If he was running away, how did he get shot in the chest?
It has obviously changed since my dispatching days.... It seemed like the callers were hesitating before getting to the issue on the 911 recordings - every time.
Yuh huh. It's trespassing, and indeed a crime. That's the reason people live in gated communities, so punk kids can't just come waltzing around casing the houses.
Oops.
Listen to the 911 call. He was running away from Zimmerman and then you hear Zimmerman breathing harder as he talks and that is when the dispatcher ask him if he left his vehicle to follow him and he said yes. It would be after that time that the kid stopped and turned to Zimmerman to defend himself from an armed, unidentified man.
For future reference - An unidentified dude in a car with a gun ALWAYS commands respect and is to be humored.
I totally realize the media puts a spin on things by omission but there is no doubt in my mind, with the public pressure, that Zimmerman is going to have a day in court. So far this is what we know... Martin is reported as a suspicious subject walking down the street (not a crime unless there was some sort of disclaimer posted like no tresspassing - residence only - that sort of thing) and an officer is on the way.... he was told not to follow by dispatch and did... Zimmerman & Martin ended up close enough for an altercation to occur. Was Martin thinking he was going to be jumped? Did Zimmerman identify himself?
Which is why Trayvon seemed to decide to not confront him. I think you are full of crap if you are going to tell me that you tell your son he should approach a strange car and hold a conversation with some strange dude.
Like Faux News!
And that is an image I can see in my mind as well... and unless facts come out differently then I would attribute that to Trayvon defending himself from a man who jogged after him to confront him at night in the dark.
Oh I agree that the left is having a field day with this... but it is wrong, wrong, wrong that the ONLY reason there is even additional investigation going on about this shooting is because of the family refusing to accept that the local police did not feel there was any reason to make an arrest or do a formal investigation.... they ordered toxology on Trayvon but not at all on Zimmerman... come on... that is just plain wrong.
Political smittical! They stepped in because THERE WAS NO ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATION going on and there are many, many unanswered questions. In the least, Zimmerman should have been taken into custody and processed. he was not. They did no run toxology on Zimmerman.
I'm confused as to what toxicology reports should be obtained here? Zimmerman confessed to shooting Martin and Martin's toxicology report is part of the autopsy process. So to say that really means nothing to me... I haven't seen this as a lack of an investigation - things like this take time. If this had happened here, officers would check with the State's Attorney's office to see if they had enough evidence to move forward on charges. Interviewing witnesses, etc. is part of that and it doesn't seem like Zimmerman is a flight risk. You only get one shot at trying to convict somebody - you screw it up and a not guilty verdict is entered - you don't get to do a do-over.
I'll tell him that if some strange dude in a car shows you he has a gun, do whatever he tells you
