Asked if he regretted getting out of the car that night or owning a gun, Zimmerman said no. Asked if he would do anything differently, Zimmerman said no a third time, and added that Trayvons death was Gods plan.
Later, as the interview ended and the host asked if Zimmerman had a message for Trayvons parents or the general public, Zimmerman said that before responding he wanted to change his answer to the earlier question. He explained that he thought Hannity had asked if he was sorry he didnt get a lawyer at first, wished he hadnt spoken to the police so much or taken voice stress tests.
I do wish there was something, anything I could have done that wouldnt have put me in the position where I had to take his life, Zimmerman said. I want to tell everyone, my wife, my family, my parents, grandmother, the Martins, the city of Sanford and America: Im sorry that this happened. Im truly sorry.
In a statement after the show, Tracy Martin, Trayvons father, said: We must worship a different God, because theres no way my God would have wanted George Zimmerman to kill my son.
Martins speechless attorney, Benjamin Crump, uttered just two words: just ... unbelievable
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