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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 dont 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...

The gunshot, did mr. zimmerman have any other options? >> based on my knowledge and understanding of him, the environment, situation, totality of everything, i dont believe he did. >> dennis root, a so-called expert for the defense on the use of force told the jury zimmerman had no choice but to use his gun against trayvon martin. does it add up to manslaughter, murder or none of the above? >> my let me ask my guests here. tom mesereau, this is a crucial thing i think which is what directions wi...

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Sometimes the pictures a little too crazy for words. when we went to break, that happened. and so im not going to put you back into live testimony. what im going to do is play to you what happened when we went to commercial break. because let me just put it this way, sometimes you get demonstrative aides, sometimes you get evidentiary aides and sometimes a dummy, i mean a real dummy. john guy, who is no dummy brought out a dummy because so much of this case focuses on who was on the top, who was...

Went down before george zimmerman and trayvon martin. weve had other witnesses who have given evidence and testimony to suggest that it was not george zimmerman on the top, that it was trayvon martin on top. we heard about how science proved it was trayvon martin on top despite an incredible prosecution by the prosecutor. i know you want to be in the live testimony but you have to see this moment. were just literally pushing the buttons to rerack this incredible demonstration for you. let me rem...

Their ck, somebody in a mount position striking, throwing, pushing, whatever the case may be, driving the person down, underneath, what would their perception be at that time? i have to look at it at that time and say my perception, what would the perception be given the dark environment, the continual attack. then i have to leave there and figure out what would be a response. >> so youve identified a couple of environmental -- >> all right. were getting more background on why dennis root, this ...

2012 through tactical advantage solutions. in 2013 i started dennis root and associates which is a private investigations, an expert witness firm. >> dennis root and associates you started earlier this year? >> yes. >> you understood when you contacted the defense in this case that this case was getting national, if not worldwide attention? >> of course. >> and you understood that there would be live coverage of this trial if you testified, is that right. >> yes, sir. >> youre on live television...

Their weapon or any other person. >> your objection is? >> relevance. >> i have to sustain on that one. >> okay. >> anything in the discharge of his firearm, from your view, evidence to you that mr. zimmerman acted in some additional form or fashion of ill will, spite or hatred realizing that of course the discharge of a firearm at somebody is an event that can cause death. >> im going to object based on improper based on our limited motion. >> please approach. >> all right. lets take another qu...

>> good morning, sir. >> morning. >> state your name. >> dennis root. >> spell your last name. >> r-o-o-t as in tom. >> what is your occupation? >> currently self-employed as a safety in law enforcement trainer and also as a private investigator and expert witness. >> okay. is that the purpose that brings you here today, correct? >> yes. >> what id like you to do, if you would, begin, i guess at the beginning and tell us how you first got involved in law enforcement generally and well walk you t...

We take it and look at it for face value and create a training scenario that we would put other deputies or officers through a similar controlled event so they gain the experience. not just when they do it wrong, but also doing it right and adapting it to training for the agency as a whole. >> dennis root is a private investigator. he is explaining his credentials to mark omara the criminal defense attorney for george zimmerman setting the stage for more substantive questions. well take a quick ...