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So, let's recap: --A black teenager goes to a convenience


So, let's recap:
--A black teenager goes to a convenience store to pick up some snacks and walks back home
--A wannabe, r.acist cop sees the teenager, gets out of his car, and follows him because he decides he's "suspicious"
--A.sshole confronts the unarmed teenager and kills him
--D.ouchebag lawyer starts the proceedings with a f.ucking knock-knock joke like this is all some kind of game
--Nobody's found guilty of anything (except Trayvon, who's guilty of being black)
--R.acism is over

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Sapphire101 1 decade ago
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you guys are missing the main point. Zimmerman killed an innocent teenage boy.
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BreeeFayy* 1 decade ago
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you've got it all wrong. I personally thing george zimmerman is guilty so im no completely disagreeing with you but trayvon beet zimmerman, slamming his head against the pavement. NObody knows what zimmerman did to make him so angry but it is possible that he did nothing becuase tayvon had drugs in his system that could cause aggression. So when he saw zimmerman following he could have worked himself up. Zimmerman was defending himself becuase Trayvon could have killed him.
also zimmerman isn't white. He's hispanic.
My point it only that you should have your facts straight before you say things like this
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Hale_Storm18 1 decade ago
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Don't you find it a little suspicious that after obtaining injuries from being "attacked" by Trayvon, Zimmerman didn't go to the ER? Yeah, I do. Anyways, if someone was confronting you with a gun, what would you do? If it was me, I sure as hell wouldn't stand there and wonder if the person would decide to shoot me. It's human instinct to do anything to survive, so if someone with a gun is threatening you, naturally you're going to fight back. And, if you say you wouldn't fight back, you're a liar.
The main drugs that make you aggressive are PCP (most extreme; basically makes you lose your mind), cocaine, and meth. I'm pretty sure speed makes you aggressive, too. I doubt if Trayvon was doing those drugs he'd actually be out on the streets. If Trayvon was doing any drugs, it was most likely weed and that drug really doesn't make people aggressive.
Oh, at let's address the fact that YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE WHITE TO BE R.ACIST. If you didn't know yet. B.igotry isn't exclusively a white thing.
But, let's look at the facts:
--First, a man with a gun chose to pursue an unarmed teenager who'd done nothing wrong
--Second, the man with the gun chose to initiate a confrontation with the teenager after he was advised not to
--Third, as a result of the confrontation, the man with the gun shot the teenager to death.
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BreeeFayy* 1 decade ago
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first, a man with a gun was on a neighborhood crime watch and saw a black boy with a black hoodie pulled over his head looking suspiciously into windows. so he calls the cops and ask what to do. The cops say leave it alone but zimmerman claims, if its true or not, that the boy saw zimmerman following him and attacked him. He slammed george zimmermans head into the ground multiple times and even said, "I'm going to kill you." or some violent term that indicated trayvon would murder zimmerman. of course, we cant be sure what really happened there but there are witnesses saying that Trayvon was definitely the aggressor on top. So Zimmerman shot him. Like i said earlier, i think Zimmerman should go to jail but people are making this into something it isn't. I'm sorry about correcting you on him being white, I could have sworn that is what you said but now i know its not. I think zimmerman would have shot trayvon if he were white. So i don't know what's really going on here but i do know that this isn't a case.this was a self defense case.
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TheConservative 1 decade ago
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The fact here is that someone is dead because someone else didn't listen to what he was advised to do. Trayvon would have never attacked him if he hadn't gotten out of the car, and if he didn't attack him, he wouldn't be dead. I believe that this verdict was wrong. Zimmerman is guilty, because by not listening to what he was advised to do, someone was killed.
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kellybean 1 decade ago
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first of all zimmerman is not white. He's Mexican. Second, Trayvon is half black and half mexican. Zimmerman did not know Trayvon was unarmed nor did he know that he was only seventeen. There is EVIDENCE Trayvon beat Zimmerman before he was eventually shot so don't make it look like Zimmerman randomly killed Trayvon. Also Zimmerman cant be convicted because he was unaware that Trayvon didn't have a weapon. So don't make this about race. Also, make sure you research before writing something like this. In addition, Zimmerman was found guilty in other charges just not murder. It is a tragedy for this young persons innocent life to be taken from him and I do believe Zimmerman could have picked up more charges, but this post is not accurate. at all.
