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Trayvon Martin's killer showed signs of injury: neighbors (Prosecutor's case falling apart)
reuters ^ | 4/16/2012 | Chris Francescani

Posted on 04/17/2012 3:39:30 AM PDT by tobyhill

Neighbors of George Zimmerman say he had bandages on his nose and head the day after he shot dead Trayvon Martin, supporting statements by the neighborhood watch volunteer that he was beaten in a confrontation with the black Florida teenager.

The extent of Zimmerman's injuries could be crucial to his legal defense under Florida's "Stand Your Ground" self-defense law, which allows the use of deadly force when someone has the reasonable belief he could face death or great bodily harm.

Police said Zimmerman, who has been charged with second-degree murder in the racially charged case, was bleeding from the nose and the back of his head and was treated by medics before being taken to Sanford police station after the February 26 shooting.

But public doubts were later raised by the release of a grainy surveillance video from the police station in which no injuries were readily visible.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


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1 posted on 04/17/2012 3:39:32 AM PDT by tobyhill
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To: tobyhill

A punk was shot. that’s all we hear.

I want a detailed photo of the back of Mr Zimmerman’s head and one of his broken/bloody nose plastered everywhere.


2 posted on 04/17/2012 3:50:48 AM PDT by 1_Rain_Drop
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To: 1_Rain_Drop

Seems no one has bothered to question the emergency workers who were first responders to the incident, the ones who took care of Zimmerman. They would be the first people I would have questioned. They should have no axe to grind, unless they too were Holder’s people......


3 posted on 04/17/2012 4:05:18 AM PDT by DaveA37
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To: 1_Rain_Drop

Seems no one has bothered to question the emergency workers who were first responders to the incident, the ones who took care of Zimmerman. They would be the first people I would have questioned. They should have no axe to grind, unless they too were Holder’s people......


4 posted on 04/17/2012 4:05:18 AM PDT by DaveA37
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To: tobyhill
I believe that Zimmerman did everything more or less right: any neighborhood watch member who didn't take notice of somebody in a hoodie traversing his area (watch any recent crime video to see what the criminal was wearing to hide his identity) would be derelict in his duties. Then he called the police and kept them informed as he waited for them to arrive. His only fault was not expecting the assault by Martin. If you are tracking someone who may be a bad guy, you should be prepared for the bad guy to turn on you.

The unspoken truth is that gated communities exist to keep the hoodies out, n'est-ce pas?

5 posted on 04/17/2012 4:19:42 AM PDT by Chainmail
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To: tobyhill

It’s difficult to inflict injury on another who was defending himself if the perp is dead.


6 posted on 04/17/2012 4:22:45 AM PDT by IbJensen (We now have a government requiring citizens prove they are insured but not that they are citizens.)
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To: Progov

I’m sure the first responders will testify at the trial.


7 posted on 04/17/2012 4:25:53 AM PDT by Alice in Wonderland
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To: Progov
Seems no one has bothered to question the emergency workers who were first responders to the incident, the ones who took care of Zimmerman

I'm guessing that they were questioned, but that their answers didn't fit the "lynch zimmerman" narrative that the black race pimps want to tell.

8 posted on 04/17/2012 4:35:35 AM PDT by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy)
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To: Progov

Holder’s and Sharpton’s feral natives are itching for a “Race War” to divert/subvert Obamaumau’s possibility of being dethroned.

It is going to be one hot summer. I am ready.


9 posted on 04/17/2012 4:52:34 AM PDT by wetgundog (" Extremism in the Defense of Liberty is no Vice")
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To: Progov
IIRC Zimmerman himself did NOT know that the nose was broken until he sought medical help the next day. There is also a “slight” concussion involved.

Let the judge/jury hear from an expert what results from brain damage.

FROM MAYO:
A concussion is a traumatic brain injury that alters the way your brain functions....

10 posted on 04/17/2012 4:54:59 AM PDT by hoosiermama
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To: tobyhill
"Trayvon Martin's killer..."

Couldn't bring themselves to simply call him "Zimmerman" or even "Mr. Zimmerman".

Nope. Neither sensational nor inflammatory nor judgmental enough for the media. Nosireebob.

