Thu May 24, 2012, 08:15 PM

MindMover (2,798 posts)

Trayvon's killer said to make self-incriminating statements

Source: Reuters

Reuters) - Neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman made statements to police that help establish his guilt in the second-degree murder case against him for killing unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, prosecutors said in a court filing on Thursday.

The claim came in a motion by prosecutors to keep some of Zimmerman's statements under seal pending his trial in a case that triggered civil rights protests across the United States, while sparking widespread debate over guns, self-defense laws and U.S. race relations.

"Defendant (Zimmerman) has provided law enforcement with numerous statements, some of which are contradictory, and are inconsistent with the physical evidence and statements of witnesses," the prosecutors said in their court filing.

They said the statements by Zimmerman were admissible in court and "in conjunction with other statements and evidence help to establish defendant's guilt in this case."

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Trayvon's killer said to make self-incriminating statements (Original post)	MindMover	May 2012	OP
DA needs to make sure he stays in prison for the rest of his natural life	Woody Woodpecker	May 2012	#1
A BLACK guy named Bubba......	kestrel91316	May 2012	#2
That would be an added bonus	RZM	May 2012	#32
Apparently advocating prison rape now?	Kaleva	May 2012	#94
Sometimes I get the feeling that we have been transported back to	MindMover	May 2012	#3
Please explain	PSPS	May 2012	#5
This article will probably start the explanation.....	MindMover	May 2012	#9
Not helpful at all. The word "bubba" doesn't appear anywhere in that article.	PSPS	May 2012	#12
They were not my words...but I will try to explain....	MindMover	May 2012	#13
Can't say you were not perfectly clear now! nt	Lucky Luciano	May 2012	#14
So rape is now an acceptable punishment?	Heddi	May 2012	#18
......	MindMover	May 2012	#30
Umm...how is it a strawman when it's exactly what was said?	antigone382	May 2012	#48
Not what I said......Strawman is misrepresentation...	MindMover	May 2012	#71
But he or she didn't claim it was what you said.	antigone382	May 2012	#74
The post I am referring to is post #18 which is linked to my explanation of Bubba....	MindMover	May 2012	#77
I so agree with you. What is this thing about extrajudicial punishment a lot of people.....	marble falls	May 2012	#42
Well, if its homosexual rape based on racism it's OK then.	Nuclear Unicorn	May 2012	#46
Seriously	obamanut2012	May 2012	#65
Sorry, I meant to reply to the person who originally made the comment.	PSPS	May 2012	#25
It's not a "joke."	MineralMan	May 2012	#80
You can look up "bubba" in the Urban Dictionary	Sancho	May 2012	#79
even here...	awoke_in_2003	May 2012	#11
I agree with that	amuse bouche	May 2012	#15
it seems that prison rape fetishists...	awoke_in_2003	May 2012	#22
There were some comments to that effect	Sen. Walter Sobchak	May 2012	#83
2-4 to leave it alone on the first two posts in this thread	RZM	May 2012	#34
Thank you for your efforts. I also try to alert whenever I see the same and agree with you	coalition_unwilling	May 2012	#59
Let me start by saying I agree with condemnation of this attitude and belief	kristopher	May 2012	#49
Millions of Acts of Violence seen on the Skinner box (tv) may have	Bo	May 2012	#57
A self reinforcing cycle?	kristopher	May 2012	#60
I launched an attack?...	awoke_in_2003	May 2012	#91
It wasn't - that was poorly expressed	kristopher	May 2012	#95
You ever been in the same room with somebody with a bunch of body mass	snooper2	May 2012	#62
Disgusting post	RZM	May 2012	#29
That's what I was going to say but I couldnt spell disgusting. nm	rhett o rick	May 2012	#90
Prison rape is hilarious, and totally deserved! Hooray!	JackRiddler	May 2012	#72
Are you intimating that you would be happy if he was raped in prison?	rhett o rick	May 2012	#89
Add me to the list of DUers who DON'T think prison rape is acceptable!	LongTomH	May 2012	#92
Not cool to be advocating prison rape. Not cool at all. Says alot about you.	Kaleva	May 2012	#93
He was a neighborhood watch Volunteer.......	Grassy Knoll	May 2012	#4
A neighborhood watch person volunteer? Is there another kind?	crayfish	May 2012	#23
This article cites him as a "Captain"	Grassy Knoll	May 2012	#27
The REAL neighborhood has made it clear he wasn't one of them.	crim son	May 2012	#47
He also wasn't an official watch volunteer	obamanut2012	May 2012	#66
yeah, I wish they'd stop calling him that	MH1	May 2012	#97
Kick. n/t	Tx4obama	May 2012	#6
In the big release they did last week, there was quite a bit blacked out	Bolo Boffin	May 2012	#7
Very interesting. n/t	Tx4obama	May 2012	#8
HOA appointed or self-appointed, he wasn't an official neighborhood watch	shimonitanegi	May 2012	#10
