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Boom Sound 416

(4,185 posts)
67. The Virginia officer
Sun Jul 7, 2013, 11:07 AM
Jul 2013

Testified that he was turned down by the police dept because of low credit score not because he had been arrested to felony assault on a PO

Kicked & Recommended In_The_Wind Jul 2013 #1
Yes, it is true. Bonobo Jul 2013 #2
George Zimmerman is a lying cowardly murderer/nt. yardwork Jul 2013 #3
I guess that's why most boxers are in their thirties or forties backwoodsbob Jul 2013 #4
IF zimmy (the cold blooded killer who killed a teenager) was packing a bowling ball... graham4anything Jul 2013 #5
Amen! bravenak Jul 2013 #6
oh come on, graham Skittles Jul 2013 #106
I'm not talking about boxing MrScorpio Jul 2013 #7
Sounds like you are a great uncle. You LukeFL Jul 2013 #47
Like I said, I'm their favorite. nt MrScorpio Jul 2013 #49
Mr. Scorpio, Zimmerman was handicapped, unable to grapple Voice for Peace Jul 2013 #105
Zimmy was 28 at the time brush Jul 2013 #8
Good point--people tend to forget that Trayvon was a professional boxer Orrex Jul 2013 #11
They also are not in their freaking teens. Threedifferentones Jul 2013 #24
Actually, Wilfredo Benitez became a world champion when he was 17. NaturalHigh Jul 2013 #32
When fighting other folks his same weight, and without a gun, and refereed Hoyt Jul 2013 #70
Not denying that. NaturalHigh Jul 2013 #73
Good, because there is no comparison. Hoyt Jul 2013 #75
Yeah, I figured that out on my own, Hoyt. NaturalHigh Jul 2013 #81
Not many are 17, and they have weight divisions for a reason. Hoyt Jul 2013 #68
In the UFC, how many teens are there compared to 30 yo grapplers? NoOneMan Jul 2013 #102
While I think your point is generally true, I'm not sure it matters HereSince1628 Jul 2013 #9
Who practised MMA 3 times a week for 3 hours each session but George Zimmerman... nenagh Jul 2013 #10
So no teenager can overpower an adult? NaturalHigh Jul 2013 #12
It would have to be a hellavah teen to take on and best the MMA trained, well armed Z MrScorpio Jul 2013 #13
Regardless of the time that Zimmerman spent training... NaturalHigh Jul 2013 #15
Dempsey? MrScorpio Jul 2013 #34
Tyson probably said it too, but Dempsey said it first, before the Carpentier fight. NaturalHigh Jul 2013 #43
Joe Louis was my great uncle MrScorpio Jul 2013 #48
Really? I read his biography too, a couple of times. NaturalHigh Jul 2013 #54
but... Kencorburn Jul 2013 #60
I guess I haven't followed it closely enough... NaturalHigh Jul 2013 #62
And what does Martin seem like to you, the big bad bogeyman? Hoyt Jul 2013 #71
It doesn't matter what Martin seems like to me. NaturalHigh Jul 2013 #76
Hopefully jury knows Zman pegged Trayvon as "suspicious" and a threat out of bigotry/hatred. Hoyt Jul 2013 #80
How do you know this? NaturalHigh Jul 2013 #86
"Creepy cracker" is an apt description of Zimmy, and many supporting him. Hoyt Jul 2013 #87
Okay then. NaturalHigh Jul 2013 #89
As do your posts. Hoyt Jul 2013 #91
Neither you nor I know daybranch Jul 2013 #38
The fact is that it was Z who wanted to find and detain Martin and he was armed while doing MrScorpio Jul 2013 #41
It seems simple enough to me... onpatrol98 Jul 2013 #61
read post number 10 warrior1 Jul 2013 #14
I read it and responded in Post 15. NaturalHigh Jul 2013 #19
what you would think it Trayvon was your son? warrior1 Jul 2013 #21
I would want revenge. NaturalHigh Jul 2013 #26
I see this boiling down to this warrior1 Jul 2013 #29
That Trayvon Martin was 17? NaturalHigh Jul 2013 #39
Whoa! WovenGems Jul 2013 #64
Zimmerman isn't asserting the Stand Your Ground law. NaturalHigh Jul 2013 #65
Open Season WovenGems Jul 2013 #72
What we do or don't like is irrelevant to this case now. NaturalHigh Jul 2013 #78
Add to that the Z was educated in Mixed Martial Arts. nt Ilsa Jul 2013 #16
