How does George not disclosing that a bunch of people sent him money have anything to do with the case?
It makes him a liar. And key aspects of his story are dependent entirely upon his word.
If he had disclosed it, what would have been the effect? A somewhat higher bond, presumably to prevent his ability to flee? He didn't flee, did he? So in the end it was meaningless anyway, and it did get disclosed after he talked to his lawyer.
That's super. Guess what? He's still a liar.
When has a legal defense fund ever been used as an excuse for a fishing expedition in order to impugn the integrity of the accused? What do you suppose that implies about the quality of 'evidence' against him in the murder trial--which is what actually matters?
It has nothing to do with the evidence against him, and everything to do with his credibility. As it stands right now, he has none.
He had mere minutes to come up with a story that would be cross-checked with people who had witnessed it and there was physical evidence all over as well as recordings of his 911 call. It was found by the police after a thorough investigation to be consistent with the physical evidence and the preponderance of witness testimony, especially the part that has him on the bottom getting beaten and yelling for help well before the gun came out and was used. John, the closest witness to the struggle, was himself surprised that Trayvon didn't let up when John said he was calling 911, so intent Trayvon was on continuing the attack--where he had the advantage.
First of all, he didn't have just "mere minutes", unless you want to argue he immediately began giving the police a detailed account the moment they arrived.
Secondly, it's not as if he had to give some completely fabricated story. All he had to do was tell them exactly what happened with just any details that might incriminate him left out or changed. That the witness testimony or physical evidence hasn't yet undermined his version of events doesn't mean he didn't lie.
And it should be noted that the police
did want to charge him with manslaughter. So a professional investigator who has seen more of the evidence than any of us didn't feel the case was quite so open and shut.
It could be he had reason too suspect Zimmerman was the liar we now know him to be.
One doesn't need George Zimmerman's testimony to determine more or less what happened. His wounds are evidence of him getting beaten, his definitely being on the bottom when John looked out is strongly suggestive of who was doing the yelling, the fact they met at all after TM took off running when he could have easily escaped had that been his aim is again indicative of who desired the encounter.
Is someone on the losing end of fight always an innocent victim justified in killing the other person? That Martin was winning the fight shortly before he was killed hasn't ever really been in question. But a lot of what transpired before depends on Zimmerman's account.
Did he pursue and confront Martin? Who started the altercation? These are important questions for which the only answers we have come from the version of events of a proven liar.
You may not find that to be significant, but others do.
As such whether George Zimmerman disclosed to the prosecution (which he would have every reason to believe is corrupt) just how much money people were sending him isn't evidence of much of anything other than George Zimmerman doesn't trust the prosecution. Why should he? Telling the truth and cooperating throughout got him a bounty placed on his head and then singled out for prosecution due to all the liars lying about him. At worst this was a lie to protect himself and his family, no one else could have been harmed.
He didn't just lie to the prosecution. He lied to court, and apparently his own attorney.
That's not something that can be said about all the people who've lied about him, they wanted to (or knew it might) hurt someone, George Zimmerman, which puts him on a higher ethical plane than (many of) his contemners.
Yeah, you go with that. At the end of the day, Zimmerman is still a liar who attempted to perpetrate a deception in a court of law. And now we're expected to believe what he tells about the night he killed someone under murky circumstances.
