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

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Excon said:
Inconsistent with who's account? Not the girlfriend's, which it is consistent with. So who's?
Please link to it.
Whether or not he has the most reason to lie is a different subject. Would you like to debate it?
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Her account is not consistent with his and never will be, no matter how hard you stomp to the contrary.

Zimmerman claims he got out of his SUV to see a street sign and was attacked from behind as he headed back to his car. The confrontation occurred nowhere near the street and according to the witness, began with the two talking to each other, not one attacking the other from behind.
 
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force ≠ firearm

The use of firearms may be the use of force, but not all use of force is a firearm.

This is about self defense. Self defense is a subject that is linked to guns, but it's not the same thing.

imho
 
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Read it for yourself ...

Zimmerman said he had stepped out of his truck to check the name of the street he was on when Trayvon attacked him from behind as he walked back to his truck, police said. He said he feared for his life and fired the semiautomatic handgun he was licensed to carry because he feared for his life.

Grand jury to probe Trayvon Martin killing - Trayvon Martin - MiamiHerald.com
 
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For that community, the law enforcement, court system and government is run essentially entirely by whites and African-Americans. The tiny Latino community has no representation, with George (whor-hey') Zimmerman being Latino.

Any legit defense attorney could have a field day with this Zimmerman fully cooperated. He was interviewed at the time. He fully cooperated. All evidence could have been gathers, taken and preserved. But the white and African-American law police, prosecutor and government instead decided to not take, not preserve or destroy virtually all evidence that had the ability to prove Zimmerman not-guilty. When this pointed out by the national media, virtually all those leaders resigned in disgrace.

Now, African American leaders - who control local government - are demanding the Latino be arrested - after that same government/law enforcement had destroyed the evidence for the defense of him.

In that city Zimmerman, not Martin, is the minority. He is the one with no representation within the law enforcement, criminal justice system or government of the community. Because of the race-protests against Zimmerman, NO trial could be conducted there. It would have to be sent elsewhere.

It will be the DEFENSE, not the prosecution, that benefits from the prosecutor's office and police not gathering evidence. And it is Zimmerman, not Martin, who is in the minority role. The Defense will claim no evidence was taken because the police didn't give a damn about Zimmerman's right to fair trial so they figured they would need no evidence to get a conviction in their white/African-American against the poor minority Latino.

It was only national media that ruined their agenda by forcing the case to be moved to where a fair trial could be conducted. When the white and African-American police and prosecutor people who didnt' take or destroyed all the evidence figuring they could just rubber-stamp convict Zimmerman, they all quit in disgrace.

IF most of the forensic evidence really isn't there, really wasn't taken, and is nonabe recoverable, there is no legitimately winnable case.

This could be a community where the police and court is SOO corrupt and people so poor as to always only get a lawyer appointed by the court who only really does what the police and court want, that the REALLY reason the police and prosecutor didn't take evidence is that they knew they can convict - or not - anyone they wanted to and no evidence was needed. Because both Martin and Zimmerman appear poor nobodies, they just didn't have a reason to give a damn one way or the other.

Does that sound about right? The police and prosecutors office so corrupt they've never really needed evidence much for criminal cases either way. I think that is what is proving to be the real story. And the reason they didn't arrest Zimmerman really is because they didn't give a damn about poor Martin OR poor Zimmerman nor had any reason to need evidence for how their police/ prosecution / court / appointed lawyer system worked.

I don't think it will surprise you for me to tell you that many, many, many small Florida cities' judicial and criminal systems aren't very "formal" and law tends to be whatever the powers that be say it is. Its mostly that way around here too and I've noted that before on other threads. I think that is becoming the real story. If so, that is almost the heritage of much of this state.
 
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How the **** do you get from ....

Excon said:
I see you are still trying to spin what happened. I am defending the use of correct information which you do not seem to want to do.
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... to ...

Excon said:
Trayvon is dead because he decided to confront Zimmerman from behind.
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... when Zimmerman said he was attacked from behind, not confronted from behind?

You're the one spinning yourself in circles.

And just so ya know ... asking someone why they're following you is not an attack.
 
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I already explained the distinction of what constitutes "facts' for the prosecution versus "facts' for the defense under Florida law. A "fact" for the defense is anything that might possibly have happened that evidence doesn't disprove.
 
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Excon said:
...Trayvon is dead because he decided to confront Zimmerman from behind....
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and yet, Zimmerman has grass stains on his back.

hows that work?
 
