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‘He’s On Skittles’: New Police Interview Raises Questions on George Zimmerman’s Story

Ever since the Trayvon Martin case hit the national spotlight, media sources have used any and all material possible to jump to conclusions as to the guilt or innocence of George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch captain who shot the eponymous teen. At first, it was incomprehensible to anyone that Zimmerman’s guilt could be questioned – after all, Martin looked so much younger, and weighed less, and was a model student in high school, and there were tapes showing Zimmerman talking about Martin’s race. How could you possibly question such an airtight case?

George Zimmermans Story Called Into Question by Sanford Police Interview Released to Press

Then it turned out that the photos of Martin were four years too old, that he had been taller than Zimmerman and probably more physically fit, that he’d been suspended multiple times for dodgy activities and that the tapes were doctored. The flimsiness of the evidence produced by the prosecution following Zimmerman’s arrest only heightened the problems with the case. Suddenly, Zimmerman was the victim of a race-obsessed media and should be released immediately.

George Zimmermans Story Called Into Question by Sanford Police Interview Released to Press

Actually, not so fast. The discovery process is still going. The trial hasn’t started yet. And there is genuinely troubling evidence. For instance, as part of the discovery process, one of the Sanford Police Department’s interviews with Zimmerman – in fact, the final one it conducted – was released today, and as the Washington Post’s Jonathan Capehart notes, it raises a lot of questions:

George Zimmerman has said repeatedly that he was fighting for his life the night he killed Trayvon Martin, an unarmed 17-year-old who was found with a can of iced tea and a bag of Skittles. He was punched in the nose. His head was slammed repeatedly into the sidewalk. His mouth and nose were covered by Martin. But when Zimmerman sat for his final interview with Sanford Police detectives Christopher Serino and Doris Singleton, he was confronted with a pesky perception. His injuries didn’t match the severity of the story he told.[...]

Zimmerman’s cuts and lacerations were “not really coinciding with being slammed hard into the ground,” Serino said. “Skull fractures usually happen with that. I’ve seen them all.” Later in the interview, the detective apparently showed Zimmerman a piece of paper or a photograph and noted, “Once again, these are your defensive wounds, which are essentially nonexistent. I’m looking for bruising and scrapings and I don’t see. . . . You fared pretty well, probably because you had long sleeves on. . .”[...]

“What do you think his motivation was? The kid had no violent background. No violent tendencies that we can find,” Serino said. “What made him snap? He’s not on drugs. Can you fill in that blank? . . . What do you think set him off?” Serino asked.

“I don’t know,” Zimmerman replied.[...]

Serino concludes this line of inquiry with an instantly memorable line. “I want to know, everybody wants to know, what set him off. He’s not on PCP. He’s not on anything. He’s on Skittles.”

You can listen to the interview here and decide for yourself whether this strains Zimmerman’s side of the story. From our perspective, this just shows that jumping to conclusions regarding this case is an invitation to look foolish.

Comments (170)

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  • laserblast92
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 8:54pm

    Is this the “Narc” cop interview that they complained about from the beginning?

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    • laserblast92
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 9:20pm

      Nope not him. Love the hidden mic interview with no legal representation…..

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    • rickc34
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 9:45pm

      marijuana was only drug found in face chewers system. this was on yahoo news, it was reported that marijuana was found in Martins system also, could there be a connection. I am started to lean towards Zimmerman’s innocence . Trayvon was not a little boy, the video of him in the store shows a good sized young man, that had trouble in school..what kind of trouble. he may not of been the saint his mother portrays him as. She knows the truth about her son. Zimmerman passed the lie detector so his story is true.

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    • kryptonite
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 10:08pm

      Too bad I can’t serve on the jury. I‘d shred Zimm’s story to sub-atomic pieces. This liar has done a lot of political harm to America; mostly to conservatives who bought into his lies, hook, line and sinker.

      When Zimm’s first court appearance was aired, I knew right away that his story didn’t add up. I’ve been sharing my analysis and conclusions here. Tonight, I will refer you to the article posted yesterday on the Blaze, where you can see what happens to a guy whose head has been slammed against the sidewalk. And mind you, THAT guy is a lot tougher, and full force was not used against him. Plus, judging from the audio tape and Zimm’s own words, his head was slammed on the concrete repeatedly — long enough to kill him or leave him in a coma, duh.

