They have really exaggerated the intensity of that mark Phil. I watched the police video 4 times and on different sites and that barely shows up. Also, it’s not the ‘back’ of his head but up higher. No facial injury is apparent, no blood, even on his clothes.
He is also much slimmer and trimmer than the photo that has been shown all week, so that photo was as deceptive as Trayvons. Why was he handcuffed if the police considered him innocent from the start? I’m confused about that. I always take a ‘wait and see’ view.
Zimmerman call to SPD dispatch
(4Mb mp3)
I downloaded the call Zimmerman made to the SPD.
Ran it multiple times at different speeds to clarify hurried/unclear portions.
Following is my best effort at a verbatim transcript of the most relevant spots and their locations by time on the linked recording.
prefixes = @ minute:seconds_speaker Z = Zimmerman and D = Dispatcher
1:07_Z: he's got his hand in his waistband
1:22_Z: yep he's comin' to check me out
1:38_Z: these @ssholes, they always get away
2:07_Z: sh!t, he's running ..
2:09_D: he's running ? which way is he running ?
2:15_Z: down toward the entrance way
2:16_D: which entrance is that that he's heading towards ?
2:18_Z: the back entrance
2.22_Z: f**k it's cold [NOT coon/s as being ginned up by the enemedia]
2:23_D: are you following him ?
2:25_Z: yep
2:26_D: ok we don't need you to do that
2:28_Z: ok
2:38_Z: he ran
2:40_D: ok .. George, what's your last name
2:42_Z: Zimmerman
2:34 - 3:25 [back and forth re Z's name/address/phone & location of Z's truck]
3:27_D: ok, do you live in the area
3:29_Z: yeah, yeah
3:30_D: what's your apartment #
3:29_Z: it's a home, it's 1950 .. oh crap I don't wanna give it all out - I don't know where this kid is
[balance is D/Z working out where cop in transit should meet Z]