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Family of Florida teen killed by neighborhood watch volunteer feel 'betrayed' by law

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It's just so not about gun laws. at all. afaict.
 
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This is sick.
 
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Great point, and I've been thinking a lot about what this case says about gun laws and owner ship, but I don't want to derail the thread.
I don't think is about gun ownership, I think this is about a psychotic individual who used a gun irresponsibly. Just like some people use cars irresponsibly, some people use guns irresponsibly. I'm all for gun restrictions based on severe mental disorders and violent criminal histories, but you can't stop every dangerous person from getting a gun legally anymore than you can stop every dangerous person from getting a car legally.

I have to say, it seems like the usual pro-NRA folks have stayed out of this tread, and I applaud them for that.
Actually, most of them have been in the thread and have criticized Zimmerman for his actions.
 
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Do you seriously not see the threat that a person who follows innocent people down the street and then ends up killing them is to society?

There is no larger more rational and sound significant point than this!

and it will be ignored buy the dishonest.

If you disagree with this point then basically you are an idiot beyond the belief

because to not acknowledge this point basically means that anybody could kill anybody by letting themselves get their ass kicked, its ridiculous.

If I dont like you I just follow you with a gun, grab you and turn you around and yell at you to provoke you, you push me, I push you back then you punch me I fall on my back, pull out my gun and shoot you, claim I was scared for my life and it was self defense.

:shrug:

zimmerman guilty of many crimes or not is DEFINITELY a threat to society and civility.
 
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It's just so not about gun laws. at all. afaict.

I beg to differ, noob to this board that I am.


City Manager Offers Misleading Justification for Not Arresting Travyon Martin’s Shooter

BTW, the city manager only offered the police chief's explanation. He neither authored nor approved of the chief's response.

This is all about guns laws, actually.
 
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You are trying real hard to spin this.
Trayvon attacked Zimmerman from behind.
That is the evidence we have, and that definitely is not standing your ground.

Ummm, there is no evidence of that.
 
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[I guess noobs aren't allowed to post links, so you'll have to google the title of the second quote]
It's just so not about gun laws. at all. afaict.

I beg to differ, noob to this board that I am.

[City Manager Offers Misleading Justification for Not Arresting Travyon Martin’s Shooter]

BTW, the city manager only offered the police chief's explanation. He neither authored nor approved of the chief's response.

Not about gun possession laws per se, but definitely pertains to gun use.
 
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Without reading the 100 + pages of this thread, allow me to chime in and say that this is horrifying, and very very sad for the family of the young man....Zimmerman needs to be arrested immediately before this situation gets out of hand. However, this doesn't, and shouldn't be the catalyst for the calls of gun control, unfortunately the is no longer about the young man killed as much as it is about the loud mouth, publicity whores, and race baitiing poverty pimps like Sharpton....


j-mac
 
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I would LOVE to see a toxicology from Zimmerman. Hair can tell a partial story even after the fact.

Also, the reason he was.rejected to be a police officer.
 
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There is zero evidence that Zimmerman is guilty of anything. All that's known is that a confrontation ensued--the details of that confrontation are unknown and it's merely one person's words against another.

People like sharpton are just acting like idiots or hypocrites. If a Black man had used a gun in self-defense against one or more White people, i. e. KKK members, skinheads, etc. there wouldn't be a peep from him.

The Black community in Florida needs to wake up and see the big picture--that the existing law in Florida that protects those like Zimmerman protects them as well.
 
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There is zero evidence that Zimmerman is guilty of anything.

Hmmm, I don't know about that. The 911 tape is pretty clear in that the 911 dispatch officer clearly told Zimmerman to stop pursuing the young man. He ignored that, and ended up shooting and killing the kid.

All that's known is that a confrontation ensued--the details of that confrontation are unknown and it's merely one person's words against another.

Zimmerman's word against who's? The dead kids?

People like sharpton are just acting like idiots or hypocrites. If a Black man had used a gun in self-defense against one or more White people, i. e. KKK members, skinheads, etc. there wouldn't be a peep from him.

