Trayvon Martin

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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    norm wrote:
    yeah, i really don't understand focusing on what martin did or has done...from what we know, zimmerman instigated all of this...he bears all responsibility for this

    But we dont' really know that at all. The initial reports indicated that was the case, but other reports contradict that so what makes one version of events more believable than the other besides the fact that we got one version before the other? Zimmerman called 911 and followed him, but we don't actually know if he kept following him or turned around after the 911 Operator told him he shouldn't follow him. If he was walking away and Martin decided to come up from behind and sucker-punch him and try to grab his gun, then it's a completely different story than what was initially reported. There's no reason to rush to judment until we know more.

    we know he followed martin even when he was told not to...that is what i mean by instigating...my point is, from what i'm reading, there are people focusing too much on what martin did upon being followed...he would be alive today if zimmerman hadn't had followed him...unless this is completely refuted with proof, i believe zimmerman should be held responsible for at the very least, involuntary manslaughter
  • polaris_xpolaris_x Posts: 13,559
    It's an assumption that he continued to follow, not a known fact.

    please listen to the 911 call ... the dispatcher asks him: "are you following him!?" and he answers: "yes" ... right before he says "these guys always get away" ...
  • BlockheadBlockhead Posts: 1,538
    polaris_x wrote:
    Blockhead wrote:
    I can't help but wonder, why would Zimmerman start a fight when he knew cops were coming on their way within minutes? Because you know... he called 9-11 right before as we all know...

    why did he pursue when he was told not to?
    Oh were you there?
  • Monster RainMonster Rain Posts: 1,415
    polaris_x wrote:
    It's an assumption that he continued to follow, not a known fact.

    please listen to the 911 call ... the dispatcher asks him: "are you following him!?" and he answers: "yes" ... right before he says "these guys always get away" ...

    When he answered "yes" to that question, the dispatcher said, "We don't need you to do that" and he replied, "Ok." He stayed on the line with the dispatcher after that and the dispatcher asked for his address. He started to answer and then stopped because he said he didn't know where Martin was and didn't want him to know where he lives. If he was still following him, then why didn't he know where he was anymore and why did he continue trying to let the operator know where he was so the police could meet him? There was no further mention of following Martin after he said, "Ok." So how does that call prove that he kept following him after being asked to stop?
  • BlockheadBlockhead Posts: 1,538
    polaris_x wrote:
    It's an assumption that he continued to follow, not a known fact.

    please listen to the 911 call ... the dispatcher asks him: "are you following him!?" and he answers: "yes" ... right before he says "these guys always get away" ...
    If you listen to the 9-11 tapes Zimmerman tells the dispatcher that Martin was coming towards him and was eyeing him. Besides, the dispatcher only suggested that he not confront Martin, it was not an order nor was it legally binding. There is no law forbidding you to follow someone you don't know
  • polaris_xpolaris_x Posts: 13,559
    When he answered "yes" to that question, the dispatcher said, "We don't need you to do that" and he replied, "Ok." He stayed on the line with the dispatcher after that and the dispatcher asked for his address. He started to answer and then stopped because he said he didn't know where Martin was and didn't want him to know where he lives. If he was still following him, then why didn't he know where he was anymore and why did he continue trying to let the operator know where he was so the police could meet him? There was no further mention of following Martin after he said, "Ok." So how does that call prove that he kept following him after being asked to stop?

    i listened to another call and what you say is true - the one i listened to originally didn't have the last bit ... it also sounds like zimmerman was afraid of trayvon which would lead me to speculate that wherever he was parked trayvon came upon him ...
  • Godfather.Godfather. Posts: 12,504
    just courious....who and how many believe Zimmerman is guilty of murder ?..straight up guilty of capital murder and why," not to debate or argue anybodys opinion" just to see how many people believe Zimmerman is guilty with only the evidense given to us by the media.


