TYT: Picture of Trayvon Martin Lying Dead Released (Graphic Image Warning)

[Quixote1818]

[world wide wally]

1. So, after being described as this "dark figure" (which even had me conjuring up a completely

different picture of a stealth figure) it turns out he was wearing Khaki pants that are extremely easy to see in the dark.
The truth is always stronger than bullshit. It's just harder to get out there.

[Voice for Peace]

3. yes, many of us (and likely much of the public)

we under the impression until recently that this
happened very late at night, instead of early
evening, dinnertime.

There has been so much obfuscation. They make
many good points about seeing this photo of him.

I couldn't stop looking at it. Worth more than
a thousand words.

[ellenfl]

8. i heard it happened around 7 p.m., give or take.

at 7 p.m. in february it IS dark out but not an unusual time for anyone to be out and about.

[efilon]

2. So very sad.

This kid was not a "thug" or a "f'ng punk. He looks like any American kid today. It speaks to the racism of Zimmerman. Zimmerman's eyes, and composure during this trial have "creeped" me out and I'm an old lady. If he is found not guilty he will do something stupid again. Let's just hope it doesn't include murder of someone next time.

[William769]

4. Kick & highly recommended.

[polly7]

5. Watching that, it's just amazing to me how badly LE handled this from the start.

No toxicology or criminal background checks for the shooter, yet both for the victim. I've never heard of such a thing before.

[Unknown Beatle]

6. We watch so much violence

and death, real or fiction, on TV, video games and the internet, that we are becoming desensitized to the horrific images of death and destruction. But, watching Trayvon dead on the ground really stirred something in me. I had to pause the video and stare at the image of his motionless body. And then something happened that hasn't happened in a while in my life as a result of such as image, I cried.

An indelible image.

[pandr32]

7. No grass or mud stains!

So how is it that the defense (and the prosecution as well) have him on top (astride) of Zimmerman at any point--particularly bashing Z's head on the sidewalk and punching his face? Wouldn't his knees be horribly stained as his arms were punching Z and he was resisting Z's weight and force trying to get Martin off him? Zimmerman was a bigger and heavier guy. Martin's knees would have had to have been on the ground countering the energy he was expending. Basic physics. The grass and the ground underneath were wet, so where are the ground-in stains? It would have taken 'Shout' or 'Oxyclean' or some other stain remover treatment to get them out--rain alone could not have done it.
Why did no-one point this out, or did they? It looks as though Martin was never on top of Zimmerman--not even for a second.
Is there any evidence that Martin hit Zimmerman at all aside from Z's say-so? Zimmerman could have slipped and hit the back of his own head at some point from the wet grass as he was stalking Martin, and he could have hit himself in the nose after he shot Martin in order to claim self defense.

[zebonaut]

9. IF Zimmerman thought he was suspicious; he could have just kept an "eye" on him

but he doesn't get to confront and shoot

[suzanner]

10. I'd say p*ss poor prosecution, stupid jurors

Not one was a 'peer' of either the victim or the wanna-be cop of the world. I suggest that every one of them was already coached by NRA prior to selection.