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grasswire

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33. evidence was not preserved

Reply to Jackpine Radical (Original post)

Fri Mar 30, 2012, 03:27 PM

Mar 2012

Reportedly, Zimmerman's hands and feet should have been bagged to preserve evidence until it could be collected.

When he enters the police station, he wipes his shoes on the floor mat. Evidence presumably was destroyed when he did that.

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About those Zimmerman photos-- [View all] Jackpine Radical Mar 2012 OP

Again, if he was injured before he was in custody, hedgehog Mar 2012 #1

Exactly -- cops do that to CYA obamanut2012 Mar 2012 #22

Are the photos usually taken at the seen? Or are they taken at the station? Cali_Democrat Mar 2012 #2

no... from what I understand they take the victim in the state they find him SemperEadem Mar 2012 #25

I talked to a person with EMT training ... spin Mar 2012 #3

The state is under no obligation to release to the public any details until SamG Mar 2012 #10

I fear that you are right ... spin Mar 2012 #11

Yes, this is another OJ trial type event. SamG Mar 2012 #15

I wonder if it will be called ... spin Mar 2012 #17

Heck yeah! OJ was the LAST century! n/t SamG Mar 2012 #20

the Martin atty stated last night they have no medical report on Zimmerman grasswire Mar 2012 #30

Why is it that I don't believe him nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #38

there is no discovery process yet grasswire Mar 2012 #44

PRECISELY !!! WE need an arrest in order to... SamG Mar 2012 #46

Reportedly the current State Attorney has imposed a data blackout after the release of CCTV video ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2012 #4

Except that isn't that the same liberalhistorian Mar 2012 #16

Neither have decided to have Zimmerman arrested ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2012 #28

The story is that they took no photos, not even of Trayvon. robinlynne Mar 2012 #5

this is mind boggling Marrah_G Mar 2012 #6

absolutely. robinlynne Mar 2012 #8

What? Cali_Democrat Mar 2012 #7

I'm not sure. I read so many articles. that's why I said "the story is". robinlynne Mar 2012 #9

Now THAT would be absurd, but possible. SamG Mar 2012 #14

That can't be true, because it was a photo of Trayvon after death they cops used to show his sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #24

on a slab at the morgue most likely. SemperEadem Mar 2012 #27

there is one published police report at the crime scene. It says step by step robinlynne Mar 2012 #40

I've seen the police reports. Actually the timeline when you look at all the times, including the sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #42

The only reason not to take pics Jackpine Radical Mar 2012 #13

Does "the story" explain why they didn't follow standard procedures? n/t pnwmom Mar 2012 #29

Have a source for that? ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2012 #32

Yes, you get it slackmaster Mar 2012 #12

CSI not the tv show. bpj62 Mar 2012 #18

"I find it hard to believe an entire department was in cahoots...." thucythucy Mar 2012 #19

West Memphis, AR and Tulia, TX, just to name two obamanut2012 Mar 2012 #26

Burnett Co., WI. Jackpine Radical Mar 2012 #48

" A competent forensic unit will than catalog the scene via pictures" SamG Mar 2012 #21

Forensic team at Crime scene bpj62 Mar 2012 #34

does Sanford have a "competant forensics unit" SemperEadem Mar 2012 #31

Oh I am sure they do nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #39

"I find it hard to believe that an entire department was in cahoots..." atreides1 Mar 2012 #36

They ain't got JACK! Rex Mar 2012 #23

evidence was not preserved grasswire Mar 2012 #33

GSR bpj62 Mar 2012 #35

And no drug or alcohol testing, I understand SamG Mar 2012 #37

Aw fuck, we are all just waiting for the trial. Gold Metal Flake Mar 2012 #41

Does anyone know where the gun is today? hedgehog Mar 2012 #43

They started a smear campaign against the child.. If GZ was injured, the photos would glowing Mar 2012 #45

The lead detective must have been taking all the evidence Life Long Dem Mar 2012 #47