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Photo taken after Trayvon Martin shooting shows bloody George Zimmerman [LIVE THREAD]
http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/abc-news-photo-taken-after-trayvon-martin-shooting/nMdbw/ ^ | Friday, April 20, 2012 | WFTV

Posted on 04/20/2012 4:33:22 AM PDT by sheikdetailfeather

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. —

WFTV just learned Friday morning about a picture of gunman George Zimmerman, taken just three minutes after the shooting that left 17-year-old Trayvon Martin dead.

The picture reportedly shows cuts on the back of Zimmerman's head, with blood trickling down.

Zimmerman, who shot and killed 17-year-old Martin on February 26 in a gated Sanford community, claimed he killed Martin in self-defense. Zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder for the shooting death of Martin.

The picture would seem to back up Zimmerman's claim that Martin slammed his head against the sidewalk.

That picture could be part of the evidence shown to the judge in court Friday morning during Zimmerman's bond hearing.

ABC News is breaking more on this story on Good Morning America at 7 a.m. on Channel 9. We'll have more on Central Florida's TV 27 at 7 a.m.

Meanwhile, Trayvon Martin's parents will come face to face for the first time with Zimmerman on Friday.

Zimmerman is due in a Seminole County courtroom for a bond hearing at 9 a.m.

After a week and a half behind bars, Zimmerman may be walking out of jail to await trial on a second-degree murder charge.

The parents of 17-year-old Martin are expected in the courtroom during the bond hearing.

Zimmerman's attorney Mark O'Mara will likely argue to Judge Kenneth Lester that Zimmerman is not a flight risk, pointing to fact that Zimmerman turned himself in immediately when charges were filed.

Judge Lester must decide if Zimmerman will be offered bond.

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


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Missouri
KEYWORDS: bloody; ferguson; georgezimmerman; head; missouri; photo; sourcetitlenoturl; trayvon; trayvonmartin; zimmerman; zimmermanhearing; zimmermaninjuries; zimmermanlivehearing
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To: sheikdetailfeather

George Zimmerman is getting a major league screw job by these prosecutors. I have a lot less respect for these Kangaroos.

That bearded “investigator” was a joke.


241 posted on 04/20/2012 8:12:27 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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$150,000 on a Murder2 charge. Judge has no faith in these charges!


242 posted on 04/20/2012 8:13:21 AM PDT by StAnDeliver (=)
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To: sheikdetailfeather

Political lynch mob in the guise of the law! Fire that stupid DA lady now!


243 posted on 04/20/2012 8:13:29 AM PDT by fabian (" And a new day will dawn for those who stand long, and the forests will echo with laughter")
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To: Notwithstanding

IOW in FL the bondsman gets to keep 15k and zimmerman has to put up 150k collateral. There is no cash equivalent bond in fl.

Either way this is far less than 1,000,000 the state retreated towards or the no bond demand prior.

the state’s case fell appart today and you could hear the new room chiefs calling THEIR lawyers.


244 posted on 04/20/2012 8:13:47 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: Pollster1

It SHOULD be time for them to move on to the next sideshow, but I am never not amazed by their ability to absolutely IGNORE reality (definition of ignorant), and fabricate a racist conspiracy. It was what they did after Katrina. They will keep doing it as long as they keep getting away with it and profiting from it.


245 posted on 04/20/2012 8:14:19 AM PDT by ichabod1 (Cheney/Rumsfeld 2012)
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To: longtermmemmory

All I can say is thank God he had a fair judge.


246 posted on 04/20/2012 8:14:25 AM PDT by jersey117
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To: sheikdetailfeather

Zimmerman has been granted bail>>>>Drudge


247 posted on 04/20/2012 8:14:53 AM PDT by mandaladon (PalinGenesis)
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To: All
Judge Lester just said:  File is fairly thin

Most of the file is motions filed by the media

248 posted on 04/20/2012 8:15:16 AM PDT by tomkat ( ... shall NOT be abridged)
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To: onemiddleamerican

Judge said he was very familiar with ABC officer cases with University of Central Florida (UCF) students, and did not appear to be considering it evidence of Zimmerman being a very violent person.

