Zimmerman verdict in not guilty

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Zebo

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Pretty sure even under the "old" law GZ would have been acquitted. What else could he do whilst being straddled to escape or retreat?

With duty to retreat I bleive once zimm put himself in a self admitted dangerous situation he could be liable. Not sure tho.
 

Attic

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Anderson Cooper aka Vanderbilt is worth like 500m from a trust fund. Typical stir the pot lib and see what those peons do.

500m, just a fart from Bernanke prior to shitting out billions each day to stink up the marketplace.
 

cubby1223

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While true, I was only responding to those making such statements of fact on this forum.

If I had to guess what really happened (and this is from my ass), I'd say Zimmerman followed and confronted Martin. Martin got upset and confrontational and Zimmerman tried pulling his "forgotten" gun on Martin to keep him at bay but was unable to. Martin, seeing this did what he felt was his only option and started attacking the MMA experienced Zimmerman and got a few punches in before zimmerman pulled his gun out and shot Martin.

I would say, if Zimmerman pulled his gun out before Martin began beating him up, then Martin would have known he was armed, and my "out of my ass" intuition would suspect that Martin would focus his fight against the hands of Zimmerman, not his head and nose.

All the evidence appears that Martin easily had the upper-hand in the fight. If you know the other person has a gun your number one priority is making sure the gun is never pointed at you. Restrain the arms, restrain the hands, try to take control of the gun. One shot of a gun is more powerful than

That didn't happen.

Hence I don't believe Zimmerman pulled a gun on Martin before he began attacking. Unless you want to claim Martin was banking on the chance the gun was unloaded, which then kind of means he was attacking on the assumption this is a defenseless opponent.


The law used to be that you had to make every attempt to escape or to stop the attack.
I'm pretty sure in a foot race Martin would have easily outran Zimmerman in an escape, Martin had every opportunity to run and let the police sort it out later.
 
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Riparian

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At worst he would have been beaten up and Martin would still be alive and this whole case would have been non existent.

But yeah there was nothing he could do. :shakes head

Please stop making up scenarios you have no way of proving. For every false scenario you create, someone with a differing view could say that Martin could have slammed Zimmerman's head hard enough to kill him or we could make up the scenario where Martin goes to far and decides to kick Zimmerman in the head.
 

MrX8503

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Lol, I guess we are on equal ground then as your posts are pulled from your ass. The difference being that when I pull from my ass I announce it.

Too bad you weren't Martin, I could then share a similar joy that you apparently have about this case.

Your theory is not consistent with the presented evidence.

FBI guy didn't know and both parents thought that it was their own son?

Again I only read a few articles...didn't follow it 100%

Tracy Martin didn't know that it was his son when he was first asked by the FBI. When Tracy took the stand he then said that it was his son.

On the Zimmerman family side, they said they were positive that it was their son from the beginning.

Overall, the scream for help is not reliable evidence. What is reliable is the autopsy that goes along with it.

Why would someone scream for help when their injury was an instant death? Martin showed no other signs of injury other than the kill shot, whereas Zimmerman showed laceration on his head and a bloody nose.

It's more likely Zimmerman screamed for help due to his injuries. There's a small possibility that Martin could be screaming for help while Zimmerman had him at gun point ready for execution, but why would anyone scream when in that situation?
 
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Attic

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Your theory is not consistent with the presented evidence.



Tracy Martin didn't know that it was his son when he was first asked by the FBI. When Tracy took the stand he then said that it was his son.

On the Zimmerman family side, they said they were positive that it was their son from the beginning.

Overall, the scream for help is not reliable evidence. What is reliable is the autopsy that goes along with it.

Why would someone scream for help when their injury was an instant death? Martin showed no other signs of injury other than the kill shot, whereas Zimmerman showed laceration on his head and a bloody nose.

It's more likely Zimmerman screamed for help due to his injuries. There's a small possibility that Martin could be screaming for help while Zimmerman had him at gun point ready for execution, but why would anyone scream when in that situation?

You'll also remember that Sabrina Fulton said this event was a terrible accident before the Vulchers got there teeth into her. Of course they had to bury her comments and create a new fictional narrative.
 

soundforbjt

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Your theory is not consistent with the presented evidence.



Tracy Martin didn't know that it was his son when he was first asked by the FBI. When Tracy took the stand he then said that it was his son.

On the Zimmerman family side, they said they were positive that it was their son from the beginning.

Overall, the scream for help is not reliable evidence. What is reliable is the autopsy that goes along with it.

Why would someone scream for help when their injury was an instant death? Martin showed no other signs of injury other than the kill shot, whereas Zimmerman showed laceration on his head and a bloody nose.

