Regarding Mad Sweeney's comments on the girlfriends statements about when she was on the call with Martin (since I didn't recall there being anything that indicated Zimmerman initiated the altercation - if anything, it showed Martin speaking first to Zimmerman). This was discussed at length earlier in the thread. It now looks like her recollection has been expanded - initially back in March, she had stated the following:
She told attorneys she then heard the 17-year-old ask "What are you following me for?"
Then a man, presumably Zimmerman, replied: "What are you doing around here?"
The girl said Trayvon must have been pushed because his headset fell off and the phone call ended.
March 20, 2012 Online StoryABC News Story
As of a couple of weeks ago (on 05/18/2012 to be specific with the first issuance of this information) , the following has been added to her accounting of the phone conversation:
She then heard Martin say, "What are you following me for?" followed by a man's voice responding, "What are you doing around here?" She said that she heard the sound of pushing, and then heard Martin say what sounded like, "get off, get off," and the call ended.
May 18, 2012 Online StoryThis is pretty substantial, no? If Martin did make those comments, it would look like Zimmerman engaged Martin. My only concern is why is this only coming out now (I don't recall these specific comments being discussed earlier but maybe I missed it)? Why didn't the girlfriend share that piece of specific information when she was telling the world her story back in March? She shared this information with the state prosector on 04/02/2012 (according to the story) - weeks after she shared her final conversation with Martin to the press/world.
The conspiracy theorists would say that the last part was added to bolster the case against Zimmerman (since at that time Zimmerman had not yet been arrested). Not really sure what to make of this.