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George Zimmerman: Self-defense hearing could dismiss death charge(FL)
orlandosentinel.com ^ | 11 April, 2012 | Henry Pierson Curtis

Posted on 04/13/2012 6:47:55 AM PDT by marktwain

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To: lacrew

Bingo. What reasonable person would not call the police after hearing a person they had a relationship with getting assaulted? She supposedly told him to run because she was in fear for his safety and then after the line goes dead, it’s oh well, time for a new boyfriend? Come on, no one is going to believe that truckload of manure.

I think if this girl is called to testify, her testimony may get impeached quick, fast and in a hurry.


61 posted on 04/13/2012 9:29:23 AM PDT by Molon Labbie (A Bounty on Zimmerman, Can Be A Bounty On ANYONE. No NBPP Mob Justice!)
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To: Theoria
I am very well aware that he was referring to the Supremes actions in the 2000 Prez race. But, his very next statement was:

"I think we all know how they will rule,"

That's why I said, the "Stand Your Ground" ruling was already made 2 years ago. The Supreme Court is not involved in making a ruling at this time; unless this case ends up going to the Supreme Court. There is nothing for them to rule on. Why are you guys making me work so hard?
62 posted on 04/13/2012 9:35:26 AM PDT by no dems (TED CRUZ: A PROVEN CONSERVATIVE FOR U.S. SENATE FROM TEXAS.)
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To: marktwain

Unfortunately I think we’re in the Twilight Zone where the usual rules (of Law) don’t apply.


63 posted on 04/13/2012 9:50:41 AM PDT by Tallguy (It's all 'Fun and Games' until somebody loses an eye!)
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To: lacrew
Why didn’t she call anyone when the phone went dead?

Do you have any information that she was still on the phone with Martin when the incident happened? Perhaps she hung up before then.

This is why I doubt the veracity of her statements so far.


I'm not aware that she's made any public statements up to now. If she hasn't, you have nothing to go on. Which means you've made up your mind about her veracity without any facts.

Hey, I've got an idea. Let's wait until she gives her side of the story before we decide if she's a liar.

64 posted on 04/13/2012 10:08:36 AM PDT by Cheburashka (It's legal to be out at night in spacesuits, even carrying a rag dolly. Cops hauled us in anyway.)
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To: marktwain

Unfortunately, it appears to me that, regardless of what happens, Zimmerman will spend the rest of his life in prison, either:

1) Because he is convicted (which carries a minimum of 25 years and a maximum of life); or,
2) If he is acquitted, or after he gets out of prison following a conviction, he will have to go into permanent hiding (giving up his life, thus a very real form of prison) because of the vigilantes who would want to hunt him down.

Too bad, especially if he is acquitted.


65 posted on 04/13/2012 10:10:36 AM PDT by jda ("Righteousness exalts a nation . . .")
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To: A CA Guy

IOW...you have no proof that what you said is true. thank you for your round-about admission.


66 posted on 04/13/2012 10:15:06 AM PDT by wtc911 (Amigo - you've been had.)
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To: Sherman Logan

>>>The SYG law quite probably has no application in the Zimmerman case, but this case will be used to demonize the law. Count on it.

Will be?? Too late. Already has...


67 posted on 04/13/2012 10:19:04 AM PDT by Keith in Iowa (Willard Romney, purveyor of the world's finest bullmitt. | FR Class of 1998 |)
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To: Cheburashka
"Um, how about we don't prejudge any part of the case, including the honesty of the girlfriend until she presents her testimony. Lots of time after that to decide if she's lying. That would be the conservative point of view instead of spewing venom on someone you've never met and know nothing about."

I never spewed venom about anyone. Try to follow who posted what - I know it's difficult for you Einstein but try to make the effort.

68 posted on 04/13/2012 10:30:28 AM PDT by circlecity
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To: P-Marlowe

That assumes ZImmerman willingly presented the firearm. Given the incredible amount of restraint the majority of known evidence indicates, I do not believe the gun was intentionally displayed.


69 posted on 04/13/2012 10:38:16 AM PDT by moehoward
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To: Cheburashka

You’re evading the question, why has there been no mention . . . none . . . of Zimmerman’s “datniggytb” account?

Just about everyone gushed over Martin’s maybe or maybe not real twitter account. It proved he was a violent, gangsta-wannabe, gold-toothed, drug-dealing, tattooed thug. It also said he was 5’8” and 19 years old.

If phony “social” accounts are so easy to manufacture, how can you be sure that “@no_limit_nigga” is an actual account belonging to Trayvon Martin? Citation, please . . . a reliable source, not a news story or site that merely mentions the account.


