It would depend on how Martin was striking the man that he was straddling. If he's using hammer fists to Martin's skull then he's going to have little to no damage to his hands. What I find amusing, Paper...is that you want me to explain why Martin does not have more damage to his hands (something which could be determined by how and where he was striking Zimmerman) yet you have no explanation for the multiple and serious injuries that Zimmerman sustained which an eyewitness has stated were administered by Trayvon Martin. Why the double standard?
You mean the "john" witness?
The guy who retracted his "MMA style punches" and went from saying he could tell who was screaming and that the teenager was belting down punches like a crazed jiu-jitsu to ...
...he didn't know who was screaming now (he had just been assuming) - and he
didn't even know how close they were, if he was even hitting him, "or if he was trying to hold him down in that position until cops got there."
That witness?
Where did the witness who testified he saw someone sitting astride another man hitting him with blows like it was MMA "retract" his statement?
You've got to be shitting me!
You're here complaining about people not knowing the information, and you didn't even know THAT??
First, let's start you off here:
http://www.usmessageboard.com/5366610-post2721.html
Then, you can hear anonymous witness "John's" fiance here:
http://www.axiomamnesia.com/Audio/T...atements-Audio-Witness17-Female-HeardShot.mp3
From her account, "John" was watching TV when the scuffle happened, and she gives indication of just how long he witnessed the event (sounds like literally a few seconds). Then they both huddled in the safety of the stairwell, as he reached for the phone to call 911.
And if you really want to get deep in the muck, listen to "John" (witness #6) who was interviewed by FDLE for a looooooooong time, again, after that first link I gave you.
This interview takes almost an hour of asking John just what he saw and heard (didn't see the how it started, didn't see how it ended and he looked out the sliding glass door for a mere ten seconds (his calculation))
Most people won't bother with devoting almost an hour to listen to this, but there can be no doubt the investigators were very thorough on having him recall every millisecond of those ten seconds. [I was listening to it in a lawn chair and almost fell asleep.]
But for those who are, hear the primary witness describe just how little he was actually able to see, and how he just
assumed it was the guy on the bottom yelling for help. He had nothing to base it on, other than he figured: guy on bottom = the one in stress.
He saw no punches, heard no smacking, and they were vertical to him in position. That is, from the distance, in the dark, the heads and bodies were in alignment with him standing up ...it wasn't a 'side' view of the scuffle, it was back & feet.
I recommend listening if you have the time:
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dx6GS61UCxQ]Witness #6 "John" Investigator Interviews - YouTube[/ame]