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Nice critique of the DBM coverage of this case from the onset. Also, Matt Gutman, a local reporter, fueled the escalation of the shooting in the beginning by actively encouraging an online petition for "action" and by making tweets such as these (LINK):

"Sanford FL neighborhood watch captain who shot 17 yr old teen bc he was black, wore hoodie walking slowly, likely not 2 be arrested"

"@WoodenFunk #Trayvon wow, I was just going to ask Jess if there were any petitions. Shocking this has not. Picked up more traction."

Here are some of matt Gutman's "news" stories posted on the local ABC site:

"George Zimmerman Video Shows Little Evidence of a Broken Nose, Doctor Claims"
"Trayvon Martin Video Shows No Blood or Bruises on George Zimmerman"
"Trayvon Martin Investigator Wanted Manslaughter Charge"
"Orlando Watch Shooting Probe Reveals Questionable Police Conduct"

another activist "reporter" who needs to be fired last week.
1 posted on 05/01/2012 8:07:43 AM PDT by kevcol
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I also believed, as I've written, that "untrained individuals like Zimmerman have no business packing heat,

Any other amendments you'd rather "believe" other people shouldn't have? How about the 1st one?

2 posted on 05/01/2012 8:15:24 AM PDT by Malsua
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“another activist “reporter” who needs to be fired last week.”

Or arrested for inciting violence...


3 posted on 05/01/2012 8:17:06 AM PDT by piytar (The predator-class is furious that their prey are shooting back.)
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There are no rules of journalistic ethics being observed of any kind whatsoever...especially with stories in furtherance of the liberal agenda and/or some protected class.


4 posted on 05/01/2012 8:17:34 AM PDT by PBRSTREETGANG
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Is this the Gene Lyings of Clintoon fame, he must have fell and hit his head.


6 posted on 05/01/2012 8:22:07 AM PDT by razorback-bert (Some days it's not worth chewing through the straps.)
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“with blood streaming from two wounds on the back of his head on the day of his bail hearing,”

Wow! Beaten again on the day of his hearing?
Stimpy Sharpton doesn’t know when to shut up, and doesn’t care, as truth is not his objective. Is Ren Jackson layin’ low? Haven’t heard much from him lately. He’s a bit smarter then Stimoy.


7 posted on 05/01/2012 8:24:37 AM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ( Ya can't pick up a turd by the clean end!)
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From the article:

"The cops took Zimmerman downtown, grilled him for hours, collected the physical evidence, canvassed for witnesses and filed an affidavit recommending he be charged with manslaughter.

No.

The nonsense about Detective Chris Serino filing an affidavit recommending that Zimmerman be charged with manslaughter is false although it continues to be repeated. The City of Sanford issued a statement saying it was false. Chris Serino stated it was false and said on March 16: ""The best evidence we have is the testimony of George Zimmerman, and he says the decedent was the primary aggressor in the whole event. Everything I have is adding up to what he says."

What happened is that all events like this must be categorized for reporting to the FBI. There's not a category for 'justifiable manslaughter because of self-defense or application of a state's Stand Your Ground law.' There's only a category for 'manslaughter.' That's how this shooting was categorized (consider that the next time you read FBI statistics).

The source of the story that Serino wanted to charge Zimmerman was . . . Tracy Martin.

8 posted on 05/01/2012 8:25:37 AM PDT by Scoutmaster (You knew the job was dangerous when you took it)
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While this is not as bad as many stories in the MSM but it still stinks. Zimmerman is accused of being stupid and overzealous for carrying a gun in his “Neighborhood” watch capacity. I strongly disagree. Had it not been for the gun it would be Zimmerman on a slab in the morgue, a forever unsolved murder.

It is horrible for a 17 year old kid to lose his life. He only lost his life because of his own actions. His crying parents were more than partially to blame for the situation. A kid on his third suspension this year and the last one for drugs. What parent in their right mind lets a 17 year old out at night when he is under a school suspension and having been caught with a bunch of jewelry and burglary tools?

Zimmerman recently caught a young black man burglarizing the complex and held him for the police. He was doing his neighbors a favor watching out for them. Zimmerman was a good man, freely helping underprivileged minority kids.

While Martin is dead he has not been treated unfairly except by his parents. He got what he asked for. Zimmerman on the other hand has been treated unfairly. He was looking out for his neighbors, got sucker punched by Martin, and gets sucker punched again by the Media and the local Prosecutor.

Our society is being turned upside down. Zimmerman should be a community hero and Martin recognized for the thug he wanted to be.


13 posted on 05/01/2012 8:40:39 AM PDT by JAKraig (Surely my religion is at least as good as yours)
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Botched? No, that would assume the press is interested in the truth. The press is only interested in political results and they did not botch that at all, they got the results they wanted, at least so far ie. zim arrested on trumped up charges, and increased racial tensions including a few white people already beaten to a pulp “for Trayvon.”

We will see what happens with the trial.


14 posted on 05/01/2012 8:41:01 AM PDT by HerrBlucher
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Gene Lyons is trying to walk back his membership and participation in a race card Main Stream Media lynching provoking mob rule over rule of law in America. Trying to take a lifeboat for himself and his credibility off a sinking ship while leaving American civil society behind.

Whatta guy!

16 posted on 05/01/2012 8:57:04 AM PDT by Navy Patriot (Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it and the law is what WE say it is.)
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belated bump to refind.


28 posted on 05/10/2012 6:01:22 AM PDT by Sal (STAND YOUR GROUND laws are the prosecutor's target--GZ is collateral damage.)
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