: Zimmerman's lawyers leaked a pic to ABC News.
A new photograph obtained exclusively by ABC News showing the bloodied back of George Zimmerman's head, which was taken three minutes after he shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, gives possible credence to his claim that Martin had bashed his head against the concrete as he fought for his life.Zimmerman was also released on $150,000 bail as he awaits trial for the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.
The revelation comes as his attorney and prosecutors prepare for Zimmerman's bail hearing today, which could result in his being released from jail. Zimmerman, 28, is being held on charges of second-degree murder for the Feb. 26 shooting of Martin, which could carry a life sentence if he is convicted.
The exclusive image shows blood trickling down the back of George Zimmerman's head from two small cuts. It also shows a possible contusion forming on the crown of his head. The original police report that night notes that the back of Zimmerman's head was wet, and that he was bleeding from the nose and head.
Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester set several conditions Friday for Zimmerman’s release. He cannot have any firearms, drink alcohol or use drugs and must observe a curfew. The judge says details need to be worked out between Zimmerman’s attorney and law enforcement, and that Zimmerman will not be released Friday.
I call ***. IF you get in a fight... and your head is bleeding, at some point, before the police got there, or while they were in route, he would have put his hand back there to feel the blood. It's instnictual...No smudge. Blood just stopped running? No wipes? HE refused treatment... The ambulance ain't even dab that bish with some gauze to see the severity? SUPER SUSPECT!
So only Zimmerman was allowed to protect himself? He follows this kid, gets out of his car (where he is "safe"), approaches this kid, and Trayvon is supposed to just allow this man to attack him? What about his rights, men are supposed to *** fight to protect themselves anyway. A gun *** have ever entered the equation
don't Believe this is real, Esau can make up anything to protect this man......................This is Esau's son & they will do anything for him.............................this Devil is probably *** a jail with carryout food & cable TV.....................U know there is no way they would put him in with the rest of the population...................his daddy has too much power.....................but by the way............................what happen to U guys BLACK JESUS OBAMA?......................OH! thats right! being the president of United State seems to have no pull what so ever, ha! Hammite proves he's not your ppl.
IF this is true which I don't believe it is, Zimmerman still followed and attacked Trayvon..period. Secondly, Trayvon's mom needs to keep her mouth ***. I've had it. She keeps saying that all she wanted was an arrest and it was an accident. Well they will release this mofo and that's all you'll get. Keep her and the father off camera and get some competent and articulate lawyers. Good grief!
p.s. Zimmerman! You are a *** peice of *** coward in every way! Even if Trayvon whipped your ***, he wasn't messing with you from the start. You have no right to follow and harass someone until it brews into a fight. Maybe you loss the fight that you started and you think that justifies you *** him. I believe Zimmerman said to himself, no matter what I'm going to have my way because I have this gun. I think everyone can feel that!
The judge or jury won't ignore or go against the police officers original written report in which they stated Trayvon Martins murder an Unjustifyable Homicide! The police video doesn't lie Zimmmerman was not injured, the police also stated that no medical transport was needed for him at the scene and if he had been bleeding like that he would have been treated first by ambulance before going to jail. The medical examiner already publicly stated that Trayvon Martins body and clothing had NO signs of him being in a struggle. This picture of the back of any random persons head is staged.... I hope this guy doesn't bond out today,because that's the direction in which it seems to be heading somethings very wrong with the way this whole scene is playing out. Justice for Trayvon!
The FACT of the matter is :: THE POLICE TOLD ZIMMERMAN "NOT" TO FOLLOW MARTIN - HE CHOSE TO FOLLOW/HARASS MARTIN ANYWAY. WHICH MEANS, HE PUT HIMSELF IN THAT POSITION. WHY DID HE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW MARTIN EVEN AFTER THE POLICE TOLD HIM NOT TO ?? HAD HE FOLLOWED THE OFFICER'S COMMAND AND NOT FOLLOWED MARTIN, THEN MARTIN WOULDNT HAVE FELT THE NEED TO 'DEFEND' HIMSELF AND THIS WHOOOOLE SITUATION MAY NOT HAVE OCCURRED. ZIMMERMAN PUT HIMSELF IN THIS POSITION FROM THE START. IF YOU ARE FOLLOWING SOMEONE LOOKING FOR TROUBLE, THEN MORE THAN LIKELY THAT IS WHAT YOU'RE GONNA GET ! IF HE REALLY WAS BLOODY AS THESE PICS REFLECT THEN I'M SURE MARTIN WAS DEFENDING HIMSELF.