The way I understood,	Control-Z	May 2012	#39
Correct -- official neighborhood watched cannot be armed	obamanut2012	May 2012	#67
Give MURDER suspect zimmerman enough "rope," and he'll hang himself	solarman350	May 2012	#16
Good, I hope this guy goes to jail for life. The whole world is better off without him.	Auntie Bush	May 2012	#17
I hope someone shoves this in Alan Dershowitz's face	Quixote1818	May 2012	#19
This guy is so racist!	MyTwoSense	May 2012	#20
Well, by golly!	bitchkitty	May 2012	#38
So now you can go back to freeperland	leftynyc	May 2012	#44
This should go well	obamanut2012	May 2012	#68
Very few people on here believe Zimmerman was an open racist in the style of a KKK member.	Tommy_Carcetti	May 2012	#81
Well, that is certainly more than enough evidence to convict him. I suggest we just go ahead and	crayfish	May 2012	#21
From what I'm seeing ...	1StrongBlackMan	May 2012	#24
Bingo ! n/t	jaysunb	May 2012	#31
I agree, I found it very hard to believe Corey went with murder I based on what we have seen	Quixote1818	May 2012	#33
I thought she went with murder 2.	JDPriestly	May 2012	#85
Murder II, my mistake. nt	Quixote1818	May 2012	#86
"killing unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin"	Canuckistanian	May 2012	#26
Very unfortunate that so many need much more	Scootaloo	May 2012	#36
I agree and want to add that character assassination of this youth	MindMover	May 2012	#99
I think that the case is open and shut	Scootaloo	May 2012	#101
If the defense proves out of control teenager....probable cause....	MindMover	May 2012	#102
They won't, and it would have no impact.	Scootaloo	May 2012	#103
I certainly hope and pray you are correct.....nt	MindMover	May 2012	#106
OK. Now why would the prosecutor and defense counsel both want to keep the same	JDPriestly	May 2012	#28
Reading the article, my impression is both sides want different stuff away from the public	Quixote1818	May 2012	#35
I had the impression they were trying to seal the same evidence. Thanks.	JDPriestly	May 2012	#84
That was my first impression too	Quixote1818	May 2012	#87
nra trolls are getting skeered	frylock	May 2012	#37
Can't see how this will effect the NRA at all. nt	hack89	May 2012	#58
nra has a vested interest in syg..	frylock	May 2012	#78
This case will have no impact on SYG regardless of the results	hack89	May 2012	#82
This message was hidden by jury decision.	howitis	May 2012	#40
Well, speaking of 'stupidity', that trait is perfectly illustrated in your post.	Boabab	May 2012	#41
ONLY....ZIMMERMAN KNOWS	GETTINGTIRED	May 2012	#43
You do know that's what trials are for right?	lunatica	May 2012	#45
Unless he spilled the beans in text messages or email.	Quixote1818	May 2012	#51
Initially, I had some doubts that there wouldn't even be an indictment	LanternWaste	May 2012	#50
Outside DU racism definitely rules the day on this argument.	ieoeja	May 2012	#63
We're being toyed with by the media, set up for a major eruption of outrage which itself...	slackmaster	May 2012	#52
Should be interesting.....	Tommy_Carcetti	May 2012	#53
The parties to the case have nothing to do with the flow of "information" we're being spoon-fed	slackmaster	May 2012	#54
So what do you believe is at play?	Tommy_Carcetti	May 2012	#55
The motive is profit. Two, perhaps three conflicting narratives are being maintained by the media.	slackmaster	May 2012	#61
I agree the media has the tendency to play up stories.	Tommy_Carcetti	May 2012	#64
I respect your opinion, but I think the underlying contexts you perceive have been hyped as well	slackmaster	May 2012	#70
But just because one story is publicized and ten similar ones aren't doesn't necessarily....	Tommy_Carcetti	May 2012	#73
I don't consider any murder to be frivolous. They're all tragic. Equally tragic.	slackmaster	May 2012	#75
The story is about one yard-ape of unspectacular intelligence and undeveloped social	JDPriestly	May 2012	#88
What is a "yard ape" in this context? nt	hack89	May 2012	#98
From the urban dictionary...	MindMover	May 2012	#100
"People eschew meaningful activities"...	ljm2002	May 2012	#105
This is what I am sick of reading and hearing regarding Zimmerman's protection of his neighborhood:	olegramps	May 2012	#56
Thank you!	obamanut2012	May 2012	#69
and murder another human being......	MindMover	May 2012	#107
Since they know by now that he was not a member of the neighborhood watch, let alone a captian, I	Dragonfli	May 2012	#76
This message was hidden by jury decision.	hard2creality	May 2012	#96
Spam deleted by Violet_Crumble (MIR Team)	misshu	May 2012	#104
zimmerman is an unstable psychopath	fascisthunter	May 2012	#108
you should be an expert witness for the prosecution....	MindMover	May 2012	#109
oh well	fascisthunter	May 2012	#110
Neighborhood watch captain .......once again......not true	lunasun	May 2012	#111

