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Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts)
Sat Mar 31, 2012, 09:30 PM Mar 2012

Two audio experts say it's not Zimmerman crying for help, yet the police INSISTED it was Zimmerman [View all]

After the story today about the forensic voice identification expert ruling out Zimmerman as the one crying for help, I thought we should revisit this story about the Sanford police correcting a witness and insisting that it was Zimmerman crying for help. They corrected a witness after she told them that she heard the teen cry for help.

The witness is a long-time teacher also. This is egregious police conduct. It's crazy.


Another officer corrected a witness after she told him that she heard the teen cry for help.

The officer told the witness, a long-time teacher, it was Zimmerman who cried for help, said the witness. ABC News has spoken to the teacher and she confirmed that the officer corrected her when she said she heard the teenager shout for help.


http://abcnews.go.com/US/neighborhood-watch-shooting-trayvon-martin-probe-reveals-questionable/story?id=15907136#.T3esqdngyt9


Here's the story about the audio experts ruling out Zimmerman crying for help as a sgunshot silences the screams: http://www.democraticunderground.com/101487346

The Sanford police essentially took Zimmerman's word at the scene and didn't even come close to conducting a proper investigation. Anyone with two ears can tell that it's a teen screaming in the background. Correcting a witnesses is absolutely ridiculous police conduct. The cops thought they could sweep this under the rug and now it's blowing up in their faces.

We need a full and thorough Justice Department investigation of the entire Sanford Police Department. Some of these cops and Norman Wolfinger, the State Attorney, belong behind bars.
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K and R Quixote1818 Mar 2012 #1
YES MoonRiver Mar 2012 #2
It's not just simply "two experts"....it's two experts using different techniques shraby Mar 2012 #3
And if they compare the crying to Martin and get a 95% match Quixote1818 Mar 2012 #4
Yup Cali_Democrat Apr 2012 #17
"I was yelling for someone to help me, but no one would help me." hexola Mar 2012 #5
I really don't understand shimonitanegi Mar 2012 #6
It is a police conspiracy to kill young Black kids. CAPHAVOC Mar 2012 #8
Absolutely true Alcibiades Mar 2012 #14
Could be. CAPHAVOC Apr 2012 #21
This police dept has history of inaction when it comes to crimes against blacks Hugabear Mar 2012 #10
Looks like the PD has a history of racial antagonism and "good ol boy" network uponit7771 Mar 2012 #13
Sounds like the cops were telling people what they saw/heard heard rather than the other way around pokerfan Mar 2012 #7
I'm really getting the feeling this police department is extremely corrupt Cali_Democrat Apr 2012 #20
This sounds like a movie plot. Kablooie Mar 2012 #9
It will be a worthy movie plot if Norm Wolfinger was there because someone called Baitball Blogger Mar 2012 #15
I heard he drove 50 miles to the Sanford Police Department on that late Sunday night Cali_Democrat Apr 2012 #22
Perfect plot for one; A-\B+ black student, Hispanic white male, States attorney, corrupt PD, Wal Mar uponit7771 Mar 2012 #16
Cover-up from the very beginning. Baitball Blogger Mar 2012 #11
Anybody Read The Police Report DallasNE Mar 2012 #12
The Sanford Police Dept is in hot water. nt Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2012 #18
Cops who respond to crime scenes try to establish a storyline EFerrari Apr 2012 #19
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