Posted on 03/29/2012 4:16:24 PM PDT by jessduntno
A 13-year-old who is one of two key witnesses in the Trayvon Martin shooting felt “pressured” by cops to tailor what he saw, his mom told the Daily News Thursday.
The revelation comes as shooter George Zimmerman’s father went public with new claims, including that Trayvon told his son “you’re going to die tonight.”
Police in Sanford, Fla., have said that Austin Brown, who went out to walk his dog on Feb. 26 near where Trayvon was shot, saw Zimmerman lying in the grass crying for help just before the slaying.
But Austin’s mom, Cheryl Brown, told the News that when cops interviewed her son eight days after Trayvon’s death, he told them he saw only one person lying in the grass and he couldn’t tell who it was.
“He kept telling them he couldn't see anything because it was too dark,” she said. “He said he couldn't see the race or anything. He never saw a second person. ”
“Then they asked him if he saw what the man was wearing. They gave him a multiple choice question and gave him three colors. He said, ‘I think it was red.’”
Zimmerman, 28, was wearing a red and black jacket. Trayvon, 17, was wearing a grey hoodie.
“Knowing my son, I believe he felt pressured to give the color,” Brown said.
“He really couldn't see anything,” she said. “I think when interviewing a 13 year old you don't give them three options.”
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/video-george-zimmerman-killing-trayvon-martin-grainy-proves-lawyer-article-1.1052713#ixzz1qYCBUCEM
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“There is no way he can get a fair trial the way the racist mobs, black and white, are fired up.”
The guy looks like an ad for a Taco company...WTF is all this white racism crap? Are people stupid AND blind?
mamma says “snitches get stitches”.. I didn’t see nuthin, I didn’t hear nuthin, I don’t know nuthin...
His name was released /leaked from there its easy to get a picture & home address . Hate e-mail & death threats have been reported we have the Federal govt.& Congressional Democrats encouraging lynch mob behavior for partisan political gain. We as a nation are in for a long hot summer.
I tend to agree.
The government controlled media want to hang him, the government insiders and politicians want him hung for votes, and the wealthy celebrities want him hung so they can get more face time and be more popular with leftist causes and racist black groups want him hung, etc.
What an evil nasty circus.
He didn’t look injured up in that video.
He had already received medical attention. The injuries are documented by both police and paramedics.
In addition:
Video of police inspecting wound:
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=4cd_1333028304&comments=1
Video of gash in Zimmerman’s head:
Story about ABC News’ grainy video:
So he heard the yells and gun shot and his sister called it in.
Also in the eight calls listed, none matched “John who gave the interview and saw TM on top of GW and identified by shirt color.
Only other one that mentioned shirt said the guy of top had a white shirt but it was too dark to see more and after hearing the shot “hid upstairs”.
One caller was concerned about an elderly gentlemen that lived a few feet from where the calls were coming from. Hope the police interviewed him.
What are the chances of the police not releasing all the taped 911 calls? Or listing ALL the people they took statements from?
Was John interviewed by police? I was only aware oh his statements to the media.
He says in the interview he called 911, but his 911 call is not listed with the other eight released.
He could have been one of the six plus people that police took statements from in their initial report. Names have been blocked out. Or he could have been one of the people interviewed the next day.
HE told media to call him John....as in John Doe. Bet John is NOT his name.
I bet you’re right. I wouldn’t want to use my real name.
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