    Godfather.
  • Monster RainMonster Rain Posts: 1,415
    polaris_x wrote:
    When he answered "yes" to that question, the dispatcher said, "We don't need you to do that" and he replied, "Ok." He stayed on the line with the dispatcher after that and the dispatcher asked for his address. He started to answer and then stopped because he said he didn't know where Martin was and didn't want him to know where he lives. If he was still following him, then why didn't he know where he was anymore and why did he continue trying to let the operator know where he was so the police could meet him? There was no further mention of following Martin after he said, "Ok." So how does that call prove that he kept following him after being asked to stop?

    i listened to another call and what you say is true - the one i listened to originally didn't have the last bit ... it also sounds like zimmerman was afraid of trayvon which would lead me to speculate that wherever he was parked trayvon came upon him ...


    I know, the reporting of this case is very frustrating. Edited versions of calls are being played on the news because it fits the story better to end the call with the dispatcher saying, "We don't need you to do that." When I first heard about this case I was 100% sure that Zimmerman killed Martin in cold blood. There was no mention of a struggle, there were mentions that Martin was crying out for help (and now there are reports that it was Zimmerman screaming for help, not Martin), and there was seemingly no effort made to present anything that might indicate Zimmerman was really acting in self-defense when he was shot nor was there anything said to contradict the assumption that someone named George Zimmerman was anything but 100% white. Now, there's stuff coming out that contradicts early reports or sheds new light on previously reported information and it's impossible to tell what's true and what's not. On top of that, the media is seeking out school records that are supposed to be private. I get the feeling that this story went from being about making sure justice was carried out whatever the outcome to being just another feeding frenzy for the sharks in the press that only care about getting the next scoop on everyone else even though nobody really gives a crap who got the information first anymore since it'll be all over the Internet and cable news within 5 minutes of the first report anyway. Racial tension in a news story equals ratings and when there's a death tossed into the mix then it becomes a gold mine and they'll keep it going for as long as they can without a care in the world about how their reporting will impact others. Tayvon's family has to explain why their dead son was suspended from school, as if they don't have enough to deal with right now. Zimmerman has a bounty on him from the New Black Panthers and he may not have even done anything wrong for all anyone really knows. As long as the papers keep flying off the newsstands, viewers keep tuning in for the latest new bit of leaked information, and the websites keep getting hits nothing else matters. :sick:
  • ComeToTXComeToTX Posts: 7,795
    Godfather. wrote:
    just courious....who and how many believe Zimmerman is guilty of murder ?..straight up guilty of capital murder and why," not to debate or argue anybodys opinion" just to see how many people believe Zimmerman is guilty with only the evidense given to us by the media.


    Godfather.

    No. Not murder. I'd say manslaughter.
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  • cowboypjfancowboypjfan Posts: 2,453
    http://1xrun.com/runs/Stand_Our_Ground

    A poster sale to benefit Trayvon Martin...
  • RW81233RW81233 Posts: 2,393
    if you are asking right now today i'd say manslaughter here...based on all the stuff we've heard.
  • polaris_xpolaris_x Posts: 13,559
    I know, the reporting of this case is very frustrating. Edited versions of calls are being played on the news because it fits the story better to end the call with the dispatcher saying, "We don't need you to do that." When I first heard about this case I was 100% sure that Zimmerman killed Martin in cold blood. There was no mention of a struggle, there were mentions that Martin was crying out for help (and now there are reports that it was Zimmerman screaming for help, not Martin), and there was seemingly no effort made to present anything that might indicate Zimmerman was really acting in self-defense when he was shot nor was there anything said to contradict the assumption that someone named George Zimmerman was anything but 100% white. Now, there's stuff coming out that contradicts early reports or sheds new light on previously reported information and it's impossible to tell what's true and what's not. On top of that, the media is seeking out school records that are supposed to be private. I get the feeling that this story went from being about making sure justice was carried out whatever the outcome to being just another feeding frenzy for the sharks in the press that only care about getting the next scoop on everyone else even though nobody really gives a crap who got the information first anymore since it'll be all over the Internet and cable news within 5 minutes of the first report anyway. Racial tension in a news story equals ratings and when there's a death tossed into the mix then it becomes a gold mine and they'll keep it going for as long as they can without a care in the world about how their reporting will impact others. Tayvon's family has to explain why their dead son was suspended from school, as if they don't have enough to deal with right now. Zimmerman has a bounty on him from the New Black Panthers and he may not have even done anything wrong for all anyone really knows. As long as the papers keep flying off the newsstands, viewers keep tuning in for the latest new bit of leaked information, and the websites keep getting hits nothing else matters. :sick:

