Geraldo Rivera said that Trayvon Martin was “dressed in thug wear” the night that George Zimmerman shot and killed him. New surveillance tape from a 7-11 convenience store shows Martin moments before his altercation with Zimmerman dressed in a dark hooded sweatshirt. “I think what’s far more significant is what Trayvon Martin looked like on that night, Bill,” Rivera said. “Aside from the fact that he’s dressed in that thug wear — look at the size of him, he’s not a little kid.” The Huffington Post reports:
Geraldo Rivera came down on Trayvon Martin’s clothing again on Friday, arguing that the teenager’s “thug wear” led George Zimmerman to suspect that he was a criminal.
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Bill O’Reilly hosted Rivera to discuss new developments in the case, including the discovery of low levels of marijuana in Martin’s autopsy. Rivera argued that the marijuana is “less powerful” than the convenience store surveillance tape, which showed what Martin was wearing.
“I think what’s far more significant is what Trayvon Martin looked like on that night, Bill,” he said. “Aside from the fact that he’s dressed in that thug wear — look at the size of him, he’s not a little kid.”
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