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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: What You Need to Hear in the Defense's Closing Arguments [Watch (HLS stream): What You Need to Hear in the Defense's Closing Arguments](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/PWIxB3MU.m3u8) (2:05)  _Published 2013-07-12. A condensed version of Defense Attorney Mark O'Mara's closing statement at the Zimmerman Trial._ --- Jul 27, 2023 3:38 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Closing Arguments in Trial Over Loud Music](/video/LxJOrXTE/) ### Closing Arguments in Trial Over Loud Music [What You Need to Hear in the Prosecution's Closing Arguments](/video/bdaTNyXx/) ### What You Need to Hear in the Prosecution's Closing Arguments [Sparks Fly During Zimmerman Trial Opening Statements](/video/UPBqXsAk/) ### Sparks Fly During Zimmerman Trial Opening Statements --- ## Transcript The state has proven to me, to you, beyond and to the exclusion of every reasonable doubt, that he acted in self- defense. Listen to the calls. Anger, frustration, hatred, ill will, spite. Get out here and get these guys! I hate these young black males. What ever the absurdity is they want you to get from that? Listen to the calls. Do not allow them to give their words to your ears, rather than George's. This unknown person, unknown is important because ill will and hatred and spite is difficult, don't you think? To really gain that with somebody who you don't even know? How do you actually get to a level necessary for second degree murder when you don't know the person? Trayvon Martin, that night, was wearing shoes I have to show you. He had the hoodie on. On top of the hoodie, this is from the picture that we showed you. It's not in evidence. Just to have you look at it. Don't even have to believe it's accurate. Just take a look at it. And then there's George Zimmerman. This is how tall he is. Take a look at him compared to my eye height. Had Trayvon Martin been shot through the hip and survived, what do you think he would have been charged with? Aggravated battery, two counts? Do we think he might acted in self- defense? Not, not convinced. I have some doubt. I have some concern that he just may have acted in self- defense and if you reach that conclusion, you get to stop. You really do. Why? Because self- defense is a defense to everything. To littering. To speeding. To battery. If it mattered, to grand theft. To assault. To manslaughter. To second degree. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"What You Need to Hear in the Defense's Closing Arguments","description":"A condensed version of Defense Attorney Mark O'Mara's closing statement at the Zimmerman Trial.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/PWIxB3MU/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2013-07-12T17:25:33.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/PWIxB3MU.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/video/PWIxB3MU/","duration":"PT2M5S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/video/PWIxB3MU/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}} ```