Trayvon Martin

[Shawshank]

When I think of the Duke Lacrosse case, the Tawana Brawley case, and just so people don't think I'm only bringing up cases associated with race I'll throw in the case against Richard Jewel as well, at this point I think it's best for me not to make up my mind until all of the evidence is heard. We all know how the media tends to convict people.

[g under p]

When I think of the Duke Lacrosse case, the Tawana Brawley case, and just so people don't think I'm only bringing up cases associated with race I'll throw in the case against Richard Jewel as well, at this point I think it's best for me not to make up my mind until all of the evidence is heard. We all know how the media tends to convict people.

That is so true....we shall see

Peace

[gimmesometruth27]

When I think of the Duke Lacrosse case, the Tawana Brawley case, and just so people don't think I'm only bringing up cases associated with race I'll throw in the case against Richard Jewel as well, at this point I think it's best for me not to make up my mind until all of the evidence is heard. We all know how the media tends to convict people.

if it were not for the media we would never have heard of trayvon martin. at least this way there is a CHANCE for justice for trayvon... arrest zimmerman and make the state of florida present the evidence that it has in a court of law.

[RW81233]

When I think of the Duke Lacrosse case, the Tawana Brawley case, and just so people don't think I'm only bringing up cases associated with race I'll throw in the case against Richard Jewel as well, at this point I think it's best for me not to make up my mind until all of the evidence is heard. We all know how the media tends to convict people.

i get what you're saying here and can see the push to reserve judgement. also just as the media is quick to convict people they are also quick to forget that the innocent can still be dickbags. for example, what people forget in the Duke lax case is that those kids were still dropping the N-bomb and being verbally disrespectful, with particular regard to race, to the strippers. just because they were innocent of rape doesn't make those kids innocent of being racist d-bags.

[Jason P]

Considering this happened in the same state that let Casey Anthony walk, I wouldn't be holding my breath on Zimmerman getting any punishment.

It's weird how the letter of the law has over-ruled common sense and rational judgement.

[polaris_x]

what everyone ultimately wants is justice ... and that means justice for george zimmerman as well ... if someway, somehow his innocence is proven - so be it ... but by all accounts, george zimmerman should be arrested ... and the Sanford Police Department be investigated ...

[Indifference]

what everyone ultimately wants is justice ... and that means justice for george zimmerman as well ... if someway, somehow his innocence is proven - so be it ... but by all accounts, george zimmerman should be arrested ... and the Sanford Police Department be investigated ...

So innocence has to be proven?

[Godfather.]

what everyone ultimately wants is justice ... and that means justice for george zimmerman as well ... if someway, somehow his innocence is proven - so be it ... but by all accounts, george zimmerman should be arrested ... and the Sanford Police Department be investigated ...

like I said ..if he is proven not guilty there will be riots killing and looting.. we've seen it a few times already
so hunker down and do any shopping in that area.

Godfather.

[g under p]

what everyone ultimately wants is justice ... and that means justice for george zimmerman as well ... if someway, somehow his innocence is proven - so be it ... but by all accounts, george zimmerman should be arrested ... and the Sanford Police Department be investigated ...

like I said ..if he is proven not guilty there will be riots killing and looting.. we've seen it a few times already
so hunker down and do any shopping in that area.

Godfather.

Why would you assume such a thing...just because you have seen this before??? IF the evidence proves Zimmerman not guilty in the court of law then level heads will prevail. Some may protest or disagree with the verdict which is their right but to say there will be killings and riots is an idiotic assumption.

Are you saying this because this is what mostly black people do when they don't get justice? well.

Peace

[polaris_x]

what everyone ultimately wants is justice ... and that means justice for george zimmerman as well ... if someway, somehow his innocence is proven - so be it ... but by all accounts, george zimmerman should be arrested ... and the Sanford Police Department be investigated ...

So innocence has to be proven?

all i'm saying is that everything points towards his guilt right now ... it's not like a lot of it is circumstantial ... these are facts:

* zimmerman was told by police NOT to pursuit
* trayvon martin was unarmed and did not commit any crime
* zimmerman has a record of assaulting police (history of violence)

[Godfather.]

what everyone ultimately wants is justice ... and that means justice for george zimmerman as well ... if someway, somehow his innocence is proven - so be it ... but by all accounts, george zimmerman should be arrested ... and the Sanford Police Department be investigated ...

like I said ..if he is proven not guilty there will be riots killing and looting.. we've seen it a few times already
so hunker down and do any shopping in that area.

