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Originally posted by GogoVicMorrow
reply to post by MrWendal
I answered to show that there were many answers that made since before jumping to assaut. If he would've asked I bet Zimmerman would have talked and Trayvon could say "I'm staying with my dad who lives here" and he'd still be alive. If you assaulted the person and continued beating them the person would be justified in defending themselves with deadly force.
He may have said yes to the question are you following but saying following close behind as if he remained in visual conact is a fantasy situation.edit on 29-6-2013 by GogoVicMorrow because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by GogoVicMorrow
reply to post by MrWendal
Sigh.. Zimmerman didn't start the fight Martin did. Done with our line of conversation.
Originally posted by MrWendal
Originally posted by GogoVicMorrow
reply to post by MrWendal
I answered to show that there were many answers that made since before jumping to assaut. If he would've asked I bet Zimmerman would have talked and Trayvon could say "I'm staying with my dad who lives here" and he'd still be alive. If you assaulted the person and continued beating them the person would be justified in defending themselves with deadly force.
He may have said yes to the question are you following but saying following close behind as if he remained in visual conact is a fantasy situation.edit on 29-6-2013 by GogoVicMorrow because: (no reason given)
Under what obligation is Trayvon Martin under to explain himself to a total stranger? Jumping to assault makes sense to me if you view the other party as a threat, and as I feel I have shown already, it is certainly within the realm of possibility that Trayvon Martin could have easily viewed Zimmerman as a threat.
Originally posted by Southern Guardian
reply to post by IvanAstikov
Erm... George admits that Trayvon spoke to him before the physical altercation began, not that Trayvon lay in wait and attacked him completely without warning, and he also says Trayvon asked him a question. This matches what the girl talking on the phone to Trayvon shortly before he died says,
This right here is interesting. Zimmerman's accounts that Trayvon came out of nowhere or ambushed him and just randomly attacked him without any discussion or initiation, doesn't seem to stack up in court with the witness testimony. Even Zimmerman's supporters admit that there was probably contact, verbal contact prior, this doesn't fit in with Zimmerman's initially claim. It's fairly apparent he tried to boost his version of events.
Originally posted by GogoVicMorrow
reply to post by MrWendal
That is absolutely ignorant. Jumping to assault if you view the other person as any sort of threat? A person that hasn't been within' ten feet of you? Hasn't said a word to you?
You would escape from them and then when you gained an advantage jump them?
Trayvon escaped, he did not feel threatened or Zimmerman would have never seen him again.edit on 29-6-2013 by GogoVicMorrow because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by MrWendal
Originally posted by Southern Guardian
reply to post by IvanAstikov
Erm... George admits that Trayvon spoke to him before the physical altercation began, not that Trayvon lay in wait and attacked him completely without warning, and he also says Trayvon asked him a question. This matches what the girl talking on the phone to Trayvon shortly before he died says,
This right here is interesting. Zimmerman's accounts that Trayvon came out of nowhere or ambushed him and just randomly attacked him without any discussion or initiation, doesn't seem to stack up in court with the witness testimony. Even Zimmerman's supporters admit that there was probably contact, verbal contact prior, this doesn't fit in with Zimmerman's initially claim. It's fairly apparent he tried to boost his version of events.
I actually covered this in another post. According to Zimmerman Trayvon came out of no where and asked him
Trayvon: You got a problem?
Zimmerman: No, I got no problem
Trayvon: You got a problem a now.
and then Trayvon punches him in the face starting the fight. This can be found in Zimmerman's reenactment video and these are his words.
According to the girl on the phone the conversation went like this...
Trayvon: What you following me for?
Zimmerman: What are you doing here?
at which point it sounds like there is contact and the phone cuts off.
Originally posted by Grimpachi
No I showed you a few pages back that the prosecution would be fools to try that line.
They lost sight of each other it was pitch black. If you are scared go home, call the police, get your dad. You do not go and confront someone if you are scared that doesn’t make a lick of sense.
Martin was not scared. It was pitch black anyone could have got away.
Originally posted by MrWendal
Originally posted by Grimpachi
No I showed you a few pages back that the prosecution would be fools to try that line.
They lost sight of each other it was pitch black. If you are scared go home, call the police, get your dad. You do not go and confront someone if you are scared that doesn’t make a lick of sense.
Martin was not scared. It was pitch black anyone could have got away.
AT what point did I say Martin was "scared"? I said he viewed Zimmerman as a possible threat. There is a difference.
Originally posted by GogoVicMorrow
reply to post by Grimpachi
He will never acknowledge the obvious. You and I have both explained it multiple times.
Martin obviously didn't feel very threatened, not physically, or he would have gone inside when he got home.
Originally posted by LadyGreenEyes
WRONG. Martin's comment was very racist. "Unfortunate"? Why, because it's known he said it, and that messes up the angelic picture so many tried to paint of this guy? He clearly was the racist they wanted to make believe that Zimmerman was. Zimmerman isn't one. Martin was. His comment was of the same order as a white person using the "n" word. His use of the "c" word is no more excusable. The fact that so many seem to think one word isn't even acceptable to print, and the other is, also shows racism, from one side of the issue. Equal means equal, not one side receiving special treatment.
Martin wasn't shot because of hos color, or because he "infringed on" any "etiquette expected of him"; he was shot because he circled back and attacked a man for walking in his own neighborhood, and reporting suspicious activity to the police. His actions, following his comment, show real racism.
There is NO evidence that Zimmerman is racist, and plenty to show that he is NOT. He mentored black kids, and defended a black homeless man who was beaten by police. His own genetics are mixed, also. Claiming that he "might be" racist is nothing but blowing smoke.
Originally posted by LadyGreenEyes
Did you look at the photos? Take a close look, and then try telling me that looks like 5'11" to you. Go ahead.