70 posted on 04/13/2012 11:10:32 AM PDT by Alice in Wonderland
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To: Alice in Wonderland
No doubt where your sympathies lie is there? The reason no one says anything about Zimmermans account is because he didn't have a picture of himself at 12 yo splattered all over the MSM, pretending to be something he is not.

The furor over the no limit nigga account was due to the fact the MSM tried to paint TM as a 12 yo school boy just out walking around when he was shot by a no good white hispanic.

Read the facts, not the MSM BS, listen to the 911 calls, read the eyewitness accounts, there is no doubt it was self defense.

You, of course, have made up your mind and decided to get on FR and stir up some sh**. Good luck with that, you'll need it.

71 posted on 04/13/2012 11:17:56 AM PDT by calex59
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To: kevcol

Thank you for shooting down the propaganda postings here.


72 posted on 04/13/2012 11:19:29 AM PDT by TigersEye (Life is about choices. Your choices. Make good ones.)
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To: backwoods-engineer

the fl gov is already setting special hearing to “study” syg and how to change it.

IOW the criminal protection act. his excuse? lower crime.


73 posted on 04/13/2012 11:25:35 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: sheikdetailfeather
Here is an audio analysis of that supposed racial slur.

Analyzing George Zimmerman 911 Audio "Punks" or "Coons"

74 posted on 04/13/2012 12:02:16 PM PDT by TigersEye (Life is about choices. Your choices. Make good ones.)
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To: lacrew
Why didn’t she call anyone when the phone went dead? She’s talking to Trayvon, he says a guy is following him, she hears the beginnings of a confrontation, the phone goes dead, and....well thats it.

That is an excellent question and one I haven't heard anyone pose before. I didn't think of that either. Most of us would call someone, the police, a friend, his parents, someone. Being on the other end of a call like that would scare the crap out of most people.

75 posted on 04/13/2012 12:13:31 PM PDT by TigersEye (Life is about choices. Your choices. Make good ones.)
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To: TigersEye
You are still going over the audio? That is so yesterday. George ssaid, it was f'n cold.

He also said, They always get away, f'n blank holes and he kept following Trayvon.

76 posted on 04/13/2012 12:22:12 PM PDT by floriduh voter (If you conduct your Crime Watch, don't be a George Z.)
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To: Cheburashka; lacrew
Do you have any information that she was still on the phone with Martin when the incident happened? Perhaps she hung up before then. I'm not aware that she's made any public statements up to now.

Apparently you haven't been following this story very well.

Lawyer: Girl on phone with Trayvon Martin cuts shooter's self-defense claim

A girl who overheard part of an incident involving Florida teenager Trayvon Martin can help prove he was killed "in cold blood" by George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer, an attorney for Martin's family said Tuesday.

(snip)

The girl -- who he said does not wish to be identified -- "connects the dots" about what happened that day when she lays out what she overheard while on the phone with him, he said.

(snip)

Speaking on the phone shortly before he was shot, Martin told the girl that someone was following him and that he was trying to get away, Crump said.

The girl said that, during the phone call, she heard someone ask Martin what he was doing and heard Martin ask why the person was following him, Crump said. The girl then got the impression that there was an altercation in which the earpiece fell out of Martin's ear and the connection went dead, Crump said.

Hey! I've got an idea. Why don't you read up on this story before shooting from the lip.

77 posted on 04/13/2012 12:26:01 PM PDT by TigersEye (Life is about choices. Your choices. Make good ones.)
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To: floriduh voter
You are still going over the audio? That is so yesterday.

Another poster asked about it and I gave him a link to info on it. Do you have anything useful to add or just that made up nonsense?

78 posted on 04/13/2012 12:28:13 PM PDT by TigersEye (Life is about choices. Your choices. Make good ones.)
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To: Alice in Wonderland
It's my favorite troll the one who thinks a dead 17 year old qualifies as a wrongful death and we know who's responsible for that wrongful death.

The PD coverup just didn't work. The Sanford Police Chief should just resign cuz it's going to get worse for him as the evidence and the omissions start to drip out in trial.

Drip, drip, drip. I think there could be a case made that the Sanford Police Chief engaged in OBSTRUCTION as he indicated that the case was all wrapped up; as wrapped up as a young man in a body bag in a morgue with a giant gaping hole in his chest.

Yeah, nothing to see there.

79 posted on 04/13/2012 12:28:48 PM PDT by floriduh voter (If you conduct your Crime Watch, don't be a George Z.)
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To: sheikdetailfeather

Why didn’t Trayvon call 911?


80 posted on 04/13/2012 12:32:54 PM PDT by donna (Mitt? NEVER!)
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