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Expert: Zimmerman whispered 'punks' before shooting Trayvon Martin
wgal.com/cnn ^ | April 5, 2012

Posted on 04/05/2012 10:56:20 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

SANFORD, Florida (CNN) - A forensic audio expert who analyzed 911 recordings disagrees with speculation that George Zimmerman uttered a racial slur moments before shooting Trayvon Martin to death.

What the neighborhood watch volunteer whispered as he followed the teen leading up to the deadly confrontation could weigh into the decision about charges against Zimmerman.

The garbled word that raised controversy was "punks," not "coons," said Tom Owen, chairman emeritus of the American Board of Recorded Evidence.

When Owen used a computer application to remove cell phone interference, the word became clearer, he said. After discussions with linguists, he became convinced that Zimmerman said "punks," he said.

He provided CNN with a copy of the processed audio.

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


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: interracial; racism; racist; trayvonmartin; zimmerman
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1 posted on 04/05/2012 10:56:25 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
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To: Free ThinkerNY

All this parsing of a mumbled word, while black thugs shout “cracker” for all the world to hear while setting a white kid on fire or beating an elderly white man to death. (Notice how they work in packs and prey on the weak).


2 posted on 04/05/2012 10:59:09 AM PDT by mrsmel
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To: Free ThinkerNY

America is being “punked” (fooled, scammed) by CNN.


3 posted on 04/05/2012 10:59:59 AM PDT by Perseverando ((Keywords are our friends !))
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Wellllllll...this should be considered a hate crime then, because punks are a protected class in America now.


4 posted on 04/05/2012 11:00:20 AM PDT by jessduntno ("Newt Gingrich was part of the Reagan Revolution's Murderers' Row." - Jeffrey Lord, Reagan Admin.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

K? Thanks for pointing out the obvious Mr. So Called Expert.

I clearly heard “...punks always get away...” two week ago.

So what is your encore?

Gargling Peanut Butter?

Flippin, race baitin, enemedia ...


5 posted on 04/05/2012 11:02:00 AM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
"punks" is plural. Zimmerman was only interacting with one person. I call BS.
6 posted on 04/05/2012 11:02:53 AM PDT by Myrddin
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To: Free ThinkerNY
What he said was "Fluking Cold !!

...plane as day with the enhanced audio on CNN and other outlets who are now walking back their "Coon" interpretations.

7 posted on 04/05/2012 11:03:30 AM PDT by TexasCajun
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Lies! I clearly hear Zimmerman say “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” followed by 2 lines of “Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay”, which clearly makes him guilty.

If these so called reporters insist on being ridiculous, I say “Lets go ALL the way!”

8 posted on 04/05/2012 11:04:36 AM PDT by Casie
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To: mrsmel
You're right but observation and commentary won't save the life of a loved one.

9 posted on 04/05/2012 11:04:53 AM PDT by I see my hands (It's time to.. KICK OUT THE JAMS, MOTHER FREEPERS!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

But CNN said it was “f..in COLD. or is this another part of the tape?


10 posted on 04/05/2012 11:05:25 AM PDT by hoosiermama
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To: Free ThinkerNY

I clearly hear Zimmerman say...”Tom Owen is a poo poo head”. :o)


11 posted on 04/05/2012 11:06:31 AM PDT by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: Free ThinkerNY

I would like to read all that Zimmerman was supposed to have said. Its better to see it in context.


12 posted on 04/05/2012 11:06:48 AM PDT by Cowboy Bob (Greed + Envy = Liberalism)
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So, after 2 weeks, the LameStream Media, reviewing "enhanced" audio and video have had to admit Zinnerman did not say the word "Coon" and the back of his head did show evidence of trama.

What a disgrace our national media has become.

13 posted on 04/05/2012 11:07:22 AM PDT by TexasCajun
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To: Free ThinkerNY

This whole topic reminds me of those silly ghosthunters on TV that claim to hear EVPs on their audio tapes.


14 posted on 04/05/2012 11:07:39 AM PDT by al_c (http://www.blowoutcongress.com)
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Slobering Mathews and some other race baiting black woman both emphatically said last week,Its obvious and clear he said f’en Coon
yesterday I read that 2 experts both said he unmistakeably said’F’en Cold” as it was due to rain in N Fla in February......
I hope Zim never gets arrested.
15 posted on 04/05/2012 11:08:11 AM PDT by CGASMIA68
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To: Free ThinkerNY
You cannot remove “noise” from “content” in a recorded file. There is no way to separate them.

You can only reduce it's effect. If you become too aggressive in trying to reduce noise, you will change the acoustic characteristics of the word you're actually trying to clarify...meaning, you could easily change the vowel/consonant sounds of a word when eliminating noise.

16 posted on 04/05/2012 11:08:56 AM PDT by Tex-Con-Man (T. Coddington Van Voorhees VII 2012 - "Together, I Shall Ride You To Victory")
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To: Free ThinkerNY

If the stenographers of the left stream media would spend 10% of the time they spend on this BS investigating owebama’s background we wouldn’t be in the poor state of race relations that we are in because we would be rid of the race-baiter-in-chief.


17 posted on 04/05/2012 11:09:39 AM PDT by 43north (BHO: 50% black, 50% white, 100% RED)
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To: Perseverando

I think that since the media gets to use public airwaves they are called to a higher level of scrutiny of their activity than the average person. They should have their license yanked when they manipulate the news.


18 posted on 04/05/2012 11:10:15 AM PDT by brytlea (An ounce of chocolate is worth a pound of cure)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Is Whorealdo a White Hispanic now and what is a Black Hispanic?

Pray for America


19 posted on 04/05/2012 11:10:15 AM PDT by bray (Power to We the People)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Maybe it was “skunks”, not “coons”.


20 posted on 04/05/2012 11:10:15 AM PDT by USMCPOP (Father of LCpl. Karl Linn, KIA 1/26/2005 Al Haqlaniyah, Iraq)
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