Funeral director on Trayvon Martin's lack of injuries (Video)

CBS via Drudge ^ | April 1, 2012 | CBS

[Cubs Fan]

The Florida funeral director who handled the burial of Trayvon Martin says there were no signs of a scuffle on the dead teen, contradicting...

[UCANSEE2]

According to the Funeral Director, “The funeral director’s business likely strictly comes from the black community.”

Assuming that 'black' means African-American. Odd coming from people who have never been to Africa, and don't want to go there.

[bgill]

I still believe, that in the struggle, it wasn't Zimmerman's finger that pulled the trigger. If it was, then it is more likely that Trayvon was 'pulling' on the pistol, which unfortunately was pointed right at his chest.

That's another question I've had. Who had and where was the gunshot residue located? Where were the fingerprints located on the gun? And, as always, where the heck were the Skittles and AZ iced tea and what was M shoving down his waistband?

[UCANSEE2]

On another thread FReepers are pointing out that dead people don’t form bruises.

Or maybe it's that it's harder to see bruises on a BLACK PERSON. I mean.... can you even tell when a black person has a 'tan'?

[svcw]

Oh, I get that.
I got punched in the face and even though my nose was broken, the bruising didn't show for days.
What I was talking about in the car accident, was a weird sort of light the doctor passed over my skin to look for already appearing discoloration. They were looking for trauma.
I didn't see discoloration until the light was shown on my skin. It just was strange. About three days later I was B&B all over.
My point was that you can see evidence of discoloration before it is visible to the eye. However, it is not likely the funeral director would have such a device, the medical examiner might.
Wait, wasn't there an autopsy performed?
Did Martin's hands have powder burns? Like he was struggling for the gun?

[bgill]

In this interview, he’s been practicing his remarks and he’s dressed to the nines.

The guy is wearing what amounts to a Christmas bow for a neck tie, hahahaha!

[Verginius Rufus]

I kept hearing people cite the funeral director as an impartial source of information. In my town there is a black-owned funeral home and they seem to handle most if not all of the funerals of black people...so I figured Trayvon’s parents would probably have had a black funeral home involved. From the photo that looks like it is the case—so he’s not going to say anything that will hurt the story line of Trayvon Martin as the innocent victim.

[bgill]

But Z’s dad and brother are talking which the other side can twist and turn to their benefit.

[UCANSEE2]

And, as always, where the heck were the Skittles and AZ iced tea and what was M shoving down his waistband?

I don't believe that I have found, in any testimony or written statements, anything about the Skittles and Iced Tea.

IIRC, this 'info' came from family/friends/girlfriend.

More likely it was a statement by one of those NOT on scene, as some kind of common slang. FOR ALL WE KNOW... saying Trayvon went to the local 7-11 for Skittles and Iced Tea is wannabe gangsta rap for getting out of the house and doin some 'bidnezz', or just hanging out in the parking lot causing trouble. Who knows?

I.E. although it may say in police reports that his family 'said' he went for those items, it doesn't mean that those items were found on him. Or were they?

It that was listed as evidence in any official statement, I have missed it.

[moehoward]

"If you were alive in 1492, you would say that Columbus was wrong and the world was really flat because he didn’t reach Asia by sailing west."

This is probably not the right crowd to use hussein's "flat-worlder" reference on.

That aside, if you've ever been in a fight, you'd know the flesh your hands tend to come through unscathed. In fact it's entirely possible to break bones in your hand while not even bruising.

[moehoward]

"Dead people don’t bruise."

Not true. Google "antemortem bruising".

[UCANSEE2]

Here is a question I had.

What ‘teenager’ walks 6 miles each way to go to 7-11 to get Skittles and AZ-IT for his 20 year old cousin?

[RowdyFFC]

You have not presented us with any facts! Only the statement of the FAMILY’S funeral director. Talk about biased? This hired man will say whatever they want him to say. I’m surprised he didn’t say the only thing under his nails was ‘Skittles’.

[bgill]

I have a big ol’ bruised finger right now that I smashed in a folding table tussle. It thought it won but I put it in the corner! Though it hurt like a bugger boo, there wasn’t a mark on my finger at the time and it took 2-3 days for it to suddenly turn all sorts of nasty colors.

[UCANSEE2]

"Dead people don’t bruise."

According to CBS, 'live' people like Zimmerman don't bruise either.

[moehoward]

"I think they could show scrapes and bruises, but will they ALWAYS?"

Only if the blow lands on a hard surface. Like teeth, might cut a hand. But generally, hitting some guy in the head a few times before grabbing him by the head, would likely NOT produce any bruising.

Now had Martin been punched in the face, particularly around the eyes, I'd expect to see some bruises.

[Brown Deer]

[bgill]

And it was raining...

[gusty]

The funeral director is about as reliable a witness as a Taliban member in South Waziristan after a Predator strike.

[Ditter]

Yes, I think black people can tan. About the bruises, I just don’t know.

[Cubs Fan]

The story contradicts Zimmerman.

wrong, it is an undeniable fact at this point zimmerman had broken skin on the back of his head and a bloody nose. the libs defeated themselves on this one, no bruising on TM's body shows the fight was all one sided. Clearly self defense on Zimmerman's part.