Zimmy's attorney: Police video is "very grainy"...so you don't see the broken nose and blood

[Amerigo Vespucci]

MSNBC just played the audio clip, an interview with Zimmerman's attorney.

Trayvon's family is saying that the video proves Zimmerman wasn't "beaten and bloody" when taken into custody.

Zimmerman's attorney says the video is "very grainy" so you can't see his injuries.

[Lint Head]

1. Did I see a spot on the back of Zimmerman's head in the video MSNBC just showed?

[geardaddy]

2. That was his blowhole.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

23. ROFL!

[Lint Head]

29. LOL Or the eye in th back his head that can see hoodies coming and going.

[geardaddy]

31. lol, yeah.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

4. One spot that looks like it's the size of a dime

Not exactly the "proof" Zimmerman would like it to be.

[Cali_Democrat]

6. ZOMG!! I think I see a spot!!

Laughable.

Zimmerman and his lawyers pretty much claimed that Trayvon beat him to a pulp and he had no choice but to shoot Trayvon.

[gkhouston]

34. It was a very small sidewalk.

[Wait Wut]

26. If there is (and I can't see it)

...he could have hit his head getting into the police car. There's still no blood. He still looks damned healthy for someone who just had the crap beat outta him.

[backscatter712]

3. Having watched that video...

If the graininess was enough to cover up his injuries, I'd say he wasn't particularly injured.

Certainly, a broken nose or a black eye or even cuts and abrasions would be visible - the video's fairly high quality.

[Lisa D]

5. Well, surely the police

took detailed photographs to document the injuries that led Zimmerman to shoot a 17 year old in "self-defense". Right?

Funny how we haven't seen those pics. Seems like the police would have publicized them by now.

[alcibiades_mystery]

8. Yes, it would seem like you'd want to document that sort of thing

Shot of his face, his nose, his disastrously lacerated scalp, all of it.

Or did they just hand back the gun of a guy who just killed a kid and send him on his way?

[RockaFowler]

17. Yeah - where are these pictures??

That's right - there are none!!

[alcibiades_mystery]

7. They keep saying "grainy video" to make us believe it's a grainy video

That's not a very grainy video. It's clear enough.

[calimary]

14. Didn't look all that grainy to me. I was easily able to see

Zimmerman's nose looked nice and straight, no blood - ANYWHERE, no crookedness, no nothing.

What about the wet shirt all covered with grass? Didn't see anything. Didn't see any fabric of his clothing that looked wet or messed up. Where was this? Was the grass just mowed and the clippings not carried away? You'd have stray blades of grass loosening and shedding off him here and there all over the place. None. Where were signs of scuffle on him. Nothing disheveled in the least! Why would he be able to walk upright and with a regular, normal gait after having been in a scuffle like the kind that's been described - wouldn't he be limping a little, or walking with some delicacy? Or maybe a bit bent over or favoring one side or other? Hell, a single workout at my old kickboxing class routinely left me a hobbling pile of wreckage afterwards! Zimmerman looked like he was strolling over to get a cup of coffee across the street.

Seemed pretty damn clear to me, looking carefully at the video I saw. And yeah, there's nothing on the back of his head but what little hair was left after a buzz cut. Seems to me with extremely short hair, you'd be able to see signs of injury, scuffs, cuts, blood - no longer hair present to conceal it.

[slampoet]

20. EXACTLY This is nearly DV quality. this was exactly what all corporate teleconferencing

looked like until 4 years ago? Take a look at one of the Old Apple product announcements in 2001, those are around the same quality. Or watch a 70's sitcom on you tube....

[arthritisR_US]

32. Thank you! It looked damn clear to me. n/t

[alfredo]

9. I guess the coroner's eyes were grainy too when he couldn't see signs of a fight on Trayvon.

There were no signs of bruises or cuts on Trayvon's knuckles.

[Lisa D]

10. I believe it was the funeral director,

not the coroner, who mentioned no signs of bruises or cuts. But is there a coroner's report somewhere?

[Cali_Democrat]

11. Yes. It's sealed right now.

[Life Long Dem]

12. Yeah, the autopsy report is not out yet.

[arthritisR_US]

33. It's sealed right now until they can sort out

its graininess

[alfredo]

50. Thanks for the clarification. The coroner report needs tobe released

[SwissTony]

13. If Zimmerman said that Trayvon had assaulted him...

wouldn't Zimmerman be considered as a victim of assault? Shouldn't the police/medicos have photographed his injuries as a matter of course? Even more so given that the "villain" had been killed?

