Raiikun -> RE: The REAL discrimination in the Zimmerman case. (7/23/2013 5:51:23 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Kana quote:
ORIGINAL: DomKen quote:
ORIGINAL: Raiikun What George actually said is that he felt that Trayvon saw the gun (when we reenacted it, I felt the gun jutting against my leg, so we think that's how Trayvon became aware of it, though George of course would not have been able to tell in his position), and that he felt Trayvon reaching for it before pulling it and shooting. George said nothing about Trayvon continuing to bash his head after becoming aware of the gun. What George's Defense did at trial, was rightly focus on what would be more convincing to the jury, and in that regards, they had the photos of George's head and face that they put in the jury's face every chance they got. That was legal strategy by George's attorneys, which is an entirely separate thing from what George told the police. So once again, there is nothing about George's actual claims that would require anyone to have four arms, and still no proof of George attempting to deceive. Zimmerman made both claims, one during the interview and one during the walkthrough. So one or the other was a knowing lie or more likely both. Also if the defense made no claim about Martin bashing his head as the reason for killing Martin then the evidence on the head wounds would have been an attempt to confuse the jury with irrelevancies and that the defense is not allowed to do. Or,you know, he had his brains scrambled from being pounded into the pavement and was in shock at the whole deal. Look, victims frequently get details wrong, especially in cases where traumatic shit goes down. Doesn't mean they are/we lying. In fact, it's so common in rape cases that prosecutors frequently discuss it in opening statements, cut that sucker off at the pass before the defense can play with it. More importantly, the inconsistency that Ken is harping about, didn't actually exist. If it did actually exist, then you are also exactly on the nose. The two detectives that interviewed George both testified under oath that inconsistencies are normal, and that George's inconsistencies are minor, and not sufficient to raise suspicion of George's story. Having all of this time to analyze every single detail of what George said following a traumatic event, with a willingness to spin them to create things that he didn't actually say is hardly proof of deception on George's part.
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