Agreed, I don't like Sharpton, and other race baiters like him. But, we should be careful against using hypotheticals against a real situation like we have here.

The Black community in Florida needs to wake up and see the big picture--that the existing law in Florida that protects those like Zimmerman protects them as well.

Why? Is the 'stand your ground' law for whites only?

j-mac
 
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On what charge? For being an asshole?

Charges can sometimes take a while. The initial arresting charge can change over the course of several hours....but at this stage (close to a month)

I don't see it
 
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... The law as interpreted by a judge may be one thing, but the authors of the SYG law say it wasn't their intent to protect someone in a case like this.
Now they say that. But, I think the law was working as intended by the authors until it became an issue in the USA.
 
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On what charge? For being an asshole?

Charges can sometimes take a while. The initial arresting charge can change over the course of several hours....but at this stage (close to a month)

I don't see it

Its not unusual for there to be a year or more time limit for filing charges.

And we've all seen some cop on tv tell somebody in suspiscious circumstances "don't leave town".

Frankly, from what I've heard the cops probably weren't dead wrong based on evidence at the scene.

It was the failure to follow up as further evidence arose that makes the whole thing stink.

"Oh crap! It was THAT ****ing Zimmerman?"

"There was somebody on the phone with Martin DURING this whole mess?"

"There's audio of SOMEBODY yelling for help?"

"There's NOTHING in Martins history that indicates a proclivity towards violence?"

"NOTHING in Martins bloodstream?"

How many question marks are necessary before an investigation is launched?

Yet none was until the media hubbub.
 
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On what charge? For being an asshole?

If that were an actual charge, depending on the timing, most of us at one time or another would end up in the hoosgow....heh, heh....

Charges can sometimes take a while. The initial arresting charge can change over the course of several hours....but at this stage (close to a month)

I agree that they need to nail down the evidence to make sure that if found guilty, then he gets the book, gavel, and entire courthouse thrown at him. But you are correct that for now he is presumed innocent. I just have a huge problem with the pursuit after he was told to cease.

I don't see it


j-mac
 
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If that were an actual charge, depending on the timing, most of us at one time or another would end up in the hoosgow....heh, heh....

I would favor, the immediate revocation of Zimmerman's breeding license in most cases.
 
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It is amazing how many time one must repeat the facts before they sink into others heads.
Zimmerman was not told not to do anything by the 911 operator. The operator made a suggestion to him that they didn't need him to do that.

There is a difference between someone saying 'don't do this' and 'we don't need you to do this'.
One is telling someone what to do, while the other is only a suggestion.


Now some are arguing that it was a cop who answered the phone and made that suggestion.
The fact is we don't know if that is true or not.
It also doesn't matter if it was an Officer on the phone.
That person had no authority over the person on the other end. None.



lol
Panting does not mean he ignores the police.
It means he is out of breath.

We have already gone over this time-line.
You are choosing to ignore that Zimmerman acknowledges what the operator says by saying "Ok", and the wind noise stops within 12 seconds after that acknowledgement.

You are also choosing to ignore that this fits with the girlfriends statement that says Trayvon says he lost him, and also with Zimmerman's statement that he was on his way back to his truck when Trayvon attacked him.
Which means he had stopped following him at one point.


You should really get better informed about this case before posting in this thread.
Yes you should.
Because you have been shown to be wrong multiple times.
 
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Riiiiight. I think you are the one mis-characterizing the situation.
Wonderful!
If I am, then it should be no problem for you to point out these falsities, spin and mischaracterizing of mine, just like I did for yours.
Until then all we have is your spin, multiple falsities and mischaracterizing.
You even started your spin and mischaracterizing again in this post.


