Zimmerman trial: Neighbor testifies Trayvon Martin was straddling Zimmerman moments before fatal gun - Polidicks

[QUOTE=Valnar;41233216]Being a racist would matter. Motive and state of mind is extremely important in law.[/QUOTE] You have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that race was the motivation for his actions. And if you can't do that then it's basically irrelevant.

[url]http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/24/justice/florida-teen-shooting[/url] Just dropping this here for anyone pulling the "he's racist" schpeal.

[QUOTE=RaxaHax;41233203]If Zimmerman remembered the basics of CQC, this might not have happened.[/QUOTE] Rule #1: Bring a gun Rule #2: Bring all your friends with guns

[QUOTE=SigmaLambda;41228477]THERE IS ALSO NO EVIDENCE THAT MARTIN CONFRONTED ZIMMERMAN, which is the only context in which Zimmerman's claim of "self defense" holds up. For the umpteenth time, why do you think that everybody talks about Zimmerman's right to self defense but nobody at all talks about Martin's right to self defense?[/QUOTE] Guilty until proven innocent amirite guize???!!!!

[QUOTE=benwaddi;41228004]Prosecution got that medical lass off the stand quick after she pointed out Zimmerman's injuries were consistent with being beat. So for those keeping score every witness has essentially backed Zimmerman's claims (or failed to disprove them) and no one has even mentioned race except Jeantel who claimed "Creepy ass cracker" isn't an offensive term. The prosecution is sinking faster than the Titanic.[/QUOTE] Which is a little less than 3 hours [URL="http://www.the-titanic.com/Titanic-FAQs/How-long-did-it-take-for-the-titanic-to-sink-.aspx"]Source[/URL]

Lets be honest here, if you were walking around in your 'gated community' and you saw a (oh god) young black male with a hoody, would you get freaked out? I know I would.

Wait... Does facepunch agree with Zimmerman now? That seems like a bit of a stretch from the closet-KKK gun-toting mass-murderer everyone seemed to think he was when this story first appeared... [QUOTE=faze;35232356]Source: [URL]http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/20/opinion/toobin-trayvon-martin/index.html?hpt=hp_c1[/URL] So, murder is legal now I guess. Not sure how this guy is getting away with it when he never even saw a gun or knife. If he did, well then we have some shitty reporting on our hands.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=:v:;35232396]Fucking idiots.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=LEETNOOB;35232404]"Wow, you look suspicious" *pop* What is up with people these days.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=V12US;35232455]I smell a riot.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=markg06;35232469]It's fine just shoot him and say you're neighbourhood watch and that you're sure he's on drugs.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Vasili;35232537]I can't help but feel there is bias in this case Come on the guy went out of his way to follow the kid because he was black.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Dark-Energy;35232574]Fucking bastards. He's nothing but a mentally unstable nutjob who looks out of his front window every 5 minutes to report completely normal activity. What happened here is a result of his paranoid hypervigilant behaviour. There is absolutely no reason not to charge him.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Lazor;35240322]but you don't understand Nazereth666, black children in hoodies are inherently threatening!! it was my god given right to shoot him!! totally not a race crime tho[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=SigmaLambda;35338277]it actually isnt going back and forth if you just take the stance that you aren't going to listen to the police because they're obviously just manipulating witnesses (very easy considering how eyewitnesses are actually almost completely unreliable in the best of circumstances) in order to cover up their fuckup + also ignore the dumb media backlash circus which have subsumed dumb, irrelevant bullshit like Treyvon Martin's twitter account and his parents trademark request into it's swirling vortex of recursive trendosphere hate fuck hate hate hate fuck[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=lolwutdude;35305873]Why would an A/B student that never had record of violent behavior and testified by his teachers to be good boy suddenly assault a dude just because he was reaching for his cellphone? By slamming his head against the sidewalk no less, how did the dude not get a concussion or not get knocked out by such force? Such bullshit, he got through all that pain and he got up to shoot Martin? This smells like the police trying to cover up shit to make them look less competent.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Lazor;35305913]lmao yeah i'm really going to trust the police in this case when they've acted like zimmerman's fuckign defense attorney every step of the way.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Last or First;35295414]Yes, because teenagers randomly assault men twice their size with a bag of Skittles for absolutely no reason. There is [I]no way whatsoever[/I] that an overzealous self-appointed "Neighborhood Watch Captain" carrying a semiautomatic pistol and mumbling about "damn coons" was, in fact, being overzealous and the instigator.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Zet;35295495]Skittles are clearly weapons of mass destruction and Zimmerman saved everyone in America from tasting the rainbow. I don't know how people can defend Zimmerman when the 911 call clearly proves that he is a dick who didn't shoot in self-defence.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=zombini;35295509]It's not self defense if you have time to execute the guy. God damn, the killing shot was an execution shot because Martin was shot already and screaming for his life.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=TestECull;35296677]Agreed. I'm all for gun ownership, but this just isn't how you're supposed to go about it. Owning one comes with a responsiblity to use it properly, a responsibility Zimmerman didn't hold up. He should be in jail.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=KommradKommisar;41234397]Lets be honest here, if you were walking around in your 'gated community' and you saw a (oh god) young black male with a hoody, would you get freaked out? I know I would.[/QUOTE] nah, not at least until he started pummeling me and pounding my head into the pavement. The anti-Zimmerman posts always bring up the same old tired talking points.

