Here's an interesting twist...
https://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/news/state/witness-martin-attacked-zimmerman-03232012
https://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/news/state/witness-martin-attacked-zimmerman-03232012
Here's an interesting twist...
https://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/news/state/witness-martin-attacked-zimmerman-03232012
Still says nothing about who started the fight. The only "witness" who has come forward in that regard is Martin's GF, who claims Martin was trying to get away when he was confronted by Zimmerman. Now, she was his girlfriend, and this was only a phone conversation, but all the events leading up to that point (that is, the 911 calls) support her story. If Zimmerman confronted Martin after following him, what was Martin to think?Here's an interesting twist...
https://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/news/state/witness-martin-attacked-zimmerman-03232012
Still says nothing about who started the fight. The only "witness" who has come forward in that regard is Martin's GF, who claims Martin was trying to get away when he was confronted by Zimmerman. Now, she was his girlfriend, and this was only a phone conversation, but all the events leading up to that point (that is, the 911 calls) support her story. If Zimmerman confronted Martin after following him, what was Martin to think?
As others have said, Zimmerman being let off sets a terrible precedent. If someone chases you down, and confronts you, you have absolutely no recourse. If you fight them, and they then shoot you dead, it's your fault. If I had someone to kill in Florida, it would be pretty ****ing easy now.
When their son was about to enter his teens, Paul and Jeanne Miller, of Flossmoor, decided it was time to have the talk.
Because you are an African-American male, they told him, some people will make judgments about you and view you with suspicion based solely on your race.
Recently, as Jeremy, 16, was preparing to get his driver's license, his father told him what to do if he were ever stopped by police: Keep your hands visible on the steering wheel at all times.
And when he asked to take part in Assassins, a popular suburban game in which teens stalk each other with airsoft guns, his parents' answer was an unequivocal no, lest someone mistake the toy that fires plastic pellets for a real weapon.
The story of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin's death in Sanford, Fla., a suburb of Orlando, has struck a particularly sensitive chord with African-American parents such as the Millers, many of whom said they live with a nagging fear that their teenage boys could be harassed or attacked.
"We live in a fairly affluent interracial neighborhood with fantastic people who don't see color, but I know there are people out there who do," said Paul Miller. "I constantly tell him, 'Don't forget you're black.' I don't want him to run into that guy who does see color one day when he's walking down the street."
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..."The reality is that many Americans ... perceive young black men to be 'suspicious' individuals who will rob them, confront them and carry a firearm to threaten their safety, independent of whether it is true or not," said Cohen.
"Young black men go through the world being harassed, watched and stereotyped. They live with that every day, and far too many of us have ignored their reality," she said.
Marguerite Alston, of Chicago Heights, said she rarely allows her 16-year-old son, Michael, to walk home from school, but when he does, she insists that he goes with a group.
"At least there is another set of eyes if there's a problem," she said. "Someone can go and get help."
Sometimes, however, she worries when her son asks to go to a mall with a group of African-American boys, fearing that they could be accused of making trouble even if they are not.
"I know they are good kids, but it's like a red flag goes up in people's mind when they see a group of black boys," said Alston....
So you think his and the police department's actions were justified?After this you will get lynched regardless of circumstances.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-black-sons-20120324,0,5582018.story
Chicago Tribune reporter, March 24, 2012
it's sad to say, but this is so very true
Like I said. You've already lost the argument. That is the consensus. I'd waste as much time debating your "facts" as I would debating the evidence for Xenu's nuclear executions. I'll keep the current culture of acceptance and freedom, you can keep your dead Nazi memorabilia.
I agree with Scat on This one. This case sets a precendent in FL,, if you kill a black man, you will get lynched regardless. Even though in this case, Zimmerman has most of the evidence against him, it still sets a precedent..So Scat raises a good point.If you do kill someone in FL just make sure they aren't black. After this you will get lynched regardless of circumstances.
I'm crushing pretty hard on Siromar.
Stop it you guys. You're making me blush.![]()
I'm just still so intrigued that there are people who's dog in this fight is the guy that shot and killed an unarmed kid. Blown away might be the better way to put it.
Cheers to your courage.
I think so far it's only Scat, and Hayward Supremacist (obvious troll).
I'm just still so intrigued that there are people who's dog in this fight is the guy that shot and killed an unarmed kid. Blown away might be the better way to put it.
Cheers to your courage.