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Re: Prosecutors content George Zimmerman provoked confrontation w/Trayvon Martin

That's an excellent approach if your goal is to ignore everything i said and pretend that the facts are on his side for the sole purpose of maintaining the "upper hand" in the argument. The "facts are on my side" argument, along with the "i don't have to respond to you because you're wrong" approach are all classic signs of somebody arguing something that they know absolutely nothing about.


Theres a rather large mob mentality crowd that will not acknowledge factual argument because they are operating from an emotional basis, i.e. their feelings. The facts tend to get in the way of, these emotionally charged people.

Truth be burned and objective truth forgotten
 
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Oh I don't know... what do assholes get away with? Farting? Maybe he thought Martin was a serial farter. Maybe a serial diarrhea crook? Yes. That's it. Zimmerman thought Martin was a serial diarrhea-ist. He goes around taking ****s in people's gardens and getting away with it. :roll:

You think it is wrong for somebody to see a stranger in a gated community and think they are up to no good when there had been a lot of break ins? Anybody with half a brain would think the same.
 
Re: Prosecutors content George Zimmerman provoked confrontation w/Trayvon Martin

Define "authorized" and the manner in which authorization and verification took place. Also, provide proof of posted procedures for authorization.

Thanks in advance.

Try looking up the The Condo Association and what they had to say. Moreover they have proof that he had already as a neighborhood watch had caught one thief before.
 
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The racial crap with this case needs to stop and the Democrats need to back down from trying to tie it in with Florida's Gun laws.
 
Re: Prosecutors content George Zimmerman provoked confrontation w/Trayvon Martin

You think it is wrong for somebody to see a stranger in a gated community and think they are up to no good when there had been a lot of break ins? Anybody with half a brain would think the same.

Pst. Being a stranger doesn't mean you're up to no good. Do you know every single person that lives on your block? Be honest with yourself.
 
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I don't need to prove anything, that will come out in the court of law.

Do you think they call it a gated community for the hell of it? A gate implies a gaurd of some kind authorizing entry.

Your rebuttal sucks like a bucket of ticks, doesn't it?
 
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Try looking up the The Condo Association and what they had to say. Moreover they have proof that he had already as a neighborhood watch had caught one thief before.

Show me where it gives the watch captain the authority to grant entry. Did the community issue ID cards and guest cards to be carried on their person? Who had legal authority to demand such identification if it existed?

"Already caught one thief before"? Martin wasn't a theif! He was legally in the community as a house guest. Sounds to me as if you too are justifying Zimmerman's actions because Martin was black. Shame on you.
 
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Thats not necessarily true we have gated communites for Condos that even have a Shack for some sort of a community secuirty guard. Yet most of them don't have anyone working in the shack. Some they just leave the light on in the shack. They even have these communities around Golf Courses. Only cops around to patrol out in those areas are County Sherriffs and State Police. So it's not like they would be able to show up lickety split if anything is happening.

Moreover people in a community are apt to notice someone who is not from their community if it is a small community. Still what profiling is there other than Zimmerman saying something about punks that had been in the neighborhood?
 
Re: Prosecutors content George Zimmerman provoked confrontation w/Trayvon Martin

The racial crap with this case needs to stop and the Democrats need to back down from trying to tie it in with Florida's Gun laws.

Why are you telling us?
 
Re: Prosecutors content George Zimmerman provoked confrontation w/Trayvon Martin

Show me where it gives the watch captain the authority to grant entry. Did the community issue ID cards and guest cards to be carried on their person? Who had legal authority to demand such identification if it existed?

"Already caught one thief before"? Martin wasn't a theif! He was legally in the community as a house guest. Sounds to me as if you too are justifying Zimmerman's actions because Martin was black. Shame on you.

No see thats where you are confused. I am not applying any race. If you read the report none of the other Association members wanted to do it, go out and patrol. According to the Woman in the Association they went over the guidlines. Especially about acting like a vigilante. To call the police and another member. Yet they knew for months Zimmermann had been patrolling and had caught a thief before. Plus had made like 42 calls to the cops over incidents in the community. So again he said punks not applying it to any race.
 
