The Murder of Trayvon Martin

[Kevin]

A medical report obtained exclusively by ABC News found that Trayvon Martin's accused killer, George Zimmerman, was diagnosed with a broken nose, a pair of black eyes, two lacerations to the back of his head and a minor back injury the day after he fatally shot Martin.

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?se...rld&id=8663404

That's pretty consistent with Zimmerman's account of things.

I guess this case is no longer as sexy for the media to cover it now that there's a reasonable chance that Martin was the one who initiated the physical violence.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by Kevin

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?se...rld&id=8663404

That's pretty consistent with Zimmerman's account of things.

I guess this case is no longer as sexy for the media to cover it now that there's a reasonable chance that Martin was the one who initiated the physical violence.

The media is how you found out that info. The media has never been completely silent because I see at least one article per week on this. There has simply been less to say in a larger sense once people get bored with Nancy Grace and the court of public opinion. The obvious "we shall wait and see" is what is going on.

There is still a reasonable chance that Zimmerman initiated the violence when he followed Martin and perhaps ran up on Martin which caused Martin to respond (or Martin to stop when he discovered he was being followed and say to Zimmerman "what the hell are you following me for"). Martin perhaps thought he was defending himself just as Zimmerman is claiming that he was defending himself with a gun-to-a-fist-fight. The Gun Gods are mighty generous if they just so happened to allow Zimmerman to have his gun to defend himself for an unsolicitated and nonprecipitated fist fight.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

The media is how you found out that info. The media has never been completely silent because I see at least one article per week on this. There has simply been less to say in a larger sense once people get bored with Nancy Grace and the court of public opinion. The obvious "we shall wait and see" is what is going on.

There never was all that much to say. Hell.. when we were on media blitz mode when this thing started, or rather when the national media picked it up, there was a lot less to say than there is right now.

There is still a reasonable chance that Zimmerman initiated the violence when he followed Martin and perhaps ran up on Martin which caused Martin to respond (or Martin to stop when he discovered he was being followed and say to Zimmerman "what the hell are you following me for"). Martin perhaps thought he was defending himself just as Zimmerman is claiming that he was defending himself with a gun-to-a-fist-fight. The Gun Gods are mighty generous if they just so happened to allow Zimmerman to have his gun to defend himself for an unsolicitated and nonprecipitated fist fight.

It's a really good thing we don't convict people in this country based on there being a reasonable chance they're guilty.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by Kevin

It's a really good thing we don't convict people in this country based on there being a reasonable chance they're guilty.

And the river of redundancy keeps flowing.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

And the river of redundancy keeps flowing.

Bartlett's-worthy!

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Bartlett's-worthy!

I hope so.

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I'm simply amused that when the media gets started people say "oh, media, thou art loose...why doth thou ramble off of bread and bitter herbs?!" When the media takes a breather and only shares a few news stories people say "hahaha, media, quiet now art thou?! Doth thou have nothing to sayeth?! Take dat! Take dat! Gooniegoogoo!!"

Can't win for losing.