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Originally posted by seabag
reply to post by SpaceJ
SKITTLES ARE SUCH A DEADLY FORCE. Oh how I fear, what in the world would I do with my measly 9mm up against a bag of candy??? And, god forbid, what if it were a KING SIZED bag?!
I guess you missed a part of the story…
MARTIN KICKED HIS A@#!! I don’t care if he had skittles or not, he whopped the man’s A$#!! I would have shot him too if I was getting beaten down in a dark parking lot.
Confronting someone about why they are there is not justification for beating the guy up. Once Martin crossed that line and attacked Zimmerman he put himself at risk…and in this case the worst case scenario played out. As I said before, the moral of the story is – Be careful who you start punching in the face for no good reason because you might just end up shot!
edit on 24-3-2012 by seabag because: (no reason given)
Let me get this straight. I can stalk someone while carrying a gun, confront that person scaring the daylights out of them, become "shocked" when that person get his dander up at my untoward behavior and then I can legally shoot him?
Dude.. that is NOT what those laws are for. This is a misuse of that law and I am confident the Grand Jury will see it too.
Originally posted by seabag
reply to post by SpaceJ
SKITTLES ARE SUCH A DEADLY FORCE. Oh how I fear, what in the world would I do with my measly 9mm up against a bag of candy??? And, god forbid, what if it were a KING SIZED bag?!
I guess you missed a part of the story…
MARTIN KICKED HIS A@#!! I don’t care if he had skittles or not, he whopped the man’s A$#!! I would have shot him too if I was getting beaten down in a dark parking lot.
Confronting someone about why they are there is not justification for beating the guy up. Once Martin crossed that line and attacked Zimmerman he put himself at risk…and in this case the worst case scenario played out. As I said before, the moral of the story is – Be careful who you start punching in the face for no good reason because you might just end up shot!
edit on 24-3-2012 by seabag because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by GhettoRice
reply to post by seabag
Please sir don't do this, if you need to just go back and read what I have posted if you haven't read this whole thread as others have and as you slightly implied you had not.
I thought you understood in the last post that he clearly provoked an altercation by carrying a weapon and confronting/following a person.
Watch this as well for more insight.
www.wftv.com...
Originally posted by DJW001
One thing this story doesn't make clear is who threw the first blow. If Zimmerman grabbed the victim by the collar or gave him a push to get him going....
Originally posted by JohnPhoenix
How about Martin felt threatened by this guy with a gun stalking him and Defended himself by kicking his ass..
that's how it reads to me.
Originally posted by DJW001
One thing this story doesn't make clear is who threw the first blow. If Zimmerman grabbed the victim by the collar or gave him a push to get him going....
One thing this story doesn't make clear is who threw the first blow. If Zimmerman grabbed the victim by the collar or gave him a push to get him going....
Originally posted by rebellender
pretty big assumption for somebody not at the scene.
This is my issue of the deal....NONE OF US WERE THERE
Originally posted by rebellender
Originally posted by seabag
reply to post by SpaceJ
SKITTLES ARE SUCH A DEADLY FORCE. Oh how I fear, what in the world would I do with my measly 9mm up against a bag of candy??? And, god forbid, what if it were a KING SIZED bag?!
I guess you missed a part of the story…
MARTIN KICKED HIS A@#!! I don’t care if he had skittles or not, he whopped the man’s A$#!! I would have shot him too if I was getting beaten down in a dark parking lot.
Confronting someone about why they are there is not justification for beating the guy up. Once Martin crossed that line and attacked Zimmerman he put himself at risk…and in this case the worst case scenario played out. As I said before, the moral of the story is – Be careful who you start punching in the face for no good reason because you might just end up shot!
edit on 24-3-2012 by seabag because: (no reason given)
Seabag looks like you got your story strait to me
Originally posted by popsmayhem
Originally posted by JohnPhoenix
How about Martin felt threatened by this guy with a gun stalking him and Defended himself by kicking his ass..
that's how it reads to me.
He would of ran if he felt that
threatened..
Zimmerman felt he was doing his civic duty as part of the neighborhood watch
Originally posted by SpaceJ
Originally posted by DJW001
One thing this story doesn't make clear is who threw the first blow. If Zimmerman grabbed the victim by the collar or gave him a push to get him going....
If you consider the last person to hear him alive, the girl on the phone with him heard Zimmerman ask what he was doing in the neighborhood and then she heard a noise as if the phone fell, before the line went dead.
Sounds very much like he could have been grabbed from behind or shoved, resulting in the drop of his phone.
Hearsay is information gathered by one person from another person concerning some event, condition, or thing of which the first person had no direct experience. When submitted as evidence, such statements are called hearsay evidence. As a legal term, "hearsay" can also have the narrower meaning of the use of such information as evidence to prove the truth of what is asserted. Such use of "hearsay evidence" in court is generally not allowed. This prohibition is called the hearsay rule.
Originally posted by mikelkhall
reply to post by LErickson
How about you just say what you are beating around the bush about? Please come out with it because I have a feeling it is going to fall flat.
Didn't realize I was beating around the bush about anything although I'm pretty sure you are going to be my spokesperson and tell me what I am thinking.
My comments are about the President of the United States getting involved in things that he has no business getting involved in.
So, what is it that I'm beating around the bush about? Please tell me.
Originally posted by mikelkhall
Seems like he is trying to say something with his statements.