The narrative is pretty clear.
Your narrative is as clear as mud.
Because you rely on a biased outlook of what occurred.
It is filled with hyperbole, supposition and outright falsities.
And is just plain wrong.


being stalked and harassed
Wrong again.
There was no stalking or harassment.


carrying a weapon in a situation he shouldnt have been,
Wrong again.
No law says this.


following a kid he had no business following
Wrong again.
It was not illegal, so therefore he had every (r)ight.


after being told by a real officer not to,
This statement has been corrected over and over again, so I can only assume you are choosing to lie.
He was not told to do anything. A suggestion was made.
No one knows if it was actually an Officer and it doesn't matter if it was, because an Officer on the phone has no on site Authority over the person on the other end. None.
And as I believe was pointed out earlier, the 911 operator has no Authority because it would be a liability issue.
Wrong again.


who was carrying a weapon in a situation he shouldnt have been,
Wrong again.
No law says this.


for suspicious behavior that didnt exist.
The suspicious behavior did exist.
Whether or not you or I think it was or wasn't suspicious doesn't matter.
Because it depends on the perceptions of the one who calls it in.
And as evidenced from the call, it was enough to dispatch a unit.
Wrong again.
That isn't a great track record.
 
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The only evidence you have that Martin was the attacker is Zimmermsns statement.
Right. Which is consistent with the girlfriends statement.



NO OTHER evidence establishes who started the altercation.
Right. But his statement is consistent with the girlfriends statement.



You are accepting Zims word on the subject.
I am saying that his statement is consistent with all the other evidence.
Do you understand that?
If it wasn't, I would then have a reason to doubt it.



You know, the guy who's facing a murder rap if its not self defense.

Can't say for sure he lied.

You're saying for sure he didn't.
No. I have been, and are saying, his statement is consistent with the evidence.
And right now, at this point in time, I will say that any speculation or supposition that Zimmerman is lying is ridiculous.

If you would care to speculate on this issue alone, I will be happy to engage you with my opinion of why it is likely that he isn't lying.



The guy with the smoking gun is ALWAYS suspect. How many movies do you think Zims seen where someone injures themselves to lend credibility to their story?
Maybe it is you who has seen to many movies?



Evidently an actual.investigation is being done.
Suits me.
An actual investigation was already done.
But for the possible "coon" thing and a Fed Civ Rights violation stemming from that, if this current investigation only has the same evidence then they are most likely going to come to the same conclusion.
If the evidence isn't the same, there then may be a change. We will see.
 
Re: Family of Florida teen killed by neighborhood watch volunteer feel 'betrayed' by

You have a very biased and vivid imagination.



You realize that this does not matter?
Do you also realize that the author hasn't been totally informed of the information surrounding the issue to even form an opinion on the subject.
It was nothing more than political grandstanding.



Ummm, there is no evidence of that.
Ummm, yes there is.
Zimmerman's statement is evidence. It is consistent with the other gathered evidence.



The 911 tape is pretty clear in that the 911 dispatch officer clearly told Zimmerman to stop pursuing the young man.
Tell me Airborn, how do you get that it was an order as in he "told" him from the following statement?

The 911 operator tells Zimmerman the following: "We don't need you to do that.".
That is not be "told" to do anything.
That is not an order.
It is a suggestion. A suggestion from someone who has no authority over the caller.

So saying he was "told", is just simply wrong.
 
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That statement, as applied in general, without other evidence is absolutely correct.

But it does not apply to this case because of the evidence.
Two can play this bs game. Watch.
Anybody who believes it does apply to this case, is ignoring the evidence and is an idiot beyond belief.
 
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Well, You are correct in what the operator says, but keep in mind that they are also in contact to the law enforcement en route to the call. So, as a rule the operator, and the police themselves are always going to follow the road of trouble averted if they can. However, you said earlier that the kid was acting suspiciously, tell me, what would that have been?

j-mac
 
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Agreed

Sadly, politics have more to do with what a DA does and how a jury reacts than law
 
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nothing BS about, if you disagree with my statement thats on you and it must make you feel guilty or something that you are trying to attack it.

The truth is you dont know if it applies to this case there is no evidence saying it does mine was just an example, notice the part where I said guilty of many crimes or not LMAO

nice try but you field and my statement stands while yours has zero backing

tell me that cool part about BS again? :lamo
 
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