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FYI
Had to have his Skittles
Learn something new every day. It makes me furious how many news programs have showed the “sweet, innocent” pictures of Trayvon but not his ghetto wannabe gangbanger pics. No agenda there.
There will be riots, no matter the verdict. Hope it’s a NG.
When the Medical Examiner takes the stand the defense should ask him if the liver damage noted in Martin’s autopsy could have been from his thirst for unusual fruit juice concoctions.
No doubt these fb citations will come to light during the trial.
Timeline question:
Per the dispatcher transcripts, the time elapsed between when George said “He’s running”, and the end of his call with the dispatcher is 1:59.
So, Martin had at least 1:59 to outrun Zimmerman....probably more, but undeniably 1:59.
I measure 530 feet from Zimmerman’s truck to the condo Martin was staying at.
The average walking speed of a young person (per Wikipedia) is 3.31 mph - 3.37 mph.
But Martin had enough time to walk at a liesurely 3.04 mph, and make it home. Jogging or sprinting, of course, would get him there even quicker.
Doesn’t this show that Martin didn’t want to go home...but lingered outdoors, setting up a confrontation wiith Zimmerman?
Purple drank sounds like some dangerous stuff.
Highly interesting.
There COULD be a very BIG surprise ending to this trial.
The prosecution is inexperienced in this sort of case, because rational government attorneys do not typically charge a victim who was almost mudered.
Putting together the transcript of Zimmerman’s call, the eyewitness account and a map of the area, one can conclude a number of things. Zimmerman lost sight of Martin for a few minutes. Martin’s temporary residence was about 100’ away. If Martin wanted to flee, he could have gone home without further contact. Instead, Martin confronted Zimmerman while Zimmerman was returning to his vehicle. Martin led with a ‘king hit’ to the face, which broke Zimmerman’s nose and knocked him to the ground. Martin then straddled Zimmerman, repeatedly striking him and slamming Zimmerman’s head on the concrete walkway for up to a minute. Zimmerman showed remarkable restraint in waiting that long before drawing his pistol and only firing one shot. A law officer in that position would have used his weapon much sooner and would likely have emptied his magazine into his or her attacker. And it makes no difference that the attacker is ‘unarmed’. Head trauma can kill.
It seems likely that Zimmerman was so disoriented by the sudden attack that he forgot he was armed. No premeditation, no evil intent - rather it was justifiable self defense.