[QUOTE=Morcam;41234430]Wait... Does facepunch agree with Zimmerman now? That seems like a bit of a stretch from the closet-KKK gun-toting mass-murderer everyone seemed to think he was when this story first appeared...[/QUOTE] I happen to think that Zimmerman is an absolute jackass and deserves to be in prison. However, I believe that the prosecution has charged him with the wrong crime- he should have been charged with voluntary manslaughter because the prosecution has no proof that Zimmerman intended to kill Martin, nor that he had prior prejudice against Martin. From what I've heard, it sounds like Martin initially tried to avoid Zimmerman until he got close to the house he was staying in, before turning around and confronting him. Nobody knows how the fight was started, but it ended with Martin overpowering Zimmerman and dealing damage to the latter's face and head, leading Zimmerman to believe his life was in danger and to use his gun to shoot and kill Martin. If Martin had only been shot and hadn't been killed, Zimmerman would have probably been charged with assault with a deadly weapon and felony battery, because he was the one who got out of his car to follow and harass a unarmed pedestrian while carrying a firearm. The fact that Martin died doesn't escalate the crime to murder, which requires the shooter to have the [I]intent[/I] to kill before the confrontation begins. Voluntary manslaughter happens when momentary circumstances lead the shooter to become enraged or frightened to the point that they are willing to kill. This Wikipedia article seems tailor-made to explain the differences between second-degree murder and voluntary manslaughter. [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_manslaughter[/url]

[QUOTE=Sega Saturn;41234681]I happen to think that Zimmerman is an absolute jackass and deserves to be in prison. However, I believe that the prosecution has charged him with the wrong crime- he should have been charged with voluntary manslaughter because the prosecution has no proof that Zimmerman intended to kill Martin, nor that he had prior prejudice against Martin. From what I've heard, it sounds like Martin initially tried to avoid Zimmerman until he got close to the house he was staying in, before turning around and confronting him. Nobody knows how the fight was started, but it ended with Martin overpowering Zimmerman and dealing damage to the latter's face and head, leading Zimmerman to believe his life was in danger and to use his gun to shoot and kill Martin. If Martin had only been shot and hadn't been killed, Zimmerman would have probably been charged with assault with a deadly weapon and felony battery, [B]because he was the one who got out of his car to follow and harass a unarmed pedestrian[/B] while carrying a firearm. The fact that Martin died doesn't escalate the crime to murder, which requires the shooter to have the [I]intent[/I] to kill before the confrontation begins. Voluntary manslaughter happens when momentary circumstances lead the shooter to become enraged or frightened to the point that they are willing to kill. This Wikipedia article seems tailor-made to explain the differences between second-degree murder and voluntary manslaughter. [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_manslaughter[/url][/QUOTE] What makes you think Zimmerman was harassing him? There is nothing that supports that. Zimmerman's neighborhood had reported incidents of house robberies and he was part of his neighborhood watch group. He just happened to see someone who he's never seen in the neighborhood before who acted suspiciously and reported him to the police. Zimmerman's motive, as is anyone in neighborhood watches, is to prevent others in their neighborhoods from getting hurt. When Zimmerman caught up to him and asked him questions about what he was doing here, all Martin had to do was tell him that he's here visiting his father and sorts and everything would have been fine and chill. But when some teenager twice your size overreacts and starts beating your face to a pulp, you have the right to put him down before he hurts you and someone else. Even according to the police who took him in, they had nothing to hold or charge him with and let him go. It was only after our stupid president, the ill informed, and black communities that outraged is when the police felt pressured to arrest him.