      I also want to say that early on, when you were all going Uzi because Martin had “jumped Zimm from behind,” I insisted that was not possible. Now we know straight from the horse’s mouth that Zimm had turned around and was facing Martin when he was punched. I hope decent Blazers come to their senses and stop standing up for this liar. Let his lawyers defend him if they can.

       
    • kryptonite
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 10:17pm

      @RICK
      Zimmerman passed the lie detector so his story is true.
      —-
      Rick, friend, you are misinformed. Polygraphs are not reliable. That lie has been fed to the general public for the longest time. Here are some notorious cases where the polygraph was inaccurate:
      http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/05/prweb3962564.htm

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    • kryptonite
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 10:24pm

      @INBLACK
      Kid’s like Trayvon kill people every day…
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      OK, but can we stick to the facts of this particular case. Please?

       
    • inblack
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 10:25pm

      @KRYPTONITE

      You are ridiculous. The cop was baiting George, trying to see if he would let on to some hole in his story, there is no hole in this story.

      Martin – a high school football player, criminal, drug user, suspended from school, living in a broken home, parents not married to begin with, thug. Only damage is sore knuckle and a bullet hole.

      George – married citizen, civic minded, spots a thug casing houses, broken nose, cuts on the back of the head, endless 911 evidence that he was the one trying to protect himself and his neighborhood.

      Open and close case. Martin deserved to die. His parents are at fault, society that makes excuses for a criminal, aggressive thug is at fault, and you are at fault.

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    • weknewbetter
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 11:01pm

      Look up the homemade drug called “lean”
      its made from cough syrup and Ice tea, and skittles are disolved into it.
      Its also made with watermelon juice from Arizona.

      there are tweets that he was on looking for harder substances to mix with this stuff.
      the boy was juiced up wth this stuff .

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    • CafeConservative
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 11:38pm

      I’ve hit my head in the past and momentarily felt as if I were about to pass out. No cuts, bruises, scraps, or bumps the next day. I think that the cop trying to put pressure on Zimmerman from the approach of “I’m not buying your story son” is a common ploy to see if the witness changes his story. Sometimes the cop will pretend to be compassionate ad other times dispassionate and then at others antagonistic if not outright abusive. It’s all to cause emotions in the witness and put them off their game and see if the story changes. Zimmerman’s has not.

      The only thing I’ve been able to fault Zimmerman for is the phone conversation with his wife where they seemed to be misrepresenting the money they had access to. While that alone disturbs the hell out of me and calls into question his honesty, his story has seemed consistent about what happened with Martin.

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    • Rob in Katy
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 11:58pm

      I have been threatened with death for looking at a mexican in passing before, granted he wasn’t a white-mexican, but some of these gangsta’s are pretty screwed up. maybe the zimm looked at him funny and it made the kid go all gangsta on him. it is possible the young feller just had a bad plan or just overestimated his inner gangsta.

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    • kryptonite
      Posted on June 28, 2012 at 12:09am

      You’re the joke, INBLACK. Martin a criminal? Zimm has a criminal record too — of physical violence, coincidentally. Now what exactly does being married have to do with guilt or innocence? Stalin was married and Mother Teresa was not. And how does being suspended from school or even stealing imply you like to murder? Many people do stupid things when they are 17. Maybe YOU never got into fights. Some men have low testosterone levels even at that age, when it peaks.

      Now in re the wounds: Zimm’s claim that his head was repeatedly slammed against the sidewalk does not match the level of injury he actually sustained. OTOH, a solid punch from a stronger guy who knocked him to the ground, could very well have given him a broken nose, two black eyes and the cuts to the back of his head. Furthermore, his motor and verbal functions were visibly unimpaired, which is atypical for someone whose head was allegedly pounded again and again into the concrete. Those are just some of the holes in Zimm’s story.

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    • kryptonite
      Posted on June 28, 2012 at 12:32am

      @CAFECONSERVATIVE
      I’ve hit my head in the past…
      —
      MAN, what’s wrong with you guys? I’ve hit my darn head too. So what. This is someone pounding your head again and again against the pavement. Zimm’s words, not mine. Geez!

