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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHas anyone seen this latest more detailed account of what Zimmerman told police?
Keep in mind this is Trayvon's fathers account of what police said was Zimmerman's story and he might have mixed things up or forgotten something. However if Zimmerman's story is close to this then he has big problems because this story does not jive with phone records and the time line at all. All this happened in two minutes with Trayvon on the phone with his girlfriend???
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Sanford police have stopped talking to reporters about the case, and Serino has never spoken publicly about his role in it, but here is how Martin recalls what Serino said: "He told me Zimmerman's story was that Zimmerman was of course following him and that Trayvon approached his vehicle, walked up to the car and asked Zimmerman, âWhy are your following me?' Zimmerman then rolls his car windows down, tells Trayvon âI'm not following you.' He rolls his car windows up.
"Trayvon walks off. Zimmerman said he started running between the buildings. Zimmerman gets out of his car. He comes around the building. Trayvon is hiding behind the building, waiting on him. Trayvon approaches him and says, âWhat's your problem, homes?' Zimmerman says âI don't have a problem.'
"Zimmerman starts to reach into his pocket to get his cellphone, and at that point Trayvon attacked him. He says Trayvon hits him. He falls on the ground. Trayvon jumps on top of him, takes his left hand and covers Zimmerman's mouth and tells him to shut the F up and continues to pound on him.
"At that point Zimmerman is able to unholster his weapon and fire a shot, striking Trayvon in the chest. Trayvon falls on his back and says, 'You got me.'" The Martin family has been telling their story as part of a campaign to have Zimmerman arrested. He himself has kept quiet.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-usa-florida-shooting-trayvonbre8320uk-20120403,0,2751266.story
bayareamike
(602 posts)What a bastard. **** that guy.
Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)if that was all I had heard about what happened, I would say on the face of it, Zimmerman appears to be either lying or extremely stupid. If Trayvon had been hiding waiting for him the smart thing to do would have been to call the police on his cell phone which we know he had because he said he reached for it and call 911 this time saying against the dispatchers advice he kept following the kid, now he was afraid the kid was going to attack him in his vehicle. But, that is likely not true, but if true really stupid. But, then according to him he gets out of the vehicle, because he says he was afraid of what this kid was going to do? Yeah he's an idiot all right.
ProgressiveProfessor
(22,144 posts)Last edited Wed Apr 4, 2012, 12:00 AM - Edit history (1)
Two things about this are driving many of us nuts:
1: The State Attorney is sitting on all the probative evidence and will not release any more at this time. This means the media and even DU posters are making stuff up to fill the void
2: Zimmerman is not in jail
JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)confidential until charges are brought and the defense is entitled to discovery.
We are entitled to try to figure the facts out until then.
But the evidence presented at trial, assuming there probably will be one, will not be what we expect. Of that we can be fairly sure. Remember, rules of evidence exclude certain things.
ProgressiveProfessor
(22,144 posts)The autopsy report at minimum should have been released.
The PD should have released photos as well as two versions of the CCTV segments.
got root
(425 posts)per usual
ProgressiveProfessor
(22,144 posts)Last edited Wed Apr 4, 2012, 12:17 AM - Edit history (2)
but that does not see paper/get eyeballs.
And I still am root
TheMadMonk
(6,187 posts)He's in close physical contact with Trayvon when he pulls the trigger, but none of Trayvon's blood transfers to him.
Oh and he was screaming for his life whilst his mouth was covered.
I have a pretty good idea of who said STFU to who. And it's another line right out of Hollywood. "Would you just shut the fuck up." <BANG>
Historic NY
(37,452 posts)Kaleva
(36,320 posts)when he reached into his pocket to get his cell phone.
where is truth
(2 posts)george zimmerman was on the phone with dispatch when he got out of the car to follow trayvon on foot. you could hear the beep of the car door, and he said...."now he is running", plus trayvon was on the phone with his girlfriend at the exact same time. also, this is my first time here, i found this site trying to find more information on the case.....and i realized people here were digging up more information than the media. i have a few points, and i wish i were better at finding info online, but i am not. george's father is a retired supreme court magistrate from virginia (suspiciously close to langley), and "retired military". george's grandfather was in the cia, and ended up being consulate general in barcelona, i think. george's "godfather in florida had a million dollar business". how deep do the connections go? is there a way we can find out who the "godfather" is, who appointed grandfather as consulate, was the magistrate position elected or appointed? even if zimmerman had local clout in sanford....they would have given him up by now unless he had fairly high connections....plus both the police chief and wolfinger step down rather than make an arrest?....and who is behind joe oliver quitting his job to become a media face full time?....this is more than just some redneck cronies backing a retired judge who has only lived there 10 yrs.
Raine
(30,540 posts)Hi!