This one made me cry, too. I can't comprehend it. Even in self-defense, he ignored what he was told and continued to follow him. There would have been no self-defense if he sat in his car.
The cut & dried person commenting on your status is really pressing the wrong buttons, Pixy.
Post by AllieHound on Jul 13, 2013 21:54:05 GMT -5
He's getting the gun back. Holy shit.
I seriously can't even understand how Zimmerman can get off scott-free for shooting an unarmed child, yet an abused wife/mother gets DECADES in jail for shooting a warning shot. I know the difference- the woman is black, of course- but it's incomprehensible.
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Post by orangeblossom on Jul 13, 2013 21:59:03 GMT -5
These defense attorneys are making me sick. So darn smug. The comment he just made about Rachel is just so unnecessary. Of course she's coming to talk to you with a family lawyer and family present. She's 19yo and is scared and wants to make sure her rights are protected. Hell, I would have done the same and I'm a 30+ year old women.
Post by orangeblossom on Jul 13, 2013 22:03:59 GMT -5
Oh my goodness, my head is going to explode. Did he really just say that his client was getting battered and it was in the hands of Trayvon Martin that he was killed, and that for whatever reason he felt threatened by George WTH.
"Not gonna lie; I kind of keep expecting you to post one day that you threw down on someone who clearly had no idea that today was NOT THEIR DAY." ~dontcallmeshirley
They lost their son because Z criminalized Trayvon in his mind based on his race. And that is the horrible tragedy and injustice in this situation.
But there was a young black man walking in his neighborhood. What was he supposed to do? Just mind his own business?!
Yes, as a matter of fact.
The stand your ground law needs to be overturned in FL and this case could have been different, perhaps.
Oh andplusalso just saw some footage of the prosecuter. She is inappropriately cheerful and clearly there is doubt as to whether she could have done her job a lot better, and this case may also have gone differently.
Watching that gleeful prosecutor after the verdict just fucking proves that this shit was fucked from the start. I just cannot believe this is still reality in 2013.
Oh my goodness, my head is going to explode. Did he really just say that his client was getting battered and it was in the hands of Trayvon Martin that he was killed, and that for whatever reason he felt threatened by George WTH.
I think that footage could be used persuasively against Zimmerman in a civil suit.
IF Trayvon started the fist fight, it would have been because Z scared the shit out of him by following him. That is the "whatever" reason. If Z had not followed him Trayvon would still be alive.
Can you all please go to my local NJ board where Goldie/Gail explained to me why the verdict was right? I actually am surprised by the verdict-I thought manslaughter was a definite. I am not surprised that Gail/Goldie agrees with the verdict.
Can you all please go to my local NJ board where Goldie/Gail explained to me why the verdict was right? I actually am surprised by the verdict-I thought manslaughter was a definite. I am not surprised that Gail/Goldie agrees with the verdict.
Can you all please go to my local NJ board where Goldie/Gail explained to me why the verdict was right? I actually am surprised by the verdict-I thought manslaughter was a definite. I am not surprised that Gail/Goldie agrees with the verdict.
Oh my goodness, my head is going to explode. Did he really just say that his client was getting battered and it was in the hands of Trayvon Martin that he was killed, and that for whatever reason he felt threatened by George WTH.
I think that footage could be used persuasively against Zimmerman in a civil suit.
IF Trayvon started the fist fight, it would have been because Z scared the shit out of him by following him. That is the "whatever" reason. If Z had not followed him Trayvon would still be alive.
Well, obviously FL's Stand Your Ground law only applies when you are confronted with someone of a darker complexion than you. Trayvon had no right to defend himself against a creepy older man who was stalking him because that man was lighter skinned than him. Horrifying is the only word that comes to mind.
I would never go so far as to advocate harm to anyone, but I can't help thinking that I might enjoy the irony if the Zimmerman himself becomes the target of vigilantes.
Can you all please go to my local NJ board where Goldie/Gail explained to me why the verdict was right? I actually am surprised by the verdict-I thought manslaughter was a definite. I am not surprised that Gail/Goldie agrees with the verdict.
Link?
It's a close board. Totally forgot until I wa reminded