As well, he said the injunctions between Zimmerman and an ex girlfriend were relatively tame when compared to others he has had court involvement with.

My take is this: Basically, the prosecutor’s allegations were puffing, exageration, and not worth a bucket of warm spit, in this judge’s mind.


249 posted on 04/20/2012 8:15:50 AM PDT by onemiddleamerican (FUBO and all your terrorist buddies)
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To: originalbuckeye
“Trayvon’s family as ‘these lovely people’. I thought she was in their corner she shouldn't have been in either corner.”

Maybe she said it intentionally, knowing Prosecution had nothing and GZ was not guilty of anything other than protecting himself.

Maybe she thought, why pile more on these people who probably already knew their kid was a thug but could not control him and that he is the one responsible, not GZ.

Just throwing this out there...

250 posted on 04/20/2012 8:17:15 AM PDT by hummingbird (Just askin' or just sayin' depending on the subject at hand.)
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To: tomkat
Should have been formatted:

Judge Lester just said:  "File is fairly thin .. I see that most of the file is motions filed by the media "

251 posted on 04/20/2012 8:17:31 AM PDT by tomkat ( ... shall NOT be abridged)
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To: mandaladon

If he has been granted bail, better make sure that when he leaves the jail there ISN’T a large group of angry black thugs waiting to attack the vehicle and lynch him. I can just see that happening.


252 posted on 04/20/2012 8:17:47 AM PDT by hoagy62 ("Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered..."-Thomas Paine. 1776)
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To: mandaladon

I don’t know if that’s a good thing, for his safety’s sake.


253 posted on 04/20/2012 8:19:00 AM PDT by RandallFlagg (Look for the union label, then buy elsewhere.)
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To: onemiddleamerican
WFTV saying "We did hear evidence here about Trayvon Martin circling Zimmermans vehicle!" (CNN must have been on break for that part! I did not hear that.) They also said there is a website out there in which people can donate to help Zimmerman but they did not give the website.
254 posted on 04/20/2012 8:19:23 AM PDT by sheikdetailfeather ("We Need To Teach The Establishment a Lesson" - Newt Gingrich)
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To: sheikdetailfeather

Interesting that a witness would have the presence of mind to take a photograph so quickly (3 minutes) after the shot was fired.


255 posted on 04/20/2012 8:20:56 AM PDT by FedsRStealingOurCountryFromUs
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To: tomkat

Well now. An honest judge and an astute attorney in O’Mara. Pro bono at that. The pros looked like a dumba## stuttering and stammering all over himself. This case should have been thrown out today.


256 posted on 04/20/2012 8:21:06 AM PDT by MestaMachine (obama kills)
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To: tomkat

“No contact with victim family
No firearms
No alcohol
Curfew
Advise monitoring officials every 3 days
Talk with Sheriff’s dept re residing out of state”

Adding he has to wear an ankle bracelet and has already turned in his passport.


257 posted on 04/20/2012 8:22:17 AM PDT by bgill
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To: MestaMachine

I was astounded by Dale Gilbreath’s arrogance.

Was just watching him on the live feed, circling around the prosecutors ... chuckling.

He won’t be chuckling if this goes to trial as he’ll be ripped to shreds.


258 posted on 04/20/2012 8:24:08 AM PDT by maggief
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To: longtermmemmory

Any time the average citizen gets involved in “the system” the cabal of LEOs, judges, lawyers and bail bondsmen ALL get a piece of you whether you are innocent or guilty.


259 posted on 04/20/2012 8:24:16 AM PDT by Roccus
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To: MestaMachine
Was interesting (encouraging?) that Lester made a point of stating for the record that he was very familiar with the types of cases the pros tried to whip up into some heinous crime (re Z's prior beef) .. sounded to me like a 'ya think I was born yesterday' moment  ;-)
260 posted on 04/20/2012 8:24:58 AM PDT by tomkat ( ... shall NOT be abridged)
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