Re: Prosecutors content George Zimmerman provoked confrontation w/Trayvon Martin

Thats not necessarily true we have gated communites for Condos that even have a Shack for some sort of a community secuirty guard. Yet most of them don't have anyone working in the shack. Some they just leave the light on in the shack. They even have these communities around Golf Courses. Only cops around to patrol out in those areas are County Sherriffs and State Police. So it's not like they would be able to show up lickety split if anything is happening.

Moreover people in a community are apt to notice someone who is not from their community if it is a small community. Still what profiling is there other than Zimmerman saying something about punks that had been in the neighborhood?

I was unaware that Zimmerman's community had a manned gate. So the person at the gate granted Martin entry. And then Zimmerman shot Martin because he thought he was a theif. What the hell was Zimmerman doing challenging Martin if the gate guard had already cleared Martin's entry?
 
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I was unaware that Zimmerman's community had a manned gate. So the person at the gate granted Martin entry. And then Zimmerman shot Martin because he thought he was a theif. What the hell was Zimmerman doing challenging Martin if the gate guard had already cleared Martin's entry?

There is a timelog they have. So they know Zimmermann called the cops first. the dispatcher told him not to follow. So we know he was awaiting for the cops to get there and then followed the Martin Kid.

As ABC TV asked what evidence is there that has changed from 3 weeks ago, that would warrant a second degree murder charge? Even tho this Special Prosecutor is saying profiling.
 
Re: Prosecutors content George Zimmerman provoked confrontation w/Trayvon Martin

We do not know that. Not at all.
No, we do. Z said he was on his way to Target, [well Z's dad said he said], not doing a neighborhood patrol though. So the NWH gun thing isn't relevant at all afaict.

This is also not true. Zimmerman was already out of his vehicle and following Martin when that part of the conversation took place. He did not leave his vehicle and follow after that. He actually lost Martin and was returning to his vehicle at the end of the call.
He covered the distance that he covered in something like 15 seconds. He then has 1:35, iirc, while on the phone to make it back to his truck covering the same distance he just covered in 15 seconds. Then after that, there is another 2 -4 minutes, (i forget) before he runs into Martin.
So, it doesn't seem that he returned straight away after being advised his actions were redundant, nor that he returned to his truck as the call ended.
That's probably ten to twelve times the amount of time it took him to cover the distance that he went from his vehicle to get back to his vehicle.
Idk what he did, or why, but it doesn't seem that he went directly back to his vehicle "at the end of the call."
 
Re: Prosecutors content George Zimmerman provoked confrontation w/Trayvon Martin

How would profiling come in to it with the words asshole and punk? What was he profiling the other guy to be?
a criminal up to no good in Z's neighborhood?
 
Re: Prosecutors content George Zimmerman provoked confrontation w/Trayvon Martin

Wow, you just don't care about the facts at all, do you? Remember the audio experts concluding with near 100% accuracy that the screams heard on the 911 call were not George Zimmerman? It doesn't seem a bit absurd to you at this point that your sticking to the "Zimmerman was screaming" approach?
Apparently it is you who doesn't care about the actual evidence and would unwisely prefer to rely on irrelevant info like this supposed analysis, to support your position.
Analysis' that doesn't even hold to the standards that the examiner himself says they need to. :lamo
Analysis' that have already been discredited because they don't. lol

An analysis contracted by and for the media, with 2nd or 3rd generation copies of the 911 audio.

It wasn't an official analysis, contacted by the prosecution or the defense.

It is third party generated and therefore meaningless.

But we do have two eye-witness, who you want to ignore in favor of a meaningless analysis. :doh


But since you would rather engage in speculation, and use meaningless analysis, lets engage in some logical speculation.

The mother say's it was Trayvon.
To counter, the defense will then contract an analysis of their own.
Do you want to place a bet that they will provide actual copies of Zimmerman screaming for a more accurate analysis?

