2012-04-07hollywoodreporter.com

The version NBC ran, though, was much shorter and did not include the question posed by the 911 operator.

"This guy looks like he's up to no good. He looks black," Zimmerman is heard saying in NBC's edited version.

The difference is significant, since activists have been claiming that Zimmerman had racially profiled Martin. Critics have argued that NBC set out to purposely advance that narrative by condensing the 911 tape to make it appear that Zimmerman's motivation for assuming Martin was "up to no good" was based on his skin color.



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