I think people were arguing that if he had another flashlight why was he scared to cross the T in the dark. He was just heading back to his car, No? That key chain flashlight would have worked fine for that purpose, No?
Here it is. The first small red box is just to show that his small flashlight, attached to his keychain, was illuminated when found. This seems to corroborate his claim that his large flashlight was not working (which some people claim is a lie). The second box details when the photos were taken (this is apparently the account of a photographer):
I think people were arguing that if he had another flashlight why was he scared to cross the T in the dark. He was just heading back to his car, No? That key chain flashlight would have worked fine for that purpose, No?
I think the keychain flashlight may have been drooped after the shooting possibly when he was cuffed.
I think the keychain flashlight may have been drooped after the shooting possibly when he was cuffed.
Negative. At least Witness 13, the guy that came out and took pictures of the back of GZ's head, etc, before police arrived, said that he saw the flashlight (the keychain one) on the ground near the T.
interesting I did not know that, well scratch that thought I guess.
And that is how South African justice works.
This has no bearing to the OP but I'll mention it anyway.
My friend told me why he ended up leaving South Africa and came to live in the UK: One evening in 1999, he's dipping his feet in the pool of his apartment complex in a gated community in Johannesburg, when he's sees two black guys walking around who he didn't recognise. He decided to go back indoors. He's not quite sure what to do and figures the black guys are up to no good. It later transpires they were armed and robbing the old lady next door. He picks up his handgun and heads out and catches them leaving. They see his firearm and instead of shooting back, drop their loot and run.
He discharged his weapon on them, hitting each of them several times in the back. One of them died on the spot, the other jumped over the wall. The police turn up and my friend explained what happened. They look at the wall. They said the amount of blood splattered across it, the guy wouldn't have got very far.
Did my friend go to the police station? nope. Did his case go to court? nope. He had to chase the police up a few weeks later to find out what was going to happen - the polices response - case closed.
And that is how South African justice works.
Ummm Yeah. There is so much crazy packed into this story. Don't even know where to being. Let me ask, what was the point of this story again?
Well if you try reading the first line, I did mention the story had no bearing on the original post but it was something I thought worth sharing.
What else confuses you?
Well if you try reading the first line, I did mention the story had no bearing on the original post but it was something I thought worth sharing.
What else confuses you?
Ummm Yeah. There is so much crazy packed into this story. Don't even know where to being. Let me ask, what was the point of this story again?
Please tell me why you thought it was worth sharing, I mean besides showing you're an ignorant POS. Tell me why you thought it was pertinent to anything being discussed in this thread.
Do you even understand the history of South Africa?
Who the fuck are you to tell me what I can and what I can't post? If you take umbrage with that I said, then it shows what a petty little turd you are.
The thread is about a black kid being shot in a gated community, and I mention a story about 2 black guys being shot also in a gated community. No, my post doesn't add to the original post but I did say that before I started, so little weasles like yourself wouldn't work themselves up.
Yes, I'm aware of the history of South Africa, just like I'm aware there many intelligent posters in P&N but just as many parasites too.
I imagine you're a difficult shit to deal with in the real world. Your place is here on the internet - you're safe here.
I'll stay out of P&N and stick to technical. I'll leave you and your intellect to chase your own tail.
This has no bearing to the OP but I'll mention it anyway.
My friend told me why he ended up leaving South Africa and came to live in the UK: One evening in 1999, he's dipping his feet in the pool of his apartment complex in a gated community in Johannesburg, when he's sees two black guys walking around who he didn't recognise. He decided to go back indoors. He's not quite sure what to do and figures the black guys are up to no good. It later transpires they were armed and robbing the old lady next door. He picks up his handgun and heads out and catches them leaving. They see his firearm and instead of shooting back, drop their loot and run.
He discharged his weapon on them, hitting each of them several times in the back. One of them died on the spot, the other jumped over the wall. The police turn up and my friend explained what happened. They look at the wall. They said the amount of blood splattered across it, the guy wouldn't have got very far.
Did my friend go to the police station? nope. Did his case go to court? nope. He had to chase the police up a few weeks later to find out what was going to happen - the polices response - case closed.
And that is how South African justice works.
Let's see, where do I begin.
I asked you what your point is so I can give you a chance to walk it back and prove you're not a racist turd. But, I assume you realized how the story came across, decided there was no way to walk it back or didn't care to walk it back and took the route of feigned indignation. What amazes me is I'm sure that you've told this story before and by my guess no one around you has criticized you for it.
Your story is just pretty "WOW" to believe you told it. Again, what point were you trying to make? I can think of a couple but they are all too shocking to believe.
Yeah, I took umbrage. The question you should be asking yourself is, "Why hasn't anyone else I've told the story to taken umbrage at it"?
I think you may be spending too much time in that technical section. Get out, get some sun, maybe a tan, socialize...
I was going to leave it. You had a dig at me, I have one back. The balance is restored.
But sorry I have to come back. I'm a racist turd?! Are you fucking serious? How am I racist? What part of my post was racist? The bit about South African justice?
Jesus, you really did take offence? fucking lol. I was just relaying a story which I heard, and no, up until now I hadn't mentioned before. Why would anyone take offence to it? I did nothing.
Wow
So the defense released Trayvon Martin's texts, which they had been trying to get from the prosecution for ages it seems.
http://www.gzlegalcase.com/
If the following texts (which were deleted and then recovered) mean what they sound like the mean to me, it's no wonder the prosecution suppressed them for so long.
Long enough for Crump to get his settlement, which I very much doubt he could have won if this was disclosed beforehand.
2/21/2012 11:38:07 AM
Trayvon Martin: U wanna share a .380 w/ [redacted]??
[redacted]: who [redacted]
TM: [redacted]
?: wat with da money I gave u
TM: Yea nd he gon put in
?: how ima gt da fie
TM: yall gon split it
?: it gne b at my crib
Certainly sounds like Martin was trying to sell a gun less than a week before his encounter with Zimmerman. There were also photos on his phone holding a Smith and Wesson 40 VE
Also on 2/18 there were also deleted texts from someone offering to sell him a 22 revolver
If he was selling guns, suddenly him trying to take Zimmerman's gun makes a lot more sense now.
I remember when you were caught in a lie to support your biased views concerning racism in this case, You were given several chances to dial it back and prove you werent a lying POS. What did you do, you doubled down on the lie than claimed you were just like Martin Luther King and posted a link to some column that claimed all white people were racist.Let's see, where do I begin.
I asked you what your point is so I can give you a chance to walk it back and prove you're not a racist turd.