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So she didn't know that. Big deal. Her point was that he was a good kid, who got decent grades, and not a thug.
You really think all these people are lying?: his mother, his brother, his school teachers, his uncle, the principal of his school, the person who submitted his grades to O'Mara? They're all lying? That, I don't believe.
No. Sort of. I think they're painting him in the best light possible. No one wants to think ill of someone when they're gone. And I really don't blame them.
But it's not the truth. It seems he was a kid who was headed down a very bad road. Was he a POS? No ... but he wasn't Urkel for crying out loud.
If he hadn't have done something really frickin' stupid in February of last year, he could've very well straightened up. Or he could've spiraled even more. I don't know. No one does.
But the narrative the media created in the beginning really ticked me off. The narrative that they're STILL trying to shove down our throats still ticks me off.
Trayvon made a really dumb decision. 17 year olds make really dumb decisions all the time. I would guess if he had it to do all over again, he wouldn't have attacked George Zimmerman - he would've marched his butt right into Brandi's house when he was steps away from her door.
Seriously- I feel sorry of the dead kid...I feel sorry for the dumb shooter- I feel sorry for the jury - but I do not feel sorry for that wretch who is the judge- Where do they find these creeps?
Nope. This was after they hired Ryan Julison ... and I believe most of it is less than truthful.
Why? For starters even the family confirmed later that his last suspension was due to marijuana residue in a baggie.
So you're saying the two writers who wrote that article just made up quotes from Martin's teachers, etc.? Quotes like:
"Trayvon was not a violent or dangerous child. He was not known for misbehaving," Michelle Kypriss said. "He was suspended because he was late too many times."
"His uncle said Trayvon was still a typical kid who loved sports, music and was just feeling the first flush of youth. 'He was trying to start driving. He was just finding out about girls.'"
His teacher "described Trayvon, a junior, as an A and B student who majored in cheerfulness."
You guys are so determined to make Trayvon out as a thug, that you quote far-right websites that post erroneous information, you disparage the future he would have had with no basis in fact, you assume you know his grades when you don't, and when I provide links to facts in more reasonable, reputable sources, like the Orlando Sentinel and NYtimes you disregard it as "less than truthful." I give up.
The only thing Trayvon detractors say that is true is that he has no future. You're right about that.
You edited after I posted so I'll address the new things you added ...
I'm determined that there is a more balanced version of Trayvon. When you post that he was a sun shiney cherub just waiting with his #2 pencils to take the SAT ... I'll counter w/ the fact that he was suspended three times.
Of course it is- He is saying _ I am President - I am black- someone killed a black kid- that kid is innocent and was unlawfully killed....Of course this statement encourages black people to rally against supposed white oppression...Obama was being a trouble maker.
So you're saying the two writers who wrote that article just made up quotes from Martin's teachers, etc.? Quotes like:
"Trayvon was not a violent or dangerous child. He was not known for misbehaving," Michelle Kypriss said. "He was suspended because he was late too many times."
"His uncle said Trayvon was still a typical kid who loved sports, music and was just feeling the first flush of youth. 'He was trying to start driving. He was just finding out about girls.'"
His teacher "described Trayvon, a junior, as an A and B student who majored in cheerfulness."
Right. Just finding out about girls. That's why his tweets were full of profane language talking about p*ssy and swallowing, etc. Just a sweet, innocent little boy.
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