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Are old photos of Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman deceptive?
msnbc ^ | 3/31/2012 | AP

Posted on 03/31/2012 4:35:23 AM PDT by tobyhill

When he was shot, Trayvon Martin was not the baby-faced boy in the photo that has been on front pages across the country. And George Zimmerman wasn't the beefy-looking figure in the widely published mugshot.

Both photos are a few years old and no longer entirely accurate. Yet they may have helped shape initial public perceptions of the deadly shooting.

When you have such a lopsided visual comparison, it just stands to reason that people would rush to judgment," said Kenny Irby, who teaches visual journalism at the Poynter Institute, a journalism think tank in St. Petersburg, Fla.

The most widely seen picture of Martin, released by his family, was evidently taken a few years ago and shows a smiling, round-cheeked youngster in a red T-shirt. But at his death, Martin was 17 years old, around 6 feet tall and, according to his family's attorney, about 140 pounds.

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KEYWORDS: blackkk; enemedia; florida; georgezimmerman; medialynchmob; trayvon; trayvonmartin; trayvonmartinphotos; zimmerman
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To: raybbr

he is 6’2” or 6’3”... weight between 160 and 190 pounds...


21 posted on 03/31/2012 5:20:09 AM PDT by joe fonebone (Project Gunwalker, this will make watergate look like the warm up band......)
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To: raybbr

he loses weight in every article.
7’1” 98 lbs.
Not making fun of the young man but rather of the endless misinformation.


22 posted on 03/31/2012 5:26:59 AM PDT by wiggen (The teacher card. When the racism card just won't work.)
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To: raybbr

The initial police report lists him as 160 lbs.

http://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ezorn/2012/03/trayvon-martin-shooting-death-initial-police-reports.html


23 posted on 03/31/2012 5:31:14 AM PDT by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
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To: tobyhill

I found this lastnight. I sent it to Hannity.

http://peopleagainstshittycop.wordpress.com/2012/03/26/trayvon-martin-florida-black-foot-soldier-link-established-no-limit-nigga-lingo-is-popular-florida-black-foot-soldier-slang-for-black-on-white-bow-crime-trayvon-didnt-like-whites-am/

http://nationalblackfootsoldiernetwork.blogspot.com/


24 posted on 03/31/2012 5:33:16 AM PDT by mardi59 ( Go Newt!!)
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To: KeyLargo
That happened 24 hours after Sanford released security camera video showing suspect George Zimmerman walking into police headquarters with no obvious signs of injury.

Except for the large contusion on the back of his head from having it slammed into cement, as can be seen a few comments up thread. Nope, no bias here. BARF.

25 posted on 03/31/2012 5:37:48 AM PDT by piytar (The predator-class is furious that their prey are shooting back.)
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To: tobyhill

“Are old photos of Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman deceptive?”

Ahhh, that’s a rhetorical question, right?


26 posted on 03/31/2012 5:38:29 AM PDT by Peet (Cogito ergo dubito.)
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To: tobyhill
Photobucket
27 posted on 03/31/2012 5:47:52 AM PDT by baddog 219
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To: mardi59

Good find.


28 posted on 03/31/2012 5:53:14 AM PDT by nolongerademocrat ("Before you ask G-d for something, first thank G-d for what you already have." B'rachot 30b)
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To: mardi59

Good find.


29 posted on 03/31/2012 5:53:18 AM PDT by nolongerademocrat ("Before you ask G-d for something, first thank G-d for what you already have." B'rachot 30b)
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To: tobyhill

Obama looks like Trayvon’s dad.


30 posted on 03/31/2012 5:55:41 AM PDT by Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears (Obama looks like Trayvon's dad.)
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To: nuconvert

>>wow - MSNBC is doing a report on this subject like they had NO IDEA that people are influenced by photos.<<

Or like they just now discovered this.


31 posted on 03/31/2012 5:56:31 AM PDT by Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears (Obama looks like Trayvon's dad.)
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To: tobyhill
The MSM has played right into the hands of white supremacist groups, once again proving the validity of the Law Of Unintended Consequences

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32 posted on 03/31/2012 5:58:24 AM PDT by immadashell
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To: icwhatudo
The police report said Martin was 6-0 160.

The police report is just an estimate, Martin wasn't carrying identification.

OTOH his mother was quoted as saying he was 6'3" tall.

33 posted on 03/31/2012 6:10:11 AM PDT by mac_truck ( Aide toi et dieu t aidera)
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To: BilLies
Wonder when the parents started to get Promotional Professional Publicity advice and when. Subsequent articles show pictures provided by the parents of the twelve and younger Trayvon.

My guess is when the issue got on the White House / Media Matters radar and they decided to exploit it to gin up the base for the election.

34 posted on 03/31/2012 6:15:46 AM PDT by 6SJ7 (Meh.)
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To: tobyhill

Al Sharptonge was on yesterday saying all the new photos of Trayvon out now are fake. He even showed the one in the white tee shirt and gold teeth, said it wasn’t him.

Beyond all his lies, I think he really is too stupid to know what is obvious to everyone else.


35 posted on 03/31/2012 6:23:14 AM PDT by Beagle8U (Free Republic -- One stop shopping ....... It's the Conservative Super WalMart for news .)
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To: piytar
EMT’s on the scene that night treated Zimmerman as attested to in the police report. EMT’s don't ‘treat’ someone if they are uninjured. The injury to the back of Zimmerman's head is clearly visible in the video and he reportedly was seen by his doctor the next day where his broken nose was confirmed. Sharpton and the Martin family lawyers scream that it's just not so but dems da facts.
36 posted on 03/31/2012 6:24:19 AM PDT by JPG (Hold on tight; rough road ahead.)
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To: Texas Fossil

That was taken from his license, no?


37 posted on 03/31/2012 6:25:54 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: raybbr; Jimmy4Toes

From my obsessive reading, Martin’s ID from 2 years ago said (IIRC) 6 feet and 160 pounds. So in two years he most likely got a bit bigger.


38 posted on 03/31/2012 6:30:53 AM PDT by little jeremiah (We will have to go through hell to get out of hell. Signed, a fanatic)
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To: raybbr

6’3” and 160+ lbs.


39 posted on 03/31/2012 6:31:39 AM PDT by Beagle8U (Free Republic -- One stop shopping ....... It's the Conservative Super WalMart for news .)
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To: Cboldt; little jeremiah; maggief

Here is the information on the special prosecutor/news BLACKout. (isn’t that racist? WHere’s AS?)


40 posted on 03/31/2012 6:39:55 AM PDT by hoosiermama (Stand with God anhttp://sanfordfl.gov/inved Sarah, the Gipper and Newt will be standing next to you.)
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