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George Zimmerman: Will medical report help his case?
The Orlando Sentinel ^ | May 16, 2012 | Hal Boedeker

Posted on 05/16/2012 6:59:40 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

What to make of the "ABC World News" report about George Zimmerman's injuries after shooting Trayvon Martin?

The TV analysts stepped in Tuesday night after ABC's Matt Gutman reported that Zimmerman's medical report showed the shooter had a broken nose, two black eyes and gashes on his head.

Zimmerman had refused to go to the hospital the night of the shooting, and his doctor treated him the next day, Gutman reported in his exclusive.

ABC's Dan Abrams said, "There's no question these documented injuries help Zimmerman's case, but the fundamental legal question remains: Who was the aggressor?"

Zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder in Trayvon's death. Zimmerman has claimed self-defense.

Ben Crump, attorney for the Martin family, told CNN'sAnderson Cooper that Zimmerman's injuries needed to be put in full context. Crump highlighted that Zimmerman had neither a concussion nor stitches.

Trayvon Martin "didn't start this fight," Crump said.

But CNN's Jeffrey Toobin wanted to know how Crump knew that Zimmerman was the aggressor. Crump pointed to the 911 calls.

Crump said he "wanted everybody to wait until the full evidence comes out," even as he continued to blast Zimmerman....

(Excerpt) Read more at articles.orlandosentinel.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: blackkk; florida; georgezimmerman; trayvon; trayvonmartin; zimmerman; zimmermanevidence; zimmermaninjuries
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There's none so blind as those who will not see.
1 posted on 05/16/2012 6:59:54 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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Wow - we’ve actually sunk to a point where even in the face of proof people don’t believe it.

Another glorious day in Obamaland. :(


2 posted on 05/16/2012 7:04:06 PM PDT by Tzimisce (THIS SUCKS)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Crump is about as stupid as a box of rocks.


3 posted on 05/16/2012 7:06:49 PM PDT by Logical me
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Until this report showed up, nobody was saying that Z. jumped T. and began a brawl, and T. would have had to been eating magic Skittles if Z. had pointed a gun at him from a distance and T. had thought the best response was rushing Z. T. wasn’t shot in the back. And of course nobody in the case is bringing up “Stand Your Ground,” not the defense nor the persecution — it did not figure even hypothetically.


4 posted on 05/16/2012 7:06:49 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Mitt! You're going to have to try harder than that to be "severely conservative" my friend.)
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To: Tzimisce

This is a rather rarefied clump of people. The unwashed rabble is scoffing at this racist attack upon Z.


5 posted on 05/16/2012 7:08:01 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Mitt! You're going to have to try harder than that to be "severely conservative" my friend.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Help? No. It will end it.


6 posted on 05/16/2012 7:08:25 PM PDT by BigCinBigD
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After Mr. Zimmerman collects Millions from NBC and Orlando Sentinel he will move to South America I wouldn't blame him.

I hope he sues the Black Panthers too

7 posted on 05/16/2012 7:10:03 PM PDT by scooby321 (h tones)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Nice try, libtard press.

If a video turns up that shows that Zimmerman was attacked unfairly, your next claim was that he didn’t 1) yell loud enough, 2) lie there and get beaten some more, etc, etc.

Keep it up. You’re trying to incite a race war, and congrats, you’re doing quite well. However, you libtards are going to be the ones in the middle of it.


8 posted on 05/16/2012 7:10:14 PM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Let’s face it, at this point the “white hispanic” is being hunted.


9 posted on 05/16/2012 7:11:26 PM PDT by Williams (Nobama)
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ABC's Dan Abrams said, "There's no question these documented injuries help Zimmerman's case, but the fundamental legal question remains: Who was the aggressor?"

Perhaps Zimmerman hit Trayvon on the knuckles with his eyes and his nose. Yeah, sure, that computes!

10 posted on 05/16/2012 7:12:54 PM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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they probably won’t even look at it until after they’ve convicted him and hung him.


11 posted on 05/16/2012 7:14:01 PM PDT by bigbob
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The damage to Martin’s knuckles was from Zimmerman assaulting his hands with his face.


12 posted on 05/16/2012 7:14:38 PM PDT by umgud (No Rats, No Rino's)
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the fundamental legal question remains: Who was the aggressor?"

Actually it is not a question since the fundamental legal presumption is that absent contrary evidence, Zimmerman is innocent.

13 posted on 05/16/2012 7:17:00 PM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: Cicero

And, if Z. had blindsided T. instead of vice versa as Z. reported, wouldn’t we expect T. to have suffered more than bruised knuckles?

It’s like a joke my dad used to make. “Here,” (making a fist and holding it stationary in front of himself) “run your nose into this.”


15 posted on 05/16/2012 7:18:32 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Mitt! You're going to have to try harder than that to be "severely conservative" my friend.)
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One way you can be be 100% certain the press is biased, they are incapable of saying oh, wait, here is new information and it looks like our original info was wrong.

IF they weren’t biased they would have big headlines, instead they bury news that conflicts with their stupid leftist agenda.

They can’t deal with the possibility that a black kid hit someone, or the “white” guy may not have been a racist murderer.


16 posted on 05/16/2012 7:19:39 PM PDT by Williams (Nobama)
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Maybe they can be let down easy by coming up with a violin song about oh how white society had failed Tray and driven him to impulsive brawling.


17 posted on 05/16/2012 7:22:03 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Mitt! You're going to have to try harder than that to be "severely conservative" my friend.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
The prosecutor will spin Trayvon’s knuckle scrapes as defensive wounds from Zimmerman's head blows?
18 posted on 05/16/2012 7:22:24 PM PDT by Deaf Smith (O. M. G.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Has a major legal firm yet taken up Mr. Zimmerman’s defense? I remember his first attorneys quitting, in a press conference, leaking information they shouldn’t have.


19 posted on 05/16/2012 7:22:48 PM PDT by tbw2
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Crump said he "wanted everybody to wait until the full evidence comes out," even as he continued to blast Zimmerman....

You were on a roll, Crump, why wait now?

20 posted on 05/16/2012 7:25:36 PM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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