Newspaper: 4 witnesses change stories in Trayvon Martin shooting

MSNBC ^ | May 22, 2012 | MSNBC Staff

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At least four key witnesses have changed their stories about what they saw the night George Zimmerman fatally shot Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla., the Orlando Sentinel reported Tuesday. The report comes after state prosecutors released about half the evidence they have in their second-degree murder case against Zimmerman. The witnesses, known publicly only by numbers, first talked to Sanford police and later to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and state prosecutors Witness 2: A young woman from the Retreat at Twin Lakes community, where Martin, 17, was shot Feb. 26, first told investigators she saw two men running and a fist fight. She later said she only saw one person running and couldn’t distinguish much because she had removed her contact lenses. Witness 12: A young mother in the townhome community first said she saw two men on the ground but wasn’t sure who was on top; she later said Zimmerman was on top because she recognized his size based on news reports. Witness 13: A male neighbor first said Zimmerman, with a bloodied head, told him he had to shoot Martin because “he was beating up on me,” and to please call Zimmerman’s wife. He later went into detail and described Zimmerman’s tone right after the shooting as casual, like the shooting was “nothing.” Witness 6: A male neighbor, whose story change was initially reported Friday, first told police Martin was on top of Zimmerman and throwing down punches mixed martial arts style. He also first said Zimmerman was calling for help. The man later said he wasn’t sure who was yelling for help, and that Martin may have merely pinned Zimmerman to the ground. He was still sure, however, that Martin was on top.

[Hacksaw]

Eric Holder needs to be held in contempt of congress BEFORE he files hate crime charges against Zimmerman.

[SaraJohnson]

Is the media witness tampering? This is pretty disgusting.

[jwalsh07]

This absolutely helps Zimmerman. The state has to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. It would seem there are no reasonable witnesses and the defense will be able to easily impeach any and all of these witnesses who are demmed hostile to Zimmerman.

[Eleven Bravo 6 319thID]

“A young mother in the townhome community first said she saw two men on the ground but wasn’t sure who was on top; she later said Zimmerman was on top because she recognized his size based on news reports.”-—
But all the news reports grossly misled the public about the respective sizes of GZ and TM. At the time of the incident, both weighted about the same and TM was nearly 6” taller than GZ!!!

[TXnMA]

If Zimmerman were even fighting back, (not just shielding himself) Martin would have had "defensive" injuries -- at least on his arms. The autopsy mentioned none.

The aggression was 100% by Martin -- until it was correctly ended.

[CottShop]

[[Your spelling is terrible, near childish, eats up any credibility, too bad, looks like good intent.]]

I woudl expect that kind of insult from someone in gradeschool- but apparentyl it makes even some adults feel better aboiut htemselves to discount the tintent and focus solely on the delibvry- Swell- that’s exactly what the left does too-

[CottShop]

[[Testimony where you don’t know the implications of what you say should be given more weight. ]]

I don’t argue that uit shouldn’t be that way- butr sadly, we’re talking abotu a case where justice has no relevence because the left and the mainstream media, and the black comunity are so heavily invested in meeting out their own brand of justice agaisnt whitey-

[[If you know that a certain line is needed to support an agenda then it is less reliable than if you just say what you saw.]]

We’re witnessing the deasth of justice- you would think that any rational sensible persons invovled i nthsi case woudl be screamign bloody heck at the injustice being done, but sadly noone is tellign hte left to stop with hte lies and mischaracterizations- It’s so blatant that even leftist lawyers have coem out and stated it, but their words were hushed up by the MSM, and even the right media barely even mentioned it (I think the leftie lawyer was dershowitz? can ;t remember thoihg)

[CottShop]

[[“A young mother in the townhome community first said she saw two men on the ground but wasn’t sure who was on top; she later said Zimmerman was on top because she recognized his size based on news reports.”-—
But all the news reports grossly misled the public about the respective sizes of GZ and TM. At the time of the incident, both weighted about the same and TM was nearly 6” taller than GZ!!!]]

Hopefullty zimmerman’s lawtyer jumps all over this ad shows how biased she becamse due to the media- hopefully the lawyer is able ot really stick it to the media for their irresponsible ‘reporting’ (and I use that word VERY loosely i nthis case)