Response to MindMover (Original post)

Thu May 24, 2012, 08:16 PM

Woody Woodpecker (562 posts)

1. DA needs to make sure he stays in prison for the rest of his natural life

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He deserves to sit in a 6x9 cell with a cellmate named Bubba.

Trayvon's killer said to make self-incriminating statements

1. DA needs to make sure he stays in prison for the rest of his natural life

2. A BLACK guy named Bubba......

32. That would be an added bonus

94. Apparently advocating prison rape now?

3. Sometimes I get the feeling that we have been transported back to

5. Please explain

9. This article will probably start the explanation.....

12. Not helpful at all. The word "bubba" doesn't appear anywhere in that article.

13. They were not my words...but I will try to explain....

14. Can't say you were not perfectly clear now! nt

18. So rape is now an acceptable punishment?

30. ......

48. Umm...how is it a strawman when it's exactly what was said?

71. Not what I said......Strawman is misrepresentation...

74. But he or she didn't claim it was what you said.

77. The post I am referring to is post #18 which is linked to my explanation of Bubba....

42. I so agree with you. What is this thing about extrajudicial punishment a lot of people.....

46. Well, if its homosexual rape based on racism it's OK then.

65. Seriously

25. Sorry, I meant to reply to the person who originally made the comment.

80. It's not a "joke."

79. You can look up "bubba" in the Urban Dictionary

11. even here...

15. I agree with that

22. it seems that prison rape fetishists...

83. There were some comments to that effect

34. 2-4 to leave it alone on the first two posts in this thread

59. Thank you for your efforts. I also try to alert whenever I see the same and agree with you

49. Let me start by saying I agree with condemnation of this attitude and belief

57. Millions of Acts of Violence seen on the Skinner box (tv) may have

60. A self reinforcing cycle?

91. I launched an attack?...

95. It wasn't - that was poorly expressed

62. You ever been in the same room with somebody with a bunch of body mass

29. Disgusting post

90. That's what I was going to say but I couldnt spell disgusting. nm

72. Prison rape is hilarious, and totally deserved! Hooray!

89. Are you intimating that you would be happy if he was raped in prison?

92. Add me to the list of DUers who DON'T think prison rape is acceptable!

93. Not cool to be advocating prison rape. Not cool at all. Says alot about you.

4. He was a neighborhood watch Volunteer.......

23. A neighborhood watch person volunteer? Is there another kind?

27. This article cites him as a "Captain"

47. The REAL neighborhood has made it clear he wasn't one of them.

66. He also wasn't an official watch volunteer

97. yeah, I wish they'd stop calling him that

6. Kick. n/t

7. In the big release they did last week, there was quite a bit blacked out

8. Very interesting. n/t

10. HOA appointed or self-appointed, he wasn't an official neighborhood watch

39. The way I understood,

67. Correct -- official neighborhood watched cannot be armed

16. Give MURDER suspect zimmerman enough "rope," and he'll hang himself

17. Good, I hope this guy goes to jail for life. The whole world is better off without him.

19. I hope someone shoves this in Alan Dershowitz's face

20. This guy is so racist!

38. Well, by golly!

44. So now you can go back to freeperland

68. This should go well

81. Very few people on here believe Zimmerman was an open racist in the style of a KKK member.

21. Well, that is certainly more than enough evidence to convict him. I suggest we just go ahead and

24. From what I'm seeing ...

31. Bingo ! n/t

33. I agree, I found it very hard to believe Corey went with murder I based on what we have seen

85. I thought she went with murder 2.

86. Murder II, my mistake. nt

26. "killing unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin"

36. Very unfortunate that so many need much more

99. I agree and want to add that character assassination of this youth

101. I think that the case is open and shut

102. If the defense proves out of control teenager....probable cause....

103. They won't, and it would have no impact.

106. I certainly hope and pray you are correct.....nt

28. OK. Now why would the prosecutor and defense counsel both want to keep the same

35. Reading the article, my impression is both sides want different stuff away from the public

84. I had the impression they were trying to seal the same evidence. Thanks.

87. That was my first impression too

37. nra trolls are getting skeered

58. Can't see how this will effect the NRA at all. nt