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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHey, if Trayvon was banging zimmy's head into the ground, what was he holding onto?
He's bald, so he couldn't hold onto hair so was he using his ears? His nose? His lips? How'd do what GZ claims?
got root
(425 posts)uponit7771
(90,339 posts)HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)And not a mark... Go figure.
uppityperson
(115,677 posts)Zimmerman says he got his head bashed on the sidewalk, then shot Trayvon. But the sidewalk was in front of the house and he got shot behind it.
MagickMuffin
(15,942 posts)It doesn't look very wide, however, there is one.
uppityperson
(115,677 posts)Jamastiene
(38,187 posts)safeinOhio
(32,683 posts)I never really feared for my life. Never looked as good as him an hour afterwards.
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RZM
(8,556 posts)Just grab the sides of the head.
got root
(425 posts)or blemish, at least.
RZM
(8,556 posts)They were implying you can't do that to somebody without hair, which is definitely false.
Ecumenist
(6,086 posts)a torn or extremely warped shirt, scratches, lumps and/or bruises. There's NO WAY he would have gone through that without a mark that was EXTREMELY visible on one way or another.
CatWoman
(79,302 posts)Trayvon used one hand to pin Zimmerman down, and the other hand to pound him and his head into the sidewalk.
arthritisR_US
(7,288 posts)broken an no doubt profusely bleeding, right?
Lost-in-FL
(7,093 posts)from someone who was possibly treating his life?
Skip Intro
(19,768 posts)in that situation if hair was not an option...
Ecumenist
(6,086 posts)head? Even with short nails, they would dig into the face where Trayvon was holding IF he did as GZ claims. It would have been MORE apparent a couple of hours later when the video was filmed.
MrSlayer
(22,143 posts)Thumbs in the eyes, grip on the sides of the head and slam away. That isn't what happened here. He would have visible lumps for few hours at least if he wasn't cut. He claims he was cut but there is no evidence of it.
The story is bullshit but it is possible to headslam a bald dude.
Ecumenist
(6,086 posts)abrasions, etc.
snagglepuss
(12,704 posts)statement to the police, Trayvon used one hand to cover Zimmerman's mouth and the other to bash Zimmerman's head against the ground. It was at this point ZImmerman shot Trayvon and get this - when Trayvon was shot, ZImmerman said Trayvon looked at him and said "you got me".
gkhouston
(21,642 posts)Somehow, I think it will be the other way around.
yellowcanine
(35,699 posts)and then shot him. Which probably makes it second degree murder. He was basically stalking the guy so he had malice which is needed to sustain a murder charge. He likely was not intending to shoot him but when Trayvon did not allow himself to be intimidated he got mad and the shooting followed.
TorchTheWitch
(11,065 posts)Wet grass is slippery. Slipped on it myself many times even with my big waffle treaded boots. If his head was being slammed into the ground by someone than I can't imagine why he didn't go immediately to the hospital for evaluation since any blow to the head can be very dangerous even if it seems minor. One would think that Zimmerman himself would be afraid of a serious head injury if his head was grabbed and bashed repeatedly into the sidewalk.
From what I'm able to gather from the various witnesses is that there was some kind of physical altercation in a different place than that of the shooting, and I believe that Zimmerman likely was pissed off that this kid tried to fight him off and continued to pursue him to the spot where he shot him not out of fear but because he was pissed off. What is clear is that Martin was crying and begging for help before he was shot. I don't believe for a second that it was Zimmerman that was crying and calling for help because - just as that one woman witness said - the crying and begging for help was abruptly cut off following the shot. I absolutely believe her reasoning that if it was Zimmerman crying and begging for help that it would have continued following the shot.
sakabatou
(42,152 posts)But, it doesn't look like that ever happened.
shimonitanegi
(114 posts)I heard that zimmy's dubious story was confirmed by John the Mysterious Eyewitness.
Javaman
(62,530 posts)the more that comes out about zimmerman's story, the more it appears to be complete and utter bullshit.
zimmerman has a dad in high places but the reality is: the police dept will be investigated and all will be shown that massive colusion was employed in an effort to cover everything up.
it will take a while but zimmerman will see jail time.