It's more likely Zimmerman screamed for help due to his injuries. There's a small possibility that Martin could be screaming for help while Zimmerman had him at gun point ready for execution, but why would anyone scream when in that situation?

You seem to forget GZ himself didn't believe it was him screaming when he heard the tape.
 

ivwshane

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Please stop making up scenarios you have no way of proving. For every false scenario you create, someone with a differing view could say that Martin could have slammed Zimmerman's head hard enough to kill him or we could make up the scenario where Martin goes to far and decides to kick Zimmerman in the head.

Oh I'm sorry I didn't realize you were the post police and I wasn't allowed to state my opinion. My bad, please carry on stating speculation as fact and no proof of guilt as meaning not guilty.

Lol!
 

ivwshane

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I would say, if Zimmerman pulled his gun out before Martin began beating him up, then Martin would have known he was armed, and my "out of my ass" intuition would suspect that Martin would focus his fight against the hands of Zimmerman, not his head and nose.

All the evidence appears that Martin easily had the upper-hand in the fight. If you know the other person has a gun your number one priority is making sure the gun is never pointed at you. Restrain the arms, restrain the hands, try to take control of the gun. One shot of a gun is more powerful than

That didn't happen.

Hence I don't believe Zimmerman pulled a gun on Martin before he began attacking. Unless you want to claim Martin was banking on the chance the gun was unloaded, which then kind of means he was attacking on the assumption this is a defenseless opponent.



I'm pretty sure in a foot race Martin would have easily outran Zimmerman in an escape, Martin had every opportunity to run and let the police sort it out later.

Makes sense except I believe I said Martin got confrontational and that's when Martin attacked, whether he knew about the gun or not doesn't matter as he attacked first. Again, Zimmerman's first instinct was to pull the gun and not fight. He couldn't do it and a struggle ensued.

As for being able to out run Martin, it doesn't matter if he could of or not, the point of the law was that the attempt be made.

Quick question; martin's body was found on the grass right? Was it face up or face down?
 

MrX8503

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You seem to forget GZ himself didn't believe it was him screaming when he heard the tape.

Link?

Oh I'm sorry I didn't realize you were the post police and I wasn't allowed to state my opinion. My bad, please carry on stating speculation as fact and no proof of guilt as meaning not guilty.

Lol!

You can't claim that at worst Zimmerman would be beaten up. Thats what the other poster is saying. People have died from beatings before you know. In the SYG law, you don't have to wait till you're almost dead to use deadly force.

Again, Zimmerman's first instinct was to pull the gun and not fight. He couldn't do it and a struggle ensued.

According to Zimmerman that was not his first instinct. In his story he said that they were on cement, this is where he got his head injuries. Zimmerman then tried to move to the grass area and his gun was revealed due to sliding around. He didn't remember carrying a gun and grabbed for it because it was revealed to Martin.

As for being able to out run Martin, it doesn't matter if he could of or not, the point of the law was that the attempt be made.

If Martin was on top of Zimmerman, then there's no running.

Why did Martin confront a vehicle that was following him? People don't normally do that. Also why didn't Martin run home when he was close to home and was able to lose Zimmerman?

Quick question; martin's body was found on the grass right? Was it face up or face down?

From the photos I saw, he was faced up. I didn't search for any other photos.
 
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DCal430

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WOW this juror on CNN is just too much. Practically admits, it was natural for Zimmerman to fear Trayvon, because he was black. While not saying this directly, she implies this.


You were infracted in the other thread for making up crap like this. I'm not giving two infractions for posting the same nonsense twice in this thread. I closely considered a brief ban. -Admin DrPizza
 
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Attic

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WOW this juror on CNN is just too much. Practically admits, it was natural for Zimmerman to fear Trayvon, because he was black. While not saying this directly, she implies this.

That's not at all what she said, but you do have a seat at MSNBC, CNN, or HLN with that level of thinking.
 

Matt1970

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As I'm sure you read, I addressed both your points, a lack of evidence and Martin being on top. The evidence for any scenario is minimal and incomplete, feel free to explain what happened in your mind that explains the evidence brought into the trial.

You did address the point that you are full of shit. There was evidence for Zimmerman’s version of the events as well as eye witness testimony but that isn't good enough for you is it? You have to put a version out there that you wish was the truth and is not substantiated by any of the evidence.
 

Texashiker

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The law used to be that you had to make every attempt to escape or to stop the attack. Good thing the states promote violent endings instead.

Martin ensured a violent ending when he knocked Zimmerman to the ground and mounted him.

With no way to retreat Zimmerman had only one option.
 