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dontsellyourselfshort 1 decade ago
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You act like only white people are racxist. And the case was only made about racxism because the media made it that way. He was looking in cars and houses for godsake. If he doesn't live in the neighborhood, why is he there? Zimmerman was doing his job as neighborhood watch. Thank you very much.
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Hale_Storm18 1 decade ago
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I'm not saying that only white people are r.acist (because I'm pretty sure I'm not r.acist), I'm saying that Zimmerman is r.acist and Zimmerman's lawyer was a d bag.
Oh, so the next time I'm walking alone in one of the wealthy neighborhood's that are near where I live, naturally I'll see suspicious. If you look at the facts, there's nothing that can really make Zimmerman look innocent.
--First, a man with a gun chose to pursue an unarmed teenager who'd done nothing wrong
--Second, the man with the gun chose to initiate a confrontation with the teenager after he was advised not to
--Third, as a result of the confrontation, the man with the gun shot the teenager to death.
(if you have any more questions,, please read: http://www.wittyprofiles.com/q/6828005)
And, by the way, neighborhood watch is calling the cops because of suspicious activity, not killing a child because of it.
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Delicate* 1 decade ago
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*grabs popcorn*
*we don't have popcorn so grabs pizza*
Alright, lets see the comments.
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Niall_in_style 1 decade ago
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Zimmerman didn't even mention Trayvon's race until the dispatcher asked him..Proving that Zimmerman wasn't even focused on Trayvon's race.... But Trayvon mention Zimmerman's race right off the bat in the phone call he made.
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XxVasHappeninxX 1 decade ago
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Thank you...
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One_Direction5 1 decade ago
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Let's forget about the race bs and think about the fact that Zimmerman disobeyed police orders and followed a teen based on what he looked like(not his race,but just his appearance).Tryavon may not have been as innocent has the media put him out to be but he didn't deserve to be profiled and shot to death.Everyone always brings up the fact that Zimmerman had injuries,but if some unknown man followed you and approach you intending on doing something,wouldn't you fight him back?He was attacked and he fought back.If Zimmerman really was afraid for his life he would've approached Trayvon in a calm and collected manner instead of trying to be a top-flight cop.He had a choice of holding Trayvon until the police arrived and pulling out that gun,he chose the latter and claimed self-defense.It wasn't that Zimmerman was found not guilty but Trayvon was found guilty for trying to get home.Not about race,but about the fact that just profiling in general cost Trayvon his life.Sorry for the rant.
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rebecca* 1 decade ago
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Zimmerman did not attack first. Trayvon did. He wasn't fighting back; he was instigating a fight.
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Niall_in_style 1 decade ago
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It wasn't a police order... They said he didn't have to, but they didn't "order him.
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One_Direction5 1 decade ago
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Anyone with a brain would have listened to an official and not try to take the situation into their hands.It wasn't an order but it was damn good advice he should have followed.
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Niall_in_style 1 decade ago
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And it wasn't a police officer.... When you call 911 you don't get the police..... You get a 911 dispatcher. And the dispatcher isn't allowed to tell you to do anything actually, because they then could be held liable. "Anyone with a brain" would know that.
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Melrose* 1 decade ago
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Someone who was protecting their community and family and loved ones would do whatever the had to to protect them.
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Head Plastic (Regina George)* 1 decade ago
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Yes it is very sad that Treyvon is dead. Death is always sad but Zimmerman is not guilty. Treyvon went to the store and bought two items when mixed with a common household item makes a drug. Treyvon also had a history of drugs. Zimmerman was doing his job and protecting his neighborhood. And Zimmerman was protecting himself. Self defense. Treyvon broke his nose and shoved it in concrete (idk in what order). This isn't anything to do with race. The media is trying to pull the race card white vs. black. When that is not true. Zimmerman is not white he is Hispanic American. Zimmerman was not doing anything based on race. He was doing his job in protecting the neighborhood and he was protecting himself.
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whereismymind 1 decade ago
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Your an idiot.
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gmarie 1 decade ago
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Just out of curiosity, why is she "an idiot"? Sorry if that was meant to be sarcastic, seeing as you used incorrect grammar about which most annoying teenage girls who are not even grammar enthusiasts would accuse you in order to "proove" their own intelligence. I'm most likely over-analyzing your comment, so can you just answer the first part, please? Unless, of course, the rest applies.