If the evidence that we know of is accurate, then of course the defense is going to contract such an analysis.


But, until an actual official analysis is done, any discussion about who is screaming goes to the eye-witnesses.
Not distressed parents.


Also, the way you have portrayed the events, Zimmerman lost Martin and then Martin came up and ambushed Zimmerman.
Really?

The way I portrayed?
Which way was that?

Check yourself bro.
Then check out the information below that has been reported as being released by the police.
If you don't like the way it is portrayed, then talk to the police.
Maybe they will spin it the way you want them to.

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[B][SIZE=3]Police: Zimmerman says Trayvon decked him with one blow
then began hammering his head[/SIZE][/B]


[INDENT][SIZE=1][COLOR="#000000"]With a single punch, Trayvon Martin decked the Neighborhood Watch volunteer who eventually
shot and killed the unarmed 17-year-old, then Trayvon climbed on top of George Zimmerman
and [highlight]slammed his head into the sidewalk[/highlight], leaving him bloody and battered, law-enforcement
authorities told the Orlando Sentinel.

[highlight]That is the account Zimmerman gave police, and much of it has been [U]corroborated by witnesses[/U][/highlight],
authorities say. There have been no reports that a witness saw the initial punch Zimmerman
told police about.

In his version of events, Zimmerman had turned around and was walking back to his SUV when
Trayvon approached him from behind, the two exchanged words and then Trayvon punched him
in the nose, sending him to the ground, and began beating him.
...
He said he was on his way to the grocery store when he spotted Trayvon walking through his
gated community.
...
[highlight]Zimmerman told them he lost sight of Trayvon and was walking back to his SUV when Trayvon
approached him from the left rear, and they exchanged words.[/highlight]

Trayvon asked Zimmerman if he had a problem. Zimmerman said no and reached for his cell phone,
he told police. Trayvon then said, "Well, you do now" or something similar and punched Zimmerman
in the nose, according to the account he gave police.

Zimmerman fell to the ground and Trayvon got on top of him and began
[highlight]slamming his head into the sidewalk[/highlight], he told police.

[highlight]Zimmerman began yelling for help[/highlight].

Several witnesses heard those cries, and there has been a dispute about whether they came from
Zimmerman or Trayvon.

Lawyers for Trayvon's family say it was Trayvon,[U] [highlight]but police say [B]their evidence[/B] indicates
it was Zimmerman[/highlight][/U].

[highlight]One witness[/highlight], who has since talked to local television news reporters, told police he saw
Zimmerman on the ground with Trayvon on top, pounding him —
and [highlight][B]was unequivocal[/B] that it was Zimmerman who was crying for help[/highlight].

[highlight]Zimmerman then shot Trayvon once in the chest at very close range[/highlight], according to authorities.[/COLOR][/INDENT]
[url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-03-26/news/os-trayvon-martin-zimmerman-account-20120326_1_miami-schools-punch-unarmed-black-teenager]Trayvon Martin: George Zimmerman's account to police of the Trayvon Martin shooting. - Orlando Sentinel[/url][/SIZE]


How do you account for Martin's girlfriend saying that she was on the phone with Trayvon and they were speaking as he was being followed, and she heard the beginning of their confrontation before the phone cut out? How exactly would George Zimmerman "lose" a person who is continuously talking to his girlfriend on the phone? Are you asserting that Zimmerman is deaf?
Talk about doing more supposin'!
Speaking? lol There is raised tensions here, and you have them speaking, instead of engaged in a confrontational exchange of words.
How convenient.
Considering your rant further down the page, are you asserting that the girlfriend lied when she said Trayvon relayed to her that he had lost him?


