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Witness describes Zimmerman's injuries, phone call to wife
Fox News, AP ^ | June 28, 2013

Posted on 06/28/2013 9:39:06 AM PDT by Faith Presses On

A resident of the Florida community where George Zimmerman shot Trayvon Martin last year after a confrontation took the stand Friday and described going out to investigate a noise and seeing one person straddling another and throwing punches down at the person on the ground.

John Good said he was watching TV with his wife when they heard a noise and he went out to investigate, despite his wife warning him not to. At first, he thought a dog might be attacking someone, but as he moved closer, he said he observed what looked like "a tussle" between two people.

"It looked like a tussle," Good said. "I could only see one person. At one point, I yelled out, 'What's going on? Stop it,' I believe," Good said.

Under questioning by Prosecutor Bernie de la Rionda, Good said one of the combatants was straddling a man lying face up on the pavement, and throwing punches. The testimony appeared to corroborate Zimmerman's claims that he shot the 17-year-old African-American with a legally registered gun in self defense, as he was being pummeled.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: media; race; trial; zimmerman
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To: don-o

Can we place bets on whether its real or not?....CNN is a hearing impaired ear witness


21 posted on 06/28/2013 9:58:25 AM PDT by woofie
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To: don-o

Slightly biased, wouldn’t you say?...............


22 posted on 06/28/2013 9:59:33 AM PDT by Red Badger (Want to be surprised? Google your own name......Want to have fun? Google your friend's names........)
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To: marron

we need more experts to testify to answer that question


23 posted on 06/28/2013 9:59:59 AM PDT by woofie
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To: marron

A sufficiently stupified jury might hang, but it couldn’t convict Zimmerman. Not with this.


24 posted on 06/28/2013 10:02:52 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Whatever promise that God has made, in Jesus it is yes. See my page.)
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To: Haiku Guy

“But Trayvon was just a tiny little twelve-year-old...”

He wasn’t just a tiny little twelve-year-old.

Look at his girlfriend.

He was a tiny and BLIND twelve-year-old.


25 posted on 06/28/2013 10:03:52 AM PDT by IMR 4350
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To: foxfield
Live High Def, video stream, no commentators.
26 posted on 06/28/2013 10:04:08 AM PDT by itsahoot (It is not so much that history repeats, but that human nature does not change.)
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To: foxfield

I’m watching it on TV on Headline News channel. There are also streaming websites. Maybe someone will put one on here. A radio station in Florida is one that has streaming.


27 posted on 06/28/2013 10:07:08 AM PDT by Marcella (Prepping can save your life today. I am a Christian, not a Muslim.)
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To: don-o
Thanks for posting the streaming websites for foxfield - I didn't remember them.

That male witness was so calm and declarative - he knew what he saw. He was so fine.

28 posted on 06/28/2013 10:10:35 AM PDT by Marcella (Prepping can save your life today. I am a Christian, not a Muslim.)
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To: Faith Presses On

I really haven’t followed the trial very closely. Can someone explain why this witness would be called by the prosecution?


29 posted on 06/28/2013 10:12:55 AM PDT by InterceptPoint (If I had a tag line this is where you would find it)
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To: marron

“You have one man with his face beat in and his head bashed in, and you have another with no bruises. Which one is the aggressor?”

The black did have cuts/bruises - the autopsy stated that - cuts/bruises ON BOTH KNUCKLES.


30 posted on 06/28/2013 10:14:57 AM PDT by Marcella (Prepping can save your life today. I am a Christian, not a Muslim.)
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To: Faith Presses On

This case dismissed yet?


31 posted on 06/28/2013 10:15:02 AM PDT by Red Steel
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To: Faith Presses On

The Huffington Post ended its coverage of Good’s testimony with the “What’s going on? Stop it” line. NOTHING was said about the person on the bottom being a lighter color.

Filthy, dishonest leftwing cockroaches.


32 posted on 06/28/2013 10:15:53 AM PDT by CatherineofAragon ((Support Christian white males----the architects of the jewel known as Western Civilization).)
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To: Faith Presses On

The trial just ended. Floridians need to start collecting ammo now.


33 posted on 06/28/2013 10:15:58 AM PDT by montag813
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To: Faith Presses On

Read this and the comments below it about the hostile witness from yesterday rachel jeantel, your freakin’ head will spin. If a window comes up asking you to subscribe just refresh the page.

http://www.thenation.com/blog/175009/thank-you-rachel-jeantel#axzz2XX0Zf900


34 posted on 06/28/2013 10:19:51 AM PDT by rockabyebaby (We are sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo screwed!)
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To: Faith Presses On

Actually, person on bottom had face facing upwards and would have more light on it. In limited light, the person on top would be facing down and have his face in less light.

Two equal complexions would appear as stated.

Just saying.


35 posted on 06/28/2013 10:20:08 AM PDT by George from New England (escaped CT in 2006, now living north of Tampa)
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To: George from New England

The witness also said the person on the bottom had red on his coat and the man on top had on all black.

Zimmerman’s coat had red on it.


36 posted on 06/28/2013 10:24:30 AM PDT by Marcella (Prepping can save your life today. I am a Christian, not a Muslim.)
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To: IMR 4350
Look at his girlfriend. He was a tiny and BLIND twelve-year-old.

I wonder what he saw in her and what she saw in him. Is it possible that he was trading jewelry for her substantial favors? Note: out of consideration for her privacy, I'm putting this in cursive. I wouldn't want her to read my post and be embarrassed.

37 posted on 06/28/2013 10:24:43 AM PDT by Pollster1 ("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
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To: Faith Presses On

and cuts, bruises, abrasions, etc to the face and posterior skull. The other guy, the darker skinned one, had injuries to his knuckles and a fatal gun shot wound. Do the math.


38 posted on 06/28/2013 10:25:22 AM PDT by RC one
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To: George from New England
Two equal complexions would appear as stated.

That would be a relevant observation in a confrontation between people with equal complexions, which this case was not.

39 posted on 06/28/2013 10:25:55 AM PDT by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: InterceptPoint

The prosecution got the statement of John Good and new exactly what he was going to say. If they didn’t call him the defense would have and then they could accuse the prosecution of hiding the most important witness.


40 posted on 06/28/2013 10:27:07 AM PDT by Wiggins
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