[QUOTE=HighdefGE;41234811]What makes you think Zimmerman was harassing him? There is nothing that supports that. Zimmerman's neighborhood had reported incidents of house robberies and he was part of his neighborhood watch group. He just happened to see someone who he's never seen in the neighborhood before who acted suspiciously and reported him to the police. Zimmerman's motive, as is anyone in neighborhood watches, is to prevent others in their neighborhoods from getting hurt. When Zimmerman caught up to him and asked him questions about what he was doing here, all Martin had to do was tell him that he's here visiting his father and sorts and everything would have been fine and chill. But when some teenager twice your size overreacts and starts beating your face to a pulp, you have the right to put him down before he hurts you and someone else. Even according to the police who took him in, they had nothing to hold or charge him with and let him go. It was only after our stupid president, the ill informed, and black communities that outraged is when the police felt pressured to arrest him.[/QUOTE] I'm using harass as a synonym of bother, not the legal definition. Zimmerman was a volunteer neighborhood watchman, not a cop; his job was to watch over the neighborhood and report suspicious activity. Zimmerman accomplished this responsibly when he called the cops. He then ignored a recommendation to stay in his vehicle and instead decided to confront a stranger in the middle of the night. There weren't witnesses to the initial confrontation, so you have no proof that Zimmerman was even able to communicate that he was a neighborhood watchman after literally chasing Martin through a dark neighborhood while being dressed in casual clothing. It's assuming a lot to say that things could have been "fine and chill," if only Martin had stopped running and calmly answer the questions of an armed stranger in street clothes.

[QUOTE=Sega Saturn;41234945]I'm using harass as a synonym of bother, not the legal definition. Zimmerman was a volunteer neighborhood watchman, not a cop; his job was to watch over the neighborhood and report suspicious activity. Zimmerman accomplished this responsibly when he called the cops. He then ignored a recommendation to stay in his vehicle and instead decided to confront a stranger in the middle of the night. There weren't witnesses to the initial confrontation, so you have no proof that Zimmerman was even able to communicate that he was a neighborhood watchman after literally chasing Martin through a dark neighborhood while being dressed in casual clothing. It's assuming a lot to say that things could have been "fine and chill," if only Martin had stopped running and calmly answer the questions of an armed stranger in street clothes.[/QUOTE] You're acting like Zimmerman had the intent to murder in the first place (which if he wanted to then why didn't he before confronting him). If someone is swearing towards you, punches you, beats your face to a pulp on the ground, tries to muffle your cries for help, and threatens to murder you in the act, you have the right to shoot him. End of story. But no, because Martin happened to be black, all of a sudden you people are screaming that it's racially motivated when in reality it didn't matter what color he was.

-delete- quoted the wrong part of the 911 call by mistake. stupid me.

[QUOTE=Morcam;41234430]Wait... Does facepunch agree with Zimmerman now? That seems like a bit of a stretch from the closet-KKK gun-toting mass-murderer everyone seemed to think he was when this story first appeared...[/QUOTE] See, there's this thing called [i]time[/i], and during time things happen. Over the course of time, more developments emerged to the public about this Zimmerman case and we formed our final opinion. sry if sentence is 2 long 4 u

[QUOTE=HighdefGE;41235147]You're acting like Zimmerman had the intent to murder in the first place (which if he wanted to then why didn't he before confronting him). If someone is swearing towards you, punches you, beats your face to a pulp on the ground, tries to muffle your cries for help, and threatens to murder you in the act, you have the right to shoot him. End of story. But no, because Martin happened to be black, all of a sudden you people are screaming that it's racially motivated when in reality it didn't matter what color he was.[/QUOTE] I specifically explained that Zimmerman didn't intend to kill Martin in my first post, and that's exactly why I said he shouldn't be charged with murder. However, Martin had no way of knowing that Zimmerman did not intend to harm him. The only information he had was that an armed stranger was chasing him. Apparently he felt threatened enough to attack, but only after attempting to escape, first. Zimmerman, on the other hand, had ample opportunity to avoid the confrontation. He could have stayed in his car. He could have stopped chasing Martin when it became clear that Martin wouldn't stop to answer questions. Zimmerman chose entirely through his own volition to get close enough to Martin to cause a fight. As I made clear before, the fight and the shooting were a result of poor judgment on Zimmerman's part. He chased down a pedestrian because he thought he was a criminal. Martin hadn't done anything to provoke it. Zimmerman's actions lead to an intense situation which resulted in a fight. That fight resulted in Martin's death. [I]End of story.[/I] Martin's death had nothing to do with race, nor did I ever say anything to that effect. Martin died because of Zimmerman's poor judgment. EDIT- In any case, this argument is over. You believe that Zimmerman acted in self defense, while I believe the confrontation and fight were Zimmerman's responsibility. If you want to pick this up later, I think it would be a more appropriate discussion for when the ruling is announced.