I'm really glad you're here on the forum, since you obviously know something that the police and special investigators do not. It's fantastic to have somebody here who can definitively tell us things that are not proven or known. And furthermore, it's wonderful that you are able to tell anybody who doesn't agree with you that their opinion is of no relevance. It really improves the conversation because all we need to do is listen to you and ignore everything else. And it's great that you are able to tell us that martin's girlfriend's word is irrelevant, one witness account is irrelevant, the other witness account is 100% accurate, and police reports are inherently flawless, while the word of the special prosecutor is entirely based on pressure from the media. It's amazing because you're the only person in the world who knows all of this, and we're lucky enough to have you available on our forum almost all day. You're psychic, right? Sorry, don't mean to out you, but hey, obviously there's no other way you could know all of this stuff.
Really? You are going to cry or complain because I provide evidence.
And you are going to cry or complain because it exposes the false information.
Really?
:2funny:



:surrender



Not.

Let me address what you so condescendingly froth.


I'm really glad you're here on the forum, since you obviously know something that the police and special investigators do not.
Hyperbolic fantasy. Especially since it is the information I provide, as reported in the media.


It's fantastic to have somebody here who can definitively tell us things that are not proven or known.
Most people would be happy to receive valid information.
The only reason I can figure you are upset, would be because the information provided doesn't agree with a preconceived biased opinion that you hold.


it's wonderful that you are able to tell anybody who doesn't agree with you that their opinion is of no relevance.
lol
It isn't a matter of "agreement", but is a matter of relevance, or accuracy of the information.
Sorry you don't like that.


it's great that you are able to tell us that martin's girlfriend's word is irrelevant,
I never said it was irrelevant. Two things I have said about her statement, are the following.
One. It is consistent with Zimmerman's account.
Two. [highlight]I think[/highlight] her account is suspect because of her non-cooperation with authorities.
What is your problem with this?


one witness account is irrelevant, the other witness account is 100% accurate,
Are you speaking about the eye-witness vs. ear-witness? I hope not, because if you are - OMG!
That should be an easy one for anyone to understand, for anyone except grieving family, and those with a preconceived biased opinion.
Which category are you in?


and police reports are inherently flawless,
I never said that.
I said it is evidence.


while the word of the special prosecutor is entirely based on pressure from the media.
Again, something I never said.
I am starting to think you have me confused with someone else.


It's amazing because you're the only person in the world who knows all of this, and we're lucky enough to have you available on our forum almost all day. You're psychic, right? Sorry, don't mean to out you, but hey, obviously there's no other way you could know all of this stuff.
Afik, this is sad hyperbolic crying. Please stop, you are embarrassing yourself.
 
Re: Prosecutors content George Zimmerman provoked confrontation w/Trayvon Martin

I don't need to prove anything, that will come out in the court of law.

Do you think they call it a gated community for the hell of it? A gate implies a gaurd of some kind authorizing entry.

If we are to assume that all gated communities by default require 24 security, then where was the guard that night? And if a guard was to be on station, by default Zimmerman overstepped his bounds as in such a situation, shouldn't he have attempted to contact grounds security before contacting the police?

Think it through...

Sidenote: In case folks are still questioning whether or not neighborhood watchmen can carry hand guns while on patrol, according to this article pertaining to the neighborhood watch group Zimmerman belonged to, it makes clear that hand guns are not authorized while on watch patrol.

The shooting death of unarmed Trayvon Martin, 17, by the leader of a Sanford neighborhood watch group is a case where the boundary between law enforcement and everyday citizen on patrol may have been overstepped.

As they monitor coverage of that case and the many investigations it has spawned, members of local neighborhood watch and community patrol groups in Ocala and Marion County reiterate a basic fact: Their role is to serve only as trusty sidekicks to the men and women who carry firearms and make arrests.

"We are basically the eyes and ears for the Sheriff's Office and act as a deterrent by having a presence on the streets of our neighborhood," said Gary Radoff, a member of the On Top of the World community patrol group.

Experts say George Zimmerman, the man who shot Martin, violated many policies and protocols that neighborhood watch members nationwide follow. The cardinal one: Don't carry a gun while on patrol.
 
