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In reply to the discussion: Did Zimmerman put hands on Martin first? [View all]YarnAddict
(1,850 posts)185. He probably did feel threatened
but the jury found that he had ample time to avoid a physical confrontation.
In a situation like that, where so MANY people are able to carry a concealed weapon, the most prudent course of action is to get away as quickly as possible, even if you have the legal right to stand your ground.
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No, it was because they would have eviscerated him on cross examination making him look like a LIAR.
RBInMaine
Jul 2013
#203
Lesson from Zimmerman case: kill the witness. Also "I'm going to kick your ass" is not what
MillennialDem
Jul 2013
#22
But calling someone a faggot as you said is "just words" / "smack talk". I'm going to kick your
MillennialDem
Jul 2013
#123
I'd rather not take my chances if someone is about to hit to me and has said as such. And yeah
MillennialDem
Jul 2013
#128
I think when an ass has a gun in their pants, you start pounding on them before they grab their guns
Hoyt
Jul 2013
#76
Also GZ did not merely walk up to Martin. He slowly followed him in his truck, got out and chased hi
MillennialDem
Jul 2013
#26
I think it's a close call on the reasonable doubt aspect of it - and yeah I would
MillennialDem
Jul 2013
#40
I'm glad you put the last paragraph in there. What is awful though is that by killing the witness
MillennialDem
Jul 2013
#24
Under the law passed in 2005, that could be true. Prior law, Zimmy needed to show he could not get
Hoyt
Jul 2013
#95
that's pretty telling. you're walking along texting people who are waiting for you & then suddenly
HiPointDem
Jul 2013
#173
The jury didn't have a hard time. They were racists who thought that Trayvon deserved to be killed.
yardwork
Jul 2013
#70
Those who found Zimmerman, the defendant who shot and killed Trayvon Martin, credible,....
Spazito
Jul 2013
#99
Too bad for the state that the forensic evidence, the timeline, and a couple of the eyewitnesses
XemaSab
Jul 2013
#187
too bad for the martins that the murderer had friends in the 'justice' system.
HiPointDem
Jul 2013
#198
If I had been on the jury, I would have known a lie being in the hospital so as to...
Spazito
Jul 2013
#117
No, they laid out many facts tearing up his version of events, but yes they did not offer a clear
RBInMaine
Jul 2013
#129
Well I am sorry but she came off as very believable and she is not looking to make money off
hrmjustin
Jul 2013
#55
A child gets killed by a racist SOB coming home from the store and you think nothing should happen
hrmjustin
Jul 2013
#71
She's a 19 year old kid. Scared. Nervous. English was not her first language. And just because
RBInMaine
Jul 2013
#202
She was unable to write a really simple letter to Trayvon's mother without help
XemaSab
Jul 2013
#153
OMG! She had someone write the letter because she can not read or write script.
hrmjustin
Jul 2013
#154
Just because Trayvon may have been on top at one point does not mean he was the aggressor.
hrmjustin
Jul 2013
#61
Just because Trayvon may have been on top does not prove who was the aggressor.
hrmjustin
Jul 2013
#69
Zimmerman is not innocent. He killed Trayvon remember! Even he admitted that.
hrmjustin
Jul 2013
#73
Tell me what are you views on politics my friend? Are you left, right, or center?
hrmjustin
Jul 2013
#158
"Zimmerman provided a minute by minute breakdown of his actions"? HAhahahahahahahahahahaha
uppityperson
Jul 2013
#98
how do you shoot someone who's on top of you in the heart without getting their blood on
HiPointDem
Jul 2013
#177
I would suggest you check again, she stated the "Get off, get off" during her deposition as well...
Spazito
Jul 2013
#90
When she spoke to Crump, she wasn't under oath, she spoke to him on the phone...
Spazito
Jul 2013
#104
Didn't she just say in an interview that she thought Trayvon threw the first punch? n/t
cherokeeprogressive
Jul 2013
#143
because black people are violent & decide to murder strange white people with their bare hands
HiPointDem
Jul 2013
#178
And isn't is just too bad they didn't test Zimmy for powder burns or what drugs he was on?
uppityperson
Jul 2013
#100
i believe Z was definitely guilty of "assault," if not the original "battery." Definitions:
WinkyDink
Jul 2013
#29
The CSI tech testified that an absence of DNA is not considered evidence either way
Lurks Often
Jul 2013
#127
Of course he did. Why else would he have pursued Martin unless to detain him?
killbotfactory
Jul 2013
#131