This.
Whatever happened that night is now meaningless. Whether the guy was getting his ass beat or not. This is now a civil rights issue; there will be (his) pound of flesh taken. No one on this board knows what happened that night; but you have successfully divided your opinions distinctly down predictable lines. Congratulations. I would like justice to be served one way or the other; and in this country that is supposed to be derived from the evidence available. Innocent until proven guilty - right? that. "Trayvon didn't get a trial". Yeah, neither does any other victim of murder - that's why it's a crime. IF it's a crime.
I feel sorry for everyone involved EXCEPT the politicians/media hogs and anyone else who has jumped to a conclusion as to WHAT happened that night.
Now, the only thing I know for sure is that we are going to find out more about these two people's pasts than I want to know. , if any one of us was subject to such scrutiny, we'd ALL look like absolute assholes. Well, maybe Trayvon's history is a little protected because he was a juvenile; but I doubt it - it's all gonna get aired.
Tragic. Sad and stupid.
John the witness didn't indicate who struck the first blow either. Just because someone was on top of somebody doesn't mean the person was the aggressor. Could mean that the victim overpowered the aggressor.
What the media doesn't show you.
"If only more people could see that Trayvon took thuggy pictures too."
Trayvon Martin case: Martin was the aggressor, police sources say
Zimmerman was heading to the grocery store when he spotted Martin and called police to report a black youth acting su iously, possibly on drugs.
Zimmerman stepped out of his SUV to follow Martin, even though a police dispatcher told him he didn't need to do so.
Zimmerman told police he he'd lost sight of Martin and was heading back to his car when the youth suddenly stepped into his path. According to the Sentinel, Martin asked Zimmerman if he had a problem. Zimmerman said no and reached for his cellphone. Martin then said something like, "Well, you do now" and punched him, according to the Sentinel's sources.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/n...,4845076.story
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yep, Martin was being followed, very probably felt "threatened", so FL "Stand Your Ground" law backs up Martin to beat the out of the wanna-be cop vigilante.
Looks like he weighed about 130. Darrin and Yoni are probably still ting their pants from the sight of that hooligan.
Yeah, he's dead right. That will teach him to bring skittles to a gunfight.
"authorities say," says the Orlando Sentinel
Apparently "Stand Your Ground" laws, pushed by NRA and ALEC into 20+ states, are really "You White Guys Stand Your Ground" law.
lmao, I thought the kid jumped on him from behind and cracked him in the back of the head with a can? Now all of the sudden, he jumped in front of him like batman out of nowhere.
"Oops" - Obama team who advised him to issue statements on the case
Did you actually read any of his statements in full?
No.
Zimmerman's Latino
he's half n half. like obama
Maybe Obama confused the 2 when he was making his comments?
Then he'll go to prison
George Zimmerman. His dad's name is Robert Zimmerman.
For a latino family, they sure hate spanish
If I recall, his mother is from Peru. Not certain of this, but I think that's the country. I read it someplace, but it wasn't important to me.George Zimmerman. His dad's name is Robert Zimmerman.
For a latino family, they sure hate spanish
so because they gave him an english name in the USA, they hate his mother's tongue?George Zimmerman. His dad's name is Robert Zimmerman.
For a latino family, they sure hate spanish
zimmerman is German, maybe they aspire to White Supremacist Aryanism
Apparently the thug pics that are widely being circulated are not of THIS Treyvon Martin, but a different one.
good thing Obama didn't comment on them
These should be popular
And Trayvon's mom recently applied for a trademarks on "Justice for Travyon" and "I am Trayvon".
I fail to see how that is meaningless. Her story establishes that Martin was su ious/weary of Z's motives. Combined with the fact that Z had given chase a few minutes earlier, it's quite reasonable that Martin panicked and struck the first blow. The stand your ground law might apply to Martin in that case.
Of course her testimony doesn't indicate who attacked who. Neither does your eye-witness, at least according to what you've posted. He saw a snapshot. We probably will never know who really attacked who first.
Does anything about the "Stand Your Ground" include beating an opponent who is down on the ground?
Remember, I did point out already that Martin may have thought he was standing his ground. Still, we don't have solid evidence either way, and the police have said the evidence does back up Zimmerman's account.
thoughts, DarrinS?
If true, you've been had and fed us bull ...
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