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whereismymind 1 decade ago
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I called her an idiot because her "argument" is ridiculous. Just because what he had is used to make drugs, dosent mean he was going to make drugs. George Zemmerman saw a suspicious looking young black man and he assumed that he was trouble so he followed him. How would you react if someone is following you? Trayvon done what seemed to be the best thing, he defended himself. George Zemmerman agitated an attack on himself, then he shot Trayvon. She is saying that George Zemmerman is justified but he clearly bought that upon himself. George Zemmerman was a community watch person, so if he saw suspicious activity he was to report it not follow the person and bring on a fight. George Zemmerman had a gun, so he felt big and bad and saw a chance to use it. His actions were terrible, and she was basically saying that is was Trayvons fault which is a very ignorant statement, that is why I called her a idiot.
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gmarie 1 decade ago
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I'm sorry you took my comment as an attack on you (it wasn't). I know I tend to be insensitive with the way in which I phrase things, so I'm sorry. Okay, well I'm glad you at least have your own reasons for calling her an idiot. It's better than most people, who throw names without their own proof to back it up. As I understand it, you are saying she is an idiot due to the fact that she did not include all aspects of the truth in her argument. Good point. She'd fail her history paper without that valuable counter-argument. However, I did a fact check on her statement, and all is accurate, except, of course, for the series of opinions at the bottom, as they cannot be proven. So she makes a valid point, perhaps, minus the insufficiently backed opinions and the lack of a counter-argument. Regarding both of your statements, there are errors in the spelling of the names of your respective proposed aggressors. Assuming that is intentional and a way of showing spite, I would disregard it except for the fact that it makes both of you appear rather ignorant about the trial. You should, if you had both done your research (as I'm sure you have), have known the correct spelling for each name. Again, I'm sure it was intentional, but it doesn't help your argument (source - theme reader). As for your argument, the first fact (about the products' potential to be used as drugs) is indeed a valid point. Good. There is a container of bath salts directly in front of my as we speak. It came in a Christmas basket from my grandmother, and just because she bought it, doesn't mean she (or I) intend to use it as drugs. However (and this applies to both your arguments), it was dark, right? (That's rhetorical. The images of Trayvon purchasing the items showed that it was dark outside) Could Zimmerman see what Trayvon was holding? I personally doubt it. My vision isn't that good for sure. If he could see, he must have been doing a really good job of eating his carrots like mommy said haha :) Basically, no. He couldn't see what Trayvon was holding. That means the items' potential to be used as drugs is negligable in Zimmerman's pursuit of the young man. Next point: Zimmerman brought the attack on himself. True, he followed Trayvon and was acting very high and mighty. Trayvon decided to give him a hard time about it as many teenage boys would do. Neither of them were being nice, but until that point, no one had done anything that was illegal. Zimmerman was also pursuing the boy due to the fact that he matched the description of boys who had been seen leaving the scene of a previous break-in. Following Trayvom in and of itself was not wrong, just really rude. If you're suspicious, you're meant to notify authorities (which he did) and keep an eye on the suspect so he or she has not disappeared by the time authorities arrive. Confronting the boy was where it all went wrong, I guess. There is proof that Trayvon attacked him and was trying to kill him (slamming his head into the ground). Then Zimmerman decided to shoot him. At that point, there is no denying that he was defending his own well-being, however the way in which he did so was questionable. For example, he might have been able to throw the boy off, threaten him by letting him know the police were coming, or otherwise encourage him not to continue the beating. I cannot tell you what was going through Zimmerman's mind as he pulled the trigger, but I can tell you facts. As cold as they are, and as upset as I am with the verdict (I'm an emotionless typer if you couldn't tell), I can't find enough physical proof that Zimmerman is guilty of second degree murder. They should have tried him for voluntary manslaughter. Then he most likely would have been convicted. To sum it up, she's not an idiot, by definition, but at least you had factual evidence as to why her argument was false.
