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Archae

(46,327 posts)
Sat Mar 31, 2012, 05:29 PM Mar 2012

Trayvon Martin and George Zimmermann...

Trayvon Martin was shot by an over-zealous racist.
All the credible evidence points to this.

The cops are desperately trying to cover this up, since they botched the whole thing badly.

Trayvon Martin was pretty much a typical teenager, which includes a couple times he got into a little trouble.

He didn't need to be shot though.

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Trayvon Martin and George Zimmermann... (Original Post) Archae Mar 2012 OP
That's the simple truth. nt gateley Mar 2012 #1
I think there's still more information that hasn't been released. no_hypocrisy Mar 2012 #2
They have already released records of his 911 calls dating back to '04. ingac70 Mar 2012 #4
I think the cops didn't take away his weapon(s) b/c they were rooting for him to pass the no_hypocrisy Mar 2012 #5
I think daddy has some pull... ingac70 Mar 2012 #6
Zimmerman = history of violence X3. Trayvon = Zero history of violence Quixote1818 Mar 2012 #3
Post removed Post removed Mar 2012 #7
Haha! Good one :) arcane1 Mar 2012 #8
The only thing not delusional about this post is Ineeda Mar 2012 #9
LOL, Zimmerman is a racist POS... Spazito Mar 2012 #10
Dd your fiction writing include nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #11
Not that you would believe any real facts, but try this... uppityperson Mar 2012 #12
Trayvon was not 230 pounds Cali_Democrat Mar 2012 #13
That sums it up pretty much rustydog Mar 2012 #14

no_hypocrisy

(46,110 posts)
2. I think there's still more information that hasn't been released.
Sat Mar 31, 2012, 05:32 PM
Mar 2012

Stuff like several other complaints about Zimmerman, the police were notified, they should have taken away his gun, had his license revoked, and they didn't. The police knew a situation like Trayvon Martin was a predictable scenario.

ingac70

(7,947 posts)
4. They have already released records of his 911 calls dating back to '04.
Sat Mar 31, 2012, 05:45 PM
Mar 2012

Dude is a crackpot, that called 911 over the most miniscule crap, like potholes in the road.

no_hypocrisy

(46,110 posts)
5. I think the cops didn't take away his weapon(s) b/c they were rooting for him to pass the
Sat Mar 31, 2012, 05:53 PM
Mar 2012

certification to allow him to become an officer. That's why they gave him a free pass in the past and another free pass for Trayvon Martin.

ingac70

(7,947 posts)
6. I think daddy has some pull...
Sat Mar 31, 2012, 06:09 PM
Mar 2012

given the cop investigating wanted to arrest him for manslaughter and the state attorney's squashed the idea right away.

Who gets away with calling 911 over potholes and such without getting in trouble?

Quixote1818

(28,936 posts)
3. Zimmerman = history of violence X3. Trayvon = Zero history of violence
Sat Mar 31, 2012, 05:39 PM
Mar 2012


Based on who these two people were which is well known, who would you expect to lose their cool and shoot someone?

Response to Archae (Original post)

 

arcane1

(38,613 posts)
8. Haha! Good one :)
Sat Mar 31, 2012, 06:38 PM
Mar 2012

You got Trayvon's weight wrong by about 100 pounds, you repeat the LIE about Zimmerman being beaten into the pavement (yet somehow had no injuries), and you repeat the falsehood that the person who starts an altercation can claim self defense.

You're doing a fabulous job of satirizing a right-wing idiot. Well done!

Ineeda

(3,626 posts)
9. The only thing not delusional about this post is
Sat Mar 31, 2012, 06:41 PM
Mar 2012

"...It was life or death and one man came away..." And I hope you're also wrong about: "George zimmerman will not go to jail."

Spazito

(50,338 posts)
10. LOL, Zimmerman is a racist POS...
Sat Mar 31, 2012, 06:43 PM
Mar 2012

and a pathetic wannabe cop who shot an unarmed 17 year old in cold blood. You might want to at least get Trayvon Martin's actual weight right seeing as even that is completely false in your post.

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
11. Dd your fiction writing include
Sat Mar 31, 2012, 06:44 PM
Mar 2012

The very real video at the police station? Where in this story does the tucked in clean shirt fit?

uppityperson

(115,677 posts)
12. Not that you would believe any real facts, but try this...
Sat Mar 31, 2012, 06:45 PM
Mar 2012

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57407115-504083/trayvon-martin-shooting-what-do-we-know/
How do Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman compare in terms of body size?

There is some inconsistency in reports of Martin and Zimmerman's height and weight. In the original police report, Martin is described as being 6' tall and weighing 160 pounds. But his family told CBS News that he was 6' 2" and between 140-150 pounds. Zimmerman is described in the police report as standing 5' 9" tall, with no weight listed. In a 2005 police report, Zimmerman's ex-fiance describes him as 5' 7" and according to the Miami Herald he weighs about 200 pounds.
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