based upon your training experience and knowing what you knew about the facts surrounding the event that night, particularly at the moment of the gunshot, did mr. zimmerman have any other options? based on my knowledge and understanding of him, the environment, situation, totality, i don t believe he did. dennis root told the jury zimmerman had no choice but to use his gun against trayvon martin, add up to manslaughter, murder, or none of the above. my guests here, tom mezzero, this is a crucial thing i think which is what directions will this jury be given in terms of the potential things they could convict on? because i think there is a general sense that second-degree murder hasn t been established beyond a reasonable doubt but
certainly. george zimmerman s father testified today said the screams on the 911 call were that of his son. would it determine the outcome. with me again, hln contributor mel robins, tom and glenda hatchet, the host of the judge hatchet show. if you are at home and want to get involved, tweet me at piers morgan. said it was pivotal what ben crump said. under florida law anyone can walk through a neighborhood and get chased down. tom, an interesting point, isn t it, taking this case to a natural extension that can happen to anybody and this could all happen again tomorrow. well, piers, the question is where does self-defense begin? if zimmerman chose to follow him and confront him after the police told him not to, if zimmerman chose to come after him with a deadly weapon after the homeowners association specifically forbayed that kind
of behavior, when does self-defense begin? i think the key to this case as far as the jury is concerned, what value they place on how things started. if they blame zimmerman for causing this series of events, he will be convicted of something. the whole defense is that self-defense began when trayvon responded to zimmerman. they say self-defense began when trayvon ended up on top of zimmerman. and i suggested that s not when self-defense began. self-defense began when he chose to confront trayvon and when he didn t, he shot him to death. that s a view many people have and also say to me, look, what about trayvon martin s right to defend himself? wasn t he engaged in a form of self-defense himself and where does his right to do that supersede george zimmerman who has a gun? right, i tell you, tom has just articulated so perfectly. this is a man told to stay in