      I suggest you watch all the videos where Zimm reenacts the events. He makes slight changes to his version of the story, depending on the officers’ questions and their responses to his answers. The guy ain’t stupid, that’s for sure.

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    • black9897
      Posted on June 28, 2012 at 12:43am

      @KRYPTONITE

      Actually, they are very reliable. As long as they are done by a trained person. It’s possible to beat one, but it’s very difficult. Most the time the person giving it can tell if you’re trying to beat it.

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    • cmonnow
      Posted on June 28, 2012 at 2:25am

      Inblack – you are a shame. You will actually put forth that Martin deserved to die ??

      That’s just completely foolish, ridiculous, and pitiful of you to argue.

      I hope that you live in a neighborhood with plenty of armed, ADHD idiot liars with histories of violence to keep you nice and safe. You deserve that.

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    • KoolAidDrinker
      Posted on June 28, 2012 at 6:08am

      The release of this interview is a red herring. It does not convince me of his guilt. the officer’s questions are so lame. How in the hell should Zimmerman know “What made him snap?’ “What set him off?” This cop is on a fishing adventure and he came home empty….

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    • HowardSternIsABigot
      Posted on June 28, 2012 at 6:16am

      krypand bloodtonite…you are dumber than encicommie. Even if you are right, which you are not, and trayvonn has every right to walk about, doesnt zimmy have that right also? in spite of every single “fact” released by the pResident about his son, holders injustice dept, all of them had every detail wrong. every single detail. It wasnt a helpless chillun tracked down and shot cuz he had on a hoody. remember that stupidtonite? They had trayvon calling for help as evil zimmy tracked him and executed him.. remember liar? shot jes cuz he be had a hoody. turns out trayvon could have avoided the whole thing by jes kepin on keepin on, buy no, he tried to kill zimmy for walking about his own neighborhood.. Take your crap elsewhere or at least stop being a racist.

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    • Texas Chris
      Posted on June 28, 2012 at 8:15am

      They “can’t find” Martin’s violent streak? The kid punched a bus driver weeks before being shot…

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    • kryptonite
      Posted on June 28, 2012 at 8:56am

      @BLACK
      Actually, they are very reliable. As long as they are done by a trained person.
      —
      Obviously you are aware that a lie detector cannot “detect lies,” per se. It’s a cat and mouse game. Here’s what the Committee to Review the Scientific Evidence on the Polygraph, National Research Council states:

      “In popular culture and media, the polygraph device is often represented as a magic mind-reading machine. These facts reflect the widespread mystique or belief that the polygraph test is a highly valid technique for detecting deception—despite the continuing lack of consensus in the scientific community about the validity of polygraph testing…. Polygraph testing may work, in part, because it capitalizes on the mystique that is common to lie-detection rituals in many societies.

      Important threats to construct validity [accuracy] for this theory come from the fact that the physiological correlates of psychological arousal vary considerably across individuals, from the lack of scientific evidence to support the claim that deception has a consistent psychological significance for all individuals, and from the fact that psychological arousal is associated with states other than deception. (CONT.)

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    • kryptonite
      Posted on June 28, 2012 at 9:02am

      @BLACK (CONT.)
      An indicator that is perfectly specific to deception is one that always shows negative when deception is absent (is positive only when deception is present). It produces no false positive results. The greater the proportion of truthful examinees who appear truthful on the test, the more specific the test. Thus, a test that shows positive when a truthful examinee is highly anxious because of a fear of being falsely accused is not specific to deception because it also indicates fear.”

      => “Most of the time the person giving it can tell if you’re trying to beat it”

      Most of the time? Well that’s very reassuring, especially since people are going to determine guilt or innocence based on whether the defendant passed or failed a polygraph.

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    • kryptonite
      Posted on June 28, 2012 at 9:10am

      @BLACK
      Sorry, I forgot to cite my source:
      http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=10420&page=R9

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    • kryptonite
      Posted on June 28, 2012 at 9:13am

      @HowardSternIsABigot
      You don’t provide facts, moron, just opinionated views and name-calling. Don‘t expect to be taken seriously if you can’t debate an issue properly.

