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Anonymous Witness Police Used Tells Orlando Station Trayvon Martin Attacked George Zimmerman
Mediaite ^ | March 24, 2012 | Frances Martel

Posted on 03/24/2012 3:38:33 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

As the investigation into the investigation of the killing of Trayvon Martin continues, new facts are beginning to surface, and the Fox affiliate in Tampa Bay found an anonymous witness who spoke to them in George Zimmerman‘s defense, saying he saw the man who was mostly the aggressor in the struggle fall on the grass, dead.

Tampa Bay’s Fox 13 reported that the witness, who agreed only to be identified as “John,” saw the struggle and it was his testimony the police used to let Zimmerman go free (John spoke to Fox 13′s Orlando Affiliate, Fox 35). His statements to the cops were instrumental because Sanford police say those screams you hear,” the anchor notes, are Zimmerman’s and not Martin’s. Says John: “When I got upstairs and looked down, the person that was on top beating up the other guy was the one laying in the grass, and I believe he was dead at that point.”

The police report allegedly included notes of Zimmerman’s shirt being wet and grassy on the back, a sign of struggle. What it also includes, though, according to this report, is an initial assessment of the situation as “manslaughter and unnecessarily killing to prevent an unlawful act,” according to the first police officer on the scene.

This story is far from over as the story develops and Zimmerman’s side comes up to light. Given that the witness is anonymous and the only on-the-record supporters of Zimmerman’s are his parents, his neighbor, and his lawyer, however, a reasonable explanation for his behavior appears quite elusive. The station also compiled Zimmerman’s history of 911 calls, the police report from the night of Martin’s death, and a number of other handy documents to understand the situation.

The report via Fox 13 below:

(VIDEO AT LINK)


TOPICS: Conspiracy; Government; Local News; Politics
KEYWORDS: florida; georgezimmerman; trayvonmartin; zimmerman
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To: House Atreides
Well, yeah, John didn't even think he was 'suspicious'.

That's why he got away with it.

221 posted on 03/25/2012 10:31:26 AM PDT by muawiyah
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To: anglian

Affirmative; I was citing a statement by NBPP that has since been debunked by another poster.


222 posted on 03/25/2012 10:34:43 AM PDT by 101stAirborneVet
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To: muawiyah

The place and venue to sort these things out would be the Grand Jury room, not the court of public opinion.


223 posted on 03/25/2012 10:40:15 AM PDT by sport
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To: VeniVidiVici
His intentions of why and where he went out that night affect the entire timeline not to mention the truthfulness of everyone's story.

How so? Martin has no story - he's dead. Zimmerman's story begins when he saw Martin near the clubhouse behaving in a way he thought suspicious. That story is in no way dependent on whether Martin was on his way home from a store, out for a walk, or just hanging around.

224 posted on 03/25/2012 11:23:03 AM PDT by PhatHead
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To: Jonty30

No, neither is reasonable....just noting the difference in media interest in the two cases..


225 posted on 03/25/2012 12:07:52 PM PDT by jennings2004 (President Hayes, Mount Rushmore, telephone, Dear Leader...what a mix!)
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To: PhatHead
The comment about the bluetooth and how it may have made Martin appear suspicious is one of the best on this thread.

Not that using a bluetooth is a bad thing (before someone jumps on me)...but since he was not a familiar face and probably appeared to be talking to himself he may have drawn more attention to himself.

In any case, it is a tragedy for all concerned and I am going to wait on whatever facts the powers that be decide to let us know. In the mean time, I am appalled at the media frenzy.

226 posted on 03/25/2012 3:07:22 PM PDT by berdie
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To: berdie
The comment about the bluetooth and how it may have made Martin appear suspicious is one of the best on this thread.

Not that using a bluetooth is a bad thing (before someone jumps on me)...but since he was not a familiar face and probably appeared to be talking to himself he may have drawn more attention to himself.

Thanks. It is only speculation, of course, but I think it's important to illustrate that it is entirely possible to appear suspicious even while engaged in perfectly lawful, innocent behavior. So many people on these threads - both for and against Zimmerman - seem to be under the impression that it could only be legitimate for him to view Martin's behavior as "suspicious" if Martin was up to no good. But that is not true at all.

In any case, it is a tragedy for all concerned and I am going to wait on whatever facts the powers that be decide to let us know. In the mean time, I am appalled at the media frenzy.

Amen to that.

227 posted on 03/25/2012 3:27:02 PM PDT by PhatHead
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