What, no photo of the nosebleed? Anyway, the fight should have been over once dude pulled out the gun. This dude still should do time bloody head or not. All this might prove is that he was getting his twenty eight year old *** kicked by a seventeen year old kid in a fare fight. This dude left the house with a gun along with the intent to do harm.
@ knockout says :: Y'all are some *** fools. I didn't realize the entire black nation witness what happen. Let all the facts come out before u form an opinion. RIP Trayvon!! ............................. No the entire black nation did NOT witness what happened, but there is quite a bit of 'evidence' {audio, 911 tapes, police report & pics/video} for a sane person with common sense to see what MAY HAVE OCCURRED. You're absolutely correct in regards to allowing ALL of the facts to come out, however, just because we have opinions about this situation does not make us '*** fools'.
They set this fools bond at $150,000. Martin's attorneys need to regroup and come with a stronger case against Zimmerman. They had Zimmerman on the stand and didn't question him well enough in my opinion. I know they have more evidence to present but d.amn come with some heat. The judge should have set his bond at $1million. SMH.
ALL THIS SHOWS IS THAT TRAYVON FOUGHT FOR HIS LIFE. Zimmerman was the one following him after he was told by Police Dispatchers not to, he was the one who got out of his car with a loaded gun to approach the kid and he was the one who *** him. Trayvon had every right to defend himself....white black chinese spanish...it doesn't matter. The fact remains that he murdered the kid in cold blood and the Police did not perform the PROPER investigation, so now they are trying to cover their ***. Zimmerman has the Police on his side now because they want to cover up the fact that they BOTCHED crucial evidence.
Stormzoee I agree with you 1000%... the parents need to step back and *** up... then they need a lawyer who has command of the english language because this guy is a dummy... these photos are faked, period, point blank... it's been photoshopped so much it's not funny... and why show wounds to the back of the head when a frontal photo of a broken nose and all the blood that would produce, plus show the so-called victims face and there would be no question... all the mother wanted was an arrest... well that's all you got... don't do a, "can't we all just get along speech," when you have a world platform...stop asking for peace... be angry and show it...but instead they go on Geraldo Riveras show and do an interview and accept that LAME apology from him... this has stopped being about a murdered, un-armed teen, and has *** to if *** zimmerman is being mistreated...
Stand-your-ground laws are frequently criticized and called "*** first" laws by critics, including the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.[40] In Florida, the law has resulted in self-defense claims tripling, with all but one of those killed unarmed.[41][40] The law's critics argue that Florida's law makes it very difficult to prosecute cases against people who *** others and then claim self-defense. The *** can argue they felt threatened, and in most cases, the only witness who could have argued otherwise is the victim who was *** and killed. The Florida law has been used to excuse neighborhood brawls, bar fights, road rage, and even street gang violence.[40] Before passage of the law, Miami police chief John F. Timoney called the law unnecessary and dangerous in that "[w]hether it's trick-or-treaters or kids playing in the yard of someone who doesn't want them there or some drunk guy stumbling into the wrong house, you're encouraging people to possibly use deadly physical force where it *** be used."[42][43]
F@ck Florida and their stupid laws.
I'm going to go ahead and co-sign the fact that the family's lawyer is not very articulate. In this country, White people gauge intelligence by the ability to speak THEIR language...EXACTLY the way they speak it. Same inflection. Same tone. Everything. The family needs to speak to THEM because that is who will be making decisions in this case. THis is like getting a lawyer with a heavy Spanish accent.
@onlyloveblackpeople
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Trayvon deserved to die like an animal Rot in hell you little ape FREE ZIMMERMAN NOW ! ! ! ! !
