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The first place. this was a sub text there anyway. and it was, i guess the prosecution felt it was time they addressed it. >> in his closing, defense attorney mark omara said it -- they will show you that in that community, there was a rash of people burglarizing homes, and you know what else its going to show you? its going to show you that a lot of the people who were arrested for it, the only people who were found and arrested were young black males. im going to talk about race in a little bi...

I think he workings as a fraud guy at a mortgage company. and what else did they show you to buttress their position that george zimmerman is before you acting with ill will, spite, hatred and just didnt -- just hated, hated trayvon martin that night. what other evidence? might -- im not being sarcastic, i might be forgetting something as far as his background. the five phone calls to nonemergency. youve heard them. you have them in. you also have the sixth one. because i put that in. because fo...

Because in football, throw it away. so lets talk about factual innocence of my client. i want to talk about factual innocence. somebody decided that they were angry. somebody decided they were ticked off. maybe somebody decided that they just had ill will, spite, or hatred for whatever reason, somebody about decide that it wasnt over with the running because it wasnt after all. it had only just begun, right? isnt that really what happened here? it wasnt some cop wannabe. it wasnt some ive learne...

Zimmerman need not have been actual based on appearances. george zimmerman must have actually believed the danger was real. lisa bloom, apply that to the critical juncture in this case when the two men are fighting. >> reasonableness is so important in case. and the prosecution really missed an opportunity after mark omara conceded in his closing argument today that george zimmerman, yeah, he probably exaggerated. he said i mark omara dont even believe that zimmerman got his head pounded as many...

So that was confusion. >> what convinced him not to do it? i assume your advice was not to do it. >> yeah. the way i look at it, i have to convince myself if the state has proven their case beyond a reasonable doubt before i would consider putting any client on the stand. i just dont think that they presented it, so there was no reason to put him on the stand, realizing hes already given five or six statements that the jury can consider. >> the state has asked for manslaughter and aggravated ass...

Photographs, i mean, they have photos of his younger days and football, but they cant take anymore photos. and that is true because of the actions of one person, the man before you. the defendant -- the man who was guilty of second degree murder. thank you. >> and you see george zimmerman there shaking his head, sunny. the bar to reach murder, obviously, is high, because prosecutors have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that george zimmerman acted from ill will, hatred, spite, those are seriou...

Self-defense. if the jury thinks he acted in ill will, spite and they should convict him of second degree murder. i dont think theyre going to. i think the evidence is overwhelming that he acted in self-defense. if thats the theory of the states case, manslaughter doesnt fit the facts of this case and i dont want this jury to have what they think is a compromised verdict. they should look at the facts, look at the law, apply it and acquit him. >> what a lot of people watching this dont realize i...

Manslaughter and aggravated assault be included in the charges. in addition to second degree murder. a lot of analysts expected that to happen. why do you feel thats legally inappropriate? >> well, i dont think that the facts of the case support a manslaughter charge. i think the facts of this case support nothing but self-defense. if the jury thinks he acted in ill will, spate and hatred, they should convict-of second degree murder. i dont think theyre going to. if thats the theory of the state...

Do it? >> yeah, the way i looked at it, as i said before, i have to convince myself the state has proven themself beyond a reasonable doubt before i consider putting a client on the stand. i dont think they presented it so there is no reason to put him on the stand when hes given five or six or seven statements the jury can consider. >> the prosecution asked for manslaughter and lesser charges. a lot expected that to happen. why do you feel thats legally inappropriate? >> i dont think the facts ...

Lot of crimes. my wife saw our neighbors get broken into, and she got scared. >> are you talking about the residence or the vehicles? >> the residence, while it was occupied. so i decided to start a neighborhood watch program in my neighborhood. >> what is the name of the neighborhood? >> retreat at twin lakes. >> now, those actions werent anything sinister or terrible or evil or of ill will. those were actions that occurred throughout the united states in many cities, unfortunately, where crime...