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    • RavenGlenn
      Posted on June 28, 2012 at 9:51am

      @Kryp

      Zimmerman has a criminal record? You mean the one that the judge at the hearing threw out as completely and totally irrelevant? The one that he said wasn’t representative of any violent history? The one that the prosecution pushed hard to have counted against his bail and the judge didn’t bite at all, citing that it was pretty much a joke? The one where Zimmerman was young, drunk, and got a little mouthy with an alcohol enforcement officer?

      Such a dastardly criminal past! We should just go ahead an hang him.

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    • Clive
      Posted on June 28, 2012 at 11:11am

      treyvon had traces of marijuana (not likely to cause rage)
      george had prescription amphetamines and tranquilizers.

      do the math.

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    • kryptonite
      Posted on June 28, 2012 at 12:11pm

      @RAVENGLENN
      Zimmerman has a criminal record? The one where Zimmerman was young, drunk, and got a little mouthy with an alcohol enforcement officer? Such a dastardly criminal past! We should just go ahead an hang him.
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      Wow, look at what you just did, RAVEN. You cut Zimm some slack for attacking a law enforcement officer — not just verbally but physically BTW — when he was young and stupid, but Martin? Sccrew him; he doesn’t get special treatment. He had no right to punch a guy who was following him late at night and probably baited him. Justice is blind, ain’t it?

      You know why the charges against Zimm were dropped. His dad was a retired magistrate judge and he is a protected Dim minority. The evidence is right under your nose, but you don’t get it.

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    • gtcogic
      Posted on June 28, 2012 at 12:13pm

      @weknewbetter

      I did look it up. In fact, having a medical background I have first hand experience with people who are on this concoction. For starters, working backward, people on lean have very little cognitive function, and don‘t even have awareness for the most part of what’s around them. They drift off to a fantasy land of their own creation, and DO NOT act rationally. If Martin was on lean, he would not have even been aware of where he was, let alone travel to a convenience store, make a reasonable purchase, call his girlfriend and engage in a conversation on the phone, walk a clear path back toward his house, engage a person who is following him (he probably would not have even been aware he was being followed), and then engage in a confrontation where even Zimmerman stated there was a conversation prior to the fatal fight. Second, your biggest hole in your theory about lean is that the man ingredients of lean are codeine (prescription strength cough syrup or Robitussen DM), antihysthemine or dextromethorphan. The drugs are mixed in either Sprite or Mountain Dew because of the carbonation and several of the added ingredients (not found in Arizona Watermelon drink), and a candy such as Jolly Ranchers is added for sweetness. So if Trayvon was making lean, then where was the cough syrup? Codeine and antihysthemine drugs are not quickly lost in the blood stream, and would have been found in the autopsy. So try another theory that’s not so obviously racist.

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    • addie
      Posted on June 28, 2012 at 10:45pm

      I wonder what the bus driver did to incite Martin to punch him too? This wasn’t the punk, Martin’s first go round. What about Martin’s photo with his punk azz flipping off the camera. The kid was a punk and didn’t like someone following him so he decided to beat on Zimmerman. He found out that day he picked on the wrong person!

      Also Florida Stand you ground law DOES NOT make you prove you were in fear of your life, it does not even require you to meet force with force. It SPECIFICALLY states you have a RIGHT TO PROTECT YOURSELF BY USING DEADLY FORCE when protecting yourself or OTHERS.

      The burden of proof is NOT on Zimmerman to prove he was in fear of his life. The burden is on the police to prove beyond a doubt that Martin never touched Zimmerman at all. Hardly the case!

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  • RightPolitically
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 8:54pm

    If in deed Martin was bigger and stronger than Zimmerman as it appears he was, why would Zimmerman try to take him on, unless of course he had the gun drawn ahead of the supposed tussle?

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    • Cavallo
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 9:16pm

      According to Zimmerman, he didn’t. He was just following him so he could tell the cops where he went. When he lost sight of him he headed back towards his vehicle. Martin circled back to confront Zimmerman. This druggie thug then attacked him, because this Hispanic looking dude apprently disrespected him by following him.

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    • RightPolitically
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 9:22pm

      @CAVALLO: I believe you’re correct!

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    • FFTyranny
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 9:26pm

      @RightPolitically

      Who said Zimmerman tried to take him on? Why would you assume Zimmerman was the aggressor first?

