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In reply to the discussion: Trayvon Martin killed by single gunshot fired from 'intermediate range,' autopsy shows [View all]CreekDog
(46,192 posts)37. yeah i see that now from yours and other posts, thanks for correction
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Trayvon Martin killed by single gunshot fired from 'intermediate range,' autopsy shows [View all]
shawn703
May 2012
OP
Yeah but if you kill someone and rely on self-defense, you take a damn x-ray to prove
Solomon
May 2012
#108
This may be assault, and possibly justification for self-defense with a deadly weapon.
Atypical Liberal
May 2012
#42
It would be, except that Zimmerman will have to explain why he left the area around
JDPriestly
May 2012
#45
Yes and not all have the authority to investigate. Neighborhood Watch does not make you an
jwirr
May 2012
#110
He *was* not, IS not, and never will be a part of any official Neighborhood watch. nt
LaydeeBug
May 2012
#112
I guess I live in a different world than you do. I would not dream of confronting a stranger just
jwirr
May 2012
#117
That is not confronting - that is greeting. GZ chased Trayvon - that is confronting. In my
jwirr
May 2012
#119
Sun Tsu said, in The Art of War, "Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance...
slackmaster
May 2012
#120
I live in a low crime area and many people in this community take walks around the community for
jwirr
May 2012
#124
I don't think you can follow someone who is where he lawfully is entitled to be
JDPriestly
May 2012
#101
I would imagine that the actual distance would depend on how much powder etc is there. I hope
jwirr
May 2012
#65
His personal physicians report a day later says... Wtf? Georgie got his dad to smack him perhaps,
peacebird
May 2012
#10
CBS News reported tonight that they were "only inches apart" when Zimmerman fired his weapon.
Major Hogwash
May 2012
#17
I do not buy the "lying on his back with Trayvon staddling him". When Trayvon was shot did he bleed?
jwirr
May 2012
#66
The assumption that a police dispatcher's suggestion carries any legal weight is one aspect...
slackmaster
May 2012
#62
I do not think it makes any difference if the dispatcher had authority. It shows that gz was in
jwirr
May 2012
#68
Maybe the injuries Zimmerman has suffered is from Trayvon falling on him after Zimmerman shot him
Thinkingabout
May 2012
#40
what is a likely broken nose? maybe it is and maybe it is not? if my doctor told me that and didnt
robinlynne
May 2012
#43
I was told exactly that by a doctor once. She sent me to a radiology lab for a CAT scan.
slackmaster
May 2012
#58
exactly. If a doctor thinks you have a broken bone, you get an xray. the docotr needs to know if it
robinlynne
May 2012
#75
I believe that if I had declined the CAT scan my medical record would show something like that
slackmaster
May 2012
#80
"a small abrasion, no more than a quarter-inch in size – on his left ring finger below the knuckle"
ZombieHorde
May 2012
#44
+1 Have a hard time believing you could break someone's nose without even a bruise on ur hand n/t
progressivebydesign
May 2012
#79
I concluded a long time ago that Zimmerman was in the wrong because he started the confrontation
slackmaster
May 2012
#60
You are far from alone. On other threads several interesting theories have been advanced.
slackmaster
May 2012
#73