03-25-2012, 09:16 PM
It is very tragic that this boy died but I don't have enough facts to determine if Zimmerman is actually guilty of a crime or just very poor judgement. I am surprised that so many people are ready to lynch the guy based on the blatantly biased "facts" the media is reporting. Again, just playing devil's advocate here......
From actual police reports and public statements:
Law enforcement TRAINS neighborhood watch to do surveillance on suspicious people. Isn't this what George did??? - " From an official police statement: Training provided by law enforcement agencies to Neighborhood Watch organizations stresses non-contact surveillance of suspicious situations and notifying police of those situations so that law enforcement can respond and take control of the situation."
It keeps being reported that he was "ordered" not to follow Trayvon, when in fact he was not - From an official police statement - "The telecommunications call taker asked Zimmerman “are you following him”. Zimmerman replied, “yes”. The call taker stated “you don’t need to do that”. The call taker’s suggestion is not a lawful order that Mr. Zimmerman would be required to follow."
According to the 911 call, Zimmerman was watching while he was on the phone with dispatch and Trayvon started towards HIM -
“Yeah, now he’s coming toward me. He’s got his hands in his waist band.”
“Something’s wrong with him. Yep, he’s coming to check me out.”
“He’s got something in his hands. I don’t know what his deal is”
After the boy ran off, Zimmerman claims he got out to check the address to give officers, then he claims he was attacked as he was walking back to his truck:
911 call - "Alright, what address are you parked in front of?"
Zimmerman: "Um, I don’t know. It’s a cut-through so I don’t know the address"
From police statement - "Zimmerman’s statement was that he had lost sight of Trayvon and was returning to his truck to meet the police officer when he says he was attacked by Trayvon."
The police report shows that several witnesses were interviewed and states that - "his back appeared to be wet and was covered in grass. Zimmerman was also bleeding from his nose and the back of his head" and "I was yelling for someone to help me and no one would help me".
Other things that aren't widely reported in the media
- Trayvon's dad did not live in that gated neighborhood. His girlfriend lived in a nearby apartment complex
- I am NOT saying he deserved this or it matters what he was wearing but why does the family feel the need to show him as much younger and innocent looking? Recent pictures show he has a gold grill and looks a good bit more menacing than the old pictures being splashed all over: The comments on the picture are NOT mine...
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Of course it is possible that Zimmerman is lying but it wouldn't make sense to call 911 if you were planning to kill someone right? He could have just shot the guy THEN said Trayvon attacked him. And if his intent was to harm Trayvon - he was armed, couldn't he have done it before he was getting his nose and head bashed??? You can hear him crying for help almost a full minute on the 911 tape so he must not have had his gun drawn.
Anyways, either way it is heartbreaking this kid lost his life. But it might be too soon to have angry mobs hunting down Zimmerman.
I am just so sick of blacks making everything a racial issue. And our "white black" president trying to incite racial tension so he can pander to the black voters. 
From actual police reports and public statements:
Law enforcement TRAINS neighborhood watch to do surveillance on suspicious people. Isn't this what George did??? - " From an official police statement: Training provided by law enforcement agencies to Neighborhood Watch organizations stresses non-contact surveillance of suspicious situations and notifying police of those situations so that law enforcement can respond and take control of the situation."
It keeps being reported that he was "ordered" not to follow Trayvon, when in fact he was not - From an official police statement - "The telecommunications call taker asked Zimmerman “are you following him”. Zimmerman replied, “yes”. The call taker stated “you don’t need to do that”. The call taker’s suggestion is not a lawful order that Mr. Zimmerman would be required to follow."
According to the 911 call, Zimmerman was watching while he was on the phone with dispatch and Trayvon started towards HIM -
“Yeah, now he’s coming toward me. He’s got his hands in his waist band.”
“Something’s wrong with him. Yep, he’s coming to check me out.”
“He’s got something in his hands. I don’t know what his deal is”
After the boy ran off, Zimmerman claims he got out to check the address to give officers, then he claims he was attacked as he was walking back to his truck:
911 call - "Alright, what address are you parked in front of?"
Zimmerman: "Um, I don’t know. It’s a cut-through so I don’t know the address"
From police statement - "Zimmerman’s statement was that he had lost sight of Trayvon and was returning to his truck to meet the police officer when he says he was attacked by Trayvon."
The police report shows that several witnesses were interviewed and states that - "his back appeared to be wet and was covered in grass. Zimmerman was also bleeding from his nose and the back of his head" and "I was yelling for someone to help me and no one would help me".
Other things that aren't widely reported in the media
- Trayvon's dad did not live in that gated neighborhood. His girlfriend lived in a nearby apartment complex
- I am NOT saying he deserved this or it matters what he was wearing but why does the family feel the need to show him as much younger and innocent looking? Recent pictures show he has a gold grill and looks a good bit more menacing than the old pictures being splashed all over: The comments on the picture are NOT mine...
Of course it is possible that Zimmerman is lying but it wouldn't make sense to call 911 if you were planning to kill someone right? He could have just shot the guy THEN said Trayvon attacked him. And if his intent was to harm Trayvon - he was armed, couldn't he have done it before he was getting his nose and head bashed??? You can hear him crying for help almost a full minute on the 911 tape so he must not have had his gun drawn.
Anyways, either way it is heartbreaking this kid lost his life. But it might be too soon to have angry mobs hunting down Zimmerman.
I am just so sick of blacks making everything a racial issue. And our "white black" president trying to incite racial tension so he can pander to the black voters.