The Unsealing order has appeared in the online page on Zimmerman’s case. Also the motion for a gag order for O’Mara.
http://www.flcourts18.org/presspublic.html
I wonder if the evidence will appeal here also?
Speaking to how well having remote afro-peruvian roots could rule out bigotry against blacks, an embarrassing abandoned myspace page of Zimmerman’s has some racist comments about Mexicans:
He also alludes to unspecified friends in Virginia who did some time and showed him the courtesy of not implicating him in some unspecified crime:
The good news is, he captioned a photo (of him & friends of various complexions) with a Martin Luther King references. The bad news is it was “Free at last! Free at last!” celebrating his felony charges being reduced to a misdemeanor. The really bad news* is that in commenting on this outcome he made some disparaging remarks against the ex-girlfriend and quipped “Stay tuned for the A.T.F. charges…” :dubious:
*Not for the current case, mind, but just for public perception.
And?
I think Bricker and Stoid need to add this info to their thread
Isn’t that called impeaching the witness’s testimony?
It’s not illegal to circle someone’s car.
I think that’s technically a “prior inconsistent statement” - at least if I was awake during the important bits of Law & Order. One way that you can impeach the witness, though.
The obvious answer would be “He had his hand over my mouth part of the time,” or some such. Certainly there isn’t continuous screaming on the recording. (Though there is really nothing that sounds like someone being stifled at all.)
Zimmerman’s father said he was being smothered, and could not breathe, presumably supporting the claim for fear of death or great bodily harm. We will have to wait to see if his statements to the police include that claim.
iirc, this came out in the bond hearing
[INDENT]UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And isn’t it true that a lot of statements that he made do not make sense in terms of the injuries that he described. Did he not describe to the police that Mr. Martin had him on the ground and kept bashing his head on the concrete over and over and just physically beating him with his hands?
GILBREATH: He has said that, yes.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And isn’t it true that there is evidence that indicates that’s not true?
GILBREATH: Yes.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Did he also not state that at some point, he the defendant – did he not state or claim that the victim in this case, Mr. Martin, put both hands one over his mouth and one over his nose so that he couldn’t breathe?
GILBREATH: Yes.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And all of sudden that’s when he was able to get free and grab the gun. Or I’m sorry, Martin was grabbing for the gun, did he not claim that too at some point. climb that?
GILBREATH: Yes.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: But – and I’m going to get into every little contradiction but wouldn’t you agree that a lot of his statements can be contradicted by the evidence either witnesses or just based on what he says himself? [/INDENT]
I know there’s a large community watch sign near the entrance, stating all suspicious persons will be reported or questioned, but does anyone know if Zimmerman had a community watch leader decal on his SUV.
I highly doubt it. If he did, it’s unlikely any of this would have happened.
At night? How is Martin supposed to read a bumper sticker? I doubt he could even read the license plate if the bulb was out.
Really? Is the community rural? No streetlights or house lights? None of the ambient light you usually find in a small city?
I find that hard to believe, even irresponsible considering the local crime problem.
You don’t understand. This is a private community with private lightning. The lights are more decorative than useful. You can see one in this picture.
http://nationalpostnews.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/142011144.jpg?w=620
I’m not sure if this would useful unless Zimmerman’s bumper was directly under one of these lights. Dont forget that the back area had no lighting at all except porch lights.
If they had a logo on the side of the SUV, that might be different.
It was light enough for Zimmerman to describe Martins clothes, estimate (correctly) his age and to observe details such as where his hands were and the button on his shirt.
Anyway, why would he have a decal or bumpersticker if the watch wasn’t part of an organization?
Given his general hesitation to pronounce his address to police dispatchers on the off-chance he might be overheard by people some distance away, I would be very surprised if he was in a hurry to put a [del]Vandalize Me[/del] Neighbourhood Watch decal on his vehicle.
Care to summarize that link, or do you have some sort of pay-per-click arrangement with The Conservative Treehouse?
His email is TheLastRefuge@Reagan.com He apparently noticed some serious problems with the Martin attorney Crumb's claims regarding the person allegedly on the other end of the call that night (if there was one). If this person is accurate, the defense attorney would likely have also noticed any problems. If the cellphone records have been around quite a while, and the times are Pacific time, has the State Prosecutor even checked the cellphone records?