04-13-2013, 11:19 PM
The level of crime in the complex is something that I'm looking forward to seeing clarified during trial. The defense is using high crime as rationale for George's suspicion of Trayvon and a justification for his "fear" (that doesn't explain pursuing Trayvon, which George denies doing, of course). But, I've read conflicting versions of how much crime was really going on in the Twin Lakes complex.
We do know that George called police at least 46 times in 8 years (he was only Neighborhood Watch fro 6 months before the killing), with the more recent ones being primarily related to suspicious black males in the neighborhood.
Here's a snip from one of the first articles that I read regarding crime in the complex:
A review of police records confirms Taaffe’s (Twin Lakes resident) account of crimes in the neighborhood. According to the Miami Herald, police were called to Twin Lakes 402 times in the 13 months before Martin’s death. According to the Herald’s review of police records, the community experienced eight burglaries, nine thefts, and a shooting over that period.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/20...e-911.html
That seems like a lot of calls from a 260 unit complex; maybe because I have never once called the police to my place, regardless of the kind of neighborhood I was living in (done all kinds, but inclined to avoid inviting authorities into my space unless there was absolutely no other option). So, maybe it's subjective and not so high? IDK, but it's certainly gonna be a point of focus at trial.
We do know that George called police at least 46 times in 8 years (he was only Neighborhood Watch fro 6 months before the killing), with the more recent ones being primarily related to suspicious black males in the neighborhood.
Here's a snip from one of the first articles that I read regarding crime in the complex:
A review of police records confirms Taaffe’s (Twin Lakes resident) account of crimes in the neighborhood. According to the Miami Herald, police were called to Twin Lakes 402 times in the 13 months before Martin’s death. According to the Herald’s review of police records, the community experienced eight burglaries, nine thefts, and a shooting over that period.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/20...e-911.html
That seems like a lot of calls from a 260 unit complex; maybe because I have never once called the police to my place, regardless of the kind of neighborhood I was living in (done all kinds, but inclined to avoid inviting authorities into my space unless there was absolutely no other option). So, maybe it's subjective and not so high? IDK, but it's certainly gonna be a point of focus at trial.