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The Verdict In The George Zimmerman Case


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2013 Jul 14, 12:28am   34,711 views  201 comments

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I felt sad when I saw the verdict in the George Zimmerman case. I shall speak now as one who attended law school but did not graduate. In almost any legal jurisdiction in the world, if someone shoots an unarmed person, even if that person is a policeman or soldier, the person doing the shooting is in serious trouble. A conviction for manslaughter often follows and one is sent away to jail for some time. I honestly felt that Zimmerman was guilty of terrible bad judgment and such a verdict was warranted.

I feel that the way Florida wrote its definition of self defense tied the hands of the jury and left them with no option but to find Zimmerman not guilty.

This is a sad case where everyone including the taxpayers of the state of Florida lost "big time."

My father had some words of wisdom that apply here as follows: "Son a gun will get you into more trouble than it will ever get you out of."

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163   Y   2013 Jul 15, 2:51pm  

You just nailed most of Marcus's posts.

leo707 says

I do understand that sometimes people act in ways that don't make sense,

164   Y   2013 Jul 15, 2:54pm  

Interesting angle, until you realize zimmerman was getting the shit beat out of him.
If Martin was scared of the gun, the screaming would have sounded something like "He's got a gun!", not what we heard.

StillLooking says

Men don't scream when they are fighting. I have seen too many fights.

Martin must have been scared of the gun.

165   Y   2013 Jul 15, 2:57pm  

What 'murderer'?

lostand confused says

The murderer claims in his defense that Travon started the fight.

166   StillLooking   2013 Jul 15, 2:57pm  

Why would Zimmerman scream for help as he is shooting the guy?

Answer that one.

And Zimmerman was not getting the shit beat out of him.

SoftShell says

Interesting angle, until you realize zimmerman was getting the shit beat out of him.

If Martin was scared of the gun, the screaming would have sounded something like "He's got a gun!", not what we heard.

StillLooking says

Men don't scream when they are fighting. I have seen too many fights.

Martin must have been scared of the gun.

167   Y   2013 Jul 15, 2:58pm  

Answer: He wasn't.

StillLooking says

Gornan:

Why was Martin screaming?

168   Y   2013 Jul 15, 3:00pm  

He wouldn't.
There was no screaming at the time of the gunshot, and afterwards.
You obviously did not pay attention to the 911 call with the screams and gunshot.
StillLooking says

Why would Zimmerman scream for help as he is shooting the guy?

169   StillLooking   2013 Jul 15, 3:01pm  

I just listened to it. There was screaming up until the shot was fired.

SoftShell says

He wouldn't.

There was no screaming at the time of the gunshot, and afterwards.

You obviously did not pay attention to the 911 call with the screams and gunshot.

StillLooking says

Why would Zimmerman scream for help as he is shooting the guy?

170   Y   2013 Jul 15, 3:02pm  

Rain, coupled with poor police evidence collection.

leo707 says

StillLooking says

Zim claimed a struggle over the gun? This proves Martin was screaming.

Yes, but none of TM's DNA was anywhere near the gun or holster.

171   StillLooking   2013 Jul 15, 3:02pm  

men don't scream when they get beat up.

172   Y   2013 Jul 15, 3:03pm  

Link, please.

StillLooking says

I just listened to it. There was screaming up until the shot was fired.

SoftShell says

173   Y   2013 Jul 15, 3:05pm  

You might be right. Sometimes the aggressor is the one screaming...

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/07/15/Witness-Baltimore-blacks-beating

So TM was screaming while he was on top of GZ beating the shit out of him...

StillLooking says

men don't scream when they get beat up.

174   StillLooking   2013 Jul 15, 3:08pm  

The aggressor actually might yell but not help.

SoftShell says

You might be right. Sometimes the aggressor is the one screaming...

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/07/15/Witness-Baltimore-blacks-beating

So TM was screaming while he was on top of GZ beating the shit out of him...

StillLooking says

men don't scream when they get beat up.

175   Y   2013 Jul 15, 3:09pm  

Why not? You don't think that men can scream?

http://www.youtube.com/embed/u2ni6jGuN70?

StillLooking says

men don't scream when they get beat up.

176   StillLooking   2013 Jul 15, 3:10pm  

I have never seen a man scream during a fight. It is not likely

SoftShell says

Why not? You don't think that men can scream?

?

StillLooking says

men don't scream when they get beat up.

177   leo707   2013 Jul 15, 3:13pm  

SoftShell says

Rain, coupled with poor police evidence collection.

leo707 says

StillLooking says

Zim claimed a struggle over the gun? This proves Martin was screaming.

Yes, but none of TM's DNA was anywhere near the gun or holster.

Still = no evidence for a struggle for the gun.