I have a right to kill anyone who tries to kill me.
Black Panters ( little *** I dare any of them to come to my house ..oh sorry no *** allowed in my area ) put out a bounty on zimmerman and you apes dont do anything ???
Trayvon was a little boy fighting for his life against this grown *** brute...he'd better be grateful that he's still alive. I was attacked by a man once, and he took a half brick to the side of his head--and he's alive because I didn't finish him off. Martin had every right to fear and fight for his life, so any wounds he caused to Zimmerman are excusable. That psychopath stalked then *** the target he was preying on at the moment; he has a history of violence, even against authorities--repeat offender. He's the punk-kid of a retired judge who's doing everything in his power to get his son off, and utilizing his corrupt connects within the system. I agree with previous comments that said Trayvon's parents need to step back and cease commenting, because they're in for a tough fight against corrupt city officials working in cahoots. Leave it in God's hands where it is best handled, and pray that He continues to guide the defense in this case. Zimmerman knows what he did, and he should prepare himself for the consequences. He murdered somebody, and it could have been prevented if he'd just let 911 do their jobs. Then again, according to news reports, the police are corrupt. There's another story out of Sanford where a homeless black man was beaten by the son of a lieutenant--the cops arrived and put the kid (named Justin Collison) into the cruiser and took off, leaving the homeless guy bleeding on the ground. Witnesses were the ones who called for an ambulance, not the cops...again, thank God for 911 recorded evidence.
I wish everyone would quit acting like this boy Trayvon was an innocent little kid...he was a wanna be thug...too much rap music had him thinking he was a thug. Reports came out after he died showing the real side of this "innocent" kid. Black people PLEASE..educate yourselves before you post ignorant comments..got ***!!!!!!
THIS IS *** ***!!!!! WHERE WAS THE BLOOD IN THE POLICE VIDEO WHEN HE ARRIVED AT THE POLICE STATION?????? SO ALL OF A SUDDEN THIS *** HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOMETIME NOW WHY ARE THE PICS JUST NOW SURFACING?? THESE ARE EITHER PHOTO SHOPPED OR SOMETHING!! IF ZIMMERMAN DOESN'T FACE JAIL TIME THIS WILL BE REALLY *** UP & *** IS GOING TO GET VERY UGLY.. ONE WAY OR THE OTHER ZIMMERMAN WILL GET HIS...... RIP TRAYVON YOU WILL GET JUSTICE ONE DAY!!!
Zimmerman initiated the encounter because martin looked "suspicious" i.e zim is a racist that thinks all blacks are criminals, even tho even he's a "brown" man himself. 911 operator told him not to follow martin, zim did not comply and used unnecessary lethal force, he needs to serve time for his crime.
Many people don't know that Zimmerman was following him in a car, I asked the question why Zimmerman got out of the car in the first place. He could have drove off, locked his door, or showed his gun from the window. He getting out of the car to confront TM is proof that TM was defending himself and TM screaming for help also hurts his case.
@pamw4: No need to call me a bish. You're proving yourself to be ignorant and confrontational which is what white people expect from us. Yes, Trayvon's mother can keep right on talking. She has freedom of speech. But she is already losing support in the Black community because of her ridiculous statements. If she's not going to fight for her son and only wants an arrest...so be it. My peeps are alive and breathing. This ain't my fight.
this photo means nothing to me the bottom line is when the cops told zimmerman not to follow trayvon he did causing a confrontation with him he profiled him because he was blk if he would of followed the officers demands not to follow trayvon he would be alive to day and this would not be and issue and he pulled his gun out when trayvon martin had skittles and an ice tea stand your ground yeah right !!!!!!!!!!! justice will be served god willing
One last thing. The bond is $150,000 which means his retired judge father only needs to pay $15,000. I can already tell you this man will not serve a day in jail for this crime. It's sad but it's true. There are too many rich white people who have his back. The arrest was just for show and according to the mom...that's all she wanted. I'm done.
