Listen to the tape I posted of Zimmerman's phone call. Here is a brief synopsis (not a complete transcript) of what is on the tape around Zimmerman's pursuit:





2:08 Trayvon starts to run

2:10: Zimmerman opens his car door. You can hear the "chime" of the open door.

2:20: Zimmerman gets out of breath

2:23: Police dispatch asks "Are you following him"

2:24: Zimmerman admits that he is

2:25: Police dispatch says, "You don't need to do that."

2:38: Zimmerman says, "He ran", indicating that Trayvon has outrun him





A few seconds later, Trayvon is out of Zimmerman's sight. By the end of the call, Zimmerman doesn't know where he is:



3:20: Dispatcher: What address are you parked in front of"

3:22: Zimmerman: I don't know, it's a cut through so I don't know the address

3:27: Dispatcher: OK, do you live in the area?

3:28: Zimmerman: Yeah, yeah

3:30: Dispatcher: What's your apartment number?

3:32: Zimmerman: It's a home. It's 1950--Oh crap. I don't want to give it out loud. I don't know where this kid is.



There's no evidence of stalking on the tape. Just one short pursuit that overweight George huffed and puffed his way through. You can hear it on the tape.



Now, after this call, there was about two minutes (maybe a little less) that we can't account for. If during that time Zimmerman went chasing Trayvon again, then we could talk about stalking. The problem is we have no witnesses for this time period.



Look, I want a conviction. I am furious at the prosecution who not only dropped the ball but never seemed to have it. I do believe we will get a manslaughter conviction out of this and I am glad the judge put manslaughter on the table. In Florida, manslaughter with a firearm can carry a long prison sentence (30 years). That's not chicken feed.



But you can't go around saying that there was stalking. There's just no evidence of it, and that is in real life as well as in court.