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joko104 said:
I already explained the distinction of what constitutes "facts' for the prosecution versus "facts' for the defense under Florida law. A "fact" for the defense is anything that might possibly have happened that evidence doesn't disprove.
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First of all, Zimmerman is not [yet] a defendent, but more to the point, he has not asserted that he was kicked in the head so it's not a fact nor will it ever be a fact. In fact, if Zimmerman makes that claim now after not making it earlier, it will be an obvious lie.

You made that up from whole cloth and then had the audacity to accuse others of "asserting facts unknown."

Now you're just projecting.
 
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I've "put my hands (adversarially) on another man in a tense situation more times than I could possibly remember in response to provocative words or just to take control of a situation that seemed escalating to violence. Until my more recent more civilized life in a more civilized setting, I was well known for that. I actually do believe there are words and confrontations that justify violence, though generally the law disagrees. That starting point does not define then who - if anyone - is responsible for someone dead at the end of that scenario.
 
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joko104 said:
I've "put my hands (adversarially) on another man in a tense situation more times than I could possibly remember in response to provocative words or just to take control of a situation that seemed escalating to violence....
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have you ever put your hands on a police officer and charged with battery?

ever had a restaining order put on you by an ex-girlfriend?

ever attack an ex-girlfriend?
 
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My memory may be wrong and I don't care to dig down links again, but now that I think about it, I don't remember reading in the police report of the two officers who spoke to Zimmerman even stating in that report they gave him a Miranda Warning - and I just heard on TV they interviewed him for 2 hours - so not exactly "spontaneous."

If so, it is likely that whether or not anything Zimmerman told the police is admissible or not might depend singularly on whether the Defense wants the jury to hear it.

I really think the real story that is being learned is that the police saw BOTH Zimmerman and Martin as poor, irrelevant people so didn't really give a damn much either way.
 
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Thunder said:
have you ever put your hands on a police officer and charged with battery?

ever had a restaining order put on you by an ex-girlfriend?

ever attack an ex-girlfriend?
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Yeah... :doh

She was being difficult. You know women need to learn their place in life.
 
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Thunder said:
have you ever put your hands on a police officer and charged with battery?

ever had a restaining order put on you by an ex-girlfriend?

ever attack an ex-girlfriend?
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Unless a defendant takes the stand, they can't even mention felony convictions.

Regardless, they can't mention even Zimmerman did testify of 1.) the battery is it was ultimately dismissed. 2.) the restraining order if out of a civil court, as that is a lesser measure nor stemmed from a trial or 3.) since the "attack on a girlfriend" doesn't involve domestic violence nor was there ever a conviction on it, that couldn't be mentioned either - any of those 3 even if Zimmerman did take the stand In terms of a criminal trial, those don't exist.

I think any criminal defense or prosecution lawyer would confirm that.

In my prior life past I was detained, questioned and arrested many times for various assault and aggravated assault charges (not regarding women or police). No convictions. So if I were ever on trial for a criminal charge, not one of those could even be mentioned.

There are legitimate restraining orders certainly. But judges tend to hand those out like candy to women in divorce cases and it is a common tactic of women's attorneys in divorces. Those aren't criminal charges, there is no jury trial, and accordingly they are neither criminal convictions nor admissible in any criminal case.
 
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I think joko104 hates black people.
 
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Doesn't that only apply to those in policy custody?
 
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I have not changed what I said at all.
It is your understanding of what you are reading that is obviously at fault here.


Crosscheck said:
Absolutely FALSE. Martin is dead because a predator killed him to bolster his wannabe ego.
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Your assertion is false.
In stead of letting Zimmerman return to his truck Trayvon decided to confront him.
Trayvon is dead because he decided to confront Zimmerman from behind.

barbarian_style said:
Where do you come up with your information? Can i get some of the sources you get your "facts" from.
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If you have read this topic, they are all available within.


Yes. His statement is consistent with hers. No mater how much you want to deny it, it still is.
 
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You realize that you did not quote any statement of Zimmerman's, right?
You also realize that you only quoted a reporter's version of what happened, right?


Sorry, but you have to do better than that.

While we are waiting for you to do better than that, here are a couple of quotes from the Police Chief.
In the mean time I think I will go to bed.
Maybe you can one-up them with actual audio from Zimmerman like I originally asked you for.
Actual linked to quotes from Zimmerman are also acceptable.



Sheik Yerbuti said:
How the **** do you get from ....

... when Zimmerman said he was attacked from behind, not confronted from behind?

You're the one spinning yourself in circles.

And just so ya know ... asking someone why they're following you is not an attack.
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Seriously?
You claiming I am trying to spin something is ludicrous.
I don't know if you are purposely being this way or not, but it appears as though you are having problems understanding what you are reading.

