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Alcibiades

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8. Here's my take ont he Transcript of the first call
Tue Mar 20, 2012, 10:22 AM
Mar 2012

Zimmerman: "...This guy looks like he's up to no good, or he's on drugs or something."
How could he make that determination?
Zimmerman: "It's raining and he's just walking around, looking about."
Oooh. That's really odd. Walking around, looking about. Probably some sort of criminal, because all criminals love to walk around and commit crimes in the rain.
Dispatcher: OK, and this guy is he white, black, or Hispanic?
WTF? Really? What about Asians? Native Americans? How can you even tell if someone is Hispanic just by looking at them? And why is the very first thing the dispatcher does to make it a racial thing?
Zimmerman: Now he's just staring at me.
Yeah, of course he's staring at you. He's probably a little freaked out that some sketchy guy with a gun is stalking him.
Zimmerman: He's got his hand in his waistband. And he's a black male.
Because you can never point out enough that someone is black.
Zimmerman: Somethings wrong with him. Yup, he's coming to check me out, he's got something in his hands, I don't know what his deal is.
Of course there's something wroing with him! He probably senses you are up to no good! Oh, and by the way, what he has in his hands is a can of iced tea and some skittles. Just because you carry a gun everywhere doesn't mean everyone does, freak.
Zimmerman: Shit he's running.
Of course he's running! A man with a gun is stalking him! You'd run too.
How much more could Treyvon have done to avoid this confrontation? Here he is, literally running from an armed man. If Zimmerman really didn't bear any intent to harm him, this would have eneded there.
Zimmerman: The back entrance...fucking [unintelligible]
Actually, he says "coons." I'm pretty sure it's meant as a racial slur here.
Dispatcher: Are you following him? Zimmerman: Yeah
Dispatcher: Ok, we don't need you to do that.
But Zimmerman goes ahead and keeps on doing it.
Dispatcher: What's your apartment number?
Zimmerman: It's a home it's 1950, oh crap I don't want to give it all out, I don't know where this kid is.
Wait, why wouldn't you want to give your address to the police, I had thought you were calling because you were concerned about crime near your home? Oh, wait, thatt's right, you now have the notion to stalk and kill a boy, and you would prefer to remain anonymous.
Dispatcher: Okay do you want to just meet with them right near the mailboxes then?
Zimmerman: Yeah that's fine.
Dispatcher: Alright George, I'll let them know to meet you around there okay?
Zimmerman: Actually could you have them call me and I'll tell them where I'm at?
Sure, because he's not going to go to the mailboxes. He's still stalking the boy he plans to kill, so he cannot go to the mailboxes. He doesn't want to admit that he's doing that, though.

