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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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