... have broken anyone's nose?
Posted on 03/24/2012 6:47:49 AM PDT by tobyhill
Amid the rush of loud outrage and vocal protest from the parents of Trayvon Martin and their supporters the silence of one character in this tragic tale has been deafening: George Zimmerman, the free man who shot Martin and alleges self-defense. His attorney, Craig Sonner, finally spoke out to Anderson Cooper last night, and had few answers but one accusation– his client has a broken nose and a laceration on his skull, and that was “an injury done by Trayvon Martin.”
Sonner noted to Cooper that his client seemed fine save for a “considerable bit of stress” natural to his situation, but admitted that “y conversations have been by telephone.” He did not know where Zimmerman was but assumed he was “still in the area” and hadn’t fled the country. He had surprisingly little to offer Cooper about the facts of the case; asked what Zimmerman had told him about what transpired the night Martin died, he said “he should have made a statement to police at the time, I believe he did,” and said he “did not discuss the details,” and they would be privileged even if he had.
(Excerpt) Read more at mediaite.com ...
Damn facts getting in the way of a race riot.
How DARE anyone speak ill of that innocent 12-year old looking 6’2” football player who was apparently suspended from school....for reasons we don’t know because his family’s lawyer supposedly blocked his school records.
Trayvon NEVER did anything wrong, just ask eyewitness Al Sharpton.
His client has a broken nose and a laceration on his skull.
Sound like a clear case of self defense,looks like the race card was just pi$$ed on.
... have broken anyone's nose?
One CNN anchor called the attacker a “child.”
The "honorable" Al Sharpton...
After the smoke clears, I’ll be waiting for all of the morons like Jeb Bush to call attention to their stupidity for being stampeded into denouncing Zimmerman before all of the facts were known.
I lived in Orange County, New York State, during the Tawana Brawley incident. Al Sharpton is a man of low character, I don’t care what his color is .. the facts in that case speak for themselves. Why his opinions matter AT ALL to anyone is beyond all reason.
Add Glenn Beck and Rick Santorum to the list, as well.
From the link:
Why was George Zimmerman not arrested the night of the shooting?
When the Sanford Police Department arrived at the scene of the incident, Mr. Zimmerman provided a statement claiming he acted in self defense which at the time was supported by physical evidence and testimony. By Florida Statute, law enforcement was PROHIBITED from making an arrest based on the facts and circumstances they had at the time. Additionally, when any police officer makes an arrest for any reason, the officer MUST swear and affirm that he/she is making the arrest in good faith and with probable cause. If the arrest is done maliciously and in bad faith, the officer and the City may be held liable.
and:
What about media reenactments of the shooting incident?
Any media reenactments of the shooting incident are purely speculation. To date the Sanford Police Department has not released any rendition of the events of the evening to anyone other than the Office of the State Attorney. The renditions we have seen are not consistent with the evidence in this case.
The Sanford Police Department has conducted a complete and fair investigation of this incident. We have provided the results of our investigation to the Office of the State Attorney for their review and consideration for possible criminal prosecution.
Although the Police Department is the target of the troubling questions, let me assure you we too feel the pain of this senseless tragedy that has dramatically affected our community. Therefore, as we move forward and strive to answer the questions that are a point of controversy in the community, we ask for your patience, understanding and assistance in getting the correct information to the community
We trust that this information is helpful to you.
Norton N. Bonaparte, Jr., ICMA-CM City Manager March 23, 2012
Isn’t it funny that all of the photos for publication of the poor little tyke were taken when he was younger and not of the recent description as he really was as a hulking 6’2” young man.
Nobody has stopped to think that maybe on that tape, it could have been Zimmerman calling for help.
We don’t know...but I have heard that Zimmerman’s original statement indicated that he was attacked after he gave up the chase and was headed back.
We need to let the facts come out...but, oh no, the MSM, the frigging President of the United States, all of the left and black leaders and even Fox news have rushed to judgement and convicted Zimmerman (and he may be guilty...we have to let the facts decide, not emotion).
Even Santorum add Gingrich fundmanetally, while not making a race issue out of it, are presuming this Zimmerman’s guilt.
I hate to say it, but the best comment I heard so far comes from Romney who said that yes, it was a tragedy but that we have to wait until a grand jury convenes and uses the information gathered in a investigation to determine what happened.
It’s galling and a travesty that 1) this tragic circumstance is being abjectly politicized by the left and the President, 2) that the media has convicted Zimmerman before any grand jury is held and before the facts are in, 3) That this issue, with the scores of deaths, and the thousands of abortions each day (each of those an equal tragedy) is national news anyway. Florida should handle it, and if the Florida State officials think it has not been handled locally appropriately, then they investigate at the State level which they are doing.
Another guy that Ps me O is Holder. The guy is waiting for any black issue, no matter what it is, to flex his Federal muscle and jump into it and try and completely over-ride local and state government...and this when he has the blood of fast and furious all over his own hands.
Okay [end rant]
...”Stand your ground” being metaphorical...as was intended.
Reposting this from another thread.
“Stand your ground” does not include “pursue,” especially after the 911 operator has told the pursuer that police are coming, meet the police, do not pursue.
The problem with a self-designated neighborhood watch patrolman following his own “suspects” is that the suspect might make a J-turn, and come back toward the follower.
This is where it gets into murky Grand Jury territory. The armed follower initiated the entire crisis by following his “suspect,” and the “suspect” thus followed then turns to confront the follower. Both are within their legal limits until that point.
What this will come down to is an interpretation of “stand your ground.” If a “neighborhood watch” (self-designated) follows somebody, and it later turns into a “self-defense shooting,” will that act of “self defense” be overturned because the shooter initiated the entire sequence by following the “suspect” in the first place?
That is what we shall all find out as this case plays out.
But for sure, it shows the danger to all sides when self-designated armed neighborhood watchmen start following people around.
They are NOT police, and have NO right to demand to know if somebody lives there, or ask what their business is. NO right at all.
Sorry, but that is the way it is. As I see it. And I am a FL resident with a CCW.
I just hope Zimmerman was smart enough to have photos taken of his nose and head.
This such a "nothing" incident. It's completely manufactured to suit the needs of the Left. In a nation of 300 million people, to make into national news for a period of weeks, is a complete farce.
Obama’s son goes walking by at 2AM in a strange neighborhood, just whistling and thinking about his mother and Jesus, when he was gunned down by a White Racist Republican Jew, who listens to Rush Limbaugh, for absolutely no reason and just because he is Black. Ok! Got it...I think....?
America, what a crazy country this is.
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