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Why do you find that interesting?
I would think most parents, if their son was involved in such an event, would believe that the high pitched wail was their son's.
Unfortunately an eye-witness says the crys for help belonged to Zimmerman. Which makes the affidavit dumbfounding.
Additionally, when Trayvon's Father initially heard the recording of the screams, he said they were not his son's.




Your narrative has too many inaccuracies and irrelevant info.
Too many to try and correct.
So your opinion is founded on fallacy.

You may still have the same opinion after correcting them and eliminating the irrelevant info, but at least it would be an opinion founded on accurate info.

Point out those errors and inconsistences and let's talk about them. But before you do, understand I'm not attempting to paint George Zimmerman as guilty or Trayvon Martin as innocent contrary to what you might believe from my posts. I'm merely presenting the evidence as presented - the 911 transcript, the cell phone transcript, eyewitness testimony and the affidavit - and following the logic based on what's been stated or actions committed in most cases directly from Zimmerman himself and applying alittle bit of common sense, i.e., how can a person physically assault another - "bang their head into the ground" - while also going after a gun?

You'd have to conclude that at some point during the struggle Zimmerman's gun either came free (presummably from his holster or was flung from his person) and Trayvon eventually spotted it. But if that is true, at what point did Trayvon make an attempt for it? Taking this argument out still further, we know that initially Trayvon had the upper hand. We know this from John's testimony. Why then didn't Trayvon use Zimmerman's gun against him at that point? Answer: Clearly he didn't notice Zimmerman had a gun at that point.

Now, let's flip the script for a moment. Zimmerman stated to 911 dispatcher that he noticed: 1) that the person he was following had his hands in his waistband, and 2) that he had something in his hands. Zimmerman also claims he was hit from behind. But his claim doesn't make sense when you consider the testimoney from Trayvon's girlfriend. Moreover, it doesn't follow Zimmerman's commentary from the 911 transcript.

Zimmerman said that although he lost sight of Trayvon, he reacquired him moments later and that Trayvon not only was looking directly at him but that Trayvon was approaching him. Trayvon's girlfriend stated that Trayvon did, in fact, approach Zimmerman and asked him point blank, "Why are you following me?" Does that sound like someone snuck up on an unsuspecting person and attacked them from behind?

And then there's the fact that at some point during the struggle Zimmerman gained the upper hand. Ask yourself this simple question: If Zimmerman honestly believed that: 1) the person he was following "was up to no good" and honestly believed that "they" were about to commit another home invasion and, as such, that this time they were not going to get away with it, wouldn't it make sense for Zimmerman to draw his weapon as Trayvon approached?

Taking this argument out still further, if Zimmerman's gun came free of his hand/person and Trayvon did, in fact, notice it, if that occurred while Trayvon was atop Zimmerman don't you think he would have made a play for it and used it to defend himself against his stalker?

But let's assume that Zimmerman spotted his gun first as it landed near them during the struggle but while he gained the upper hand. Now, Trayvon's on bottom and Zimmerman's on top. How does Trayvon end up getting shot? If you have a friend or family member, physically play out that scenario yourself and ask yourself this question: "How can the person on the bottom who isn't in possession of a gun while on his back gain the advantage yet still get shot? From your lower vantage point, you're pointing the gun upward, not down. How do you turn the gun during a struggle to where the barrel points at you?

Try it and get back to me via this thread and present your results.
 
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The racial crap with this case needs to stop and the Democrats need to back down from trying to tie it in with Florida's Gun laws.

I know your commentary wasn't directed at me, but I feel I need to make a couple of things clear if I haven't done so already.

I know this case has been politicized and race has become a major fact in most people's opinion/decision making process, but I want to make it abundantly clear: I did not start this thread from either a racial standpoint nor a political standpoint. I am trying extremely hard to be as objective as possible and let the evidence lead the way.

I openly admit that there is alot we don't know about what transpired particularly from the moment Zimmerman ended the 911 call until the shooting took place, but IMO there is enough information to extrapolate and if you take it to its logical conclusion, I really don't see how Zimmerman can be defended.

