Posted on 07/02/2013 8:16:47 AM PDT by safetysign
On a cold late February evening in 2012, unarmed seventeen-year-old Trayvon Martin was fatally shot by neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman.
Zimmerman claims he killed Martin in self-defense.
Since then, Martins history of truancy, firearms-related issues, and marijuana use, among other things, has come to light.
After a special prosecutor was commissioned, Zimmerman was charged with second-degree murder and is currently standing trial.
Evidence indicates that Zimmerman suffered head injuries the night Martin died, though exactly how and why remains a mystery. What can be certain, however, is that the shootings aftermath has been highly polarizing.
It has also drawn considerable attention to the oft-overlooked central Florida port city of Sanford, where the shooting took place.
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I have a bad feeling about this: I think Zimmerman is going to get nailed no matter what.
They still are ignoring Zimmerman's black ancestry.
Wow...funny....apropos....marvelous....kudos
The media has another agenda. They know that the more-than-likely acquittal of Zimmerman will lead to riots, which they will then cover.
It is, and always was, the media that drummed this up in the first place.
All the physical evidence backs up Zimmerman's version of events. According to the State (and FBI) ballistics reports, the firearm was right up against Martin's sweatshirt when it was discharged, but several inches away from Martin's body... as though Martin had been in a prone position above Martin with his sweatshirt hanging well away from his body when the shot was fired...
...precisely as Zimmerman has testified, and as Mr. Good (eyewitness to the beating) has reinforced with his own independent testimony.
Zimmerman was the victim, and Martin was the perp. Period.
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Yup. If Zimmerman had been black, or if Martin had succeeded in killing him, this story wouldn’t have made it beyond local news.
I’m not holding out a lot of hope on Zimmerman being acquitted, but I think he’s innocent of murder. And either way I won’t shed a tear over a dead ghetto thug.
I understand special prosecutor Corey has made a special request for Dade-Miami county to conceal “sit on” trayvon martin’s criminal history.
Some mystery!
They haven't done their homework for decades, why should they start now?
what gun related issues did Trayvon have?
The Port of Sanford is located on the St Johns River.
Thx...I see that now.
I read he had injuries to his knuckles.
Trayvon Martin’s mother is a long-time county employee, and it’s possible the school police covered up his crimes because of it. I’d like to know if he got preferential treatment.
How could that young innocent child do that?
Also, they want the rights so Obama can call martial law. I do believe we are living in Evil times and the main stream media is complicit in the evil. I know there is nothing more the media would like then having Obama once and for all “shut the opposition up”.
“the low end government employee community” is so far to the left it is ridiculous. I have an aquantance who reported POLL WORKERS wearing pro-obama t shirts DURING the last election.
I had the same reaction when I heard this.
How many times do we say “Is that what I sound like?”
I just hope the jury can pick up on this.
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