Once again Tom Maguire does what the media is too lazy to do. He has carefully mapped the routes reportedly taken by Zimmerman and Martin, compared the various accounts of what happened and to a careful reader it appears that Trayvon’s family lawyer is handing the press rather fanciful versions of what went down. Here’s an example of his careful reconstruction of the events:
Here is Trayvon Martin’s father recreating the police version of Zimmerman’s alibi told to him a few days after the killing. Unless he had notes I wonder how much detail he was taking on, since he had to be shaken up. Regardless, the police told a tale of two encounters:
According to Tracy Martin, the Sanford, Fla., detective recounted this sequence of events: Trayvon Martin walked up to Zimmerman’s vehicle and asked why he was following him. Zimmerman denied following the youth and rolled up the car window. Minutes after Trayvon walked away, Zimmerman got out of his vehicle.
Surely that would be on the 911 tape where Zimmerman says Martin is “checking me out”? But I don’t hear it. Mute button, bad audio, BS? Why would Zimmerman make that up – he had to know he had been calling 911? Oh, well, head trauma, PTSD. Or, why would the cops make that up – to get dad to back down? How’s that working?
Then came the second encounter, according to Tracy Martin’s recollection of the detective’s account. Trayvon Martin appeared from behind a building in Zimmerman’s gated community, approached him and demanded, “What’s your problem, homie?”
When Zimmerman replied that he didn’t have a problem, Martin said, “You do now.” The unarmed teenager hit Zimmerman, knocked him to the ground, pinned him down and told him to “shut the [expletive] up.”
During the beating, Zimmerman pulled his gun and fired one shot at close range into Martin’s chest. “You got me,” the teenager said, falling backward.
“You got me”? They lost me. Save it for the screenplay.
Clarice Feldman – Thanks for the link. BTW Did you see Peter Wehner over at Commentary Contentions today? He says he doesn’t know what happened, but he’s sure Trayvon Martin didn’t deserve to dies. See my comment there about that.
OK–No one is a more careful forensic media reader than Maguire.
Clarice Feldman – I typed out Tom Maguire’s piece and I have read it several times (thick skull I guess). What strikes me more than before is that Martin was several steps from his father’s girlfriend’s home. After he and Zimmerman became separated, he could have simply ducked into the home and avoided any further contact with Zimmerman. The fact that he went back to confront Zimmerman and then punched him, seems to me prima fascia evidence that Martin was the aggressor and Zimmerman the defender.
“The fact that he went back to confront Zimmerman and then punched him, seems to me prima fascia evidence that Martin was the aggressor and Zimmerman the defender.”
I gather that this is probably the theory the police embraced. Wonder though whether or not it will hold up. Pressure is on to hang something on Zimmerman, as nobody wants riots. Such is what set OJ Simpson free.
Maguire’s account was very interesting but don’t understand why he put in “f**king [unintellibible]. I have listened carefully to the 911 recording several times & it’s pretty clear to me that he whispered “f**king coons” (I do have very good hearing though & a former medical transcriptionist, so my ears decipher muttering pretty well). It will be interesting when the full report comes out from the grand jury investigation.
I don’t get it…if this article isn’t arguing a side the least it could do is be objective and give all the facts. Actually that’s the only way to argue either side and the side saying Zimmerman’s going to jail is almost overwhelming. Arrest that man immediately so he can be tried by a jury of his peers!