Posted on 03/25/2012 12:30:48 PM PDT by Steelfish
Witness: Zimmerman 'Never ... Tried To Help' Trayvon Martin
By NBC News, msnbc.com staff and news services
A woman who says she and her roommate witnessed the final moments of Trayvon Martin's life told Dateline NBC that George Zimmerman had "his hands pressed on his back" and "never turned him over or tried to help him."
Zimmerman's lawyer, when shown part of the interview being aired Sunday night on Dateline, emphasized that his client would be claiming self-defense.
"I think there were efforts made to render aid to Trayvon," Craig Sonner told NBC's TODAY show.
Mary Cutcher told Dateline that she and her roommate both saw Zimmerman "straddling the body, basically a foot on both sides of Trayvon's body, and his hands pressed on his back."
Cutcher added that Zimmerman told her and her roommate to call the police. "Zimmerman never turned him over or tried to help him or CPR or anything," Cutcher said.
Sonner also reiterated what he had said in recent days, that Zimmerman suffered a broken nose and a gash to the back of his head.
A friend of Zimmerman's who appeared on TODAY with Sonner added that Zimmerman, 28, was distraught over the teen's death.
"Right after the shooting he couldn't stop crying," said Joe Oliver, who is African American and a former TV reporetr and anchor in Orlando.
Zimmerman has not been charged in the Feb. 26 shooting that has ignited racial tensions and raised questions about the Sanford police's handling of the case. Martin was black, and Zimmerman's father is white and his mother is Hispanic.
In a separate interview Sunday, Oliver said that "I'm a black male and all that I know is that George has never given me any reason whatsoever to believe he has anything against people of color.''
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“clearly told to stop doing that”
not true...he was told you don’t have to do that...listen to the tape.
Non-deadly force is a debatable term. Trayvon was on top of Zimmerman, punching him in the face, while Zimmerman as screaming for help. Are you telling me that Zimmerman should just have relaxed and taken the beating?
The tape says differently...the tape explicitly says “you do not have to do that”..and not to “cease and disist”..and more importantly we don’t know what happened after that.
these are not semantics but facts that are ignored in the effort to lynch Zimmerman symbolically and in fact.
It is a minority neighborhood! It is a fact that there has been a lot of crime in the neighborhood and most of the perpetrators were Black. Probably most of the victims as well.
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A rottweiler and a gun? He sure was afraid of something.
Glad you did.
Jwalsh07 has been here for quite a few more years than you.
I think I'd trust his judgment.
Then what bearing does it have on any criminal culpability on the part of Zimmerman?
Voice of Authority?
Can you show me the link for that one in the Florida statutes?
You don’t really believe what your writing. Zimmerman or his reps have never used the “stand your ground” defense. Most who have used it are anti-gun advocates.
The truth will out.
What makes you think this expelled little piece of garbage was in any way “innocent?”
Hank
Don’t be dense.
I was commenting on the average person’s proclivity to submit to the voice of authority - whether or not that voice was legit.
Wow....I am shocked at how many people are here shedding tears for this vermin. I had thought FR was immune to this sort of nonsense.
Amazing.
Hank
Well then, he , zimmerman, can be charged with murder and convicted after his trial. No problem, plea deal time. Is that what you are saying.< /p>
I would advise against engaging jacknhoo. He talks in circles and repeats the same thing over and over no matter how many times he’s been shown wrong. Just friendly advice. Don’t waste you time.
And time for trolling race-baiters to stop using MSLSD as a source to perpetuate a lynch-mob against a man whose only crime appears to have been defending himself against a politically incorrect perpetrator.
FOAD.
Hank
Yes, a lot of people call cop wannabes, vermin, but I have not seen anyone here crying. But then Hank was sort of soft hearted. He liked the pig also.
I read 301 and went to sources and you are full of drawing dots where there are none, other wise know as BS.
There is a offical record...I’d say check it but I know you don’t give a Obama about the facts.
LOL... good point but she can laugh all she wants. I won’t really be caring. LOL
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