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Zimmerman and Ketman
The most interesting question at this point in the Trayvon Martin case may be who believes the Party line and why.
As for the incident itself, after the case became the latest and noisiest cause célèbre of the left, the police released seven 911 tapes on March 16, and then disclosed further details from their investigation to the Orlando Sentinel on March 26. All are a couple of clicks away, and until the Seminole County Grand Jury convenes on April 10, or the special prosecutor files charges, which may happen earlier, any account of what happened has to be based on what the tapes disclose.
Of the 911 calls, only two are from actual eyewitnesses: a man identified as “John,” who later spoke with the Orlando Sentinel and the local Fox station, and George Zimmerman.
“John” told police that he saw two men on the ground, fig
hting. The one on top, beating the one underneath, was Trayvon Martin. George Zimmerman, in a red sweater, was yelling “Help, help!” You can hear his screams on other 911 tapes. A tape was played for Martin’s father, and he confirmed that the voice crying for help was not his son’s. Read More…
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Posted on April 3, 2012 at 3:45 pm in Political Commentary | RSS feed