Are you and your nephews the same size? Boom Sound 416 Jul 2013 #17
zimmerman outweighed martin nt NoGOPZone Jul 2013 #22
At the time of the shooting? Boom Sound 416 Jul 2013 #23
Yes, so unfortunately your thought is not correct. nt NoGOPZone Jul 2013 #25
Please explain Boom Sound 416 Jul 2013 #28
what's to explain? zimmerman was heavier, and you've overestimated martin's height NoGOPZone Jul 2013 #31
Ok Boom Sound 416 Jul 2013 #35
Who knows? Anyone who willing to find the correct answer NoGOPZone Jul 2013 #37
There you go Boom Sound 416 Jul 2013 #40
Martin taking a shot at Z's nose is not KNOWN, it is merely asserted by Z Voice for Peace Jul 2013 #97
Z had a busted nose Boom Sound 416 Jul 2013 #103
not even confirmed that it was busted, and it looked fine a few days later. Voice for Peace Jul 2013 #104
Martin was 5'11 and 158 lbs and Zimmerman was 5'8" and 200 lbs on Feb 26 2012... targetpractice Jul 2013 #42
Noted Boom Sound 416 Jul 2013 #45
Absolutely at the time of the shooting GZ was heavier. Threedifferentones Jul 2013 #27
They're all about my height of even taller MrScorpio Jul 2013 #36
So you horseplay Boom Sound 416 Jul 2013 #44
Wasn't Zimmerman arrested for assaulting a cop? nt MrScorpio Jul 2013 #51
I don't know? Boom Sound 416 Jul 2013 #52
Yeah, he was arrested and the charges were eventually vacated MrScorpio Jul 2013 #55
How old was he Boom Sound 416 Jul 2013 #56
It happened in '05 MrScorpio Jul 2013 #58
No conviction? Boom Sound 416 Jul 2013 #63
Well, he certainly was no saint MrScorpio Jul 2013 #66
That's a dangerous slope Boom Sound 416 Jul 2013 #69
Well, I've never been arrested... MrScorpio Jul 2013 #82
I'm not disputing Boom Sound 416 Jul 2013 #107
Well, Zimmerman has been an active seeker of trouble for a good part of his life... MrScorpio Jul 2013 #108
The Virginia officer Boom Sound 416 Jul 2013 #67
This message was self-deleted by its author MrScorpio Jul 2013 #57
You need to go back and review facts, and not rely on your impression of scary black kid found Hoyt Jul 2013 #74
Please explain Boom Sound 416 Jul 2013 #84
Of course! It's cold blooded murder of a child. A 2nd degree conviction mountain grammy Jul 2013 #18
What law is that? Self defense? NaturalHigh Jul 2013 #20
Oh yes, but the original self defense argument did use the stand your ground law mountain grammy Jul 2013 #30
I can see your point, and .. ananda Jul 2013 #33
Because ZM is a.. HipChick Jul 2013 #46
Bottom line, what did anyone think Trayvon would do? Frustratedlady Jul 2013 #50
I think that the angry Z grabbed Martin first, Martin resisted and the struggled ensued MrScorpio Jul 2013 #53
I agree. Zimmerman was stalking for excitement. Frustratedlady Jul 2013 #59
±1. That is what black kids are still expected to do by some. Heck, there are still "crackers" Hoyt Jul 2013 #77
teens are SOOO harmless grok Jul 2013 #79
But Trayvon was not, and your post is disgusting. Hoyt Jul 2013 #83
Which one of these is a video of Trayvon Martin committing an act of violence? nt MrScorpio Jul 2013 #85
From a quick scan of your disgusting video clips etherealtruth Jul 2013 #88
Videos showing otherwise are hard to find grok Jul 2013 #92
Do you see how the videos misrepresent youth ... etherealtruth Jul 2013 #96
The point of the small video montage grok Jul 2013 #99
I am truly sorry that you feel that way etherealtruth Jul 2013 #100
We already know from your posts that you think all black teens are dangerous. yardwork Jul 2013 #95
Why do you have a favorite nephew? ileus Jul 2013 #90
I guess you don't have a favorite gun in your massive "collection?" Hoyt Jul 2013 #93
tee hee hee...you said massive. ileus Jul 2013 #101
I love them all equally MrScorpio Jul 2013 #98
That may be in your case but I know teenagers that can bench 300 pounds, I doc03 Jul 2013 #94
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