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whereismymind 1 decade ago
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I was not aware that I spelled George Zimmermans name wrong. I thought I was correct. When I first started getting into the case I assumed that Zimmerman was racial profiling Trayvon. The fact that I am black also contributed to the thought that Zimmerman racial profiled Trayvon because he was a black male and he looked suspicious. The fact that Zimmerman had a gun made him feel big and bad, and react to the situation differently than what he would have, if he was unarmed. Zimmerman was wrong for following Trayvon, considering he was simply a neighborhood watch person. Zimmerman bought this situation upon himself. After reevaluating my viewpoint on this case I decided to stop playing the "race card" and determine that the case has little to do with race. Zimmerman was being a bully and agitating a confrontation because he was armed. I disagree with the verdict and I believe Zimmerman should be in jail, for manslaughter. About your apology: I accept it. Yes, you did come across as agreesive but as I continued reading your comment I determined that you weren't trying to attack me, you just didnt understand something and you were simply looking for clarification.
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gmarie 1 decade ago
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Oh yeah sorry and thanks for accepting :) and I agree with you, he was definitely being a bully (he was a wannabe cop so not a shock). I'm not sure that his pursuit of Trayvon was technically illegal, though it might be. I also think you're right that he should be in jail for manslaughter. They just tried him for the wrong thing. Second degree murder is difficult to prove....
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Skimrande 1 decade ago
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What two things did Trayvon buy? Most people don't see a kid with Skittles and iced tea and assume he's going to make meth.
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Head Plastic (Regina George)* 1 decade ago
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Skittles and Arizona can make a drug. Zimmerman also said that the he looked high or something to that affect. So if you see someone that looks high and has 2 ingredients used to make drugs you might assume he's going to make drugs.
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Skimrande 1 decade ago
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Assuming that someone with two common snack foods is going to make drugs with them just because it's possible and he "looks high" is being extremely paranoid.
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Head Plastic (Regina George)* 1 decade ago
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It is being paranoid but he was watching over the community and wanted to make sure everything is safe and when you're protecting people you'll think of the worst case scenarios
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One_Direction5 1 decade ago
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Just because he looked "suspicious" doesn't mean he should have shot him,especially after the dispatcher told him not to approach.And wtf about the skittles and Arizona tea making a drug,i buy those items on a regular basis.Get your facts straight,please.
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Head Plastic (Regina George)* 1 decade ago
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It does in fact make a drug when mixed with something else but do you walk around looking like you're high when you buy them late at night when it's raining? It was a suggestion by the dispatcher he didn't have to follow what the dispatcher said. Zimmerman was doing what he was supposed to do by checking out suspicious behavior and he felt that trayvon looked suspicious so he went after trayvon and then was attacked so he responded in self defense. Get your facts straight,please.
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One_Direction5 1 decade ago
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How was it that Trayvon attacked someone when he was just walking home and some man approaches him.I actually followed the case from day 1 i have my facts straight.
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Niall_in_style 1 decade ago
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"Walking home"... When I walk somewhere, i'm not stopping by houses and looking around and checking out other people's stuff.. And I don't "Appear" to be on drugs..... And didn't attack... Eye witness testified that Trayvon was clearly in control of the fight.
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One_Direction5 1 decade ago
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When was he checking other people's stuff,wtf where did you get that from?The only eye witness who knows the whole truth is God not the people who testified.I'm done arguing with you.Goodbye.
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Niall_in_style 1 decade ago
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.... I got it from every report..... He was walking around looking at people's houses and acting like he was on drugs...... Thats why Zimmerman called 911 because he looked very suspicious...
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likemillionares 1 decade ago
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Ugh oh my god I am never this mean on Witty but FUC.K YOU.
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gmarie 1 decade ago
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Can you explain your opinion, please? I saw no malicious intent in the original comment to which you posted this reply. Why did it constitute your usage of the f word in such a manner if you don't often use such language on here?
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Head Plastic (Regina George)* 1 decade ago
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What did I do wrong?
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chachawawabubu 1 decade ago
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That is not what happened. Treyvon called home and told his dad that someone was following him. Zimmerman was just taking precaution cause a black kid was walking through his neighborhood. This was not protection but blatant .
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chachawawabubu 1 decade ago
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This was not protection but blatant . When you see a black dude with a hoodie walking on the street 99.9% of people would freak out. It's fact.