    for sure ... it's fucked ... because there are varying eyewitness accounts as well ... i said many pages ago that justice needs be served and that may include justice for zimmerman ... also from the get-go, the most troubling thing about the matter to me was the police action or lake thereof upon arriving at the scene and subsequently ... whatever the circumstances that led to trayvon martin dying will hopefully come to light ... at the same time - the police department also needs to be scrutinized because i think if they did their job - it wouldn't have blown up to what it is today ...
  • RW81233RW81233 Posts: 2,393
    what the fuck seriously what the fuck: http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/ ... 25&sp=1475
  • shadowcastshadowcast Posts: 2,206
    polaris_x wrote:
    When he answered "yes" to that question, the dispatcher said, "We don't need you to do that" and he replied, "Ok." He stayed on the line with the dispatcher after that and the dispatcher asked for his address. He started to answer and then stopped because he said he didn't know where Martin was and didn't want him to know where he lives. If he was still following him, then why didn't he know where he was anymore and why did he continue trying to let the operator know where he was so the police could meet him? There was no further mention of following Martin after he said, "Ok." So how does that call prove that he kept following him after being asked to stop?

    i listened to another call and what you say is true - the one i listened to originally didn't have the last bit ... it also sounds like zimmerman was afraid of trayvon which would lead me to speculate that wherever he was parked trayvon came upon him ...


    I know, the reporting of this case is very frustrating. Edited versions of calls are being played on the news because it fits the story better to end the call with the dispatcher saying, "We don't need you to do that." When I first heard about this case I was 100% sure that Zimmerman killed Martin in cold blood. There was no mention of a struggle, there were mentions that Martin was crying out for help (and now there are reports that it was Zimmerman screaming for help, not Martin), and there was seemingly no effort made to present anything that might indicate Zimmerman was really acting in self-defense when he was shot nor was there anything said to contradict the assumption that someone named George Zimmerman was anything but 100% white. Now, there's stuff coming out that contradicts early reports or sheds new light on previously reported information and it's impossible to tell what's true and what's not. On top of that, the media is seeking out school records that are supposed to be private. I get the feeling that this story went from being about making sure justice was carried out whatever the outcome to being just another feeding frenzy for the sharks in the press that only care about getting the next scoop on everyone else even though nobody really gives a crap who got the information first anymore since it'll be all over the Internet and cable news within 5 minutes of the first report anyway. Racial tension in a news story equals ratings and when there's a death tossed into the mix then it becomes a gold mine and they'll keep it going for as long as they can without a care in the world about how their reporting will impact others. Tayvon's family has to explain why their dead son was suspended from school, as if they don't have enough to deal with right now. Zimmerman has a bounty on him from the New Black Panthers and he may not have even done anything wrong for all anyone really knows. As long as the papers keep flying off the newsstands, viewers keep tuning in for the latest new bit of leaked information, and the websites keep getting hits nothing else matters. :sick:
    Bingo
  • justamjustam Posts: 21,410
    All parents should be out protesting about this. It could have been anyone's son. I can't imagine how this family must feel to lose their son this way. :cry:

    What a horrible case.
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  • shadowcastshadowcast Posts: 2,206
    Godfather. wrote:
    just courious....who and how many believe Zimmerman is guilty of murder ?..straight up guilty of capital murder and why," not to debate or argue anybodys opinion" just to see how many people believe Zimmerman is guilty with only the evidense given to us by the media.


