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MsFlorida

(488 posts)
18. He was just here visiting at his father's fiance's house
Sat Mar 17, 2012, 11:30 AM
Mar 2012

He was just visiting, he's from Miami. He's a good kid and now his life has been ended by a murdering moron.

The DOJ needs to get up into this--there will be no perception of justice otherwise. MADem Mar 2012 #1
I dont know if its a coverup or incompetence on the police departs part however cstanleytech Mar 2012 #9
It's a culture that just resorts to cover-ups. The Backlash Cometh Mar 2012 #14
just plain old racial profiling... Blue_Tires Mar 2012 #29
This is a very troubling story... movonne Mar 2012 #2
K&R burrowowl Mar 2012 #3
Florida is as Jim Crow as it gets in much of that state. Warpy Mar 2012 #4
He needs to be charged with first degree murder - depraved indifference. anti-alec Mar 2012 #35
Florida affords people who act in self-defense greater protection than most states, allowing them to lunasun Mar 2012 #38
thank you for posting this, alp227. rec. nt nofurylike Mar 2012 #5
The 911 tapes describe a cold-blooded murder. SunSeeker Mar 2012 #6
The Justice Department is currently on as rogue mission to jail marij Grannies with cancer Dragonfli Mar 2012 #7
So true... vaberella Mar 2012 #32
The Chief says he welcomes a Justice Dept. investagation. secondvariety Mar 2012 #8
I don't want Sanford police to have anything to do with this Blue_Tires Mar 2012 #28
911 call link MsFlorida Mar 2012 #10
Even the censored link makes Zimmerman sound bad, imo. yardwork Mar 2012 #11
I just listened to all the tapes. A child is screaming in terror and then goes silent after gunshot. yardwork Mar 2012 #12
Listening to the 911 calls on the Sanford site csziggy Mar 2012 #13
There was a lot of dead air in the 911 calls on the Sanford website. The Backlash Cometh Mar 2012 #15
Is there a 911 transcript avaliable. anti-alec Mar 2012 #36
Deflection and covering up are not alien to this police department MsFlorida Mar 2012 #16
Is that the same police officer who was on the scene at the Trayvon shooting? yardwork Mar 2012 #19
I remember that shit. Those kids put that shit on youtube. vaberella Mar 2012 #30
Me too secondvariety Mar 2012 #39
I just figured out why Trayvon may have been looking at the houses, The Backlash Cometh Mar 2012 #17
He was just here visiting at his father's fiance's house MsFlorida Mar 2012 #18
That's a very good point. He may have been lost. yardwork Mar 2012 #20
He could have even thought to ask to borrow a cellphone. The Backlash Cometh Mar 2012 #22
Not just same specs the houses are exact models. vaberella Mar 2012 #31
Google map Oregon Avenue, Sanford, FL FarCenter Mar 2012 #45
It only took a few minutes of confusion The Backlash Cometh Mar 2012 #47
Maybe he was trying to lose the weirdo who was following him Blue_Tires Mar 2012 #46
That's another possibility. The Backlash Cometh Mar 2012 #48
Quite possibly ... spin Mar 2012 #51
It seems Sanford, FL has quite a history... NeoConsSuck Mar 2012 #21
Tell me about it. The Backlash Cometh Mar 2012 #23
It doesn't need to be exposed, merely stopped. That doesn't always require publicity saras Mar 2012 #24
Apparently, in Sanford, Florida, it does. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2012 #25
On the contrary. The Backlash Cometh Mar 2012 #27
So let's see now... ljm2002 Mar 2012 #26
I can't understand why they didn't hear the 911 tapes. vaberella Mar 2012 #33
The way this is being treated vs all the concern for the unborn is sickening libodem Mar 2012 #34
I was thinking the same exact thing. yardwork Mar 2012 #37
Having listened to some of the 911 tapes, there is little question in 1monster Mar 2012 #40
Neighbor say's “I fit the stereotype he emailed around,” .99center Mar 2012 #41
so no matter the outcome of the Martin case Blue_Tires Mar 2012 #42
In FL , you can kill a black kid if you think he was a "threat" but cannot vote without photo ID jpak Mar 2012 #43
My heads up side down after reading the neighbors comments .99center Mar 2012 #44
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Mar 2012 #49
If Zimmerman confronted the teenager and a heated argument started spin Mar 2012 #50
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