Trayvon Martin Dead Photo: Parents React to Leak

I bet it was released on purpose by someone who was offered money for it. Im not certain but most reporters protect their sources so possibly they did it for the money.
How terrible for that family. whatever side your on on the shooting,they lost their little boy. They have been through enough pain and its terrible that someone would intentionally add to it!!

It was released on purpose and probably with the blessing of the family. I've seen it and it is posted. If you weren't told what you are looking at, you wouldn't know it. The picture is not an autopsy photo. The parents statements that more than one photo was released is also inaccurate. The photo was taken by a witness at the scene, it's in black and white, very grainy and looks like its been through a fax machine. Also released with this poor quality photo was George Zimmerman's high school and college records. It's illegal to release these but they did. To make it look like an honest mistake, they threw in the poor quality photo of Trayvon. It's shameful the manipulation the prosecutor is going to because she has no case.

why would the parents release a picture oftheir dead son??
Why do you feel the prosecutor has no case?? Zimmeman was told by 911 not to approach Martin. He did anyway instead of waiting for the police, Had he not approached him the whole thing may not have happened.

I didn't say the parents released it. I said it was released with their blessing. This family is quick to sue and threaten suits. If a picture that was legible was released you can bet, they would be furious, as they very well should be. This picture is of very poor quality. No need to get mad but it does garner sympathy. Have you read the evidence released by the prosecution? I don't think you have when you make the statement, he approached Martin. There is no evidence of that. There is evidence that Tray prepared for the fight by putting his juice inside his pocket and discarding the bag he carried all the way to the point of the assault. The bag was found on the sidewalk and the juice in his pocket.

How was Trayvon found lying on his stomach face down with his hands underneath his body? If Trayvon and Zimmerman were fighting and Zimmerman shot Trayvon at close range, how did Zimmerman have enough time to get Trayvon off of him before witnesses and police came out to see what happened? Where was the blood splatter? When does someone shot in the chest fall forward?

As Zimmerman's 911 call shows, Zimmerman had no intention of not following Trayvon.

Zimmerman states that the second encounter was at Zimmerman's truck, how is it that the actual crime scene is quite some distance away from the truck? The truck is parked on the street. Trayvon was killed in a cutaway between rows of houses. The only way for a "second" confrontation to occur is for Zimmerman to leave his truck and follow Trayzon along the path, where he was subsequently shot and killed.

Have you listened to the entire Non-Emergency Call that Mr. Zimmerman made that night? Not the NBC edited version. Tray first confronted GZ while he was in his truck. We hear it on the call, now he's coming to check me out. He's got his hand in his waistband. There is something in his other hand (7-Eleven bag). Tray gets so close to the truck GZ can make out the photo button on pinned to his hoodie. DeeDee tells investigators that Tray told her about the guy in the car on the phone. That's close to get that detail. When GZ says shit he's running and gets out of the car 8 seconds later, TM was 30 seconds away from being home. GZ talks to the dispatcher for 2 more minutes mostly about directions and where to meet police. He doesn't want to give his address b/c he doesn't want contact with this kid. Within a minute and half of hanging up 911 calls with yells for help start being made. The photo button was also found in TM's pocket. I theorize that TM heard GZ on the phone with police and decided to punch the nosy guy in the face. A decision that cost him his life. They were within 150 yards of the truck 5 minutes after Tray ran. That boy doubled-back. No doubt about it.

Your right you didn't say that the parents released the photo. You said that the photo was released with the blessings of the parents. Whats the difference?
Do you really think the family was quick to sue?? Really?? If that was you child,brother,friend,nephew would you not do the same thing??
I have listened to 911 tape and heard TM screaming for help before he was shot. If he was the aggressor why would he yell for help?? Wouldn't it have been GZ yelling for help? Why did the yelling stop after the gun was fired???
The fact is that this is another case of racial profiling. GZ saw a kid in a black hoodie walking through his gated community and felt he was suspicious because he was looking around. GZ didnt do what the 911 operator asked him to do. If he had we wouldn't be having this conversation.
BTW the juice that was in his pocket was ice tea. And maybe he put it in his pocket so that he could run. And the skittles,maybe he dropped as he was tackled by GZ. But we will never know the true story because we only have heard one side.

Rhonda, I highly recommend you look for yourself at the prosecution evidence and photos. You clearly have not.