Trayvon Martin shooting: George Zimmerman says Trayvon decked him, then began hammering his head

Orlando Sentinel via Sun-Sentinel ^ | Monday, March 26, 2012 | Rene Stutzman

[kristinn]

...Police Say

With a single punch, Trayvon Martin decked the Neighborhood Watch volunteer who eventually shot and killed the unarmed 17-year-old, then Trayvon climbed on top of George Zimmerman and slammed his head into the sidewalk several times, leaving him bloody and battered, authorities have revealed to the Orlando Sentinel.

That is the account Zimmerman gave police, and much of it has been corroborated by witnesses, authorities say.

Zimmerman has not spoken publicly about what happened, but that night, Feb. 26, and in later meetings he described and re-enacted for police what he says happened.

In his version of events, he had turned around and was walking back to his SUV when Trayvon approached him from behind, the two exchanged words then Trayvon punched him in the nose, sending him to the ground, and began beating him.

Zimmerman told police he shot the teenager in self-defense.

SNIP

Police have been reluctant to provided details about all their evidence, but this is what they've disclosed to the Sentinel:

Zimmerman was on his way to the grocery store when he spotted Trayvon walking through his gated community.

Trayvon was visiting his father's fiancée, who lived there. He had been suspended from school in Miami after being found with an empty marijuana baggie. Miami schools have a zero-tolerance policy for drug possession.

Zimmerman called police and reported a suspicious person, describing Trayvon as black, acting strangely and perhaps on drugs.

Zimmerman got out of his SUV to follow Trayvon on foot. When a dispatch employee asked Zimmerman if he was following the 17-year-old, Zimmerman said yes. The dispatcher told Zimmerman he did not need to do that.

There is about a one-minute gap during which police say they're not sure what happened.

[jongaltsr]

Pretty much all of what I posted is known.,/I>

What you "KNOW" came through a biased filter.
- but don't let that bother you. You will always listen to those who say what you agree with (YOUR BIASES) and logic and FACTS are not a player or important in your decision making.

[jongaltsr]

"getting involved" is a very dangerous thing.

Then explain why Trayvon (and his ilk) are still in public creating havoc?
Are we (as humans) to become spineless and defer our responsibilities to family, friends and humanity to cops who do nothing but turn potential and "criminals in fact" to the legal system who has a VERY STRONG bias to turn them loose back on society.

[redgolum]

Trayvon paid for his stupidity. He was on the path to the morgue or prison (or both), and from all reports was well on his way.

Zimmerman is also going to pay for being foolish. He got out of his car. You don't climb out of your car in a zoo and not expect to attract the animals attention. He was told by dispatch to not get out. He did, and both of their lives ended. If he had any experience around kids like that, he would have known that approaching Trayvon in that manner is going to start a fight. Zimmerman is being charged with 2nd degree murder (which he didn't do and would be hard to prove) to get him to plead down to manslaughter (which he could be convicted of). In the mean time, there is a huge push to end “Stand your Ground “ laws and concealed carry.

Go talk to a lawyer with experience in these cases if you don't believe me. Zimmerman was very foolish.

[jongaltsr]

"getting involved" is a very dangerous thing.

Then explain why Trayvon (and his ilk) are still in public creating havoc?

Are we (as humans) to become spineless and defer our responsibilities to family, friends and humanity to cops who do nothing but turn potential and "criminals in fact" to the legal system who has a VERY STRONG bias to turn them loose back on society.

Precisely the point I was trying to get across. Guess being sarcastic on "Getting Involved" wasn't clear.

Being actively INVOLVED is necessary for a healthy society as apposed to being uninvolved leads to a society in its death spiral.

[jongaltsr]

Cultivate the image of being a "Nigga" and pick fights openly -and- attack an individual who has NOT struck a blow against you, you are likely to (eventually) come up against someone who will shoot you.

I say to those that like to call themselves "Nigga" or "Nigger", we should oblige them and call ALL people of color "Nigger" and follow that up with an explanation that "some of your own refer to themselves in this manner, so we are going to refer to ALL of you in this manner until "YOU" make it perfectly clear that the NIGGER word in not acceptable by "anyone" and that blacks are not given an exception. Then and only then will we be able to be more civil and just call you "Sir", "Mr", "Mrs", etc. like we would all prefer. (Well - some white boys need a little beat down in that regard).

[who knows what evil?]

That wasn’t my quote you are replying to...a bit confusing.