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Originally Posted by Rockin' Flames
So this video is after he received medical attention? Are you surprised he's not gushing blood from his nose after receiving medical attention?
I'm not saying he's innocent or guilty, just saying I don't believe all the information is out there and this a something that really the courts should decide.
Meanwhile peoples vigilantism (Spike Lee) is having a negative impact on a poor old couple. |
Here is the actual police report:
http://cnninsession.files.wordpress....olicreport.pdf
In the police report, the officer clearly states he observed Zimmerman was bleeding from the nose and back of the head at the scene.
The officer further states Zimmerman's sweater was wet and covered in grass cuttings on the back.
The officer states Zimmerman had his wounds treated and cleaned by a paramedic while Zimmerman was in the back of a police car.
The video tape released yesterday, apparently showing a healthy Zimmerman, would have been taken after he had been treated and cleaned by the paramedic.
No doubt the paramedic can testify as to the extent of Zimmerman's injuries.
There appears to be only one (1) eyewitness to this incident and that person swears the victim was on top of the shooter, beating the latter up, just as the shooter described. The witness left the scene to phone 9/11 and, moments later, looking out his window, saw the victim laying in the grass.
The victim was actually 6'3" while the shooter is 5'9." Although outweighed by 90 lbs, its not unreasonable at all to believe the "boy" could indeed pin the 28 year-old and wail on him.
Its unclear if this witness gave his account only to a local television station or if he also gave the account to police. His residence overlooks the scene so it wouldn't be hard for police to find him. He wasn't a random passer-by. It would be hard to believe he hasn't been interviewed by the police.
Its unclear if this eyewitness is black, white, hispanic or something else. Ditto the paramedic who treated Zimmerman.
Three other witnesses did not visually see the events. They heard sounds from the incident and reported their impressions to police. One of those "ear" witnesses was the girlfriend of the victim who has made a sworn statement that she was talking to the victim at the time of the confrontation. She said her boyfriend had turned and confronted the person following him. She heard sounds of a scuffle. The phone went dead. She tried to call her boyfriend back. I'm not sure if she tried to call 9/11 when she couldn't reach him.
The lead investigator in the case had recommended "negligent manslaughter" charges in the case, an important distinction for those saying this was a case of a white guy executing a black guy. It almost sounds like the lead investigator is saying:
"We recommended you not pursue any further, you did and this is what happened as a result. You have some responsibility in this death, even if you were getting beat up and feared for your life."
The victim had been suspended three times by his school and was currently serving the last suspension for being found with evidence of drugs. Another suspension had been the result of being found with tools commonly used in burglaries. Racial profiling or not, the victim was indeed pretty much exactly the kind of person a neighbourhood watch would probably follow and report. Good instincts by Zimmerman!!!
If the single eyewitness sticks to his account and isn't discredited, weighed along with the eyewitness observations of the officer and the paramedic as to Zimmerman's condition after the incident, I'd bet that Zimmerman will walk.
Zimmerman's father, as a point of interest, is a retired judge. He was on TV today I think:
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/ent...tml#more-53073
Time to break out some popcorn, sit back and wait to see what happens in the end.
Cowperson