Florida – Bloody New Photo Of Trayvon Martin’s Killer Posted On The Internet

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    REUTERS/George Zimmerman Legal Defense Fund/Sanford Police Department/HandoutFlorida – A color photograph of George Zimmerman with a bloody, swollen nose taken on the night he shot and killed unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin last February was posted on the Internet on Monday by Zimmerman’s legal defense team.

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    As the photo began to be circulated widely by the news media, lawyers on both sides disagreed about its significance to the second-degree murder case against Zimmerman.

    “It’s not a game changer,” Zimmerman lawyer Mark O’Mara told Reuters. But O’Mara said the photo was significant in that it shows vividly the injuries Zimmerman incurred during his confrontation with Martin at a condominium in the central Florida town on Sanford.

    On February 26, Zimmerman, who was a neighborhood watch volunteer, shot and killed 17-year-old Martin who was walking to the home in Sanford where he was staying with his father.

    Zimmerman’s murder trial is set for June 2013.

    Zimmerman claims he shot Martin in self defense during a struggle.

    “Does it really show what happened that night to George? Yes,” O’Mara said.

    Attorney Ben Crump, who represents Martin’s family, however said the photo adds nothing new to the case. Previously released evidence has indicated Zimmerman was hit in the nose during the fight with Martin.

    “Trayvon Martin was defending himself. He had every right to stand his ground to defend himself,” Crump said.

    O’Mara told Reuters that prosecutors in May had given him a grainy black-and-white photocopy of the image which was taken in the back seat of a Sanford police cruiser. O’Mara said he received the digital image from prosecutors after repeated demands by his office and he posted it Monday on Zimmerman’s defense website.


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    ComeOn
    ComeOn
    11 years ago

    Could you please change the Reuters racist headline?
    It makes it sound like the “bloody” is from Trayvon and not from George after Trayvon beat him bloody.

    11 years ago

    (Ouch! His nose is pretty bad swollen)can any1 recall the ‘false’ attacks from the media against Mr. Zimmerman which was ongoing until part of the truth came out,PS does any1 remember how the Tape was edited? What a shame! Y did they with-hold this photo till now?Y gave a Black-white one?(I think a colored capy isn’t that hard to find in our days)however my point is, Its clear how corrupted the system is,u better not fall into it,this T Martin was out there for the bad….and G Zimmerman was protecting his life before he gets killed !

    11 years ago

    (Attorney Ben Crump, who represents Martin’s family, however said the photo adds nothing new to the case. Previously released evidence has indicated Zimmerman was hit in the nose during the fight with Martin.)
    I have a simple question: Then why gave such a hard time to release this photo till now,Y not let the public see it all,let the public judge!!!are you afraid the public will finally see the WHOLE story and have mercy for G Zimmerman!?! Then tough luck ! Travon Martin was simply a wild troubled youngster !

    Truth
    Truth
    11 years ago

    I’m just waiting for all the defenders of Martin that usually come here to say again that is was Zimmerman who was the aggressor, not Martin, no matter what his injuries.
    What I think happenned was that the cops were gonna let him go, but the Feds got involved and pressured the State to file charges. This is corruption at the highest levels of Gov. And our Gov. has the nerve to call out other countries on Civil Rights. How about practicing what you preach? The biggest proof that this is corruption on the highest levels is because the Gov. at the beginning only released pics to the Media that showed almost No injuries or totally No injuries to Zim, while holding back the Truth. Remember the statement of “He looks like my son, if I’d have had one.”?

    Aryeh
    Aryeh
    11 years ago

    Who owned the gun?

    TexasJew
    TexasJew
    11 years ago

    Trayvon got what he deserved. His lawyer and family are wasting time and money.
    This is not the first time a black guy got killed doing something like this.Hope it happens more often. Sorry Zimmerman has to go thru all of this but he won’t spend a day in jail.

    ALLAN
    ALLAN
    11 years ago

    Without pointing to who may be guilty or innocent I think one of the biggest disgraces following this incident was the President of the United States commenting on a local issue and flaming the fires of racial discourse. We live in an mixed society, does every interaction between a black man and a white man have racial implications? Mr. Obama In my opinion was out of line.

    11 years ago

    MR. PMOinFL. You are just misleading the readers here   VIN stop doing so, Everybody raising the Same question…WHY WITHOLD A COLORD PHOTO TILL NOW????isn’t that enough simple? You are willing to lie with your comments to PUSH YOUR AGENDA! (Might be after so many times repeating your lies,you are finally truly believing in them) Plz just open your wise be willing to see Zimmermans innocents,then go ahead and balance
    It.

    Truth
    Truth
    11 years ago

    1. Reread my posts. Even s/o with a low IQ can understand that the Gov. made this into a racial issue. Btw, does the State look into every criminal case in Fla.?
    No, they don’t. So why this one? Logic points to the State being PC with the Feds who clearly made this into a race issue, in spite of your denial.
    Actually the Self-defense claim is the only story, in spite of the Gov. persecuting Zim because of his race and in spite that he has some friends on the force!
    Again you mention “Blood evidence”. Elaborate what evidence was lost and is it now found?

    2. He didn’t have to follow his bylaws -he wasn’t on duty. There is no State law saying you can’t follow s/o who you believe to be involved in a crime or has just possibly committed one. He was stupid for following him, but what he did wasn’t criminal. You have no idea what Stalking means and you keep trying to convince e/o that Zim was a Stalker. Tell me what street you walk on and I’ll come a few feet ahead of you and then turn around and blast you – because since you’re following me – you’re Stalking me! This case is one of the biggest Miscarriages of Justice ever in this Country!