Doppel

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WOW this juror on CNN is just too much. Practically admits, it was natural for Zimmerman to fear Trayvon, because he was black. While not saying this directly, she implies this.

You were already scolded two days ago for a mod after I was forced to report your trolling. Do you need to be reported again? You have just completely and thoroughly misrepresented what the juror said.
 

BallaTheFeared

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You seem to forget GZ himself didn't believe it was him screaming when he heard the tape.

He said it didn't sound like him, not that it wasn't him, get it right once in your life?

Furthermore when I record a video and hear myself it doesn't "sound like me" and my laugh is pretty awful in videos but to me it doesn't sound like that at all. Now try recording yourself screaming for your life and tell me if it "sounds like you".
 

Riparian

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Oh I'm sorry I didn't realize you were the post police and I wasn't allowed to state my opinion. My bad, please carry on stating speculation as fact and no proof of guilt as meaning not guilty.

Lol!

It has nothing to do with me being a post police and entirely to do with keeping the thread based within the facts of the case. I can fabricate hypotheticals all day too but it does not further any discussion as to validity of the verdict. I'm not even sure why you're stating that I should carry on stating speculation as fact as that was what my original post was pointing out in your posts. I guess it's easy to get confused when reading comprehension isn't your strong suit.
 

EagleKeeper

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At worst he would have been beaten up and Martin would still be alive and this whole case would have been non existent.

But yeah there was nothing he could do. :shakes head

And how was Zimmerman to know such?

He is being beaten
People refuse to help him.
He has no idea if/when the LEO will show

How much beating/damage is he required to absorb.
Broken bones
collapsed ribs
punctured lungs
cracked skull
dislocated facial features.
coma

The law was written such because they(lawmakers) could not determine how to apply a threshold before one can use deadly force to defend themselves.
 

EagleKeeper

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You seem to forget GZ himself didn't believe it was him screaming when he heard the tape.

A person does not recognize their own voice in most conditions.

This is because you hear yourself via your bone structure vibrations as well as your ear drum.

Coming off a recorded media; you hear only with the eardrum.
 

Londo_Jowo

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It's funny, though.. the trial ends, "come-lately's" (myself well) jump in, and so do white racist supremacists, pissing on the grave of a dead black teen.

... and people say we're "progressing"?

Racism runs deep, and therefore, cannot keep hidden for long, as this thread time and time again, delivered on.

Go America!! We're moving "Forward"!!!

You're right we have racists from both sides chiming in, I see the master race baiter Al Sharpton is leading the charge.


The state never should have charged GZ or acted like they had a case against him. Now that it's been shown to be a sham case that the prosecution knew couldn't be won according to the law many on either side are upset


I personally hope the state of Florida pays dearly for this miscarriage of justice and GZ wins millions from the state. I also hope he sues all the clowns that tried to make him out to be a racist and/or have defamed him.
 

Darwin333

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The whole time you seemed totally unaware of the specifics of the events that happened. It doesn't matter if Martin circled Zimmerman's car or not. Martin confronted Zimmerman regardless.

There's more evidence towards Martin causing the first assault which helped the jury come to the decision that it was self defense. Once they agreed it was self defense due to Martin most likely assaulting Zimmerman first, they determined Zimmerman not guilty.

While I agree that there is more evidence showing that Martin started the confrontation there is not nearly enough to state that as fact. As far as the jury, how in the world do you know what they were thinking? Hell the jury could think that Zimmerman started the confrontation but also recognize that there isn't enough evidence to prove that beyond a reasonable doubt and thus found him not guilty.

Just because the jury found him not guilty does not mean that they believe Zimmerman's story. It simply means the prosecution was unable to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Those two things are monumentally different.
 

Darwin333

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With duty to retreat I bleive once zimm put himself in a self admitted dangerous situation he could be liable. Not sure tho.

Naw, I doubt that would be the case. A "reasonable" person would think that they could get out of their vehicle and walk around without being assaulted. Once Martin mounted Zimmerman it is reasonable to believe that you have zero avenue of escape.

If you could legally assault people just for following you it would be much more entertaining to watch the paparazzi try to do their jobs (especially with Celebs who have bodyguards).
 

OverVolt

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At worst he would have been beaten up and Martin would still be alive and this whole case would have been non existent.

But yeah there was nothing he could do. :shakes head

Its not that simple. I watched some investigation thing on TV, Zimmerman said while Trayvon was on top of him, punching, his shirt had come up in the scuffle and Trayvon saw the gun.

Zimmerman says Trayvon said something to the effect of "oh your dead now" and Trayvon went for the gun. Thats when Zimmerman grabbed it first.

So yea if he just laid there and took a beating Trayvon easily could have seen the gun. So much for that theory.
 
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