03-08-2013, 04:16 PM
(03-08-2013, 08:58 AM)DMP Wrote:(03-07-2013, 01:13 PM)HairOfTheDog Wrote:(03-07-2013, 12:02 PM)Duchess Wrote:
It's my understanding that George was following covertly, enough so that he was reduced to whispering. Is that incorrect?
The police version of events and Zimmerman's versions of events are different.
In the police affidavit, Zimmerman confronts Trayvon after profiling him and following him in his vehicle (and despite being advised by 911 dispatch to stop following him). A struggle ensues as Trayvon tries to defend himself, and Zimmerman ends utjp shooting and killing Trayvon. Thus, the manslaughter charge.
Police Affidavit:
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/...ument.html
In Zimmerman's written statement, Trayvon disappears from sight when he calls 911 and the dispatcher advises him to stop following Trayvon and asks for his exact location. Zimmerman claims that he got out of the truck to find the street sign when Travyon re-emerged, confronted and attacked Zimmerman. A struggle ensues as Zimmerman tries to defend himself, and Zimmerman ends up shooting and killing Trayvon. Thus, the self-defense claim.
Zimmerman's Statement:
http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2012/images...t_0226.pdf
That is total bullshit. If you are looking for the street sign, you don't get out of the car. He was looking for a confrontation because he was big bad George, a neighborhood watch hero. Unfortunately, George got way more than the confrontation he was looking for. Now a boy who was walking to his father's girlfriend's house is dead. I don't care how much of a punk Trayvon may have been - in this instance, he was doing nothing wrong and is now dead because of George's romanticized fantasy that he was some kind of cop.
If George was on the phone with 911 and got out of his truck to see the street sign, what happened to the call? What happened to his phone? Did he tell the operator when T re-emerged? Here he is. Got go?
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