The controversial George Zimmerman trial continues with day 4 live streaming online below. The racially-charged case has been grabbing headlines for years now and finally both the prosecution and defense are painting a picture of what really happened that fatal night. Yesterday the jury heard testimony from more witnesses who claim to have overheard the struggle between Zimmerman and victim Trayvon Martin prior to Martin’s being shot. Prosecutors are portraying Zimmerman as an overzealous neighborhood watchman with police officer envy whose motivation for shooting Martin was out of racism and hate, not to out of self defense.  Meanwhile, the defense is attempting to portray Zimmerman as the victim, claiming Martin initiated the attack on Zimmerman and was forced to act in self defense. Decide for yourself by watching day 4 of the George Zimmerman trial live streaming below.

Courtesy of InTheCapital‘s Anthony Sodd, here are a few points to keep in mind with the case moving 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.