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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPlease let Zimmerman testify.
A lot of people think they are smarter than everybody else.
He wants to explain himself and convince others that he is right. Z should listen to his lawyers, but after last night with the judge stalking out, who can blame him for not wanting to leave it to them.
Even if they have screwed up, his biggest mistake will be ignoring them now.
If the prosecution is any good, the cross will turn him and his story upside down. Z has to stick with what he has already said or run the risk of looking like he is adding crap, or worse, lying about what he already said. I'm sure the urge is strong to embellish the story in order to explain it better. That's why you want to get the story locked down from someone.
Up until this point, i thought the prosecution was behind or even at best. The defense attorneys have overplayed their hand and may have given away any advantage. This does not even take into account the problem with the witnesses.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,869 posts)If his lawyers have a single brain cell among them they will advise him to keep quiet.
JimDandy
(7,318 posts)Grammy23
(5,815 posts)he will not testify. Judge asked if he was doing it freely without coercion or threat or bribe. He clearly said it was his decision and made of his own free will.
Prosecution going to present more witnesses in rebuttal. Two today and possibly one tomorrow.
onehandle
(51,122 posts)markpkessinger
(8,401 posts). . . I wish he would testify, too, because I believe the prosecution would make mincemeat of him. His lawyers know that.
Liberal_Stalwart71
(20,450 posts)HeroInAHalfShell
(330 posts)SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)they want him to stfu