Unobstructed Zimmerman after-shooting video (MSNBC) shows he had no wound on the back of his head.

[eomer]

Here is a version from MSNBC of the after-shooting video:

http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/29/10915887-police-video-shows-george-zimmerman-shortly-after-trayvon-martin-shooting

A small logo does not get in the way (for the most part), in contrast with ABC's ridiculously large and badly-placed logo that obstructs the view of most of the useful footage.

From this video it is clear that Zimmerman had no wound on the back of his head and that what the ABC "enhanced" version purports to show is really just a defect or video artifact.

[Lasher]

1. Trayvon Martin: Enhanced Zimmerman video shows possible head wound

In the twisting and turning controversy surrounding the Trayvon Martin shooting, even evidence that appeared to support one side last week can tell a different story this week.

A newly enhanced version of surveillance video from the night the teenager was shot in Sanford more clearly shows a possible gash or injury on the back of shooter George Zimmerman's head.

ABC News on Monday debuted the new video in which an apparent wound of some kind can be seen on Zimmerman's head when he turns away from the camera.

The video is an enhanced version of surveillance tape released by the Sanford Police Department last week. It shows Zimmerman being taken into SPD headquarters after the shooting.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-os-trayvon-martin-video-zimmerman-20120402,0,498809.story

[JDPriestly]

29. The officer does look at Zimmerman's head, but does not

appear to be at all impressed.

Further, note the speed and ease with which Zimmerman walks. If there was a scuffle, it wasn't much and did not last long.

[Lasher]

36. At 1:03 in the enhanced video I linked, it sure looks like wounds on the back of his head.

But it could be lipstick for all I know. There are plenty here who know for a fact that Zimmerman had no wounds at all.

[cr8tvlde]

2. Can we say Photoshop? n/t

[HiPointDem]

16. Which video are you saying is shopped?

[cr8tvlde]

24. The ABC Enhanced Video

In the enhanced version, it's appears as a scar approximately 3 inches square that appears to have been shaved around it and is shinier than the rest of his head. In the original video, there is no such large shaved area...and it's not too grainy to see the continuity of his buzz cut hair. There is no break/shaved area in his hair...period.

[slampoet]

28. I truely think is was a Photoshop filter and not a forensic filter.

NOTICE how even the articles don't say this has gone through a forensic filter instead they split their words by saying it is simply enhanced.

[ecstatic]

3. Good. I can't understand why some networks are trying to cover for Z

He killed a minor. Wounds or not, he deserves prison time, at the very least!

[Cooley Hurd]

6. Trayvon wasn't in a gang...

[arcane1]

7. It's actually fairly common to go to prison for killing someone

Surprising, I know!

[Junkdrawer]

9. Careful. Your agenda is showing...

You may want to zip that up.

[HangOnKids]

21. Showing? It has been Hanging Out BigTime for days n/t

[Rex]

33. That agenda got shitcanned!

I am surprised that certain troll made it as far as they did.

All they get is an Honorable Mention.

[cr8tvlde]

13. Yes...Lived in LA for many years

and they come in all sizes, shapes, colors, languages and cultures. But in the high end, gated suburbs walking home with iced tea and Skittles, not so much. (and some of them looked a lot like George Zimmerman, too, now that you asked)

[CatWoman]

14. that's the most ignorant fucking thing I've read to date

epic, pitiful fucking FAIL.

[Cali_Democrat]

15. Well said

[The Magistrate]

18. This Johnson Fella Is A Disgrace To The Forum, Ma'am

[CatWoman]

19. agreed, Sir

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

20. Why that asshole is still here is beyond me. nt

[HangOnKids]

22. Me Too

Odd that he isn't gone yet.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

25. Finally!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=profile&uid=275445

[HangOnKids]

38. Good Riddance To Filthy Trash

Yeah MIRT!

[Rex]

34. Na na na na, na na na na

Let us all sing to the troll as they pack their shit and move back under the bridge!

Na na na na, na na na na na, hey hey...goodbye.

[trumad]

17. Have you had experiences with Freepers?

Probably

[ohheckyeah]

4. They keep talking about how grainy

the video is....doesn't look all that grainy to me.

[Junkdrawer]

8. Standard Practice: Rodney King Video was "Grainy"

http://www.nytimes.com/1993/03/14/weekinreview/march-7-13-rodney-king-testifies-from-grainy-video-image-to-flesh-and-blood.html

Wasn't there a comedian at the time who did an "enhanced" Rodney King video where the police are seen calmly reading King his rights and carefully helping him into a squad car?

[eomer]

11. Agreed. And then they took the worst part that has a lot of dark splotches coming and going

so they are clearly just artifacts of the video rather than anything real. From that worst video they "enhanced" just one frame. I bet if they applied the same exact filters to various different frames they would get completely different results. Which is why they didn't do it, of course.

[arcane1]

10. "It was taken about four hours after the deadly incident. "

That's news to me, I thought it was less time than that

[eomer]

12. This story is old so that detail is outdated and wrong.

The video, however, is still relevant.

[cr8tvlde]

23. It was Z's Attorney who said 4 hours

What do you do with an uninjured murder suspect for all that time, as we know they didn't take him to a hospital. Perhaps they took him home and let him clean up? Wait for ex-Magistrate Daddy Zimmerman's instructions? They all know each other well.

Earlier news reports said 35-40 minutes, which would seem more likely.

[pokerfan]

26. They meant 37 minutes

[LiberalLovinLug]

32. Four Hours???

But in the video commentary they say 45 minutes. (which seems about right)

Just shows how "accurate" these news shows are about anything.

[brush]

35. Not 4 hrs after incident

There are a lot of trolls that are trying to spin the time of the video. it was recorded 30 minutes after the incident, not 4 hrs. And that one frame 'enhancement' is not fooling those of us who use and are familiar with Photoshop. That can be easily done in 5 minutes to a still shot.

Now if they show an enhanced rolling video with the alleged scars showing in ALL of the frames and not some one-frame still, then they might have an argument. And that 'enhanced' video is not any sharper than the original. What up with that?

[pokerfan]

27. Zimmerman prepares for his court hearing

[Junkdrawer]

37. Betcha he loses the buzzcut....

And shows up with a 'do that hides the obvious wrinkles in his scalp.

[JDPriestly]

30. The investigators will get the medical reports.

Clearly there was something happening because you hear witnesses say they were on the ground, and then you hear the screams for help.

So there is no doubt that they were on the ground, but as I recall, one of the callers described the red jacket as on top. Am I wrong about this? Does anyone recall this differently?

[Lasher]

39. I've been going to Wikipedia to refresh my memory.

Here's a link to the witness accounts section: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Trayvon_Martin#Witness_accounts

[JDPriestly]

40. So that is what Zimmerman said he did.

[Lasher]

41. Yes I guess so, in the 'Zimmerman's account of events' section.

I thought you were more interested in the 'Witness accounts' section but there is useful information throughout the Wikipedia article IMO.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

31. The CCTV video will be irrelevant in the long run

The EMS report, photos etc will be much more definitive. It may not be formally entered in to evidence at trial.

Right now it is all that is out there, so the media circus is all over it drawing any number of conjectures and conclusions