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Some of you are guilty of jumping to the conclusion that this kid must have done something wrong or Zimmerman wouldn't follow him, and that he must have attacked Zimmerman to justify the shooting. I think we have enough completely gun crazy racist nuts in this country that I'm not giving him that benefit of the doubt.
So if a 911 dispatcher tells you to stop following someone you should ignore them until you hear from a "real" cop? Seriously? Zimmerman--who has a violent record--says he quit following at that point, but he was the one who shot the gun and who could go on trial for murder. Do you expect him to tell the truth? If everyone who committed crimes told the truth, that would pretty much eliminate the need for trials, wouldn't it? The police did a disgraceful job with this investigation--investigative journalists have basically had to do their job for them--and that's why it's been kicked up the ladder to the state's attorney's office. We'll find out soon enough what actually happened, no thanks to that local police department.
Agreed. The dispatchers are trained to deal with these situations.
Where are your witnesses to say what you are ALLEGING is true?
That is the whole deal in a Nutshell. At this point in time everything is ALLEGED because the investigation is not over and the police reports are just that"police reports" They have not yet been verified.
The family is very upset the media attention has turned toward the kid's record. I guess pointing out that he was NOT the innocent, exemplary kid they claim messes up the media meme.
Uh, I think you are the one who pulled the race card with this "very articulate black man".
He doesn't have to be a cop to determine if someone looks suspicious or not lol. As a matter of fact, cops prefer that you do call them if you suspect a crime has been committed or is about to be commited. In NYC they have a saying on billboards and posters all over the place that "if yousee something, say something." It's a common a slogan. So yes, Zimmerman had every right and then some to call the police if he suspected something. His actions from there on in are questionable.
But that's besides the point, everyone is avoiding the fact that in the 911 report Zimmerman reported that the neighborhood had a rash of break ins and a kid was looking at houses suspiciously as a reason for his call in the first place. Now he may have been wrong, but I would hope that my neighbors would call the cops if they saw someone who appeared to be "on drugs" and scouting out houses.
um, how did he 'appear to be on drugs?' he just went to the store to buy candy. and he also FOLLOWED and STALKED him, as a matter of fact his girlfriend told him to run away, because he was wondering why this strange man was following him.
That is the whole deal in a Nutshell. At this point in time everything is ALLEGED because the investigation is not over and the police reports are just that"police reports" They have not yet been verified.
Witnesses verified the accounts. What do you want to ignore next?
It's not self-defense when no actual attack has been made.
Good luck convincing them of that......
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If you are assaulting someone ... IE beating them about the head when they are on their backs and they fear for their lives, then you can use lethal force to defend yourself in Florida.
How much clearer can it get?
I'm not disputing the possibility of a self-defense claim. Only the so-called eye witness statements. Learn the difference.
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