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    • kryptonite
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 10:46pm

      @RIGHTPOLITICALLY
      If in deed Martin was bigger and stronger than Zimmerman as it appears he was, why would Zimmerman try to take him on…
      —–
      Well, for starters because he had a gun. But you have to realize that men kill or get killed every day because they make bad decisions based on impulse. Besides, Zimm is a confrontational guy. He’s a neighborhood watch volunteer because he enjoys that line of work.

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    • Thescorcher
      Posted on June 28, 2012 at 8:34am

      @ Cavallo I bet he thought Zimmerman was going to rob him because hes Hispanic and circled around. Isn’t it Ironic? Oh wait zimmerman is white because his last name isn’t Hispanic. Easier to call him a racist too.

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    • MIBUGNU2
      Posted on June 28, 2012 at 3:47pm

      WHAT IN HELL EVER HAPPENED TO “Your Day In Court” ???
      George Zimmerman has been TRIED and CONVICTED by the
      MEDIA, Members of the House, POTUS, NBP’s, CBC, State
      of Florida, scores of Hollyweirds including, of all people Mike Tyson
      and the WEASEL’S al sharpton, frederica wilson, hank johnson …
      You might notice that all these LAW ABIDING CITIZENS are LIBERALS.
      PROTECTORS OF THE PEOPLE……GOOD GAWD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
      WE NEED TO BRING BACK SANITY TO AMERICA..
      DUMP THIS UNAMERICAN ADMINISTRATION ……HAD ENOUGH !!

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  • 82fdny
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 8:54pm

    He was on Skittles. When combined with fruit drinks (his watermelon Arizona) and cough medicine it’s called “lean”. It gets you a drunk high very fast. Trayvon spoke about it on Facebook and twitter. But msm won’t talk about it

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  • barber2
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 8:53pm

    Why are you still using that photo of Trayvon as a youngster ? The way the media played with the photos of both young Trayvon and old / in- trouble Zimmerman made me doubt this entire mess from day one….especially when the NBPP was involved in organizing this Zimmerman “prosecution , ” Florida being a swing state, the overuse of the Race Card being the history of the Obama Administration, the dedication of the Holder/ Left to undo gun rights laws and the Stand Your Ground Laws , and the fact that an election campaign is being conducted by the Campaigner-In-Chief ….. this thing smells of taint and bias … and a Fast and Furious – Crisis / Union Democrat Mentality Campaign Committee …..

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  • raybojabo
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 8:51pm

    This Martin punk had dope in his system just like the Florida Zombie. Knowing what we know now, Martin was a zombie. He was trying to crack Zimmermans head open like an egg so he could eat his brains Thank God Zimmerman had a gun to defend himself…

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    • Verceofreason
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 9:14pm

      Keep your day job – if you have one.

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    • cmonnow
      Posted on June 28, 2012 at 1:53am

      thank you for helping to confirm that right-wingnuts have no capacity to reason.

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    • Kisses6350
      Posted on June 28, 2012 at 6:44am

      kniws where “Dumb for no dayum reasonzzzzzz’ originated! ***Smriks***

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  • shirtsbyeric
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 8:47pm

    Fists are deadly weapons. Just ask the dead child molester in Texas.

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    • progressiveslayer
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 8:55pm

      A pedophiles face transformed to look like hamburger is a beautiful thing and all pedophiles should be executed.

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    • kegbuna
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 9:17pm

      Being a progressive, it is delightful to hear that I would be side by side with a progesterone slayer in the pursuit of ridding this world of pedophiles.

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    • progressiveslayer
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 9:33pm

      KEG Your passive aggressive attitude is duly noted you tool.

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  • Wringeaux
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 8:46pm

    Trayvon was not carrying iced tea. He had Arizona Watermelon Fruit Juice Cocktail and Skittles. This is two out of three Ingredients needed to make a street drug called “lean”. It’s easy to look up. Google this: ( arizona watermelon and )
    http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/06/what_the_media_choose_not_to_know_about_trayvon.html

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    • barber2
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 8:54pm

      very interesting..

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    • RaydocX
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 9:05pm

      Great breakdown and presentations of fact and reasoned extrapolation, without pretending the latter is the former! Thanks.

