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(39,319 posts)which leads me to believe he is not a "stress eater".
FarPoint
(12,432 posts)Couple that with being in jail in solitary ...for his own safety. So, if he has money on his books....all he has left to do is eat lots if commissary snacks...24/7.
robinlynne
(15,481 posts)that's what this photo makes me think. He doesn't look like what he did.
I'm very glad he is in jail.
janx
(24,128 posts)Justice wanted
(2,657 posts)a big bully? I mean people see him with such a thin weight in court and it looks like Trayvon's size may make it more of a "SYG" defense. People might have a hard time seeing how George outweighed Trayvon by 100 lbs.
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)There's a photo in the media of Zimmerman with a suit and tie on that is newer where he is thinner than he was in the 2005 mug shot.
Edited to add...
This one below is newer than the 2005 mug shot when he was wearing orange:
Justice wanted
(2,657 posts)out weigh Trayvon by a 100 lbs Or is that estimate base on the 2005 mug shot and not accurate.?
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)the 100 pounds was based on the 2005 mug shot,
not what he weighed this year.
Justice wanted
(2,657 posts)Amerigo Vespucci
(30,885 posts)...he looks thinner than he does in THIS shot.
So apparently he lost a lot of weight because of being disraught over killing Trayvon BEFORE HE MET TRAYVON.
In the last 48 days, if you compare the police video and today's mug shot, it's abundantly clear that this man hasn't lost an OUNCE of weight.
patricia92243
(12,598 posts)that all the other stations have touched up their photos so he looks white. Not sure what the point he is trying to make. Sounds sort of nutty to me.
Amerigo Vespucci
(30,885 posts)His dad's white. His mom's from Peru. He's half white.
My dad's mom came over on the boat from Italy. My mom's mom did not. I'm half Italian.
That's how that works. Both parents have the same ethnicity, that's your ethnicity.
But Trayvon was black and Zimmerman HAS to be "white," because it is better suited to the freepers' "script."
intheflow
(28,497 posts)is not only white, she's blond. Peru has had such an influx of Europeans over the last few centuries, it isn't a given that they're all dark skinned with dark hair.
Here's a sexist article about the world's most beautiful politicians, among the top contenders are two really white Peruvian women. Photos included at link.
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)And I come from Mexico. Take my word, or not, I have zero mestizo blood in me. That said to our racist friends at FR I am Jewish, so not quite white.
Race is an invention to keep social orders. But serious, there are people living in Peru right now who have zero blood in them that is native. Oh don't worry, they have their own racism as well.
uppityperson
(115,678 posts)Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)Justice wanted
(2,657 posts)injured.
janx
(24,128 posts)He had some minor injuries that were addressed in a police car by the Fire Dept. medics at the scene.
robinlynne
(15,481 posts)Raine
(30,540 posts)vaberella
(24,634 posts)It was first stated he had a bloody nose by one newspaper and then the Sentinel said broken and then it was verified by Oliver, Taafe and also his brother stating he had a BROKEN nose.
jsmirman
(4,507 posts)anyone who has been involved in athletics, and particularly boxing, but heck, any form of athletics - you've seen people get their noses busted up. It's probably happened to you once or twice, if you've played basketball, soccer, wrestled, etc.
When your nose gets dinged, not only is that a blood gusher that is unbelievably hard to turn off, but the rest of your face *always* shows a related result. And that part does not go away for hours, at a minimum, and often, for days.
If Treyvon busted his nose up, believe me, the video would have unquestionable evidence of that. That his face shows no sign of anything like this on the video says that anyone advancing this kind of story is completely full of shit.
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)Lawyers and dad claimed such...as well as his "friend" John.
doc03
(35,363 posts)Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)now that we can see that it doesn't look like it was broken.
Hopefully there will be some doctors brought in to talk about it now that the mug shot photo is out
doc03
(35,363 posts)Marr
(20,317 posts)So long as you have it set, it's not going to look broken when it heals.
I'm not saying this guy's story is believable-- just offering a little info on broken noses.
vaberella
(24,634 posts)He didn't have any bandages on when he went to the police station in the video and then went home.
Marr
(20,317 posts)popped back into place and I was encouraged not to touch it for awhile, haha.
Aerows
(39,961 posts)I don't see how you can get a broken nose and not have a nosebleed.
Marr
(20,317 posts)The first time was a pretty serious break, too-- clear across the bone. You wouldn't believe how bad it hurt. Everything just went black and I heard someone yelling and it took a second to realize it was me. The second time was just a fracture on the left side. No bleeding, no bruising either time. I don't know if that's unusual or not.
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)And you were lucky.
jsmirman
(4,507 posts)I'm only 75% kidding.
I think that is really unusual.
I'm just taking a stab at this, but over many years of athletics, I think I've seen about 100 broken noses, give or take a few, and well over a thousand bloody noses. Add in watching sports on television and those numbers go up considerably. No bleeding, no bruising? That is pretty freaking unusual, in my experience.
Aerows
(39,961 posts)I've ever seen bled like a son of a gun. He didn't have a spot of blood on him, so I conclude that there is no way it could have been broken.
Just getting smacked in the nose without breaking it will cause a gush of blood.
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)You can tell there is a recent break, even an old one, in an x-ray.
Amerigo Vespucci
(30,885 posts)Looks like something's on his mind.
And that crap about "he's so disraught, he's lost a lot of weight?"
He hasn't lost a lot of weight.
Zax2me
(2,515 posts)butterfly77
(17,609 posts)a damn thing he looks the exact same weight as he did when he was getting out of the police car on tape on the night that he stalked and murdered Trayvon.
His brother tried to pretend as though he looked emaciated.Bullshit.
Grassy Knoll
(10,118 posts)Killing anybody does not magically get removed from your mind
unless you're a psycho, and even then, that blender never stops.
He might or might not get off, But he will have hell to pay for the rest of his life,
for taking the life of another.
Oh and all you dumb shit righties who claim GZ is a registered DEM, why did
he call a right wing hate merchant at fox named Sean Hannity ?
Dachor
(16 posts)They're more likely to believe the vigilante white guy was acting in self defense against the big bad black man
Canuckistanian
(42,290 posts)vaberella
(24,634 posts)vaberella
(24,634 posts)Broderick
(4,578 posts)Old basketball incident never quite straightened out. Hardly noticeable, but I notice looking in the mirror.