Was Key Witness in Trayvon Martin Case Intimidated to Change Story

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A key witness to the Trayvon Martin shooting abruptly changed the story he had given Sanford, Fla., police, telling state authorities he was now not sure who was screaming during the altercation with George Zimmerman, NBC Dateline confirmed Friday. One has to wonder why, after all this time, this witness decides to change his original story.  Was he threatened or intimidated, perhaps by the likes of the “New Black Panthers?”  Food for thought.

The man known as Witness #6 originally told Sanford police Zimmerman cried for help. The witness stuck to his account that he saw Martin, 17, straddling Zimmerman and pinning him to the ground before Martin was shot.

On March 20, according to the Orlando Sentinel, while sitting for a follow-up interview by a Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigator the witness said that he was no longer sure who was calling for help.

“At first, I thought it was the person on the ground, just because, you know, me thinking rationally, if someone was on top, the person on the bottom would be yelling,” he said, according to the Sentinel. “I truly can’t tell who, after thinking about it, was yelling for help just because it was so dark out on that sidewalk. You can’t see a mouth …”

What do you think?  Is it strange that the witness, who would no doubt have the best memory of the event closest to the event, now changes his story, months later?

Thanks to US News on MSNBC for their contributions to this story…

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lestat
11 years ago

Now adays if your attacked by anybody black or gay and Your white. ..its best let them win Because if you kill or hurt them in any way Its your ass…pathetic society. ..if I had a gun and some scary ass black Guy slammed my head into the cement I’d shoot too….if he was white Mexican Jewish or from Guam I’d do the same.

11 years ago

The gigaboo watermelon eatn thug is gone..nice shot Zimmerman! Save some more ammo for sharpton and the nigger panthers. yes, call me racist…how long do we have to keep pandering to the poor, poor, poor down trodden blacks?? you black? get over youself! it is fine to hate whites but don’t ever ‘dis’ a black…..dont agree? FUCK YOU

bileduct
11 years ago

He didn’t change his story “months” later – it was three weeks.

Bill Formby
11 years ago

I think Trog69 has a point. Personally, I would just as soon wait until this case gets to court to see what the evidence is in the case because right now I’m not even sure if Zimmerman even remembers the truth and Martin sure as hell is not talking.

One thing I am sure of is that Florida and the other states that jumped into this “Stand your Ground” crap legislation should be tarred and feathered and banned from society for life. The NRA has really overstepped their bounds as far as the 2nd Amendment goes on this. States will some be handing out guns when kids get out of elementary school and we will be back to the days of the old west with high noon shootouts on every street in the country before they are through.

Erin Nanasi
Reply to  Bill Formby
11 years ago

Agree with Bill. Stand Your Ground was written by the NRA and Alec, and it is one of the worst pieces of legislation in the history of this country.

trog69
11 years ago

Hey, I found imbeciles in stereo!

Perhaps I should have stressed the word like this-“darkies” to be more clear. I was appalled at the authors jumping to the conclusion that the NBP were somehow behind the witness’ changing story.

I also feel that Zimmerman should spend time in prison, because even if Trayvon beat the crap out of him, and thus “forced” Z to draw his weapon and fire, none of it would have occurred had he stayed away from Martin.

Speaking of mis-firing, you two take the cake.

Erin Nanasi
Reply to  trog69
11 years ago

Gosh, we’re super sorry that we took your use of an incredibly racist term and, partnering it with the other incredibly racist comments you’ve posted on other articles, for which you never apologize, and correctly guessed you are a racist. Face palm.

trog69
Reply to  Erin Nanasi
11 years ago

You’re not only an imbecile, but also a goddamned liar. Please show me where I’ve ever even countenanced racism, much less said anything that would indicate that I was a racist. Obviously you have me mistaken for someone else, and just because I have disagreed with your assertions in a previous thread, you’ve decided to lump me in with others. I will say that I probably should have made sure that everyone knew my use of the word “darkies” was only a sarcastic echoing of blatant racists’ worldview. So I stand corrected for my lack of clarity.

just to state, for the record; I am not racist, I believe that all people should enjoy equal rights, including the LBGT community regarding marriage, and I am appalled to see the huge unemployment numbers among blacks, and no one talking about it, unless it is to disparage them as lazy or uncouth. Racism is still very much alive and I am heartened to read that non-white birth-rates are now the majority, and I hope that my children and grandchildren will not have to hear dog-whistles from legislators and church leaders without a reciprocal and overwhelming roar of disgust at such backward and divisive nonsense.

And with that, Mr./Ms. Nanasi, please take your dishonesty and kindly go fuck yourself.

PCMiller
11 years ago

Trog you are clueless and clearly a racist if using expressions such as “darkies.” How do you know what happened? Clearly the “food for thought” comment made you think, albeit not clearly so don’t slam the author asshole.

Erin Nanasi
Reply to  PCMiller
11 years ago

Don’t worry yourself about Trog. This is what he does. He is a flaming racist and takes the bait every single time. He’s really just angry because at his age, he realizes living in his parents’ basement is a tad humiliating.

trog69
11 years ago

Food for thought? Sounds like junk food to me. Yeah, the NBP got to this guy, and he just sits there and says nothing to anyone, even though he’d have 24/7 White Nationalists guarding his ass if he even hinted that he’d been targeted by those darkies. Get a fucking grip.

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