    Godfather.
    Leaning towards not guilty. I think Zimmerman was getting his ass kicked pulled his gun and shot him. Or while getting his ass kicked his shirt pulls up Martin sees the gun and goes for it (Can't really blame him becasue he was probably thinking it's me or him). But Zimmerman gets it out and shoots him in the chest.
  • shadowcastshadowcast Posts: 2,206
    justam wrote:
    All parents should be out protesting about this. It could have been anyone's son. I can't imagine how this family must feel to lose their son this way. :cry:

    What a horrible case.
    I think protesting Conceal & Carry more than anything.
  • unsungunsung Posts: 9,487
    I don't know, but I guess if I were walking back to my truck I'd have been more aware of my surroundings if I just lost someone that I was following.

    Sounds like he was getting the crap kicked out of him, felt the offender going after his gun, and ended up being able to defend himself. Witnesses have said that Zimmerman was being beat up, there was proof he took a beating as well.

    I don't buy the whole thing about the kid that got shot being an angel like they are trying to push on us. That picture looks like he was 14. It's too bad he's dead though.

    While I FULLY support the RIGHT to carry a firearm for self defense I can't really offer much of an opinion on this particular case. The evidence and eyewitnesses seem to back what Zimmerman was saying.

    The public lynching of Zimmerman is exactly why racism will never die. Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson would have to find honest work.
  • unsungunsung Posts: 9,487
    shadowcast wrote:
    I think protesting Conceal & Carry more than anything.


    Yawn
  • shadowcastshadowcast Posts: 2,206
    unsung wrote:
    shadowcast wrote:
    I think protesting Conceal & Carry more than anything.


    Yawn
    All for having a gun at your house. I don't think it is wise to let the common man bring them out into public.
  • inmytreeinmytree Posts: 4,741
    I know, the reporting of this case is very frustrating. Edited versions of calls are being played on the news because it fits the story better to end the call with the dispatcher saying, "We don't need you to do that." When I first heard about this case I was 100% sure that Zimmerman killed Martin in cold blood. There was no mention of a struggle, there were mentions that Martin was crying out for help (and now there are reports that it was Zimmerman screaming for help, not Martin), and there was seemingly no effort made to present anything that might indicate Zimmerman was really acting in self-defense when he was shot nor was there anything said to contradict the assumption that someone named George Zimmerman was anything but 100% white. Now, there's stuff coming out that contradicts early reports or sheds new light on previously reported information and it's impossible to tell what's true and what's not. On top of that, the media is seeking out school records that are supposed to be private. I get the feeling that this story went from being about making sure justice was carried out whatever the outcome to being just another feeding frenzy for the sharks in the press that only care about getting the next scoop on everyone else even though nobody really gives a crap who got the information first anymore since it'll be all over the Internet and cable news within 5 minutes of the first report anyway. Racial tension in a news story equals ratings and when there's a death tossed into the mix then it becomes a gold mine and they'll keep it going for as long as they can without a care in the world about how their reporting will impact others. Tayvon's family has to explain why their dead son was suspended from school, as if they don't have enough to deal with right now. Zimmerman has a bounty on him from the New Black Panthers and he may not have even done anything wrong for all anyone really knows. As long as the papers keep flying off the newsstands, viewers keep tuning in for the latest new bit of leaked information, and the websites keep getting hits nothing else matters. :sick:

    FYI, Technically Zimmerman is white... Hispanic is not a race...it's an ethnicity...anyhoo...so the f what if the kid was suspended from school...does that man folks can go hunt down kids kicked out of school...?

