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In reply to the discussion: Trayvon Martin was shot at 7:16 in the evening [View all]woolldog
(8,791 posts)66. Well I sort of agree.
But I'm still curious as to how he got those injuries. It's a big mystery. And I don't like loose ends like that.
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So now we all have curfews? Violators will be shot on sight by vigilante assholes with no legal
Nanjing to Seoul
Jul 2013
#108
I normally eat dinner around 730pm daily. If out prior, I am coming home around 716pm
graham4anything
Jul 2013
#151
What IS good for Zimmerman is the idiot DA charging him with murder instead of manslaughter.
TrollBuster9090
Jul 2013
#45
From the chatter in the media, it appears that conviction on lesser charge is possible.
MH1
Jul 2013
#46
Manslaughter is included in the charges. So he could be not guilty of 2nd, guilty of manslaughter.
Voice for Peace
Jul 2013
#50
If you didn't see proceedings from yesterday you might like to watch these
Voice for Peace
Jul 2013
#57
Martin's entire trip from start to the shooting is barely 30 minutes.
politicaljunkie41910
Jul 2013
#81
once again, he was NOT the "neighborhood watch captain". he was acting on his own. nw does
niyad
Jul 2013
#83
Not just 'gunloons,' I'm afraid. Just like with the King case, there are plenty of moderate,
TrollBuster9090
Jul 2013
#49
Yes. Yet it was too dark out to see much of anything per every witness.....
Little Star
Jul 2013
#13
Nose could have been kick from the gun, especially if he was holding it in an awkward position.
MH1
Jul 2013
#47
In a perfect world, it shouldn't matter. He wouldn't have had ANY injuries at all if he'd
TrollBuster9090
Jul 2013
#51
Thanks! Like you, I haven't been keeping up with all the details, and I don't know
TrollBuster9090
Jul 2013
#152
I just asked my husband "based on what you have heard, what time do you think Trayvon was shot"
nadine_mn
Jul 2013
#19
"Why was Trayvon out so late at night?" I have seen that question a LOT on the internet
arcane1
Jul 2013
#23
Wow! How come this fact hasn't been trumpeted? I, too, thought it was much later.
SaveOurDemocracy
Jul 2013
#26
Absolutely. We all know that, which is why it's so absurd that the Judge forbid the prosecution
TrollBuster9090
Jul 2013
#56
For the third time in this particular thread, I AM NOT CLAIMING ZIMMERMAN IS A RACIST.
TrollBuster9090
Jul 2013
#153
I don't have to "want" anything--the guy gets the label by his very own actions.
MADem
Jul 2013
#144
You're easily distracted by straw man arguments, aren't you? You'd have been a perfect
TrollBuster9090
Jul 2013
#154
If "race had been left out of it" Martin wouldn't have been profiled by Zimmerman in the first place
TrollBuster9090
Jul 2013
#160
Exactly. I really don't get why people are so easily distracted by the straw man argument
TrollBuster9090
Jul 2013
#155
yes, the race is part of the profile. I don't consider that to be racism per se.
Voice for Peace
Jul 2013
#157
"treat people differently, based on pre-existing BIAS that's based on race"= racism
NM_Birder
Jul 2013
#164
Nobody ever suggested he KILLED Martin because of race, just that he selectively TARGETED him
TrollBuster9090
Jul 2013
#162
This reminds me of the "high speed chase" meme in the Rodney King debacle.
WinstonSmith4740
Jul 2013
#53
Pretty sure they took it out of his body. Honestly not certain though. n/t
Benton D Struckcheon
Jul 2013
#80
The pro-Zimmerman cheerleading squad here at DU just reaffirms what I already knew...
Liberal_Stalwart71
Jul 2013
#84