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He shouldn't have followed him.... but did he have reason to believe that by trying to keep an eye on TM til the police arrived that it would turn into a physical confrontation?
Chuck I respect you, I really do, but I have to disagree with you on this.
If you follow someone around for no apparent reason at night you have every reason to believe that you might be confronted. GZ believed TM to be a punk and an A-hole, one can also assume punks or a holes might be even more likely to cause you a problem. That is exactly why you don't follow strangers around at night. That and when you do you make the stranger think that you are a possible mugger or something.
correct! State atty yesterday talked to the jurors like they were little kids. Personally I would have been insulted with the little temper tantrum the state put on yesterday. I was on a jury one time, I did not like the fact that the prosecution talked to me like I was one step above needing to go to school on the short bus.
Emotion will play a part in what the jury decides. All it takes is one to see it the defense's way against the other 5, or vice versa, and that will be that.
Anyone who thinks jurors aren't influenced by presentation as well as argument don't have a clue. All that Bernie screeching would have given me headache.
I can truly sympathize with those of you who can't possibly comprehend a scenario where Trayvon Martin is responsible for his death. I can only imagine how difficult it must be to force your brain to think differently, to ignore unfounded emotions and to look at the facts in an unbiased way.
You all have my deepest condolences both because of the loss of Trayvon Martin and the loss of this trial.
Don't be so condescending. Many of us are able to see BOTH sides of the coin and are interested in learning what actually happened that night, and are not just fixated on what can actually be proven in a court of law. Note: if any one of us was on the jury, then what actually can be proven does come front and center, we all know that, but here on this forum we are free to look at more than one scenario and to have sympathy for people who sit on both sides of the court room. There are NO winners in this trial no matter how it turns out. To suggest we need your sympathy is laughable at best.
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He wasn't trying to "keep an eye" on anyone. He approached Martin and confronted him.
How did he approach Tm? I'll say this one more time... According to the Dispatch time line, GZ had lost sight of TM for more than enough time for TM to get home, It was less than 500 ft to get home. So it's logical that TM came back to GZ to confront him. He was angry that GZ had come looking for him. How is it that Gz was able to find TM? TM had a long head start while GZ was in the car, He had approx. 500 feet to get home. GZ continued to talk on the phone with dispatch for the next couple of minutes. TM should have been home by then. The only logical conclusion is the TM wanted to run into GZ. He was out of sight for a long time.
You should also feel sympathy for those who mistakenly think of GZ as a hero. They are obviously fellow victims of being stuffed in lockers when in High School and are quite possibly fellow snitches. LOL
There are extremes on both sides of this.
I have never once seen or heard anyone here, especially me refer to or insinuate that Zimmerman is a hero because of what took place.
I can truly sympathize with those of you who can't possibly comprehend a scenario where Trayvon Martin is responsible for his death. I can only imagine how difficult it must be to force your brain to think differently, to ignore unfounded emotions and to look at the facts in an unbiased way.
You all have my deepest condolences both because of the loss of Trayvon Martin and the loss of this trial.
Trayvon committed suicide?
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Nothing...now. Who in their right mind would want anything to do with it given all that was said about it in this case?
Not me that's for sure. The last thing I need is the expense of any type of litigation that could arise from being involved in anyone else's business. Why call the cops, you may get sued. Why observe someone, they may come back and hit you or worse and certainly never,ever follow someone because you could end up sitting in the defendants chair fighting for your life or....dead.
Society today has proven one thing, no good deed goes unpunished.
Good deed! Gimme a break! Would I call the cops on a suspicious person? Of course I would, neighborhood watch or no. How could one get sued for calling the cops? Please enlighten. "Observing" does not usually include confronting and shooting.
I missed this morning's action. Has the jury seen ANY (undead) photos of TM during this trial? Which ones?
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