I don't understand why things coming back to Zimmerman [i]chasing[/i] Martin when it's entirely possible that he was just following him to observe any suspicious activity (which, as neighborhood watch, he is entirely in his right to do so). There's a difference between chasing someone and following someone. Also, if you're neighborhood watch, and you approach someone in a dark hoodie who was casing peoples' houses in the dead of night in bad weather, and they run away, you're probably going to run after them anyway. Houses were being robbed lately, and he was tasked with keeping an eye on the community. What did you expect him to do? What happened after is a different story, but leading up to the confrontation, I doubt anything was wrong on Zimmerman's side. Also, if a teenage football player wants to run away from an fat man over a decade his senior, he's going to.

[QUOTE=Sega Saturn;41235372]I specifically explained that Zimmerman didn't intend to kill Martin in my first post, and that's exactly why I said he shouldn't be charged with murder. However, Martin had no way of knowing that Zimmerman did not intend to harm him. The only information he had was that an armed stranger was chasing him. Apparently he felt threatened enough to attack, but only after attempting to escape, first. Zimmerman, on the other hand, had ample opportunity to avoid the confrontation. He could have stayed in his car. He could have stopped chasing Martin when it became clear that Martin wouldn't stop to answer questions. Zimmerman chose entirely through his own volition to get close enough to Martin to cause a fight. As I made clear before, the fight and the shooting were a result of poor judgment on Zimmerman's part. He chased down a pedestrian because he thought he was a criminal. Martin hadn't done anything to provoke it. Zimmerman's actions lead to an intense situation which resulted in a fight. That fight resulted in Martin's death. [I]End of story.[/I] Martin's death had nothing to do with race, nor did I ever say anything to that effect. Martin died because of Zimmerman's poor judgment.[/QUOTE] Wow this really makes sense... If you ignore witness testimonies, Zimmerman's injuries and the 911 call + reenactment video where he said he was walking back to his car after being told not to pursue.

[QUOTE=Sega Saturn;41235372]He could have stopped chasing Martin when it became clear that Martin wouldn't stop to answer questions.[/QUOTE] Because thats something sane people do when their neighborhood keeps getting robbed, lol

Remember though guys Zimmerman has light skin so he's probably actually a villain. [editline]29th June 2013[/editline] You're forgetting he's light-skinned in your arguments

[QUOTE=teh pirate;41235464]Remember though guys Zimmerman has light skin so he's probably actually a villain. [editline]29th June 2013[/editline] You're forgetting he's light-skinned in your arguments[/QUOTE] Saying things like this is just as bad and inflammatory as the people who say Zimmerman popped him for being black

[QUOTE=Bazsil;41235478]Saying things like this is just as bad and inflammatory as the people who say Zimmerman popped him for being black[/QUOTE] i just think its funny when people assume its racially motivated because one of them is white and the other is black, as if assuming hes racist because hes white isnt racist in itself [editline]29th June 2013[/editline] as a white dude i shouldn't have to be afraid of defending myself if an attacker happens to be a minority lest my life be ruined over it

[QUOTE=OgKitty;41235442]Wow this really makes sense... If you ignore witness testimonies, Zimmerman's injuries and the 911 call + reenactment video where he said he was walking back to his car after being told not to pursue.[/QUOTE] Witnesses have only confirmed that Zimmerman was losing a fight, which explains his injuries. This does nothing to corroborate claims that Martin started the fight unprovoked. [url]http://www.documentcloud.org/documents/326700-full-transcript-zimmerman.html[/url] Zimmerman never said he was returning to his truck in the 911 call. He acknowledged the officer's recommendation. Later, he mentions his truck in a series of landmarks that would help the police identify where he was, but he never indicates that he's returning to his truck. Why would the fight have taken place in Jonathan Good's backyard if Zimmerman was walking back to his truck? [QUOTE=Bazsil;41235420]Also, if a teenage football player wants to run away from an fat man over a decade his senior, he's going to.[/QUOTE] Zimmerman wasn't fat when he confronted Martin. He's gained over 100 pounds since the incident.

