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In reply to the discussion: Can we discuss the two minutes between George's 911 call and Trayvon's death [View all]Vattel
(9,289 posts)115. The media reports of his weight are not "completely consistent."
The NYTimes, for example:
"However it started, witnesses described to the 911 dispatcher what resulted: the neighborhood watch coordinator, 5 foot 9 and 170 pounds, and the visitor, 6 foot 1 and 150, wrestling on the ground."
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/02/us/trayvon-martin-shooting-prompts-a-review-of-ideals.html?_r=2&hp=&pagewanted=all
Feel free to admit your mistake.
What do you think the media reports of his being 250 pounds were based on? Did the police weigh him the night of the killing?
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Can we discuss the two minutes between George's 911 call and Trayvon's death [View all]
Quixote1818
Apr 2012
OP
It's possible that Martin did throw a punch that landed because his emotions
Quixote1818
Apr 2012
#3
Yeah, maybe a black belt or trained boxer or something could take out somebody 100 pounds heavier
Downtown Hound
Apr 2012
#40
Really? How do you know that? Do gunshot wounds always bleed all over the place immediately?
Vattel
Apr 2012
#83
Are you really saying if a person laying on you gets shot in the chest, you won't get blood on you?
uppityperson
Apr 2012
#100
You're more apt to believe the friend's description than the myriad media reports.
EOTE
Apr 2012
#107
Two different court qualified sound experts say the screams were unlikely to be Zimmerman's.
PotatoChip
Apr 2012
#20
and the timing and content of the phone calls seem to prove Zimmerman is lying
maddezmom
Apr 2012
#93
Actually, I've been attacked by a bigger human being than that and no one ended up dead
Downtown Hound
Apr 2012
#41
Wonder why it applies to GZ but NOT the Trayon? We tell children and teens to fight, scream and
Ecumenist
Apr 2012
#48
If the races were reversed, I also can't believe there would have been the same lack of concern. n/t
pnwmom
Apr 2012
#54
Got the upper hand while he was talking on the phone to his girl friend? Wouldn't he need both hands
jwirr
Apr 2012
#59
It doesn't matter whether he did or not. HE was being accosted by a total stranger
sabrina 1
Apr 2012
#71
If Zimmerman got between Trayvon and his Dad's girlfriends (place of safety)
Quixote1818
Apr 2012
#44
So you are suggesting Trayvon was stalking Zimmerman while talking to his girlfriend?
Quixote1818
Apr 2012
#62
Since Zimmerman is claiming self defense it should be up to HIM to PROVE he was attacked
csziggy
Apr 2012
#78
Really? You guys must be contortionists in the way that you're trying to justify zimmy's
Ecumenist
Apr 2012
#49
That doesn't make NAY sense, but that's alright becuase you;re about to be served a pizza!
Ecumenist
Apr 2012
#58
And the Rosa Parks and Terry Schiavo cases blew up in the faces of wingnuts
Quixote1818
Apr 2012
#63
What kind of HUmanoid are you? What does the outright murder of an unarmed teenager have to do with
Ecumenist
Apr 2012
#67
how about the lies from his dad about how Trayvon told Zimmerman he was going to die
JI7
Apr 2012
#53