. The second week of the sure-to-be months long trial is now underway and the racially-charged case has the nation captivated. We’ve heard plenty of testimony from witnesses, been shown numerous pieces of evidence, and seen the reactions of those involved in the case but there has yet to be anything that directly links Zimmerman’s pulling the trigger on Martin strictly to self defense. But, on the other side, there’s been nothing to say that Zimmerman didn’t murder Martin due to pure hate. Be sure to follow along with the Zimmerman trial in the love stream below.
Check out the George Zimmerman trial live stream, day 6 below:
Here’s an idea of what to expect going forward, courtesy of InTheCapital‘s Anthony Sodd:
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.
