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In reply to the discussion: Looks like the Zimmerman prosecution might have a bunch of holes [View all]no_hypocrisy
(46,097 posts)9. The main point is that Trayvon Martin didn't approach Zimmerman. It was the other way around.
Zimmerman was told by the police dispatcher to stop following Martin and he didn't. You can't claim STG and/or self defense if you set up your own dangerous situation.
It's one of two situations:
Either Zimmerman attacked Martin without provocation from Martin or Zimmerman initiated a situation with Martin who defended himself against Zimmerman, and Zimmerman turning it around that he was defending himself against Martin.
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Holes because of the shoddy police work -- like not bothering to get blood alcohol from Zimmerman,
pnwmom
Apr 2012
#1
If you actually believe the poster I replied to gives two shits about a downtrodden 'minority',
Ikonoklast
Apr 2012
#86
What I would like to see is a stalker and murderer jailed. Regardless of his race.
ScreamingMeemie
Apr 2012
#49
I don't believe Zimmerman's story. He's a racist and a murderer, and he should rot
Arkana
Apr 2012
#151
Now you're referring to him as Hispanic...and then why did you advocate for Arizona's Immig. Bill?
CreekDog
Apr 2012
#42
The main point is that Trayvon Martin didn't approach Zimmerman. It was the other way around.
no_hypocrisy
Apr 2012
#9
Yikes. I'd seen enough others to wince...and what does the aggregate of this advocacy say?
CreekDog
Apr 2012
#70
You can't get fairness for Trayvon Martin. His dying was the ultimate in unfairness.
dkf
Apr 2012
#65
Didn't you know that Black people are NOT allowed to walk to ANY destination?
BumRushDaShow
Apr 2012
#12
I've heard there is another state investigator who knows a lot more about the case.
MoonRiver
Apr 2012
#14
Indeed, Ma'am: Dabbling In Devil's Advocacy Is One Thing, Actually Being On Retainer Quite Another
The Magistrate
Apr 2012
#21
are you saying that it's a tragedy for both of them, almost an equally bad tragedy for both?
CreekDog
Apr 2012
#63
Actually I was specifically thinking of Trayvon Martin. He sounded like a really nice kid.
dkf
Apr 2012
#67
You May Like To Think That, Ma'am, But It Is A Distinctly Minority Opinion
The Magistrate
Apr 2012
#101
No, nothing can bring the victim back. But if you have ever suffered that kind of loss
sabrina 1
Apr 2012
#60
That was a post of someone else's that the particulars had not been asked due to sensitivity.
dkf
Apr 2012
#56
You asked it downthread in your own words and you're dishonest about doing so here
CreekDog
Apr 2012
#59
dkf attempted to mislead by saying that she only posted that thread because others were interested
CreekDog
Apr 2012
#154
on any given subject, there are posts like that and there are concerns on things we all agree on
CreekDog
Apr 2012
#61
i did forget that birther post, guess i got it mixed up with her other birther post a week earlier!
CreekDog
Apr 2012
#117
Oh this one too where dkf wants Obama to release his "original birth certificate"
Cali_Democrat
Apr 2012
#110
I still remember all the "concern" reg. the mosque that wasn't a mosque
Guy Whitey Corngood
Apr 2012
#119
Regardless of the outcome, a 17 year old was shot and killed while walking home
ecstatic
Apr 2012
#54
Precisely the same types of bumps one may get on the door-jam of a truck when trying to exit the veh
LanternWaste
Apr 2012
#144
Zimmerman put a hole in unarmed Tayvon Martin after he racially profiled and hunted him down
jpak
Apr 2012
#104
Indeed, Sir: There Is No Injustice This Person Will Not Defend, No Rightist Line She Will Not Press
The Magistrate
Apr 2012
#125
You take legal analysis from a journalist who hopes to be a law student some day????
msanthrope
Apr 2012
#132
O'Mara has been provided the discovery available to this point. There may be more discovery,
msanthrope
Apr 2012
#135
My wife is not a lawyer, but she's seen enough Law and Order to know your OP is ...
JoePhilly
Apr 2012
#147