As my nephew said about Zimmerman...

[kelliekat44]

"George Zimmerman went to martial arts classes 3 times a week to catch a beat down in 20 seconds by a 17 year old 50 pounds lighter than him. His Master's name is Master Catch ABeatDown everybody in that school needs to ask for their money back. Cowardly dog."

I am asking a serious question here because I didn't the trial today but saw some news chops from it. Did they show any of the original photos that were shown to the media the night of the beating when he was taken to the police station? As I recall, those photos did not show anywhere near the wounds that the photos shown today did and these photos were take a day later when he went to the hospital. If he had been beaten so badly that night would not have gone to the hospital then? Or have I missed something?

[NaturalHigh]

1. Yes, the police took him to the hospital.

[dpibel]

2. Run, do not walk, to the courtroom

I believe you are the first person on the face of the Earth to learn that "the police took him to the hospital."

Everyone else believes that Zimmerman was cleaned up at the scene by EMTs and refused the option of going to the hospital.

Good screen name, apparently.

[NaturalHigh]

6. I made a mistake. Sorry.

No need to be an asshole.

[yardwork]

16. You might want to edit your post above then.

[NaturalHigh]

23. I think it's too late to edit.

I did clarify that I made a mistake in another post in the thread.

[uppityperson]

3. He refused to go the hospital, was just checked, cleaned up, by EMTs at the scene. They recommended

he go to the hospital, to the ER but he refused.

[Tx4obama]

4. No. The police did NOT take him to the hospital, he didn't want to go.

The next day Zimmerman went to work and at work they told him he had to have a release from a doctor to come back to work.

So Zimmerman took himself to the doctor's office and a physicians assistant looked him over.

[Whisp]

8. I didn't understand that part...

why would his work need a release from a doctor?

Did Zimmerman say he needed some days off because he was sick?

[Tx4obama]

9. I don't know for sure but...

... maybe they just wanted to be sure that he was okay - like no head injury or something - so that if he passed out at work and hurt himself the company wouldn't be liable for a workplace injury.

[jwirr]

21. The last I heard is that the medical people on the ambulance cleaned him up and GW refused to

go to the hospital. He went to get some care to a doctor who testified yesterday. His wounds did not require hospital care that night.

[NaturalHigh]

5. Mea culpa, I was wrong.

Zimmerman was treated by paramedics, but the police did not take him to the hospital. They did, however, take pictures of his injuries.

[NoOneMan]

7. Has anyone mentioned these MMA classes might be the source of those goosebumps of his?

Getting hit in the face 3 times a week is going to leave some cuts and bruises you know.

[uppityperson]

10. I do not know and that is a good question.

[SQUEE]

22. Apparently, is instructor would not let him in the ring..

out of far he would gt his ass handed to him. Gotta wonder how that would effect a mans pride.... hmmmm.

As I said from the beginning, he seems to have a terrible mindset for a CCW, it should make you exponentially MORE cautious of an easily escalated situation, not more confident.

[WhataKnight]

11. The media

Seriously, are asking if the media did their job? Remember that it was NBC that actually altered evidence so their news looked like it had something the others did not have. The prosecution will lose this case because the media and other morons in the "news" pushed this case too soon and now a guy that is guilty of something will walk.

[NaturalHigh]

13. No doubt that the media and public pressure affected the prosecutor.

There is a chance that he would have been found guilty of manslaughter, but I don't think he will ever be convicted of second degree murder.

[Recursion]

12. As a side note, MMA trains you to fight on the ground

And many MMAers like the defensive posture you can get under someone.

Just mentioning that because who was on top of whom seems to be a big part of the discussion here.

[kelliekat44]

14. Who was on top at one time, may not be who was on top another time. A tussle means different

situations at different time. And i don't believe the witness Good really could distinguish colors of clothing in the rain at that time. Most men are color blind anyway.

[loli phabay]

15. theres also the point he might just be a crap mma fighter as well

Not everybody who trains in a martial art can actually use it when the time comes, being an effective fighter takes time and being in a lot of fights.

[Recursion]

17. That was more my guess.

My experience as somebody who studies judo and aikido having sparred with MMAers is that a lot of those gyms are overcharging them.

[loli phabay]

19. i would say so as well, i have studied a few disciplines, but usually my aggression

And fighting dirty win me more fights than fancy techniques. The one exception is a few locks i use regularly when controlling someone. In reality i would rather fight someone who does martial arts than an eighteen year old meth head whos tweaking.

[yardwork]

18. Zimmerman seems to have been inadequate at a lot of things. Couldn't hold a job.

Previous assaults on a woman and a police officer. The only thing that Zimmerman had going for him that night was the gun in his hand. Some people seem to think that that is a wonderful thing. Pick a fight with an unarmed teenager in the dark and rain, possibly get hit by the kid you're accosting, so pull out your gun and blow him away.

Very impressive.

[loli phabay]

20. i have not really followed the case that closely so i cant comment on particulars

So i dont know who started the fight, or who was winning it.

[Kingofalldems]

24. Guess you forgot Z was following (stalking) that kid with a loaded weapon

Now who started it again?