11 posted on 04/17/2012 4:58:14 AM PDT by RightOnline (I am Andrew Breitbart!)
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To: RightOnline

Yep, again the media is bias and grossly so. See the white northeastern type liberal in the media along with the race hustlers like Sharpton and Holder want all white people to be like that guy beaten down in the Baltimore case that’s made it to youtube. Just remain still on the ground and get hit and have your pants pulled down for extra humiliation by the black thug(s) and do nothing like a big p^ssy.
They can’t stand all the self defense and stand your ground laws and want them abolished.

Sorry ain’t gonna happen below the mason dixon.


12 posted on 04/17/2012 5:13:01 AM PDT by snarkytart (http://www.freerepubli224%2C1)
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To: tobyhill

(w/apologies to Elton John)

sung to the melody of ‘Levon’...

Trayvon groupies wear hoodies like a crown
You would think that thug was Jesus
Trayvon, oh they all now love that name,
Like Martin, Malcom, Jesse and Fat Al...

Trayvon, Trayvon’s Momma wants that money!
She’ll win a lot they say,
With lawyers, and race pimps by the bushel,
They’re countin’ that money every single day!

And Trayvon! He say “you gonna die now!”
As he reached for Zimmerman’s gun,
But Zimmerman, he was faster than Trayvon,
And pulled the trigger, and blew that thug away...

And Trayvon! Trayvon’s Momma’s goin’ to Venus!
(that’s the Venus Botox Clinic & Soul Food Diner)
The race pimps blow up new balloons each day,
But soon they’ll all leave Trayvon far behind,

And they shall shout TRAYVON!
And they’ll say he was a good man!
And they shall shout TRAYVON!
And put a bounty out on Zimmerman!

They shall scream Traaaaayvonnnn!!!


13 posted on 04/17/2012 5:19:12 AM PDT by mkjessup (Finley Peter Dunne- "Politics ain't beanbag")
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To: snarkytart
Was talking to my neighbor last evening. (He has his own gun range) He doesn't have the money to collect gold and silver, but he has a large collection of lead.

There are many states above the Mason Dixon line that would fit your description. If Lugar looses in IN, it will because the NRA support of Mourdock. The gun toting, Bible bearing Hoosiers are involved in this election.

14 posted on 04/17/2012 5:20:36 AM PDT by hoosiermama
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To: tobyhill

The prosecutor has no case and she knows it. This whole trial is about smoothing over the crowd that got stirred up by Sharpton and Jackson.

Don’t worry they will be back when the case is over.


15 posted on 04/17/2012 5:37:23 AM PDT by Venturer
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To: snarkytart
"...ain’t gonna happen below the mason dixon."

Amen to that. Hope they're paying attention.

16 posted on 04/17/2012 5:40:14 AM PDT by RightOnline (I am Andrew Breitbart!)
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To: hoosiermama

Let’s hope.

NRA needs to put a buzz into Rick Scott’s ear about his pandering as well.

~Scott also mentioned that a task force headed by Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll will be reviewing the state’s laws, including the Stand Your Ground law.~

That was from an article posted today on FR. Scott also once again said this was about “Justice for Trayvon.”

SMH


17 posted on 04/17/2012 5:40:41 AM PDT by snarkytart (http://www.freerepubli224%2C1)
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To: Venturer

Yep, the prosecutor’s “case” is

“if we don’t do something to this guy, the blacks will riot”.


18 posted on 04/17/2012 5:50:01 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter knows whom he's working for)
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To: Chainmail
“Moments before he died, Martin was on the phone with his girlfriend. She recalled him saying that he put his hoodie up because Zimmerman had been following him.”

Suspicious move. Whereas Crump the attorney says Martin had his hoodie up because it was raining.

19 posted on 04/17/2012 5:55:40 AM PDT by ironman
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To: snarkytart
What about justice for the person being assaulted?

Got an email address? We need to call him on his comment about justice for Trayvon....Justice is suppose to be blind in all cases. Blind to race, Blind to age, Blind to outside threats and presure. He is not taking the oath to defend the constitution seriously.

20 posted on 04/17/2012 6:06:35 AM PDT by hoosiermama
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