[QUOTE=Sega Saturn;41235372]I specifically explained that Zimmerman didn't intend to kill Martin in my first post, and that's exactly why I said he shouldn't be charged with murder. However, Martin had no way of knowing that Zimmerman did not intend to harm him. The only information he had was that an armed stranger was chasing him. Apparently he felt threatened enough to attack, but only after attempting to escape, first. Zimmerman, on the other hand, had ample opportunity to avoid the confrontation. He could have stayed in his car. He could have stopped chasing Martin when it became clear that Martin wouldn't stop to answer questions. Zimmerman chose entirely through his own volition to get close enough to Martin to cause a fight. As I made clear before, the fight and the shooting were a result of poor judgment on Zimmerman's part. He chased down a pedestrian because he thought he was a criminal. Martin hadn't done anything to provoke it. Zimmerman's actions lead to an intense situation which resulted in a fight. That fight resulted in Martin's death. [I]End of story.[/I] Martin's death had nothing to do with race, nor did I ever say anything to that effect. Martin died because of Zimmerman's poor judgment. EDIT- In any case, this argument is over. You believe that Zimmerman acted in self defense, while I believe the confrontation and fight were Zimmerman's responsibility. If you want to pick this up later, I think it would be a more appropriate discussion for when the ruling is announced.[/QUOTE] Like I said Zimmerman was part of his neighborhood watch. He happened to drive by and see someone with a hoodie in the middle of the night peering into houses which he had no business to. So yes that is a provocation. When Zimmerman tries to ask him what's up (which he couldn't have known he was armed anyways contrary to your belief), he gets almost killed for it. Stop blaming the victim of assault and blame the actions of a hot headed teenager who made poor decisions to overreact.

[QUOTE=Sega Saturn;41235372]I specifically explained that Zimmerman didn't intend to kill Martin in my first post, and that's exactly why I said he shouldn't be charged with murder. However, Martin had no way of knowing that Zimmerman did not intend to harm him. The only information he had was that an armed stranger was chasing him. Apparently he felt threatened enough to attack, but only after attempting to escape, first. Zimmerman, on the other hand, had ample opportunity to avoid the confrontation. He could have stayed in his car. He could have stopped chasing Martin when it became clear that Martin wouldn't stop to answer questions. Zimmerman chose entirely through his own volition to get close enough to Martin to cause a fight. As I made clear before, the fight and the shooting were a result of poor judgment on Zimmerman's part. He chased down a pedestrian because he thought he was a criminal. Martin hadn't done anything to provoke it. Zimmerman's actions lead to an intense situation which resulted in a fight. That fight resulted in Martin's death. [I]End of story.[/I] Martin's death had nothing to do with race, nor did I ever say anything to that effect. Martin died because of Zimmerman's poor judgment. EDIT- In any case, this argument is over. You believe that Zimmerman acted in self defense, while I believe the confrontation and fight were Zimmerman's responsibility. If you want to pick this up later, I think it would be a more appropriate discussion for when the ruling is announced.[/QUOTE] It says in the police dialog of the recorded call that Zimmerman made that Martin was approaching him. You do not understand the context of law here. Because someone is walking toward you doesn't give you the right to go and punch them in the face. Both parties had the opportunity to break contact, but if it is true that Martin was approaching Zimmerman than that would make Martin the aggressor. Now if Zimmerman were chasing Martin (as in running straight at him in a full sprint) that would be a different story, but from the evidence that does not appear to be the case. You also need to realize there's no law against following people around. If Martin felt that his safety was in concern he should have left the area or called the police instead. In any aspect, regardless of how the conflict was started, the mere fact that Martin was on top of Zimmerman is more than enough to claim the right to use a firearm in self defense. Assuming Zimmerman was the first to throw a punch that would make him criminally liable for starting the confrontation, but that would not lead to a Murder charge.

