Media take on police-like role in Martin case

The San Francisco Chronicle / The Associated Press ^ | April 2, 2012 | Curt Anderson, AP Legal Affairs Writer

[2ndDivisionVet]

The news media are taking on an increasingly police-like role in the Trayvon Martin slaying by using modern forensic techniques to analyze evidence, an approach some legal experts say can lead to a distorted view of the case because a lot of the key evidence is still under wraps.

The public has been whipsawed back and forth as new revelations emerge, appearing to support one version or the other.

Most recently, the Orlando Sentinel had a voice analysis expert examine a 911 call in which a person is heard screaming for help before the fatal gunshot....

[2ndDivisionVet]

I love when the news media writes about itself in a supposedly "impartial" manner.

[Meet the New Boss]

Media take on police-like lynch mob role in Martin case

Fixed

[Logical me]

Why was Martin in this gated community in the first place. And if he belonged there why did he just informed Zimmerman who he was.

[freedomrings69]

The media is deliberately distorting evidence to make Zimmerman look guilty. It is childish, like a kid hiding his dinner under his bed thinking he won’t get caught.

[umgud]

So we hear prolonged yelling/screaming for help at a time we know Martin is on top of Zimmerman kicking his ass and the experts expect us to believe it is Martin doing the screaming. What? Did need additional help to keep working Zimmerman over?

[Meet the New Boss]

So they compared the screams of “Help” to other recordings of Zimmerman’s voice, and they didn’t get a match of over 90%?

Gee, could it be that Zimmerman wasn’t screaming help in a normal tone of voice like in the other recordings?

[Chode]

PROSECUTOR is more like it...

[alamogal]

I agree. Our msm is a disgrace to the citizens of our nation.

[GOPJ]

In response, the Sanford Police Department will give their officers 4 hours of training to become fully certified ‘journalists’....

[hoosiermama]

Even the mortician (thinking it would help their ‘cause’) said there were no signs of a struggle on TM’s body just the gun shot. Wonder if the men doing the autopsy cleaned up any gunpowder on his hands?

If he wasn't being hurt until the gun fired, why would he call for help?

The witness,John, who identifying red jacketed,man yelling for help on bottom is first hand knowledge. No analysis needed.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

The media is deliberately distorting evidence to make Zimmerman look guilty. It is childish, like a kid hiding his dinner under his bed thinking he won’t get caught.

Wires service journalism is doing exactly that. And I for one hope that George Zimmerman sues their socks off. He has an open-and-shut case.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

The media is deliberately distorting evidence to make Zimmerman look guilty. It is childish, like a kid hiding his dinner under his bed thinking he won’t get caught.

Wires service journalism is doing exactly that. And I for one hope that George Zimmerman sues their socks off. He has an open-and-shut case.

[Chode]

absolutely...

[ironman]

Voice non-match claim taken apart

http://justoneminute.typepad.com/main/2012/04/i-said-it-couldnt-be-done.html

[RedMDer]

FIGHT LIKE A SPARTAN!