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cloudlings 1 decade ago
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People will try to tell Black people what racial profiling is rather than actually listen to the Black people who face racial profiling and racial stereotypes almost daily
I agree with your comment 100%
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reinventlove 1 decade ago
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He was actually calling his girlfriend and saying that a creepy white guy was following him and I'm not sure but I believe he also said that he was going to beat Zimmerman up.
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XxVasHappeninxX 1 decade ago
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Yeah its tragic and couldve been handled better but dont try and blame this on race because all thats doing is making you all seem like the and i know you guys aren't
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XxVasHappeninxX 1 decade ago
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Honestly I just lost all respect for you. Zimmerman was apart of neighborhood watch. It was 2-3 am and Treyvon was walking with his hoodie on and Zimmerman noticed and that area had been getting many break ins. Zimmerman was simply trying to do his part and had no intentions of shooting Treyvon. Treyvon was on the phone with his girlfriend and his girlfriend used the term "beat that crackers a.ss." Treyvon jumped Zimmerman and on a 911 call you can hear him screaming for help, Treyvons own father said it wasnt his sons voice. Theres also proof of wounds on Zimmerman, his life was in danger so he did what he had to. Also Zimmerman and his wife had opened a learning program to help minority children. Yeah what a rac.st bast.rt god forbid maybe the media reports bullsh/t and a man protected himself. I'd love to see how people would react if the race of the victim and "murderer" were switched.
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Hale_Storm18 1 decade ago
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Omgzzz you lost all respect for me for having an opinion?!?1?!11?!??? I'm sooo sorry
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One_Direction5 1 decade ago
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Actually he was out at around 7 in the evening,not 2-3 am.And he had his hoodie up because it was raining,idk about you but when it's raining I put my hoodie up too.Trayvon didn't jump Zimmerman,Zimmerman approach him when told not to by a police dispatcher.All Trayvon did that night was fight for his life.And Zimmerman intended on killing Trayvon when he approached,otherwise he wouldn't have pulled out his gun.Zimmerman had like 3 wounds,Trayvon lost his life.Case closed.Get your facts straight.
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XxVasHappeninxX 1 decade ago
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Okay who the hell cares what time it is? and it was defiantly dark outside because there are pictures of Trayvon buying stuff at the gas station and its obviously dark. And Zimmerman had no intentions on killing anyone.
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One_Direction5 1 decade ago
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Obviously you care since you were the first person to mention the time.So what if was dark that doesn't mean he can't be out.If he had no intention on killing why did he approach if he was scared for his life why did he pull out the gun.He could have handled this situation in many ways that didn't involve a gun.
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midnightlover 1 decade ago
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Zimmerman intended on killing him right off the bat? Yeah that sounds real likely. And yes Trayvon did jump Zimmerman that has been proven. Zimmerman really shouldn't have followed Trayvon. Zimmerman pulled out his gun because his head was being bashed in. I don't know about you but if I had a gun and someone was bashing my head I'd shoot.
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One_Direction5 1 decade ago
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During that night I'm pretty sure Zimmerman said to himself at one time that he was going to shoot and kill Trayvon.Ifhis head was being bashed he could have fought back with his hands not a gun.He could've handled Trayvon with just his fist he was obviously bigger and much older than him.
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midnightlover 1 decade ago
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I'm sorry but if my head is being bashed I won't have any logical sense that I could throw this guy of easily. I would be overwhelmed with fear and all thought would probably leave my head and I'd go for the first thing that would help get this attacker off. If it was my gun then so be it.
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XxVasHappeninxX 1 decade ago
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Zimmerman wasnt the same size at the time he gained a lot of weight since that night. There is no law that Zimmerman broke. Simple. And yeah it was at the moment when he was getting beat when he decided he had to do what he had to do.
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DeathOfASon 1 decade ago
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*grabs popcorn*
*Starts reading comments*
*Gets bored*
*Leaves*
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CaitlinAtTheDisco* 1 decade ago
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I did the same thing.
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reinventlove 1 decade ago
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So, let's recap:
-You didn't actually look into the story because if you did you would realize this is wrong.
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BrookieeCookiee 1 decade ago
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i wish i could dislike this quote
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MyWittyProfile 1 decade ago
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http://www.debbieschlussel.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/cantwealljustgetalong.jpg
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[deleted] 1 decade ago
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I'll say one thing. I thought it was ridiculous how they tried to use propaganda, they only used childhood photos of Trayvon, like no. Where are the pictures of him looking like a thug? Stop showing him like he's innocent. Innocent kids usually don't get suspended from school because of fighting.
