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To: Bill who wrote (724408)	7/3/2013 11:10:17 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575845

In addition to medical testimony on the dangers of head injuries, I'd get some testimony out there about what the duties of a neighborhood watch member is supposed to do .... namely to watch people who seem not to belong or are suspicious for some reason and keep the police informed ... which is what Zimmerman had been doing. I believe there was a prosecution witness who could be called to remind the jury of that. Also, the friend who recommended that Zimmerman get a gun after an incident with a pit bull: .... A pit bull named Big Boi began menacing George and Shellie Zimmerman in the fall of 2009. The first time the dog ran free and cornered his wife Shellie in their gated community in Sanford, Florida, George called the owner to complain. The second time, Big Boi frightened his mother-in-law's dog. Zimmerman called Seminole County Animal Services and bought pepper spray. The third time he saw the dog on the loose, he called again. An officer came to the house, county records show. "Don't use pepper spray," he told the Zimmermans, according to a friend. "It'll take two or three seconds to take effect, but a quarter second for the dog to jump you," he said. "Get a gun." That November, the Zimmermans completed firearms training at a local lodge and received concealed-weapons gun permits. .......... Read Latest Breaking News from Newsmax.com newsmax.com Urgent: Should Obamacare Be Repealed? Vote Here Now!