178   leo707   2013 Jul 15, 3:19pm  

Goodnight, I am sure that tomorrow we will solve this case to everyone's satisfaction and agreement -- or maybe sometime next month. Keep up the good sleuthing!

Now, I just hope that all the helicopters flying overhead don't wake my kids.

179   StillLooking   2013 Jul 15, 3:20pm  

Then why was Martin yelling for help up until he got shot.

And why would Zimmerman yell for help while he is shooting the guy?

180   BoomAndBustCycle   2013 Jul 15, 3:50pm  

I officially feel dumber having read this thread.

181   marcus   2013 Jul 15, 4:03pm  

dodgerfanjohn says

You are racist. Why?

If you aren't the nitwit you obviously require everyone to believe you are, then please clearly explain what I have said that makes me a racist. Please explain it in detail, if you can. I say you can not.

Is it that deep down you know that it's your racism that makes you think it's just fine that Zimmerman thought Martin was an asshole that was getting away (because he was a black teenager) and therefore stalked him, provoked a fight and then shot and killed him ?

Also, as a side question, just out of curiosity, are you like Zimmerman, the kind of pussy that would end a fist fight that you provoked and you were losing by shooting the other guy dead ?

I'm not asking you if it's your right. I'm asking you if you are that much of a pussy.

182   Goran_K   2013 Jul 15, 5:00pm  

leo707 says

If this was the case it would have been in his statement.

Umm it was in his statement. He said he was looking for a street or number so he could tell the police where he last saw him (Trayvon).

183   Goran_K   2013 Jul 15, 5:01pm  

lostand confused says

despite the fact Travon tried to lose him and get away

Speculation. In fact Trayvon's behavior says otherwise.

184   Goran_K   2013 Jul 15, 5:03pm  

leo707 says

Sure, if that is the way it went down. We still only have Zim's questionable word to confirm that story.

It's getting pretty narrow though. Eye witness sees Trayvon on top punching like an animal. He doesn't stop even when told the cops are coming.

There aren't very many ways it can play out after that point...

185   Goran_K   2013 Jul 15, 5:04pm  

SoftShell says

The "pulling away" theory has no traction.

Just doesn't make any sense.

186   leo707   2013 Jul 15, 5:53pm  

Goran_K says

leo707 says

If this was the case it would have been in his statement.

Umm it was in his statement. He said he was looking for a street or number so he could tell the police where he last saw him (Trayvon).

Right...he was looking for the street address in the path that split the backyards of the buildings...

187   leo707   2013 Jul 15, 5:54pm  

Goran_K says

lostand confused says

despite the fact Travon tried to lose him and get away

Speculation. In fact Trayvon's behavior says otherwise.

No speculation here. Both Zimmerman's 911 call and TM's girlfriend agree that at one point TM tried to run or walk quickly away from Zimmerman.

What happened after that, who knows.

188   Goran_K   2013 Jul 15, 6:29pm  

You mean Trayvon's girlfriend who admitted to lying about what exactly happened because "she wanted to appease Trayvon's mom" who was sitting next to her?

Hmmmmmm.

189   leo707   2013 Jul 15, 6:37pm  

Goran_K says

You mean Trayvon's girlfriend who admitted to lying about what exactly happened because "she wanted to appease Trayvon's mom" who was sitting next to her?

Hmmmmmm.

Yeah, she -- like Zim -- is mostly full of shit, but where her and Zim agree I think they are telling the truth.

190   HydroCabron   2013 Jul 15, 10:40pm  

APOCALYPSEFUCK is Shostakovich says

StillLooking says

And why would Zimmerman yell for help while he is shooting the guy?

Because he wasn't yelling for help. He was screaming in ecstasy becuase it's such a rush to kill an unarmed negro while you're shouting, "DIE DIE DIE MOTHERFUCKING DIE, MOTHERFUCKER!"

Probably played out the scenario in front of his bedroom mirror 100,000 times before he actually got a chance to do it for real.

More self-hating white guilt. Why do you hate Jesus?

191   Y   2013 Jul 15, 11:39pm  

Not necessarily.
Maybe the aggressor wanted more people on top to beat the shit out of GZ even more. So he needed 'help'.

StillLooking says

The aggressor actually might yell but not help.

SoftShell says

You might be right. Sometimes the aggressor is the one screaming...

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/07/15/Witness-Baltimore-blacks-beating

So TM was screaming while he was on top of GZ beating the shit out of him...

StillLooking says

men don't scream when they get beat up.

192   Y   2013 Jul 15, 11:39pm  

Oh great. A sampling of 1 to set the precedent.

StillLooking says

I have never seen a man scream during a fight. It is not likely

SoftShell says

Why not? You don't think that men can scream?

?

