Maybe the reason it wasn't revealed Zimmerman was beaten is because he wasn't. We heard about bloody clothes and wounds but I've seen no bloody garments or hospital records, or even any police photos or descriptions of the scene.

This "news" has just been released, how convenient. Was it in the police report? Was there a police report? We are still relying on hearsay evidence, people who were talking to the victim, guys who know the shooter, etc etc. No witnesses, no evidence, no lawyers, no investigators, no cross-examination, no interrogation, no statements, no judges.

When this case first broke out, I appealed for caution and further investigation, and was concerned that perhaps Zimmerman was being scapegoated and railroaded. Maybe that is the case, but maybe it isn't. I still have not heard any sworn testimony, seen affidavits, heard complete telephone call transcripts, phone records, even time lines. All we have so far are a family that wants revenge, a press with a juicy story, a community with an axe to grind, and a great scapegoat to test it on, a bunch of political rabble-rousers, a police force with a very sketchy record, and a suspect who has vanished. Everybody is feeling self-righteous about this, the racists are doing everything they can to discredit the victim, while their enemies are doing everything they can to demonize the suspect.

We still don't know what happened. If you ask my opinion, I think the kid got fed up by this guy stalking him for no reason and he confronted him, perhaps aggressively. And Zimmerman reacted, perhaps justifiably, or he thought justifiably, with a gun.

But that's my opinion. I wasn't there, and I haven't heard from anyone who was.