[marktwain]

This answers a lot of questions about the investigations and the actions of the Police Department and City.

[2ndDivisionVet]

"There has been a lot of media attention to the recent incident where George Zimmerman shot and killed Trayvon Martin."

I'm betting Mr. Zimmerman has at lest 25 lawyers trying to call him as we speak, just on the above statement, which seems to throw the weight of the town's officialdom on the side of Mr. Zimmerman's supposed guilt. Last time I checked, a trial is needed to judge guilt or innocence.

[NoLibZone]

Obama was quick to call Sandra Fluke when she needed comforting.

When did Obama call Tryavons mom?

[VeniVidiVici]

I said this yesterday. The Florida law is functioning as it should.

Thankfully our legislature is only part-time and therefore will not be influenced anytime soon by those lynch mobs opposed to freedom who will soon be demanding that the statute be changed or, even worse, deleted altogether.

It’s coming.

[AlmaKing]

Not really. No new information was presented.

[Moonman62]

Yes it will; however, the telecommunications call taker asked Zimmerman “are you following him”. Zimmerman replied, “yes”. The call taker stated “you don’t need to do that”. The call taker’s suggestion is not a lawful order that Mr. Zimmerman would be required to follow. Zimmerman’s statement was that he had lost sight of Trayvon and was returning to his truck to meet the police officer when he says he was attacked by Trayvon.

The one bit of information being ignored by the media, which explains why Zimmerman wasn't arrested.

[Revolting cat!]

I am getting out of these threads. A Zimmerman worshipper has just notified JimRob of my presence as a {”troll” and another supporter of gunning down black teenagers has pointed to me as a “race pimp”.

[snowstorm12]

Retreat of Twin Lakes Gated community Map

Purple Arrow - Main Entrance
Dark Blue Oval - Clubhouse
Orange X - 2831 Retreat view circle address
Yellow X - approximate location in backyards where Trayvon body was
Light blue X - Approximate location where his father was living
Red arrow - Back entrance


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[douginthearmy]

When the Sanford Police Department arrived at the scene of the incident, Mr. Zimmerman provided a statement claiming he acted in self defense which at the time was supported by physical evidence and testimony.

Releasing the specifics of this information probably would have gone a long way in preventing the upcoming riots when Zimmerman is found not guilty.

[VeniVidiVici]

My first supposition when this story broke was that this kid, Martin, was out that night to buy drugs and that that was the main reason he was scared about Zimmerman following him.

Why? Well, it’s Sanford for one. Drug candystore of Central Florida.

This kid was out on a mission to 7/11. In the rain. The closest 7/11 is almost two miles away. A round trip walk in the dark close to 4 miles. There is a neighborhood “corner store” that is a little closer but I think that they roll up the sidewalks early and shutter their doors and windows to avoid any early evening druggies looking to heist. A walk to either store provides lots of opportunities to buy drugs.

And then there is the week-long suspension from school that brought Martin to Anacostia on the St Johns to begin with. A week long suspension for being late to class. I find that hard to believe but it is Miami and they’ve about reached the end of their rope when it comes to tolerating misbehavior. Maybe Soldierdad can comment on that.

Hopefully the cops have been searching the complex area for drugs during their search for clues.

[RandallFlagg]

What I don’t get is why the police released the 911 call with Zimmerman’s home address in it.

I believe that this person’s property, possibly his life, is in danger.

Anyone with a PC can YouTube the 911 call and find this place now.

[GSWarrior]

Martin appears to be around 14 in all of the photos I've seen. It's entirely possible that these are recent photos.

But....could the media be intentionally using photos that are old?

[PghBaldy]

One thing that has bothered me is the type o sentiment expressed in this quote from the article:

The death of anyone due to violence, especially a 17 year old young man, is morally appalling

This assumes this was an innocent young man. There are MANY teenagers across this country who are up to no good. It is not a tragedy when ANYONE is killed. Sometimes it is necessary to protect the innocent.

[arasina]

Think about it. We're doing exactly what Obama wants us to do. We're arguing about racism and guns. Next up on the agenda: race riots revisited and possible Martial Law?

I am going to take my own advice and not comment further on this issue until the investigation is complete. I have no idea what actually occurred but I do know that I can't trust the media to accurately report on the incident. I don't want to be one of Obama's useful idiots.