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    • progressiveslayer
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 9:12pm

      A black kid doing drugs? The media wouldn’t consider reporting that, hate to have the truth come out. It’s much more plausible that Trayvon was as pure as the driven snow,that’s the BS they pushed anyway.

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    • Verceofreason
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 9:15pm

      Take your meds.

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    • theblazerunner
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 9:27pm

      purple lurple,mclean,juice,is known by many names

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    • theperfectone777
      Posted on June 28, 2012 at 12:04am

      thats a sugar high.if you are trying to make a case out of that.they will laugh you out of court.then they had better go lock up every kid that goes to the ice cream truck in america or who drinks kool aid

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    • cmonnow
      Posted on June 28, 2012 at 2:28am

      progressiveslayer – would you suggest that white kids don’t do drugs. you ever been to Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia to witness all the whites who abuse drugs ?? get over it.

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    • progressiveslayer
      Posted on June 28, 2012 at 7:56am

      CMONNOW You’re making an assumption and you know what they say about making assumptions.

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  • chips1
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 8:46pm

    Serino is a hit man for the prosecuters office. Every department has one and their goal is to twist everything to make the prosecuter happy. The decision has already been made. The only thing left is to justify that decision. Corrupt supervisors are now in place. This isn’t just now happening. It’s been going on for 30 years. Getting rid of the honest officers and politicians is easy. We the People are screwed.

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    • laserblast92
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 9:32pm

      Didn‘t read him his Miranda rights on the audio from the hidden microphone and didn’t notify him he was being recorded, not admissible in court. If they try to use it, it will be a mistrial.

      But they made sure to release to the court of public opinion.

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    • cmonnow
      Posted on June 28, 2012 at 2:31am

      CHIPS1 – I assume that you would prefer police who believe anything anybody tells them and don’t make any effort to get to the bottom of stories that are told.

      Are you seriously questioning the integrity of this officer’s questioning? He is doing his job. That is his role. His superiors may have rubber-stamped the bs – but he didn’t.

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    • Ramv36
      Posted on June 28, 2012 at 7:09am

      @cmonnow

      Well, if he wasn’t Mirandized and was recorded without his express consent, a crime under Florida’s two-party consent law, then this interview is no more admissible in court as evidence than a casual conversation. It’s hearsay, and any judge with integrity will summarily toss it.

      In your comment you say this cop was just doing his job. If wasting time collecting material useless as evidence and flaunting state statute in the process is his job, then congrats to him, and what the hell is wrong with you?

      I wanted to be a police officer once, pursued it for a while…until I was told by several officers I knew that I should give it up, I was too honest to be a cop, no one would want to work with me. That revelation severely damaged their reputation in my mind.

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  • JUSTANOTHEROPINION
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 8:45pm

    This is a case of if you weren‘t there you don’t know one way or another when it comes to guilt or inocence. So if we want true justice in this case we need to let the court system do it’s job before coming to unfounded conclusions. I’m sure there is a lot more to this case than has been either disclosed to the public or has been discovered.

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  • laserblast92
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 8:42pm

    Mytheos Holt…did you take the 44 minutes of time to listen to the audio or did you copy and paste?

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  • RaydocX
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 8:41pm

    This biased crap angers me… When it is employed (effectively) by cops to the detriment of minorities, ‘intuition’, ‘feelings’, and profiling are grounds for termination or punishment.

    But have an investigator doubt Zimmerman’s (repeated and witness supported) testimony when it is convenient for the MSM and their handlers, and we can ignore empiric objective testing like, say repeated lie detector results.

    Sorry, lefties and race gaiters, you can‘t pick and choose when to let cops ’gut instinct’ be adequate reason to convict a man… In fact, cops know their gut isn’t always right, but they should be allowed to let it impact the process… Just not serve as damning evidence in the face of opposing FACTS.

    And before you claim that he ‘beat the machine’ stop and read what it takes to do that… Sorry, that dog won’t hunt.

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    • cmonnow
      Posted on June 28, 2012 at 2:40am

      RaydocX – it is an investigator’s job to doubt what people tell them. Are you a complete fool ?

      Most reasonable people on the left and right have no problem with an investigator asking tough questions of people who are possible suspects.

      As the detective said, Zimmerman killed a child. He is a coward and an incompetent with an excuse for everything.