StillLooking says

men don't scream when they get beat up.

193   Y   2013 Jul 15, 11:40pm  

Agreed.

leo707 says

SoftShell says

Rain, coupled with poor police evidence collection.

leo707 says

StillLooking says

Zim claimed a struggle over the gun? This proves Martin was screaming.

Yes, but none of TM's DNA was anywhere near the gun or holster.

Still = no evidence for a struggle for the gun.

194   Y   2013 Jul 15, 11:42pm  

He wasn't.
You still have not provided the link showing the scream for 'help' and the gunshot simultaneously.

StillLooking says

And why would Zimmerman yell for help while he is shooting the guy?

195   Y   2013 Jul 15, 11:56pm  

Both calls were made by proven liars. So I think the speculation is alive and well as to whether TM tried to "run away". Buffering this position is that TM had 4 minutes to cover 40-50 yards, and be safely in his fathers girlfriends house. He chose not to use that time wisely. That sure does not sound like TM tried to get away.

So you have two phone calls by proven liars indicating TM was "running" or "trying to get away", versus a 4 minute gap where TM could have crawled and gotten to his fathers girlfriends house safely, which for some reason he chose not to do. Which is more believable?

leo707 says

No speculation here. Both Zimmerman's 911 call and TM's girlfriend agree that at one point TM tried to run or walk quickly away from Zimmerman.

196   Y   2013 Jul 15, 11:57pm  

Rachel is just not credible. I take her phone call testimony with a grain of salt.

Goran_K says

You mean Trayvon's girlfriend who admitted to lying about what exactly happened because "she wanted to appease Trayvon's mom" who was sitting next to her?

Hmmmmmm.

197   Tenpoundbass   2013 Jul 16, 12:58am  

StillLooking says

men don't scream when they get beat up.

My oldest brother was as huge as WWF wrestling star, he was grown and out of the house when we were kids. We used to bust his balls, because when me and my other two brothers would jump on him when we would play wrestle, he would scream in a high pitched voice, much like the voice on that tape. He would then kick our asses for poking fun at him.

198   HydroCabron   2013 Jul 16, 1:11am  

Everyone agrees that we don't know much about what happened, because essentially the only two who do are Zimmerman and Martin, with Martin dead.

Except, of course, we know the following for sure:

1) Martin was minding his own business, reading the Bible in his vehicle, as so many of us do in the evening.

2) Out of the corner of his eye, just above the framed photo of Ronald Reagan on his dashboard, he sees a young black man, clearly high on Crink -- the new meth/PCP/THC/Skittles concoction that these young bucks are going berzerk and doing crimes on -- brachiating down the sidewalk.

3) Concerned for said black man's safety, Zimmerman drives after him, stopping and offering to drive him to the hospital, just as he would have done for a white kid in the same situation.

4) The black man, out of his mind with criminality and drugs, physically yanks Zimmerman from the car, beats him and, finding a gun in Zimmerman's waistband, presses it into Zimmerman's hand and commits suicide by forcing Zimmerman's finger to the trigger. This is in keeping with direct instructions from President Obama. In the background, Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson swill Night Train and cackle with glee.

5) All witnesses lending credence to the portrait of Zimmerman as a saintly concerned citizen are believable. All witnesses casting doubt on this theory are proven liars and unreliable.

6) A non-black man having a gun is a sign of good character and patriotism. A black man having a gun is a sign that he is a criminal.

7) We're not racist, so stop saying that. Calling someone racist is the lowest and cheapest way out of an argument. By the way: you're racist.

Still, we don't really know much about what exactly transpired, so it's all speculative, but we are right about all the details of what went down that night.

199   StillLooking   2013 Jul 16, 1:18am  

Play wrestle is not a fight. Men don't scream when getting beat.

CaptainShuddup says

StillLooking says

men don't scream when they get beat up.

My oldest brother was as huge as WWF wrestling star, he was grown and out of the house when we were kids. We used to bust his balls, because when me and my other two brothers would jump on him when we would play wrestle, he would scream in a high pitched voice, much like the voice on that tape. He would then kick our asses for poking fun at him.

200   StillLooking   2013 Jul 16, 1:19am  

Have you ever heard of GOOGLE?

SoftShell says

He wasn't.

You still have not provided the link showing the scream for 'help' and the gunshot simultaneously.

StillLooking says

And why would Zimmerman yell for help while he is shooting the guy?

201   Y   2013 Jul 16, 3:03am  

So you don't have any proof.
Thanks for the clarification.

StillLooking says

Have you ever heard of GOOGLE?

SoftShell says

He wasn't.

You still have not provided the link showing the scream for 'help' and the gunshot simultaneously.

StillLooking says

And why would Zimmerman yell for help while he is shooting the guy?

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