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queen* 1 decade ago
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Was this the media? Because of it was the prosecution I totally understand why they did that.
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Melrose* 1 decade ago
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YES.
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emilygm* 1 decade ago
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p0kemon 1 decade ago
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that was really unnecessary.
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cloudlings 1 decade ago
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People are allowed to be angry over someone's wrongful death. Saying you have never cared (even if you mean it in an innocent or joking manner) is really inconsiderate to the Martin family and all those grieving.
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happygirl22 1 decade ago
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[deleted] 1 decade ago
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They turned it into a case because of that... you just brought race into it. What does it matter if you are blue, purple, black or orange. Self-Defense doesn't change based on your skin color.
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happygirl22 1 decade ago
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No I didn't mean it like that. I agree with what you said. I think that people should be paying attention o the self-defense part, rather then what color their skin was. And some people are implying that a white man was against a black man, which was not the case. It didn't have to do with race. Hispanic is an ethnicity. People are turning it into a problem, when that isn't the issue. It is just getting more people upset about it.
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Melrose* 1 decade ago
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im sorry. you should know your facts before making ignorant quotes.
if you were educated on the matter you would know that the got into a physical altercation leaving zimmerman with gashes in the back of his head, trayvon was said to have smashed his head against the ground. its not like zimmerman walked up and shot him. he wasnt set out to kill him . he saw him walking along the fence looking at houses in his gated community contacted the police and then after reporting it, he had the encounter with trayvon. which lead to him being shot. i dont think zimmerman is guilty. and i do believe that it was in self defense.
on a slightly different note, i think its alittle rediculous to say that him being shot was ra.cism, when the whole reason this case is so big is because of racial reasons. if trayvon was white. and zimmerman was black, ra.cism wouldnt even be apart of the issue.
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queen* 1 decade ago
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IF you knew your facts, you would know people advised him to STAY IN THE CAR which he directly DISOBEYED. Trayvon was doing nothing wrong, had no weapons on him and Zimmerman was profiling him based on his race. Simple as that.
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gmarie 1 decade ago
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Hmmmm I do believe he was using Trayvon's race to fuel his suspicions, however, it was not done in the typical "" manner. By that I mean that Zimmerman did not hold hatred toward Trayvon or any other black man because of his race, and if he did, there was no proof of such hatred. There were, however, break-ins within the neighborhood prior to the incident, and those witnessed fleeing the crime scene were black males. When another black male was then spotted walking through the neighborhood and peering into windows of cars, it would appear to an onlooker that he is planning another break-in. Whether or not this suspicion is right, I cannot tell you. It certainly did not independently justify a shooting. From watching the trial, however, I was able to deduce, as was the jury, that suspicion was not the motive for the shooting, purely his reason for pursuing Trayvon, an act that was by no means wrong, though not entirely right either. Going near him was not necessary; discretely following should have done the trick. For example, my father followed a suspicious boy, who actually was a close neighbor of ours, though he appeared to be high. My father did so by walking the dog a considerable distance behind the boy. The kid was unaware of his presence and proceeded to make an attempt at stealing our neighbor's little gas grill. My father didn't think that made much sense, but waited until he was sure the boy intended to haul it off before calling the police. They arrested him and it was determined that he was indeed high and that he had also stolen money from his grandmother with whom he lived. So Zimmerman was likely right to be suspicious, as he had motive, but his handling of the situation until that point was not the best. I won't discuss the actual shooting piece, seeing as there are enough others who have posted with the same opinion. Please don't take this as a direct attack on you, or an attack at all for that matter, as I did not intend when I began for it to be so long. I meerly hoped to offer another perspective on the motive for pursuing the boy.

*disclaimer: this reply does not necessarily reflect my own feelings about the verdict, purely my analysis of the trial regarding Zimmerman's pursuit of Trayvon.
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gmarie 1 decade ago
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I am also terribly sorry for the numerous grammatical and tense issues within my statement, as I was typing on my phone and was unable to go through and proofread for such errors.
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gmarie 1 decade ago
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In the beginning where there are two quotation marks, it was meant to say rac.ism. Sorry about that.