[QUOTE=HighdefGE;41235581]Like I said Zimmerman was part of his neighborhood watch. He happened to drive by and see someone with a hoodie in the middle of the night peering into houses which he had no business to. So yes that is a provocation. When Zimmerman tries to ask him what's up (which he couldn't have known he was armed anyways contrary to your belief), he gets almost killed for it. Stop blaming the victim of assault and blame the actions of a hot headed teenager who made poor decisions to overreact.[/QUOTE] Again, you're asserting that Zimmerman approached Martin in a non-provocative way, and that Martin exploded unprovoked, swearing, swinging at Zimmerman, and threatening to kill him. I think you're all assuming that I think Martin was justified in trying to seriously harm Zimmerman. I don't. I believe the incident was a preventable accident. Had Zimmerman not shot Martin, I believe both men would have been arrested. [editline]29th June 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=UncleJimmema;41235608]It says in the police dialog of the recorded call that Zimmerman made that Martin was approaching him. You do not understand the context of law here. Because someone is walking toward you doesn't give you the right to go and punch them in the face. Both parties had the opportunity to break contact, but if it is true that Martin was approaching Zimmerman than that would make Martin the aggressor. Now if Zimmerman were chasing Martin (as in running straight at him in a full sprint) that would be a different story, but from the evidence that does not appear to be the case. You also need to realize there's no law against following people around. If Martin felt that his safety was in concern he should have left the area or called the police instead. In any aspect, regardless of how the conflict was started, the mere fact that Martin was on top of Zimmerman is more than enough to claim the right to use a firearm in self defense. Assuming Zimmerman was the first to throw a punch that would make him criminally liable for starting the confrontation, but that would not lead to a Murder charge.[/QUOTE] I don't agree with your points here, but I just wanted to take the time to say that I really appreciate the fact that you've made your argument respectfully without making assumptions about me personally.

[QUOTE=Sega Saturn;41235576]Witnesses have only confirmed that Zimmerman was losing a fight, which explains his injuries. This does nothing to corroborate claims that Martin started the fight unprovoked. [url]http://www.documentcloud.org/documents/326700-full-transcript-zimmerman.html[/url] Zimmerman never said he was returning to his truck in the 911 call. He acknowledged the officer's recommendation. Later, he mentions his truck in a series of landmarks that would help the police identify where he was, but he never indicates that he's returning to his truck. Why would the fight have taken place in Jonathan Good's backyard if Zimmerman was walking back to his truck? Zimmerman wasn't fat when he confronted Martin. He's gained over 100 pounds since the incident.[/QUOTE] Not necessarily fat but overweight. Still means something to the effect that Martin could have gotten away if he really wanted to.

I think we are all forgetting the most important thing, that Trayvon's father is a mason, and set this up as a blood sacrifice to the illuminati! Or maybe Zimmerman is just innocent

[quote]On Thursday, Twitchy reported that the social media site Twitter has exploded with death threats against George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer on trial for the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. Twitchy said that several also threatened to kill random white people if Zimmerman is not found guilty. Most of the tweets captured by Twitchy were racist and profane in nature. "I'll kill him," tweeted "Lindsey Franco." "Watching the Zimmerman Trial. If he don't get life ill kill him myself (sic)," said the ironically named "Love." The tweet was deleted, but not before Twitchy captured it. "Trayvon Martin need justice ! Gimme me tha pistol ill kill Zimmerman myself," declared another Twitter user. One person offered to kill Zimmerman for $20, and several said they would murder random white people. "If they don't kill Zimmerman Ima kill me a cracka (sic)," said one person, using a racial term for white people that Mediaite's Tommy Christopher said is a "proud nod to the region’s history, and one’s own ancestry." "If George Zimmerman win I'm gonna kill a fat white boy dat look lik George Zimmerman I swear lol (sic)," tweeted "Creeplife."[/quote] [url=http://www.examiner.com/article/twitter-explodes-with-death-threats-against-george-zimmerman-white-people]Examiner - Twitter Explodes with Death Threats Against George Zimmerman and White/Hispanic People.[/url] Is it 92' again?

[QUOTE=JoeSkylynx;41235890][url=http://www.examiner.com/article/twitter-explodes-with-death-threats-against-george-zimmerman-white-people]Examiner - Twitter Explodes with Death Threats Against George Zimmerman and White/Hispanic People.[/url] Is it 92' again?[/QUOTE] Killings like this have already taken place. Few and far between thus far, but they've happened, you just don't hear them on the news at all for some reason. It's probably going to get worse though due to the inevitability of Zimmerman getting off. I myself would be in no danger based on where I live, but in more urbanized areas yeah. I wonder what kind of protection Zimmerman will have, if any.

[QUOTE=Bazsil;41235960]Killings like this have already taken place. Few and far between thus far, but they've happened, you just don't hear them on the news at all for some reason. It's probably going to get worse though due to the inevitability of Zimmerman getting off. I myself would be in no danger based on where I live, but in more urbanized areas yeah. I wonder what kind of protection Zimmerman will have, if any.[/QUOTE] When he walks I'll be carrying my handgun. If I were him, I'd be leaving the country the minute I was free to go.