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In reply to the discussion: Autopsy results show Trayvon Martin had injuries to his knuckles [View all]magical thyme
(14,881 posts)he claimed that Trayvon circled his car repeatedly.
Which, naturally, begs the question why he did he get out of his car if he was so afraid?
He also claimed that Trayvon pinned his shoulders down. And had his hand over his mouth and tried to smother him. And repeatedly banged his head on the ground. And spotted the gun and tried to grab it. And then they wrestled for it.
Which, naturally, begs the questions how many hands did Trayvon have? And how was Zimmy screaming for help -- for 40 seconds on the 911 tape -- with Trayvon's hand over his mouth trying to smother him?
He also claimed at the hearing that after Trayvon had him pinned to the ground with hand over his mouth, etc. that he "managed to scoot away" and shot Trayvon from a short distance.
See, this is what happens when you lie, and then evidence turns up that conflicts with your lies. You start modifying your story to fit with the unexpected facts. And then more evidence, such as forensic evidence showing the angle and distance of the shot, conflicts with the new version. So you modify the story again, until it is a convoluted mess that is anatomically impossible and makes no sense.
And as Judge Judy says, "If it doesn't make sense, it's a lie!"
Occam's Razor, and my personal experience with being stalked by a strange man in a car, tells me that Trayvon may well have turned and confronted him. Trayvon may well have gotten off a lucky punch, knocked him down and he hit his head on the paved walkway between the townhouses. And that's when he pulled his gun, pointed it at Trayvon who started calling for help. And then shot him.
There was no heroic, insane wrestling match on the ground with an 8-armed Trayvon pinning him down, pounding his head repeatedly into the concrete, smothering him, spotting the gun and trying to wrestle it away from him...and so on.
As far as the profiling, I don't know what the definition is. But yesterday's news reports said the FBI is now interviewing witnesses as part of the Federal investigation as to whether this was a hate crime.