      You may idolize Zimmerman, but this cop obviously has no respect for the Barney Fife bs of Zimmerman.

      Zimmerman pulled a trigger and killed a person when there was absolutely no good reason.

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  • The-Monk
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 8:40pm

    In the interview the Cop bounces Zimmerman all over the place with the questioning and says Trayvon Martin was probably going to be in Aeronautics. ?????

    No Attorney…. no interview. Geez.

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  • Freebird
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 8:39pm

    The police detective is a medical expert when it comes to what injuries should be present after a person has their head slammed into the sidewalk.Comes from years of personal experience as a beat cop.

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    • Verceofreason
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 9:18pm

      You are really confusing these racist dolts.
      Zimmy was high on his meds and adrenalin.
      He also has problems with authority figures -no 911 operator be tellin‘ ’da man’ what not to do.

      Maybe he and Shellie can share a cell?

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    • Freebird
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 9:28pm

      Sorry about that,forgot to turn on the sarcasm light.I just figured anyone with half a brain would have figured that out with the words “beat cop.”

      Didn’t mean to confuse the idiots.

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  • momrules
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 8:38pm

    Sorry, I don‘t think the Detective’s musing in any way negates Zimmerman’s statement. I still think Z is an innocent man caught in a terrible situation.

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    • NHwinter
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 8:54pm

      I agree. Maybe they should ask what motives Zimmerman could possible have to kill someone and end up in the situation he is in now other than protecting his own life. He was doing a civic duty and nothing more. Trying to help his community. Gosh, I’m sick of this. It should never have gone this far except for Sharpton and JJ stirring up trouble as they always do.

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  • PsychGen
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 8:37pm

    ““What do you think his motivation was? The kid had no violent background. No violent tendencies that we can find,” Serino said. “What made him snap? He’s not on drugs. Can you fill in that blank? . . . What do you think set him off?” Serino asked.”

    These questions would be objected to in a court room as they call for speculation on the part of the ‘witness’.

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  • JQCitizen
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 8:37pm

    Can SOMEBODY, SOMEWHERE find a picture of Trayvon Martin where he is not 12 YEARS OLD?

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  • progressiveslayer
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 8:33pm

    Zimmerman shouldn’t have agreed to the interrogation without his attorney present who would have instructed Zimmerman not to talk to the police.I know the police say the same thing,we’re just here to help you tell your side of the story,no you’re trying to put the suspect in prison,you‘re not his friend and you’re not his mother.Some naive or uneducated kid will buy that line that you’re just trying to help and talk themselves into prison.

    You find yourself being interrogated by the police,shut your mouth and let your attorney do the talking,unless of course you believe the BS that the cop is your friend and just wants to help you.

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    • FedUpWithLibs
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 8:43pm

      If you’re a gangster or thug though, like Trayvon for example, tell the cops everything. They will not hold it against you. You probably don’t even need an attorney. They might even let you go if you confess. Don’t worry about you Miranda.

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    • Cavallo
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 8:52pm

      Not having a lawyer present is a mistake many innocent (including poor black men) men make because they think that because they are innocent they don’t need a lawyer. Lawyers are for guilty people. Don’t talk to the cops, even if you are innocent.
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wXkI4t7nuc&feature=my_liked_videos&list=LL09UGe-ax1XGV_dTk_pzJbA
      This is an excellent video lecture that includes advice also from a veteran police detective on why not to talk to the cops.

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    • cmonnow
      Posted on June 28, 2012 at 2:43am

      FedUpWithLibs – if you are a “gansta” police will let you go ?? what on Earth are you talking about ?? You right-wingnuts are experts in one thing – convincing yourselves of non-realities. Go take a look at what segment of our population is in our prisons and come back and tell us how police let gangstas go..

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    • progressiveslayer
      Posted on June 28, 2012 at 8:27am

      CMONNOW Blacks make up 12% of the U.S population and 80% of the U.S prison population, even a simpleton lib like you can figure out the problem here.

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  • The-Monk
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 8:31pm

    “He’s on Skittles.”

    I don’t remember reading anywhere that the bag of Skittles were open. I seem to remember that Trayvon went to the store to buy Skittles for younger brother or nephew.

    Did anyone listen to the interview? It’s very, very strange. There’s a link in the article.

