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In reply to the discussion: Cops, Witnesses Back Up George Zimmerman's Version of Trayvon Martin Shooting [View all]Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)65. They don't have a leg to stand on and they know it
Their only hope is to distort the issue to the point where the casual observer gets too confused to care
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Cops, Witnesses Back Up George Zimmerman's Version of Trayvon Martin Shooting [View all]
alp227
May 2012
OP
Wow, he smoked some pot. If zimmerman would have he would have been more mellow,
Dont call me Shirley
May 2012
#7
Nice try, but someone else reported Florida law in another thread that says if you
Solomon
May 2012
#79
I notice you left out President Obama. Like me, you must be OK with him targeting
24601
May 2012
#21
The problem for the prosecution is that the finding validates something Zimmerman said in his call
slackmaster
May 2012
#25
Zimmerman is not the police officer or the community watch-person at that time...
Lost-in-FL
May 2012
#27
what are zimmerman's qualifications for determining whether someone is "on drugs or something?"
frylock
May 2012
#39
Nope. Read this bit. "such a low level...would have played no role in Martin's behavior..."
uppityperson
May 2012
#55
If it didn't affect his behavior, he wouldn't look "like he's on drugs" is my point.
uppityperson
May 2012
#70
Not to cast asparagus on a region or state, but do you really expect Florida jurors to know that?
slackmaster
May 2012
#33
Well, anyone who has ever used pot will be thrown off the jury by the prosecution, so
kestrel91316
May 2012
#34
Exactly. Also, hopefully, anyone who thinks it makes black men rape white women.
slackmaster
May 2012
#56
Trayvon was pursued and attacked by an armed guy - he had a right to defend himself.
Cass
May 2012
#40
If you don't get the "obsession", then you've clearly never known the distinct pleasure of
Blue_Tires
May 2012
#60
If I was being followed by a stranger at night I'd fight him, too, if he got close enough
wordpix
May 2012
#66
So can you start a fight, then when you start losing that fight, use deadly force . . .
The Stranger
May 2012
#71
I had thought that they removed the requirement that the aggressor withdraw.
The Stranger
May 2012
#80