I offered an explanation of what could have happened and how Zimmerman may have seen things. You know - an opinion.
And you are trying to call me on it? lol

Let me again provide it.

Excon said:
Martin's confronting him with a question and his replying and then a scuffle ensuing could have came from behind and happened quickly enough to be interpreted and relayed as an attack from behind.
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So yes. A confrontation coming from behind with an ensuing scuffle could most certainly be interpreted as an attack from behind.
Which is and would be consistent with the girls friends statement as well as Zimmerman's.
 
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Simon W. Moon said:
force ≠ firearm

The use of firearms may be the use of force, but not all use of force is a firearm.

This is about self defense. Self defense is a subject that is linked to guns, but it's not the same thing.

imho
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You are absolutely correct. Unfortunately, my original post had a link in it which needed to be reviewed by a mod since I have minimal postings. So I re-posted it without the link and instantly realized my mistake that you pointed out. So, I immediately edited my post to say that it wasn't specifically about gun possession laws, but statutes about deadly force issues are most often applied to the use of firearms. And the 'stand your ground' statutes were specifically used by police chief Lee to justify releasing Zimmerman immediately. Unfortunately again, that post was then eventually replaced with my original post when a mod finally cleared the link in it.

Ok, sorry about my original error and thanks for pointing it out so I could offer this lame and boring explanation. Grin.
 
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I am not saying that Zimmerman didn't do what he thought was correct as NW by calling it in, but as someone who knows, and is friends with local law enforcement here in SC, and as one who holds a CWP, at the point where you make the call you, I would think observe, not confront, and let the police do their job.

Second, what exactly is the suspicious behavior again? Looking at houses as he walks out of the neighborhood? Wow, I guess he should have stared at the ground as he walked briskly out eh? God forbid that someone should pay attention to their surroundings...

Third, all reports from the girlfriend are that he had just walked her home, and the man Zimmerman has a history of repeated calls to 911, some reports over 50 of them that panned to be nothing....

And lastly, can you show in the SYG law where it says you can pursue someone, start the confrontation, then shoot them? We have SYG laws here, and I can assure you that you can NOT do that.

j-mac
 
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Sheik Yerbuti said:
Doesn't that only apply to those in policy custody?
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No.
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Excon said:
Your assertion is false.
In stead of letting Zimmerman return to his truck Trayvon decided to confront him.
Trayvon is dead because he decided to confront Zimmerman from behind.
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Well that changes everything, we had no idea you were there on the street during the confrontation.
It sounds as if you have been watching too many cop shows on tv.

You need to look at the facts instead of relying totally on what a perp says. It is not unusual for a defendent who has just killed somebody to change the story so that he is the victim.

Zimmerman has already been established to have a violent history with a paranoia habit of multiple calls to 911.
Martin was unharmed and no proof of any wrongdoing and no criminal history.

The only question is what was the police dept thinking. Did they even confiscate the pistol?
 
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When and if one needs to be Mirandized depends on specific circumstances. Asking someone, "What happened?" does not mean one has to be read their rights. Coming to the police station voluntarily for questioning does not mean one has to be read their rights. Miranda Rights do not have to be read unless one is taken into police custody or would reasonably believe he couldn't leave and was being detained. Coppers are experts on when to Mirandize. "We'd like you to come down to the station so we can figure out what happened here," doesn't trigger having to read someone their rights. Where's Caine when we need him? Ha!
 
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Excon said:
Your assertion is false.
In stead of letting Zimmerman return to his truck Trayvon decided to confront him.
Trayvon is dead because he decided to confront Zimmerman from behind.
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Sorry but we don't know that as fact, unless you were PERSONALLY there to witness it.

All we know is Zimmerman got out, something happened, and Trayvon was shot by Zimmerman.

The horrifying thing is many in the public have already pronounced Zimmerman guilty and probably with a death sentence which is why he had to move out of his house.

I'm not saying Zimmerman isn't guilty, but that is for our legal system to decide.
 
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well, isn't that just wonderful for Mr. Zimmerman.
 
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I don't think people are clamoring that he's guilty. I think they're clamoring for a full investigation. Which is exactly what's now happening. And without the general public having gotten up in arms over this event, there'd be no further investigation. There are conflicts in testimony...a witness has come forward and said she told an interviewing officer that she heard the young man scream for help; the LEO said, "That was Zimmerman," and it was so entered in his report. That alone is enough to cause WTF's all over the place.

This is all going to hinge on what this guy said at the time because unless witness testimony contradicts his version of events, it's a done deal.

If this had happened in an up-scale community to a doctor's son, we wouldn't even be having this discussion. And that's the truth.
 
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