    Zimmerman placed himself in harms way....he followed this kid...he did not wait for the police...he's should be charged and tried in a court of law...only then will justice be served....
  • inmytreeinmytree Posts: 4,741
    shadowcast wrote:
    Leaning towards not guilty. I think Zimmerman was getting his ass kicked pulled his gun and shot him. Or while getting his ass kicked his shirt pulls up Martin sees the gun and goes for it (Can't really blame him becasue he was probably thinking it's me or him). But Zimmerman gets it out and shoots him in the chest.

    you think...?

    anyway, why did he get close enough to get into a fight with a 17 year old kid...? it's not like Martin was following him...perhaps Martin was standing his ground and was murdered...
  • g under pg under p Posts: 18,196
    Godfather. wrote:
    just courious....who and how many believe Zimmerman is guilty of murder ?..straight up guilty of capital murder and why," not to debate or argue anybodys opinion" just to see how many people believe Zimmerman is guilty with only the evidense given to us by the media.


    Godfather.

    Murder out of the question...far too difficult to prove and remember this is Florida we are talking about. However, involuntary manslaughter is where the state may have a better chance to prove it's case.

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  • puremagicpuremagic Posts: 1,907
    Godfather. wrote:
    just courious....who and how many believe Zimmerman is guilty of murder ?..straight up guilty of capital murder and why," not to debate or argue anybodys opinion" just to see how many people believe Zimmerman is guilty with only the evidense given to us by the media. Godfather.


    1. Zimmerman reports a suspicious person to police

    2. Zimmerman tells police he’s following the person.
    -[Mobile phone+Vehicle]

    3. The police instruct Zimmerman not to pursue the person.
    -[Trayvon was not shot on Zimmerman’s property]

    4. Zimmerman ignores the police instructions and is armed following a suspicious person
    -[Trayvon was not shot on Zimmerman’s immediate property]

    5. Between the time the police are called (about the shooting) and arrive at the scene, Trayvon had been shot dead by Zimmerman.

    Did these 5 known facts warrant an investigation into the shooting?

    All this talk about Zimmerman isn’t a racist, and this is not like the Zimmerman I know. The same shit was said by the friends of the Jet Blue pilot who snapped. In the case of Zimmerman and Trayvon, we don’t know what words were exchanged when Zimmerman confronted Trayvon or what took place during the fight, what we do know is 1 through 5. For me that’s manslaughter.
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  • Godfather.Godfather. Posts: 12,504
    does anybody have a ball park figure on time surved for involuntary manslaughter ?
    I'm guessing probation to maybe 7 years..?out in three ?

    Godfather.
  • Monster RainMonster Rain Posts: 1,415
    Go back and read the transcript of Zimmerman's 911 call. Zimmerman was on his way to the store when he spotted Martin, so he was never on his property to begin with, so sayign that he must have followed him because Trayvon wasn't shot on Zimmerman's property is a faulty assumption. Also, when the 911 operator told Zimmerman, "We don't need yo uto do that," in reference to following Martin, Zimmerman replied, "OK," and remained on the phone with the operator trying to describe how the police needed to travel through the neighborhood in order to reach him and he also stated that he did not want to say his address because he didn't know where Martin went and he didn't want him to overhear him and know where he lives. So if he was following Martin after being told not to, why did he not know where he was just a few moments later and why did he remain on the line trying to explain where he was in the development so the police could find him when they arrived?

    So what we really know is this:

    1. Zimmerman was on his way to the store and spotted what he thought was a suspicious person in the neighborhood and called the police.

    2. He said he was following Martin because he had started runnign away.

    3. The dispatcher told him, "We don't need you doing that."

    4. Zimmerman responded to the dispatcher by saying, "OK," and remained on the line.

    5. At some point before the police arrived there was a struggle and Martin was shot and killed.

    What we don't know:

    1. Who initiated the struggle between Zimmerman and Martin. Did Zimmerman lie when he said he had stopped following Martin or did Martin attack him from behind as Zimmerman claims?