@MZ FRANKI.COM - it doesn't matter if he had 10 cuts on the back of his head - according to the law "stand your ground" when Zimmerman was told not to follow Trayvon and he continued - the law was no longer applicable to Zimmerman but to Trayvon - so if he busted his head all the way open - according to that law and laws cross the United States - you have a right to protect yourself. If a man is pointing a gun at you and you know he's going to *** then you better fight to save yourself. That's called the right to self defense.
There is no way in the world that this man should get off. There is absolutely no way in the world this man - should have been let out on bail - he pursued and killed an unarmed teen.
@Thisyag and MsCommunication, he sure did. Zimmerman lied from the beginning. He's not gonna stop now, he's just getting started.
Stormzoee, I can call you what I want to call you. And when did you become Black? That pic of you with that cat from back in the day.... WHITE! Is your cat still walking on the keyboard, with your nutty ***! And as far as YOUR PEEPS, who in THEE HELL cares besides you???? Chick, you were born a ***, as well as die as one well. Hey, it's what's written. FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND JUSTICE FOR TRAYVON!
No such thing as reverse racism - MsCommunication - black people don't economically deprive you, nor do they hate you because they feel superior to you. Black people are angry at white people for the things we've suffered over the years at the hand of white people. Do not confuse anger for racism. If we were doing the things mentioned above then you have a right to claim reverse racism - yet we are not doing those things which means black people are sensationalist while white people are racist.
@Abstract_Ash I hate to say it, but it's not PhotoShop. :( ABC news did an analysis on the picture. It's geo-tagged and dated correctly. Although his wounds didn't seem THAT BAD a little while later. So we can only guess it gushed for a while and he got cleaned up. Still doesn't exonerate him tho...his *** needs to rot with the nastiest jail birds they can find to bust his *** wide open.
Trayvon simply did what any loving parent tells their children to do if a stranger approaches them and that was kick, scream, yell and fight if need be. This justice system digusts me. And all you racist your day is coming. Lord forgive me, but Dont be surprised when you or one of your loved one is struck down with a illness or violence..... Karma is truly a big bi**h!!!!!
What seems to have happened is, Zimmerman played Billy BadA$$ and kept following Treyvon. Treyvon got in that @$$ and was beating him, as Zimmerman DID INITIATE the confrontation, started getting the best of Zimmerman, and like the average punk @$$ bytch in a fight, who can't hold up, Zimmerman sees this teen is whooping his @$$ and does the coward move and *** him, when if Zimmerman would have just fallen back like the dispatcher asked him to do, we probably wouldn't be here now, on this topic. Besides, how did this pic "surface" when the ones of Zimmerman in the cop station didn't show ANY of this??? If someone pestering me, and I KNOW I am not up to no good, if they push the issue, persue me actively, while I am trying to leave, they probably "gone" get a fight as I feel I need to protect myself.
Black people...especially our black men...why is it that the world hates on one race? Four hundred years of torture and degradation and we are still standing...why does the world fear us? Why do they choose to discriminate against us? Fear breeds hatred . Why us? Why our race? Because we are the origin of humanity and the black race is feared by the world because their weakness creates fear and fear creates hatred. Once blacks realize who we are and how powerful we are as a race, then and only then will change come. I just want to exist within peace and harmony with all races. At the end of the day we are all HUMAN!
Even if it was him, The young man probably pushed him away after he saw Zimmerman pointing a gun a second time. Zimmerman's word means nothing to me. His family is obviously a Judicial Dream Team who will prep zimmerman to have his side of the story air tight. The Screaming from Trayvon tells it all! I pray for True Justice in Trayvon's favor.
lol @ all you *** pretending like you're ever gonna get the real story. He was a over zealous douchebag, prob did get his *** whipped proper, he still has a right to protect himself tho. Though they're already lookin to push this for more gun restrictions, when it wasnt the gun that was the problem. Oh well, police state is right around the corner, they need your guns.
ZIMMERMAN WAS SPECIFICALLY TOLD NOT TO FOLLOW TRAYVON. He wanted to play Rent-A-Cop and followed him anyway. Trayvon was the one trying to defend himself and was *** in cold blood. Why didn't they show this picture of Zimmerman right after it happened? Where is the picture of his broken nose? Zimmerman said "these f''king coons" as he was STALKING Trayvon. I say Zimmerman probably hate all black people because he looks like one!!
