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pasto76

(1,589 posts)
11. splitting hairs...
Thu Apr 12, 2012, 11:54 PM
Apr 2012

saying "we don't need you to do that" is not a command and is completely different than being told "stop pursuing that individual" or "stay in you car until LEO arrives"

dont get me wrong, these types of wanna be tough guys make me want to vomit, and one of my personal flaws is antagonizing and dehumanizing them. Just asking questions about what the prosecutors are presenting.

This is all sounding so logical, I smell a trap. Baitball Blogger Apr 2012 #1
...... steve2470 Apr 2012 #38
"Punks"? proReality Apr 2012 #2
At first they were trying to pass it off as "goons" -- I have no idea where "punks" came from. gateley Apr 2012 #3
I have listend to the tape several times Gore1FL Apr 2012 #5
I'm With You DallasNE Apr 2012 #21
So your saying it was "pcoonts" ? xtraxritical Apr 2012 #29
Lol DallasNE Apr 2012 #36
He said oooo. So it most have been poooonks. JDPriestly Apr 2012 #6
How sure are you? -..__... Apr 2012 #9
Listen to father's recounting bjobotts Apr 2012 #12
Zimmerman knew the cops were on the way - they got there seconds after the gunshot csziggy Apr 2012 #16
When seconds count, the police are only minutes away. 24601 Apr 2012 #23
Thanks csziggy, yours is the most cogent anlysis I've seen here. xtraxritical Apr 2012 #30
No all DUers are DUers....if you know what I mean. loudsue Apr 2012 #20
I don't think it matters what Zimmerman said or didn't say. Flatulo Apr 2012 #39
"Clearly criminal"? -..__... Apr 2012 #40
SYG does not give one the right to chase someone down, Flatulo Apr 2012 #42
THAT is THE issue. Open and shut. Should pass a law against 'Avoidable Homicide.' freshwest Apr 2012 #4
Hmm, there already are laws against 'avoidable homicide'. Flatulo Apr 2012 #43
Obviously, Zimmerman hadn't read it. He needed a K.I.S.S. reminder. freshwest Apr 2012 #44
I really wish the 911 dispatcher would have used more forceful language. mucifer Apr 2012 #7
Exactly, that's probably going to be a big deal in the trial groundloop Apr 2012 #28
I disagree. janx Apr 2012 #35
The neighborhood watch rules were posted here on another thread. It said 'do not pursue.' freshwest Apr 2012 #41
"Looks like the SYG statute would have protected Martin and not Zimmerman" Flatulo Apr 2012 #45
Even without a gun, it might. A gun doesn't lend moral credibility to the owner. Really, it doesn't. freshwest Apr 2012 #46
are the dispatchers law enforcement officers? In my town they are not pasto76 Apr 2012 #8
Heard on the radio that Zimmerman called the direct line to an officer's desk, that he Stardust Apr 2012 #10
splitting hairs... pasto76 Apr 2012 #11
You are making up laws. former9thward Apr 2012 #15
Either interpretation is irrelevent, all he reasonably had to do was keep an eye out xtraxritical Apr 2012 #31
Sorry, but it was NOT an "order" and police don't generally have the authority to issue orders slackmaster Apr 2012 #33
It depends on the jurisdiction. TheWraith Apr 2012 #17
And, it can be a felony if it leads to death or grievious bodily injury obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #26
In some jurisdictions they are obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #25
And this is the #1 in-your-face reason that he cannot claim he killed because he feared for his life DesertDiamond Apr 2012 #13
On 911 call he said "I'm going after him" behrstar Apr 2012 #14
Don't agree lark Apr 2012 #19
+1 obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #27
This whole incident verifies what I've said for years. BobbyBoring Apr 2012 #18
Requiem for a Loser Sen. Walter Sobchak Apr 2012 #22
yeah Cosmocat Apr 2012 #24
He will be subject to plenty of "justice", inside. You know what I mean? xtraxritical Apr 2012 #32
Why is vigilante justice unacceptable on the street, but acceptable in a prison? hedgehog Apr 2012 #34
Anyone else a little suspicious of this "dream team prosecution"? LiberalLovinLug Apr 2012 #37
He ruined his own life and took another life. roody Apr 2012 #47
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