    2. Did Martin try to take Zimmerman's gun during the struggle as Zimmerman claims or did he just shoot because he was losing the fight?

    puremagic wrote:
    Godfather. wrote:
    just courious....who and how many believe Zimmerman is guilty of murder ?..straight up guilty of capital murder and why," not to debate or argue anybodys opinion" just to see how many people believe Zimmerman is guilty with only the evidense given to us by the media. Godfather.


    1. Zimmerman reports a suspicious person to police

    2. Zimmerman tells police he’s following the person.
    -[Mobile phone+Vehicle]

    3. The police instruct Zimmerman not to pursue the person.
    -[Trayvon was not shot on Zimmerman’s property]

    4. Zimmerman ignores the police instructions and is armed following a suspicious person
    -[Trayvon was not shot on Zimmerman’s immediate property]

    5. Between the time the police are called (about the shooting) and arrive at the scene, Trayvon had been shot dead by Zimmerman.

    Did these 5 known facts warrant an investigation into the shooting?

    All this talk about Zimmerman isn’t a racist, and this is not like the Zimmerman I know. The same shit was said by the friends of the Jet Blue pilot who snapped. In the case of Zimmerman and Trayvon, we don’t know what words were exchanged when Zimmerman confronted Trayvon or what took place during the fight, what we do know is 1 through 5. For me that’s manslaughter.
  • shadowcastshadowcast Posts: 2,206
    edited March 2012
    puremagic wrote:
    Godfather. wrote:
    just courious....who and how many believe Zimmerman is guilty of murder ?..straight up guilty of capital murder and why," not to debate or argue anybodys opinion" just to see how many people believe Zimmerman is guilty with only the evidense given to us by the media. Godfather.


    1. Zimmerman reports a suspicious person to police

    2. Zimmerman tells police he’s following the person.
    -[Mobile phone+Vehicle]

    3. The police instruct Zimmerman not to pursue the person.
    -[Trayvon was not shot on Zimmerman’s property]

    4. Zimmerman ignores the police instructions and is armed following a suspicious person
    -[Trayvon was not shot on Zimmerman’s immediate property]

    5. Between the time the police are called (about the shooting) and arrive at the scene, Trayvon had been shot dead by Zimmerman.

    Did these 5 known facts warrant an investigation into the shooting?

    All this talk about Zimmerman isn’t a racist, and this is not like the Zimmerman I know. The same shit was said by the friends of the Jet Blue pilot who snapped. In the case of Zimmerman and Trayvon, we don’t know what words were exchanged when Zimmerman confronted Trayvon or what took place during the fight, what we do know is 1 through 5. For me that’s manslaughter.
    Was told by 911 to back in which he says ok and walks back to his car.
    In a state where you are allowed to conceal and carry.
    Was getting beat up felt his life was in danger and shot him.
    I don't think there is a law against following somebody is there? I mean to reach stalker status you have to be caught doing it multiple times or make threats.
    Post edited by shadowcast on
  • shadowcastshadowcast Posts: 2,206
    Godfather. wrote:
    does anybody have a ball park figure on time surved for involuntary manslaughter ?
    I'm guessing probation to maybe 7 years..?out in three ?

    Godfather.
    Thought I read 4-20 years and probation.
  • pjl44pjl44 Posts: 9,475
    inmytree wrote:
    FYI, Technically Zimmerman is white... Hispanic is not a race...it's an ethnicity...

    Interesting. I was gonna debate this point, but you are technically correct. I learned something today.

    http://www.census.gov/population/race/about/
  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,138
    pjl44 wrote:
    inmytree wrote:
    FYI, Technically Zimmerman is white... Hispanic is not a race...it's an ethnicity...

    Interesting. I was gonna debate this point, but you are technically correct. I learned something today.

    http://www.census.gov/population/race/about/
    I guess this knowledge will end the discrimination debate on the AZ photo ID law then. :P
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