I am not much of an idiot box watcher (t.v.), so I did not watch the Casey Anthony case, and I barely watched the O.J. Simpson case, but if this horrific incident goes to trial, which I hope it does, I will most definitely watch it from beginning to end.
One *** while watching a *** news segment concerning this deplorable situation, a ride 'em out cowboy bail-bondman appeared on the show and stated that the crucial element of this incident will boil down to the study of the ballistics (*** fired). If what the cowboy said is correct, then I kept help but wonder the following things: 1) Were Zimmerman's *** fired at close range or at some distance? This is important to know, for if Zimmerman *** at a distance, then the self defense claim, to me, goes out the door. Zimmerman could have held Trayvon at gun point until the cops got there, or he could have slowly walked backwards to his car and got in it. 2) If Trayvon was *** in the chest with Zimmerman on top, why was his body found face down when the policemen got there? Could it be possible that Zimmerman turned Trayvon over to not watch him slowly and painfully die? If this is the case, then this might be why the prosecutor stated that he killed with a deprave mind along with the fact that he might have *** the boy from a distance. 3) Exactly where were the *** casings found? If the casings were found far away from Zimmerman's car, then he can stop the lying about him being attacked by Trayvon while returning to his car.
Yes, something definitely smells in Denmark, and yes, Flava Flav was right: 911 is a joke so don't trust it.
If they show trayvon in a casket, then what will you all do when he's not a 12 yr old in preppy clothes anymore like the despicable race baiting 'white media' portrayed. I've had it with this racist country where democrat judges marry latinas and their democrat registered kids grow up to kill no limit *** like trayvon. We really should leave these pink cave peeps and go back to Africa where everything is awesome and we do ALL the killin. It would save these crackas a lot of welfare money any *** way.
@mstinabeanz nice comment @Kianalabella you are absolutely right i just seen on HLN (headline news)there going to have a show on wednesday *** with Rodney King there trying to stir up some sh!t big time @topic everybody just need to remember that first picture they showed when he had all the hair is from when he was arrested back in 2005 at a bar when he told as cop he didn't care who he was also people need to remember Trayvon was screaming for help! so clearly this guy was the aggressor
Umm... If this was a real, not doctored photo, wouldn't this picture have surfaced months earlier, like, say, when the story broke? That would make much more sense. This is unbelievable. The defense will do anything to make this man seem less and less guilty. He was told not to pursue, he pursued anyway, and the young man he was pursuing ended up dead. Really? What else is there to think about? If he had listened, maybe Trayvon would still be alive today. Trayvon was screaming for his life and this man murdered him in cold blood. Even if Zimmerman had been attacked, which I seriously doubt, isn't this where self defense should come into play for Trayvon? Some strange man is following you, which seems like a threat on your person. Would Trayvon have not been justified in trying to protect himself from this MADMAN?
Im a Graphic designer, i have done photoshop for YEARS! And i will tell you that definitely isn't "Photoshop" Most people can't spot photoshop with the naked eye, when its used correctly. This is a Freeze frame or a horrible cell phone pic. The pic is him you can spot that head and the jacket come on people.
The reason they didnt release this picture is obvious they wanted to let the case go to Trial and not have ANY EVIDENCE tampered with.
bottom line pic is suspect God bless the Martin family and the Zimmerman parents .. their son is a murder God will have the last say .. as for the ignorant racist statements above most people who are insecure in their own skin do and say the darnest things Zimmerman is a coward he needed a gun for confidence God knows our true intentions 911 call said it all
First and last, ummmmmm, Zimmerman had hair on his head! He has a BIG AZZ head! That's not his head! That's not even what he wore! This is the thing, whenever there is a homicide scene and blood shed, the first thang that cops are gonna do is call paramedics! They gone take pics and treat him either on the ambulance or at the hospital. Pics will be taken of everythang! But a broken nose too, there will be purple or burgundy bruise on his nose whenever a light skinned person's nose is broken. They will treat it, take photos and bandage it BEFORE he is booked! That's ***! The back of his head, he could've been pushed to the ground and hit his head on the curb. They need to stop!