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Melrose* 1 decade ago
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Yes. i know my facts. but Being advised doesn't mean he had to. He was trying to protect his community, his loved ones. He didn't have intentions to shoot trayvon. If trayvon wasn't doing anything wrong then he had no reason to get into an altercation with Zimmerman. I disagree with your statement about him profiling based on his race.
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queen* 1 decade ago
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Trayvon wasn't doing anything wrong..? He was walking through the neighborhood with skittles and iced tea.
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Melrose* 1 decade ago
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He attacked Zimmerman?
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[deleted] 1 decade ago
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Thanks for typing what i'm too lazy to type.
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ginger08063 1 decade ago
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Well there was some involved, also zimmermans injuries were proven to not be bad enough to have his head bashed on concrete. Now truthfully I don't think there's even enough facts to tell what really happened. So I can't go either way
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ginger08063 1 decade ago
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And it could have been avoided if Zimmerman listened to the cop and didnt follow. I think that's just the big mistake here
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Melrose* 1 decade ago
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Doesn't matter. Trayvon was half apart of the right that took his life. The blame can't all be put on Zimmerman because the gun was In his hand.
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AlwaysxAxDreamer 1 decade ago
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To be completely honest, I didn't follow the case as closely as others have. From the information I have gathered however, the second that Zimmerman called the cops and they told him not to follow, he should have listened. It's a shame that Treyvon is dead, it really is. I think Jose Baez is a dispicable human being, and the way he began the case was offensive and unproffesional. As far as the verdict, all I know is that being p.ssed off at the guy isn't really doing much.
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cloudlings 1 decade ago
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"Treyvon"? Really? Are you that disrespectful?
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cookii_brookii 1 decade ago
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Yes because the spelling of his name is the most important part of the comment. No one cares that she misspelled Trayvon but you. It was an honest mistake. Let. It. Go.
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AlwaysxAxDreamer 1 decade ago
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I didn't deliberately misspell his name.
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cloudlings 1 decade ago
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It's not deliberate but his name is in the quote, if you read it and honestly, the fact that he's dead is just more icing on the cake. So.
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rebecca* 1 decade ago
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You need to stop
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cloudlings 1 decade ago
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don't even come at me after you proved yourself to be a r4cist.
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rebecca* 1 decade ago
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I'm not r/cist.
YOU are the one obsessing over Trayvon's race.
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cloudlings 1 decade ago
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What kind of statement is that? As I've already stated Trayvon stands as any black body in America. He stands for me, my brother, my father, my grandfather, my future son. Trayvon's race places an important part in this case, ignoring it is living in ignorance.
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rebecca* 1 decade ago
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No, it isn't ignorant.
To be truly unprejudiced is to treat Trayvon as if his skin colour did not matter, as if he were any other colour of skin, which is what most informed people are doing.
That's what the jury did. They didn't take his skin colour into account because it has absolutely nothing to do with the case.
Obsessing over it and trying to use it as a point to convict a man is wrong.
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cloudlings 1 decade ago
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Ignoring his skin color is erasing so much history, as also previously stated before. Even if dismissing his skin color, a 17 year old boy didn't deserve to die. No one is using skin color to convict Zimmerman, but ignoring that this isn't a race issue is ignorant. Because, as I will continue to say, Trayvon stands for any other Black body in America.
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rebecca* 1 decade ago
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It isn't a race issue though.
If you paid attention to the case, it was an issue of Trayvon looking suspicious as anyone walking with a hood up in a place they don't belong would, and attacking a man. Whether that man should have followed him or not is debatable, but he acted entirely in self-defense as an eyewitness has said.
The court case and the over-all ruling is not connected to a racial issue.
The only reason anybody is saying that it is is because the media blew it up into a thing and made it out to be one. They even created a false term to describe Zimmerman, "white hispanic", to mould it into a race issue.
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cloudlings 1 decade ago
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What is suspicious about wearing a hood? And why wouldn't Trayvon belong there? Trayvon was staying with his father and the father's girlfriend. If anything, Trayvon was defending himself. In the phone call Trayvon made with his friend, he states that he was being followed by someone creepy -- Trayvon was scared. Trayvon isn't allowed to defend himself after being stalked though, is he? White hispanic isn't a false term, it's literally describing what Zimmerman is. He comes from a Spanish speaking background (making his ethnicity Hispanic) but his skin color is White. Race has to do with skin color.
