[dillywho]

If GZ was truly acting in self defense, why all the outright lies? Not just inconsistencies, but lies.

1) TM jumped out of the bushes
2 )TM just appeared out of the darkness
3) TM walked toward him

Which was it? Why lie? People who have absolutely nothing to hide don't lie.

Why all the embellishments to his story? His story just kept evolving with each police interview. I listened to all that were out there. He even said in one that he actually "forgot" that he had his gun on him and only remembered when he felt TM trying to get it. Really? In another on, he said that he always had his gun except at his job.

He told the dispatcher that TM was running; told Hannity that he was not running, just skipping/walking fast to get somewhere. Yep, away from GZ. GZ went in pursuit.

The dispatcher advised GZ not to follow, but he did. The dispatcher testified that they cannot order anyone to do anything, but they can advise. It was not an order and he was under no obligation to stop. He said in his written statement that he was ordered not to follow so he stopped. Apparently he didn't understand that the dispatcher could not order him to do anything. By the same criteria, he had no obligation to find TM for the dispatcher just because he asked what TM was "doing now". GZ said that he had lost him, so why did he continue to look for him? That infamous address he said he was looking for when he continued to follow "in the same direction" he saw TM? He never called the NEN dispatcher back to tell him he had an address for them when he got to the end. He had plenty of time to call before he started back in the other direction.

How can anyone believe anything this man says? He didn't even level with his own defense team when they were trying to get him out on bond. He and his wife knew their jailhouse conversations were being recorded, so they talked in "code" to transfer and hide money. He turned over his ready-to-expire passport to his attorney, but had his wife conceal his new one. Not a real stand-up guy in my book. Not included in the trial, but still goes to credibility and character.

Many juries are charged with finding lesser included charges. Anthony was. As to when those are supposed to come in, I don't know. I don't even know if it matters when.

If he had just said that TM was trying to take his gun away from him when he had him down, that would probably have been the end of it. He just had to continue to make himself out a big hero. He lied when the truth would have served him much better all the way around.

As for having nothing better to do, when you have to be at home 24/7 for an extended period of time, you don't really have anything better to do than watch. Good lessons to be learned about how things really work in the courts. Having served on juries, I understand what the jurors are facing. They are not privy to all the coverage, blogs, pundits, interviews by parties involved, etc. They are limited to what is presented to them when they are in the courtroom. Period.