Godfather.

Why would you assume such a thing...just because you have seen this before??? IF the evidence proves Zimmerman not guilty in the court of law then level heads will prevail. Some may protest or disagree with the verdict which is their right but to say there will be killings and riots is an idiotic assumption.

Are you saying this because this is what mostly black people do when they don't get justice? well.

Peace

just calling like I see it...or have seen it before, I watched the news all weekend and the up rising has already started,there are people wearing hoodies and buying skittles and iced tea in protest, I hope it does not happen I hope civilized people can over come their anger and not hurt people and business if they do protest.

Godfather.

[Jeanwah]

what everyone ultimately wants is justice ... and that means justice for george zimmerman as well ... if someway, somehow his innocence is proven - so be it ... but by all accounts, george zimmerman should be arrested ... and the Sanford Police Department be investigated ...

So innocence has to be proven?

all i'm saying is that everything points towards his guilt right now ... it's not like a lot of it is circumstantial ... these are facts:

* zimmerman was told by police NOT to pursuit
* trayvon martin was unarmed and did not commit any crime
* zimmerman has a record of assaulting police (history of violence)

I haven't been following this thread much, but I agree with your facts. Is it not a fact that Zimmerman also shot and killed Martin? Regardless of the self-defense argument and Stand Your Ground law, he should be arrested. That police dept should be investigated by the FBI. It's standard procedure in most states to get arrested first, then released, not the other way around. Florida law is really screwed up...

[polaris_x]

just calling like I see it...or have seen it before, I watched the news all weekend and the up rising has already started,there are people wearing hoodies and buying skittles and iced tea in protest, I hope it does not happen I hope civilized people can over come their anger and not hurt people and business if they do protest.

Godfather.

would have to agree with you ... if zimmerman gets away ... i suspect there will be riots ...

[polaris_x]

I haven't been following this thread much, but I agree with your facts. Is it not a fact that Zimmerman also shot and killed Martin? Regardless of the self-defense argument and Stand Your Ground law, he should be arrested. That police dept should be investigated by the FBI. It's standard procedure in most states to get arrested first, then released, not the other way around. Florida law is really screwed up...

yeah ... the law is fucked ... but personally, i think this points to a much larger issue which is discrimination or bias by the police force ... this potentially isolated incidence of a rogue wanna-be cop could have been quelled earlier if the Sanford Police decided to do their job ... not only did they not arrest Zimmerman, they didn't do a lot of the forensics one would expect on the scene ... gun powder, drug/alcohol testing of zimmerman (yet they tested trayvon), etc ... either they are completely amateurish or they chose not to ... and when you hear about other instances of bias in the Sanford Police - you have to question the motives ...

[g under p]

what everyone ultimately wants is justice ... and that means justice for george zimmerman as well ... if someway, somehow his innocence is proven - so be it ... but by all accounts, george zimmerman should be arrested ... and the Sanford Police Department be investigated ...

like I said ..if he is proven not guilty there will be riots killing and looting.. we've seen it a few times already
so hunker down and do any shopping in that area.

Godfather.

Why would you assume such a thing...just because you have seen this before??? IF the evidence proves Zimmerman not guilty in the court of law then level heads will prevail. Some may protest or disagree with the verdict which is their right but to say there will be killings and riots is an idiotic assumption.

Are you saying this because this is what mostly black people do when they don't get justice? well.

Peace

just calling like I see it...or have seen it before, I watched the news all weekend and the up rising has already started,there are people wearing hoodies and buying skittles and iced tea in protest, I hope it does not happen I hope civilized people can over come their anger and not hurt people and business if they do protest.

Godfather.

I'm sure you are calling it as you see fit but you can not assume just because you have seen it before it will happen this time around. I like Skittles and i have a hoodie however I'll only buy some Skittles at the moment ....it's too hot to wear a hoodie down here.
Is there an issue if people want to buy candy and wear a piece of garment thus somehow becomes an uprising? Please show me where you see people down here burning and looting over this case as we see it,....if so I'll shut up. I see those portesting wanting those in authority to get to the bottom of what happened whether it proves Zimmerman innocent or guilty.

Peace