It becomes a race issue because Trayvon stands for all Black people in America. Black people can literally be stalked and killed for wearing their hood.
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Niall_in_style 1 decade ago
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cloudlings 1 decade ago
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How is it trespassing when he was staying there lol
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Niall_in_style 1 decade ago
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Temporally.. He didn't need to be walking around looking at the houses while he was on drugs.. And your comments are just reallllyyy stupid.. You obviously just care about the race in the matter, which is extremely unnecessary, especially since everything about the case has proven it all to be self-defense.
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cloudlings 1 decade ago
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He was staying there, that's all that matters. He wasn't trespassing. He wasn't on drugs, if anything he had smoked weed and his THC levels show that it was so little that he could have smoked it days prior to the issue. I guess you're no longer allowed to walk around, are you? Especially if you're Black and looking "thuggish". This is about race.
And my comments weren't as stupid as yours, seeing as you had to delete your previous one, lol.
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XxVasHappeninxX 1 decade ago
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He was walking through yards that aren't his..
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Niall_in_style 1 decade ago
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Wasn't on drugs? He most certainly acted like he was. And temporally staying there because he was kicked out of school for bringing drugs... to school... Zimmerman probably didn't recognize him as he was staying there temporally and he had a hood on, making him more unrecognizable. He was dallying around looking at houses suspiciously... And if its sooooooo about race, then why didn't you mention Trayvon calling Zimmerman a cracker in his phone call? When Zimmerman called the cops, he didn't even mention Trayvon's race until he was asked. That proves that Zimmerman wasn't even focused on his race. goooooossshhh.
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rebecca* 1 decade ago
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White hispanic IS a false term. It is not a thing. It did not exist until this case.
His skin colour is not white, if you have actually seen him you can SEE he is hispanic.
And he was not defending himself, he could have continued walking, but he didn't. He stopped and attacked Zimmerman and quite horribly injured him, as photographic evidence can show.
And really, you're not going to be able to convince me of this being a racial issue because had this been a white kid it would never have made the news, which means we have NO idea just how many times something similar has happened to a white kid because it was never blown up by the media the way this was.

But I can see this is a total dead-end conversation, so I'm blocking you and I am done with this because neither of us is going to change the other ones mind and this is not worth it.
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cloudlings 1 decade ago
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White is literally a blanket term. If you want more terms to describe him, he's white passing and if anything racially ambiguous which affords him more privileges than being Black does. Zimmerman could have continued driving, yet he decided to get out of his car. He cannot claim it was self defense when he put himself in a situation of stalking someone. If this was a white kid, it would receive no publicity because the Black shooter would be jailed almost immediately. (White privilege.)
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rebecca* 1 decade ago
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"He cannot claim it was self-defense" yes he can.
Pictures show he was badly beaten and an eyewitness has confirmed Trayvon was the one in control of the fight. Regardless of whether he should have followed him, regardless of why he followed him, he was the one that was attacked and he acted in a case of self-defense.
And were is your proof that if it was a black shooter they would be immediately convicted? What are you basing that off of? Media stereotypes and the general idea of or the fact that it actually happens because last I checked, you can only convict someone if they have gone through trial.

Also I thought I blocked you how were you able to respond to my comment
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cloudlings 1 decade ago
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Trayvon was defending himself against a man who was stalking him.

This isn't your quote, so I can still reply because I'm not blocked by the OP.
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rebecca* 1 decade ago
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Although I do not agree with you at this point I think we really oughta agree to disagree.
I'm sure you are a lovely person, I just don't agree with you and I don't see a point in continuing this conversation as neither of us is being swayed by the other and unless we do just end it on agree to disagree, I feel like it won't have a good ending.
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AlwaysxAxDreamer 1 decade ago
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My phone autocorrected me. So before you start getting all worked up over something you should really take a breather.
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cloudlings 1 decade ago
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Don't tone police, I won't take a "breather" over the fact that a Black teenager is dead and his murderer gets to walk free.
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AlwaysxAxDreamer 1 decade ago
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I don't get it, are you calling me a murderer? I thought we were talking about autocorrect.
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