so sad maddezmom Mar 2012 #1
Even Before This Blockbuster News DallasNE Mar 2012 #24
Murder Vanje Mar 2012 #2
1st Degree and Pre-meditated.... Pachamama Mar 2012 #21
And the police say theres no evidence of a crime. Kablooie Mar 2012 #59
The killing of Trayvon Martin is heartbreaking... Little Star Mar 2012 #3
Future reference NeverEnuff Mar 2012 #4
You are admitting on a public forum that you would lower yourself to his level? slackmaster Mar 2012 #5
You are claiming on a public forum that Zimmerman was acting in defence? ret5hd Mar 2012 #17
I challenge you to find ANY post where I have expressed that opinion. slackmaster Mar 2012 #18
If NeverEnuff defends himself, and in doing so lowers himself to some level... ret5hd Mar 2012 #19
Zimmerman's, of course. It's a tactic made famous by the KKK. slackmaster Mar 2012 #25
I understood what you met, & am sure others did, too. dmr Mar 2012 #36
Ignore it, just someone looking to score points with feigned misinterpretation. n/t X_Digger Mar 2012 #48
What the? Hard to see how you got that from what they wrote. joshcryer Mar 2012 #42
I (for one) am curious about this "lowering of levels" The Stranger Mar 2012 #28
If reply #25 isn't clear enough for you, then I believe you and I cannot communicate effectively slackmaster Mar 2012 #30
I understand what you're saying xtraxritical Mar 2012 #27
re:Trayvon's Girlfriend Recalls Final Conversation Before Shooting ("What Are You Following Me For?" allan01 Mar 2012 #6
The ONLY question left now is why isn't a warrant out for Zimmerman's arrest Blue_Tires Mar 2012 #7
Here's my take ont he Transcript of the first call Alcibiades Mar 2012 #8
Mark my words Stuckinthebush Mar 2012 #10
Zimmerman understood they were asking him to stop, that's why he said, "ok." SunSeeker Mar 2012 #20
Of course he understood it. LisaL Mar 2012 #37
It sounds more like he is saying "punks" Hissyspit Mar 2012 #22
It doesn't matter, imo. It's clear that Zimmerman targeted Trayvon because of the way he looked. yardwork Mar 2012 #33
Well, I agree with all that. Hissyspit Mar 2012 #44
I believe you. I don't think that somebody the age of George Zimmerman would use that slur. yardwork Mar 2012 #49
It does sound like "coons" to me Alcibiades Mar 2012 #56
Sounds like "punks" to me there more than ever. Hissyspit Mar 2012 #60
Ditto.. X_Digger Mar 2012 #62
When he says "Have them call me," that shows to me he knows that these calls are recorded, and if Brickbat Mar 2012 #31
Good point Alcibiades Mar 2012 #57
That's an interesting suggestion about Zimmerman wanting them to call him back. yardwork Mar 2012 #34
Actually on the tape, the dispatcher asks him his name. He said 'George'. sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #39
I wonder if the police were used to ignoring George's calls to 911. yardwork Mar 2012 #40
Yes, like most stories like this which get a lot of media attention, there are often sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #46
I don't believe that the police investigated at all. They took Zimmerman's word for what happened. yardwork Mar 2012 #47
Unbelievable, I cannot believe they did not check the cell phone and talk to his girl-friend. sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #55
The police NEVER checked the cell phone and NEVER called the family csziggy Mar 2012 #50
That is truly disgraceful. I thought I had read that he was not identified for a while, but it seeme sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #54
The more details that emerge, the clearer it becomes - Zimmerman is a MURDERER Hugabear Mar 2012 #9
It was a racially motivated, PREMEDITATED MURDER!! The man deserves life in prison! Auntie Bush Mar 2012 #35
This has all the elements of what the NRAGOP's fear machine is creating. onehandle Mar 2012 #11
Ewww. The result of fearmongering at it's worst. FOX results! The Wielding Truth Mar 2012 #12
Trayvon's body was left in the morgue as a "John Doe" for nearly 24 hours... Little Star Mar 2012 #13
Interesting question about where his cell phone was...but cell phone records will show the mins of Pachamama Mar 2012 #23
Thank the NRA and their lobbyist for this....NOT Tippy Mar 2012 #14
+the race baiters like Palin and Limbaugh, the birthers and those who claim to be Teaparty members. The Wielding Truth Mar 2012 #61
Untrained gun toting racist neighborhood watch captains using a controversial harun Mar 2012 #15
I'm with you~ goclark Mar 2012 #16
That's the way it is in my neighborhood also gopiscrap Mar 2012 #32
Exactly harun Mar 2012 #38
That's what makes me so angry - the attitude of the police department. yardwork Mar 2012 #41
Heartbreaking. Just heartbreaking. aquamarina Mar 2012 #26
The plot thickens. Baitball Blogger Mar 2012 #29
Why is the damn KILLER not in prison right now?! workinclasszero Mar 2012 #43
Prison is for people who have been convicted of crimes. As to why he isn't in JAIL right now... slackmaster Mar 2012 #58
More information..... catchnrelease Mar 2012 #45
Zimmerman's story does not match the MAP of the neighborhood! csziggy Mar 2012 #51
omg Marrah_G Mar 2012 #52
Does Florida have the death penalty, I wonder? nt MADem Mar 2012 #53
Yes. Remember "Old Sparky?" KansDem Mar 2012 #63
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