Questioning the Struggle
By CHARLES M. BLOW, NYT
One of the most riveting moments in the George Zimmerman trial this week was the playing of a police tape that showed Zimmerman re-enacting what he said happened the night he fatally shot Trayvon Martin.
To say that there are inconsistencies between that re-enactment and Zimmerman’s verbal and written testimony elsewhere is to be charitable.
For instance, in an interview Zimmerman gave to the police the night of the shooting, he says of Martin: “I was walking back through to where my car was, and he jumped out from the bushes.”
However, in the video re-enactment, which took place a day after the murder, it’s clear not only that there are no bushes near the sidewalk but also that Zimmerman never mentions Martin’s jumping out from anywhere.
But what I find most interesting is the moment in Zimmerman’s police interview that night in which Zimmerman claims that after Martin asked if he had a problem, “I got my cellphone out to call 911 this time.”
(More here.)
One of the most riveting moments in the George Zimmerman trial this week was the playing of a police tape that showed Zimmerman re-enacting what he said happened the night he fatally shot Trayvon Martin.
To say that there are inconsistencies between that re-enactment and Zimmerman’s verbal and written testimony elsewhere is to be charitable.
For instance, in an interview Zimmerman gave to the police the night of the shooting, he says of Martin: “I was walking back through to where my car was, and he jumped out from the bushes.”
However, in the video re-enactment, which took place a day after the murder, it’s clear not only that there are no bushes near the sidewalk but also that Zimmerman never mentions Martin’s jumping out from anywhere.
But what I find most interesting is the moment in Zimmerman’s police interview that night in which Zimmerman claims that after Martin asked if he had a problem, “I got my cellphone out to call 911 this time.”
(More here.)
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1 Comments:
May I interrupt your reading of highly informative VoxVerax, with a vent against the television news media ?
Why is George Zimmerman more important than Jodi Arias ... actually, he's not ... he's just today's media-trial on steroids ... with gavel-to-gavel coverage and endless hours of analysis.
Yes, it was a tragedy -- for the individuals and their families ... but if Federal and State legislatures will not move on gun laws after Sandy Hook, there will be no change because of the Martin's death.
With Egypt in turmoil, I tuned on my television to find FOX, CNN, and MSNBC all carrying the trial ... then later last night to CNN and found endless hours of recapping and debating that day's trail event.
I hope they got the ratings they wanted because they have not done any journalist advancement.
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