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    • laserblast92
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 8:43pm

      The cop said that, not Zimmerman

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 9:03pm

      @laserblast92

      Yes I know that. I copied and pasted it from the article.

      But thanks for the heads up if you thought I had that wrong.

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  • Eaglesnest
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 8:29pm

    From the violent and disrespectful postings online, the fight club video of him fighting, his embarcing and glorification of the thug culture, his gold grill, the obscene gestures tell me that he was much more of a hood and had a completely different persona than we were led to believe and maybe even than his parents realized. It does not surprise me that Martin attacked Zimmerman first, these cops did not have all this evidence at the time.

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  • Redd
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 8:28pm

    check the 7-11 video and check what skittles and watermelon juice is used for. The gold teethed teenager was a thug etc, nothing to see in this interview.

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  • Beckaj
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 8:27pm

    Sorry, off topic, but I can’t believe there is an ad to donate to Elizabeth Warren. Cracks me up.

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    • Popp40
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 8:46pm

      I noticed that as well….I thought it was a joke at first.

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  • trinklefinder
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 8:26pm

    reasonable doubt….i have it right. i would rather let a guilty man go free then to ever convict an innocent man.

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  • mikenleeds
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 8:19pm

    the kid was a teen aged thug that messed with the wrong guy

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  • poorrichardsnews
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 8:11pm

    But Trayvon did indeed have drugs in his system: http://bit.ly/Ovyd6g
    And he DID have a violent past and was a member of a “fight club”: http://bit.ly/MqPuwX

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    • trinklefinder
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 8:27pm

      who doesn’t have pot in their system at that age. pot is nothing, it should be legalized.

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    • trinklefinder
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 8:35pm

      also, 7.3 and 1.5 ng/mL is practically nothing. our agency’s cut off level is 20ng/mL. seriously, this kid was not smoking dope regularly.

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    • barber2
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 8:57pm

      TWINKLE: oh, that’s just great… so “ pot is being smoked daily ” by these kids…no wonder the young still like Obama AND our society is going to hell… sure explains a lot of what is going on..none of which is good…

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    • poorrichardsnews
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 9:00pm

      It doesn’t matter if it was pot and just a small dose of it. The police officer questioning zimmerman said “he wasn’t on drugs.” The truth is that he was.

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    • trinklefinder
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 11:51pm

      look, my point is people who are thugs are not thugs because they smoke dope. when i was 16 i knew i was a republican, but i was also a huge pot head….then coke head….then alcoholic (still workin on that last one) was i thug? no, lazy yes, a thug no. this kid is the way he is because of poor parenting, our thug-life driven pop culture and likely a lack of a God centered life. if you saw the kids (and by kids i mean 20 somethings) who come through our agency because their biggest problem in life is they got busted with a little pot…its ridiculous what they are required to do. most of them hold jobs in construction and are not makin an arm and a leg…if they wanna smoke a little pot after they get home from workin their ass off all day as a laborer then why the hell shouldnt they be able to?!

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    • theperfectone777
      Posted on June 28, 2012 at 1:14am

      you are right.look at the thousand that die from legal drugs like cigarettes,alcohol,xana percosetts.one guy i met his wife told him its pecosettesr or me.he was up to six humdred dollars a week in percocettes. but all of these are legal

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    • Steelheadisadouche
      Posted on June 28, 2012 at 8:17am

      Tinkle watcher
      Can we agree that kids should be doing coke and heroin in the 6th grade to acclimate them and just get it over with since it is a done deal and no biggie? Dude, speed balling should be done before the 9th grade, cause it’s no real big deal. Let them snort xanax off some chicks belly in the locker room, to fit in better. Sure, uh huh. Lets let them drive to, maybe let them own long guns but hold off on the hand guns until 16 or so? Wait, 16 is now the 5th grade right?
      Home school and keep your kids away from the this system on display.

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  • All American American
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 8:09pm

    Yet cops beat folks daily for the crime of—walking with a concealed weapon while being a concealed carry weapon permit holder. Or for driving a motorcycle with a helmet cam. Sorry, someone slamming me into the ground will be met with deadly force.

    The only difference between George Zimmerman and this cop is it probably would’ve taken the cop about 18 rounds to down Trayvon.

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