What Zimmerman, Martin medical reports tell us and the media didn't Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012...eports-tell-us-and-media-didnt/#ixzz1v8DLF5w2 The new medical reports on the George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin case tell us a lot. And it is not just for what they find, but also what they dont find. First, the reports provide striking evidence that Zimmerman did not start the fight with Martin, and that Zimmerman shot Martin in self-defense. Martins injuries were two-fold: broken skin on his knuckles and the fatal gunshot wound. Zimmermans injuries involved: a fractured nose, a pair of black eyes, two lacerations to the back of his head and a minor back injury. It takes considerable force to break the skin on multiple knuckles. The large range of injuries on Zimmerman indicates that the Martins attack was prolonged. But here is what is missing: where are the injuries to Zimmermans hands? Where are the bruises on Martins face or other parts of his body? The evidence paints a picture where Martin was the only person landing blows. The broken skin on Martins knuckles and Zimmermans wounds obviously provide some justification for self-defense. But if Zimmerman is to have justifiably used self-defense, he cant have provoked Martins attack. The affidavit filed by the prosecutor against Zimmerman was extremely weak and had many glaring omissions. It does not answer the most crucial question: Who attacked whom? All it states is: Zimmerman confronted Martin and a struggle ensued. Confronted does not mean provoked or assaulted. It may mean that Zimmerman merely followed Martin and asked him what he was doing in the neighborhood. Surely Zimmerman had the right to investigate a strange person in his neighborhood. But, in any case, Zimmerman simply asking Martin why he was in the neighborhood doesnt give Martin the right to start striking him or pounding his head into the concrete sidewalk. Simple words do not justify hitting someone. Anyway, it appears that Zimmerman didnt even question Martin. The 911 tape of Zimmerman reporting a strange person in the area indicates that Zimmerman didnt even try to ask Martin a question. When the police operator told Zimmerman we dont need you to do that [following Martin], Zimmerman appears to have stopped following Martin and agreed to go to where the police would be arriving. The medical evidence implies that Zimmerman did not physically attack Martin and thus there was no justification for Martin to start hitting Zimmerman. With the case unraveling, it makes the prosecutors behavior look even more outrageous. The prosecutor wasnt required to go to the grand jury for the indictment, but the fact that she didnt in such a high-profile case is troubling. Everyone knows how easy it is for a prosecutor to get a grand jury to indict, because only the prosecutor presents evidence and the standard of proof is very low. A grand-jury indictment would have provided political cover; that charges were brought without one means that the prosecutor was worried that even a grand jury would not give her the indictment. The Obama administration has been fanning the flames, and it isnt just President Obamas attempt to personalize the tragedy. News reports surfaced Tuesday that the US Justice Department was pushing hard to charge Zimmerman, who is part black himself, with a hate crime because Martin was black. Such a charge can carry a life prison term or even the death penalty. Yet, Zimmerman and his wife mentored two black children for free. A recent Reuters report that interviewed Zimmermans neighbors found that both black and Hispanics viewed Zimmerman as someone who cared deeply about his neighbors and volunteered to head the community watch to help them. The claim that Zimmerman referred to blacks as f***ing coons has long since been dropped. Using this case for political purposes has already come at a real cost. In Gainesville, Florida; Oak Park, Illinois; Mobile, Alabama; Toledo, Ohio; Grand Rapids, Michigan; and possibly Norfolk, Va., blacks have attacked whites in what they think is revenge for Zimmerman attacking Martin because he was black, and those are just the cases where the perpetrators would make some comment such as This is for Trayvon. The media has been partially responsible for this aftermath with its sensational reporting. Recent coverage has helped to balance things out, but responsible reporting requires still more. Bottom line: the medical reports about George Zimmerman are revealing a lot more information than the media have so far let on. Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012...eports-tell-us-and-media-didnt/#ixzz1v8NlnBfa WFTV has learned that the medical examiner found two injuries on Martins body: The fatal gunshot wound and broken skin on his knuckles. http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/autopsy-results-show-trayvon-martin-had-injuries-h/nN6gs/ What this newly released evidence is revealing is that a grave injustice is occurring. The original prosecutor was correct in deciding that there was not enough probable cause to indict Zimmerman. This special prosecutor didn't even bother with a grand jury, not because the case was so strong against Zimmerman, but because it is so weak. This in and of itself is an injustice. The indictment against Zimmerman is horribly lacking in any probable cause to suggest that Zimmerman attacked Trayvon. This episode should be closed by the judge throwing the case out, but the media has so fanned the flames of racial hatred that the judge may let it continue to prevent rioting. That would be an injustice. Zimmerman deserves the same due process as anyone else. _ _
What is particularly troubling is that instead of engaging in a debate of the very well-reasoned opinion people resort to snarks, ie the last defense of a weak argument.
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George should have shot Marint when Martin first TRIED to hit him. Why should any innocent person have to LET somebody strike, them, hmm? especially when there exists a risk of the attacker geting the defender's gun. To hell with that. If you don't want to get shot, keep your effing hands OFF of other people.