Both individuals made mistakes. That much is clear, but IMO Zimmerman being the more "experienced" person as far as adhering to neighborhood watch procedures is concerned could have broght this situation to a peaceful conclusion had he used his head and not his emotions (which is ironic considering how some are saying they are allowing their emotions to run amok and cloud their judgment in this matter).
 
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Thats not necessarily true we have gated communites for Condos that even have a Shack for some sort of a community secuirty guard. Yet most of them don't have anyone working in the shack. Some they just leave the light on in the shack. They even have these communities around Golf Courses. Only cops around to patrol out in those areas are County Sherriffs and State Police. So it's not like they would be able to show up lickety split if anything is happening.

Moreover people in a community are apt to notice someone who is not from their community if it is a small community. Still what profiling is there other than Zimmerman saying something about punks that had been in the neighborhood?

Listen to what you just said!

Based on Zimmerman's own testimony in the 911 transcript, he assumed Zimmerman was one of them by his "they" reference to "they always get away". Whatelse can one conclude from such statements other than Zimmerman "pinged" on Trayvon likely from the moment he saw him and assumed he was "up to no good". In short, Zimmerman automatically assumed that Trayvon was one of the "punks" you describe above. As such, you've jumped to the exact same misguided conclusion as he did based on what?

Nothing but your own opinion, not facts.

I remind you that Trayvon Martin did nothing wrong here.

He wasn't traspassing. He father lived in the housing complex.

He covered himself in an effort to elude his pursuer.

Trayvon did try to run, but for reasons we may never know* he stopped.

When both parties spotted each other moments later, Trayvon did confront Zimmerman and asked him a straight-forward question, "Why are you following me?"

Based on the information we do have, where exactly did Trayvon error?
 
Re: Prosecutors content George Zimmerman provoked confrontation w/Trayvon Martin

If we are to assume that all gated communities by default require 24 security, then where was the guard that night? And if a guard was to be on station, by default Zimmerman overstepped his bounds as in such a situation, shouldn't he have attempted to contact grounds security before contacting the police?

Think it through...

Sidenote: In case folks are still questioning whether or not neighborhood watchmen can carry hand guns while on patrol, according to this article pertaining to the neighborhood watch group Zimmerman belonged to, it makes clear that hand guns are not authorized while on watch patrol.

Most gated communities do not have security guards.. you get in and out by way of a code...The Retreat at Twin lakes is basically a somewhat run down custer of apartment houses.
 
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Most gated communities do not have security guards.. you get in and out by way of a code...The Retreat at Twin lakes is basically a somewhat run down custer of apartment houses.

If that is the case and it can be proven that Trayvon used an access code belonging to someone who lived on the premises, particularly his father, it would prove that Trayvon did have authorization to be there and that he was stalked by Zimmerman.
 
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If that is the case and it can be proven that Trayvon used an access code belonging to someone who lived on the premises, particularly his father, it would prove that Trayvon did have authorization to be there and that he was stalked by Zimmerman.

Yep.. Some of these gated communities also use a card sort of like a metro pass and you swipe it at the gate.

Trayvon had been a frequent visitor to the home of his father's girlfriend.. They often drove up on week-ends.
 
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Yep.. Some of these gated communities also use a card sort of like a metro pass and you swipe it at the gate.

Trayvon had been a frequent visitor to the home of his father's girlfriend.. They often drove up on week-ends.

That's something else to add in the "I didn't know" category pertaining to this case.

Thanks for the 411. It certainly does add to the debate.
 
Re: Prosecutors content George Zimmerman provoked confrontation w/Trayvon Martin

That's something else to add in the "I didn't know" category pertaining to this case.

Thanks for the 411. It certainly does add to the debate.

I think the complex is about 250 units so it would be a real stretch for Zimmerman to know the faces of ALL the residents and their guests.

I think GZ just saw this kid bopping down the street on the phone and assumed he was a criminal.
 
I don't think 2nd degree murder can be proven beyond a reasonable doubt, but manslaughter can. The reason being is that we'll never know who started the altercation, but we do know why out happened.

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