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In reply to the discussion: Trayvon Martin was shot at 7:16 in the evening [View all]TorchTheWitch
(11,065 posts)105. that's exactly what I think it was
Except I don't believe his head hit any concrete. Martin's body was no where near the sidewalk, and several witnesses said they were fighting on the grass. But there's all kinds of stuff in grass like little stones and bits of tree branches where hitting one's head on the grass covered ground could produce the same kind of bitty abrasions he had. It was also February, so the grass would not have been lush and thick as in spring and summer but sparse and shriveled... probably just enough to lightly cover the dirt. From the re-enactment video that's how the grass looked to me.
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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