Posted on 03/26/2012 11:00:37 PM PDT by Zakeet
With a single punch, Trayvon Martin decked George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who eventually shot to death the unarmed 17-year-old, then climbed on top of Zimmerman and slammed his head into the sidewalk several times, leaving him bloody and battered, according to an account released Monday by authorities.
That is the account Zimmerman gave police, and much of it has been corroborated by witnesses, authorities say.
Zimmerman has not spoken publicly about what happened, but that night, Feb. 26, and in later meetings he described and re-enacted for police what he says happened.
Police disclosed to the Orlando Sentinel that there is about a one-minute gap, after Zimmerman called police and before he fatally shot Martin, during which police say they're not sure what happened.
In Zimmerman's version of events, he had stopped following Martin and had turned around and was walking back to his SUV when Martin approached him from behind. The two exchanged words, then Martin punched him in the nose, sending him to the ground, and began beating him.
Then, Zimmerman says, he began yelling for help.
Several witnesses heard those cries, and there has been a dispute about from whom they came: Zimmerman or Martin. Lawyers for Martin's family say it was Martin, but police say their evidence indicates it was Zimmerman. One witness was unequivocal that it was Zimmerman who was crying for help.
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New background information on Martin emerged Monday. He had been suspended from Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High School three times, most recently for possession of an empty bag with marijuana residue and a "marijuana pipe," according to a school's report obtained by the Miami Herald.
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They are. On an ABC radio news report this morning, they were reporting on this, and the fiction-reporter said “Evidence is turning up that may support the idea that Zimmerman’s testimony MAY ACTUALLY BE TRUE!”
And they actually emphasized those words, to let everybody know they were SHOCKED, because they too ready to lynch him, but (DAMMIT!!!) those pesky facts got in the way.
They are backing away big time.
http://cnninsession.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/martinpolicreport.pdf
police report no mention of 2nd round...
I just thought of a new word for them that would be easier ... Spanish. ;^)
Yes, I know. Thank you.
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So, if we're going to use their criteria (dad's first, then mom's), Zero would be a black Caucasian. If you want to know how ridiculous white Hispanic is, just apply the same criteria to Zero, and that's what you get. Black Caucasian. It's an idiotic way to label, but for those looking for racism (as you say, they want the shooter to be white), no stone too small to leave unturned.
See post #86.
I know black people to this day who defend OJ Simpson and still believe he was setup by cops.
Now a situation like this where there are some grey areas, there’s no amount of facts that are going to change their minds.
Yeah you got a point there. I remember when Sharpton was running for president I remember telling my two younger brothers(they’re liberals) “Isn’t nice to see a party get the candidate it deserves’’. They didn’t like that.
I heard he is a white Russian/Latino mix, part Turk and part Apache.
Plus a little bit country and a little bit rock and roll?
The description about the struggle for the gun is what I read too. If that’s what happened, we have a shooting to defend one’s life. Case closed.
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