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George Zimmerman 'hoped recording of Trayvon Martin fight would exonerate him'
The London Telegraph ^ | July 2, 2013 | Jon Swaine, New York

Posted on 07/02/2013 4:42:05 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

George Zimmerman, the neighbourhood watch captain accused of murdering Trayvon Martin, was "elated" that their fight might have been recorded on video, as he believed it would exonerate him, a court has heard.

Mr Zimmerman was shocked to learn that he had killed Trayvon Martin and told police that it was "always wrong to kill someone" according to his Roman Catholic faith, detectives told the jury in his trial.

Mr Zimmerman, 29, is charged with the second-degree murder of Trayvon, a black 17-year-old returning from the supermarket to a house he was visiting in Mr Zimmerman's gated estate, in February 2012.

A 44-day delay last year before the arrest of Mr Zimmerman, who is half-Peruvian, led to allegations of police racism, protests around the US and an intervention from President Barack Obama.

Mr Zimmerman, who says he was following Trayvon as he suspected him of preparing to commit a crime, denies murder and claims that he shot the teenager in self-defence after being violently attacked.

A recording of a police interview played to the court showed Detective Chris Serino telling him: "There's a possibility that whatever happened between you and him is caught on videotape." "I prayed to God that someone videotaped it," said Mr Zimmerman, "or the neighborhood had put up a video camera that I didn't know about".

Detective Serino told the court that the defendant seemed "very elated" at the prospect. "Either he was telling the truth or he was a complete pathological liar," he said, adding that he did in fact believe him....

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: florida; trayvon; zimmerman
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To: Cyber Liberty

They only edited out a few of Serino’s comments. Otherwise it is pretty much complete.


21 posted on 07/02/2013 7:01:53 PM PDT by Uncle Chip
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To: varyouga

In this instance it was a lie. He wasn’t talking about the possibility that some video camera somewhere in the complex had recorded it, he was saying that it might be on TM’s phone, which he ominously placed on the table:

“And one of his hobbies happens to be the videotaping of everything he does. OK. He has, has a library, very impressive, going through his phone, we got a little bit, but the battery died. We’re still working on that. There’s a possibility that whatever happened between you and him is caught on videotape. And this is going to be our final interview. I’m not gonna talk to you any more after this. We’re good, you know what I’m saying? That right there, that’s his cell phone.”

https://www.txantimedia.com/?p=1025

He knew there was no video. At best, he had no idea whatsoever whether there was video on there or not. That’s a lie, in the same way that I might tug on a your sleeve at the bar and say there’s a “possibility” that your wife is cheating on you — but to protect other people I really shouldn’t tell you why I think that. (Pretending that they couldn’t read the phone’s memory because the battery was dead is another obvious lie. You usually don’t even need the phone to read the phone’s memory card.) He was just guessing — hoping would be a more correct word — that GZ was telling some lie about what had happened.

Under cross examination, O’Mara asked him, “You lied, right, told Zim you found camera footage of that night...?” Serino does not deny that it was a lie.

http://legalinsurrection.com/2013/07/zimmerman-trial-day-6-analysis-video-serino-testimony-challenges-very-foundation-of-states-charge/


22 posted on 07/02/2013 7:13:21 PM PDT by jiggyboy (Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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To: jiggyboy; varyouga
I'm reading through that whole transcript and I see that Serino doubles down -- later he says it's "a strong possibility", which is even more of a lie. Then we have this: "Another thing too as far as 25 and 30 punches, I’ve consulted with a lot of people, not quite consistent with your injuries." For exactly the same reasons, that too is a lie -- because all the testimony except for today's paid shill was that it absolutely IS consistent with his injuries, which means it's a certainty that he lied that he "consulted with a lot of people". Finally re TM, "He's not on drugs". One, yes he was, and two, Serino either knew that he was indeed on drugs, or had no idea whatsoever.
23 posted on 07/02/2013 7:39:41 PM PDT by jiggyboy (Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

24 posted on 07/02/2013 7:52:10 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Who could have known that one day professional wrestling would be less fake than professional news?)
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To: JMOH
Could TM position changed when the officer lifted him up to look for the bullets exit? Not sure. Any insight on this?

I really have no idea about that. The thing I have been paying attention to is who claims whose voice is the one screaming out. Trayvon's dad (stepdad?) initially said that the scream was not from Trayvon and no one is making any big deal about it.

25 posted on 07/02/2013 8:38:08 PM PDT by Slyfox (Without the Right to Life, all other rights are meaningless.)
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To: Verginius Rufus

thanks


26 posted on 07/02/2013 8:56:14 PM PDT by Amendment10
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To: Slyfox

In my opinion GZ has a soft spoken voice. When the one witness said she thought it was TM because it sounded like a younger soft voice I can’t say for sure it would be TM. Did you hear how deep the 15 year old kids voice was? Although we have not heard TM’s voice.


27 posted on 07/02/2013 9:10:47 PM PDT by JMOH
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To: JMOH
The thing about a parent is they can tell their child's voice from another kid's voice. It is really hard for anyone else to really 'know' that voice as well as the parent even an expert with a Phd and a bunch of fancy equipment.

And Trayvon's dad said the scream did not come from Trayvon.

28 posted on 07/02/2013 9:21:22 PM PDT by Slyfox (Without the Right to Life, all other rights are meaningless.)
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To: jiggyboy

Don’t Talk To Police
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wXkI4t7nuc


29 posted on 07/02/2013 10:24:44 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (I'll raise $2million for Sarah Palin's next run. What'll you do?)
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To: UCANSEE2

I’m thinking that Mr. Obama could ask Prime Minister Cameron to get Inland Revenue to talk to them. OTOH, the press is more independent in Britain than here, from what I’ve heard.


30 posted on 07/02/2013 10:34:11 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (I'll raise $2million for Sarah Palin's next run. What'll you do?)
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To: SilverMine

Mr. Zimmerman is white, Hispanic and black. We could ALL riot and have the Asians hold our coats! LOL


31 posted on 07/02/2013 10:35:51 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (I'll raise $2million for Sarah Palin's next run. What'll you do?)
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To: Oatka

Oddly enough, during the Rodney King riots, hispanics were supposedly the majority of the rioters.


32 posted on 07/02/2013 10:49:47 PM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: Amendment10
The KJB used 'kill' for the 5th commandment.

It was used to cover more then murder.

33 posted on 07/03/2013 12:13:26 AM PDT by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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To: Cyber Liberty
No. I expect random beat-downs (AKA "The Knock-out Game") will become gradually more prevalent as the feral youts come to understand they cannot be defended against. Areas of oppressive gun control laws will be hardest hit.

I agree with you, or at least that's how I think it will start.

34 posted on 07/03/2013 5:35:18 AM PDT by SilverMine (ever member of congress should be horse whipped)
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To: jiggyboy

The Home Owners Association paid a lot of money to Trayvon’s parents. If they had kept the cameras in working order they might have saved themselves a million bucks—and the State of Florida millions to conduct this show trial.


35 posted on 07/03/2013 8:14:20 AM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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