[yardwork]

15. If I were Zimmerman's attorneys I'd be looking for another gig right now.

I expect to see them dropping the case - watch them run.

[aikoaiko]

25. You have a better impression of defense attorney than me.

I bet he is getting 20 solicitations for representation every day with each bit of incriminating information.

[yardwork]

27. Unless Zimmerman's family is very wealthy, I don't see an incentive.

[aikoaiko]

45. The marketing value is priceless. Court TV and cable news.

There are lots of criminals out there with deeper pockets who need zealous lawyers to defend the guilty.

[yardwork]

46. I see your point.

[Snake Alchemist]

16. Is there no video from the scene or at least photos?

The coroners report is going to be pivotal if not.

[magical thyme]

18. is this the same stupid attorney that skipped out on his interview

and left Larry interviewing an empty chair?

Sorry, but even a grainy video would show a gray shirt soaked with blood. And if Zimmerman shot Trayvon in the chest at close range as he claims, his gray shirt would be stained bright red. It would be soaked, not just spattered, soaked.

[Rex]

19. Wow, that was so lame...I cannot believe anyone

would be that stupid and say such a thing! The footage is NOT grainy...even though the attorney WISHES it was, that is not the case!

Wow, this is getting so pathetic and sad for the Zimm team...I would crawl back under my rock or go back to chasing ambulances if it was me.

[abelenkpe]

21. I broke my nose once

it swelled up like a strawberry right away and bled like crazy. A couple years ago my four year old fell off her bed and banged her nose (wasn't broken) but it bled like crazy! I took her to the emergency room and she had a visible bump on her nose right away that lasted for days. Based on these experiences I call TOTAL BULLSHIT. Zimmerman is a racist lying twat.

[KansDem]

22. Mugshot...

http://mugshots.com/Current-Events/George-Zimmerman.html

"Broken nose?"

His hair appears longer in this photo than the video from the police station. Could this one be from another arrest?

[yardwork]

24. That is a mugshot of Zimmerman from 2005. There is no mugshot of him for shooting Trayvon.

Zimmerman hasn't been arrested for shooting Trayvon Martin. No recent mugshot. That one is from an arrest in 2005 for assaulting an officer.

[KansDem]

30. That confuses me

He is 'cuffed and brought into the police station. One DUer a few days ago commented that it is standard procedure to keep someone 'cuffed until the "booking." It that's the case, then why no mug shot? Aren't mugshots part of the booking process.

This is all so confusing...

[yardwork]

36. I'll let somebody else answer because I'm not an expert, but I do know that he was never arrested.

He was brought into the police station for questioning and then released without charges.

[alcibiades_mystery]

38. He wasn't booked

That's the problem.

He was brought to the station in cuffs, questioned, and released. The man wasn't booked, so there was no booking procedure. To be "booked" means to be processed into the jail on a specific charge. He was never charged with anything, never booked, never processed. End of story.

[SoCalMusicLover]

39. He Was Not Booked

There is no mug shot, because there was no charge and no booking.

They brought him to the station in cuffs, and then after taking a statement, sent him on his way.

No photo, no fingerprints, they were too busy for that stuff.

[nadinbrzezinski]

41. He was detained, and was never booked.

Ergo no mugshot of this event.

[Rex]

47. I think that is a very important fact

people are missing or do not know. It clearly looks on camera like he is under arrest. Yet, not so. Also, I read a homicide detective wanted to charge him, but was told by higher up not to press the case.

A lot of rotten fish in that PD.

[alcibiades_mystery]

37. That's from a five year old arrest

Come on, now. Keep up.

[Arkana]

43. If this mugshot was taken after the Martin incident, why is anyone taking Zimmerman seriously?

[MoonRiver]

28. It was so grainy I could see details of Zimmerman's and the police officers' faces and clothes.

Uh huh

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

35. Why can't this lawyer just STFU?

[SoCalMusicLover]

40. Ummmm....Because He's A Lawyer

Throw enough SH&T at the wall, and see what sticks.

[Arkana]

42. If you study the tape closely you can see the second stitcher

hidden on the grassy knoll.

[Blue_Tires]

44. Can we get some charges filed and a goddamned arrest already??

Instead of all this he said/she said stuff being played out in the media??

At this rate, there will be a mistrial even before the jury is selected...

[MrSlayer]

48. Except that the video is perfectly clear.

Grainy my ass. You can see Zimmerman's scalp shine clearly. Fuck these liars.

[slampoet]

49. +1000 You can even see the scalp shine on ALL four different men.