The pic looks doctored,and the blood looks fake. Yes, Zimmerman followed Trayvon, and for that he was wrong, BUT if Trayvon hadn't been suspended from shool for TEN days, he never would have been in Zimmermans's neighborhood, and he would still be alive today. For every action there is a reaction, so Trayvon is just as guilty as Zimmerman.Zimmerman followed Trayvon because he didn't recognize him, since Trayvon didn't live there.Also, if Zimmerman really tried to talk to Trayvon, why didn't the kid just speak with George, instread of jumping on him? I don't believe Trayvon deserved to die, but I also don't believe he was an innocent angel/
If he was on his back......then where is the grass and dirt in that blood....and why does it stop running down....it should have ran down past his ***/coat collar onto his back.......that's OK...he can put all the fake evidence out that he wants to....WE GOT WHAT WE WANTED.....HE WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED with Second Degree Murder.....God Will Get The Rest....
I'm not too worried about 'justice' *** is going to get his one way or the other..if he goes to prison..he will be taken care of there...if he goes free..trust and believe someone is going to handle the situation...if this guy goes free and gets his passport back. He should use it. He will not be safe in America. This isn't going to go away for him.
What ever it takes to help this man get off. We are the bomb... yes, black people who love themselves. Zimmerman was just scared of this young black man and wanted him off the property. He called the police and was dissed when attempted to confront him. Zimmerman had that gun with him all time even though he is watching over a predominately white community. The young kid protected himself and was *** by scared mixed white man. The police made a bad judgement and jumped the band wagon to help Zimmerman. Real black people need to continue helping out these other groups because they need help surviving around the kings/ queens of litterly...the JUNGLE.
Education as a whole is so important for Black people, because Zimmerman was only arrested so that the masses would calm down for fear of rioting by the state of Florida and not because the Special Prosecutors office felt Zimmerman was guilty of wrong doing or murder. They knew he would quickly make bail and be free again until his trial starts and then be possibly completely exonerated of all the charges. For these wounded parents to have to sit by idol in a courtroom and listen to a FAKE *** apology for the senseless murder of they're son and more lies is Enraging to me and I feel the system and they're Lawyer have failed them terribly!! Wheres the Rev.Jesse & Al *** now??? Sickening & :(
I saw his *** in court on t.v. and he looks crazy as hell. Why are they showing he had a cut in his head? I am glad Trayvon fought back. WTF some crazed looking white man following you for no apparent reason, he deserved to get the beat down. George Zimmerman is a coward. This whole thing should have never happened. He should have had his punk *** in the house watching t.v. in his home instead of out prowling around the neighborhood looking to get into something. Look at his eyes, you can see he is not normal, the eyes are the window to the soul. How in the hell can you apologize for killing someone's son and make a comment like I didn't know how old he was or that he was not armed. That is correct you moron, so the point is that you made it your business to stalk, pursue and eventually when a struggle ensued, your punk *** was losing the battle and *** a unarmed man who you attacked for no reason. I don't care if Trayvon was white or black, or a green martian from another planet, he was not bothering you and you should have not bothered him. Another thing, I saw that fake *** gated community and it looks like some project type housing so what and who were you really trying to watch in the neighborhood? What kind of defense attorney allows his client to take the stand and apologize for defending himself? He should have told him not to say a word.
photoshop or not, who CARES if he has cuts and bruises!! TRAYVON WAS ALLOWED to defend himself from some CREEP following him late at ***!!!! I don't care if he banged his head on the ground, if it's true, TRAYVON was the one STANDING HIS GROUND against the TRUE attacker ZIMMERMAN. Everyone knows, if he didn't confront him, none of this would have happened. and EXACTLY like other people said, NO GUN SHOULD HAVE COME INTO PLAY. and there's EVIDENCE tray's phone was knocked out of his hand, obviously MALL COP STARTED THE WHOLE THING. if he gets off there will be hell to pay.
