Question: HOW MANY BREAKINS Has There Been In THE RETREAT AT TWIN LAKES Since Trayvon Martin ?

July 16, 2013

[Yosemitest]

I'm serious!
HOW MANY BREAK-INS has there been in "THE RETREAT AT TWIN LAKES" 260-unit gated town-home community in Sanford, Florida, since Trayvon Martin died?

We know this from the Shooting of Trayvon Martin:

The Retreat at Twin Lakes is a 260-unit gated townhome community in Sanford, Florida.^[59][60] The population in the development at the time of the shooting, was about 49% non-Hispanic white, 23% Hispanic (of any race), 20% black, and 5% Asian, according to Census figures.^[47] Both George Zimmerman and Tracy Martin's fiancées were renting homes in the development when the shooting occurred.^[23] At the time of the shooting, Martin had been staying with his father's fiancee at The Retreat.^[22]

From January 1, 2011 through February 26, 2012, police were called to The Retreat at Twin Lakes 402 times.^[47] During the 18 months preceding the February 26 shooting, Zimmerman called the non-emergency police line seven times. On five of those calls, Zimmerman reported suspicious looking men in the area, but never offered the men's race without first being asked by the dispatcher.^[61][62][63] Crimes committed at The Retreat in the year prior to Martin's death included eight burglaries, nine thefts, and one shooting.^[64] Twin Lakes residents said there were dozens of reports of attempted break-ins, which had created an atmosphere of fear in their neighborhood.^[32]

In September 2011, the Twin Lakes residents held an organizational meeting to create a neighborhood watch program. Zimmerman was selected by neighbors as the program's coordinator, according to Wendy Dorival, Neighborhood Watch organizer for the Sanford Police Department.^[4][4][65]

Three weeks prior to the shooting, on February 2, 2012, Zimmerman called police to report a young man peering into the windows of an empty Twin Lakes home. Zimmerman was told a police car was on the way and he waited for their arrival. By the time police arrived, the suspect had fled. On February 6, workers witnessed two young black men lingering in the yard of a Twin Lakes resident around the same time her home was burgled. A new laptop and some gold jewelry were stolen. The next day police discovered the stolen laptop in the backpack of a young black man, which led to his arrest. Zimmerman identified this young man as the same person he had spotted peering into windows on February 2.^[32]

Zimmerman had been licensed to carry a firearm since November 2009. In response to Zimmerman's multiple reports regarding a loose pit bull in the Twin Lakes neighborhood, a Seminole County Animal Services officer advised Zimmerman to "get a gun", according to a friend, rather than rely on pepper spray to fend off the pit bull, which on one occasion had cornered his wife.^[32] Although neighborhood watch volunteers are not encouraged to carry weapons, Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee acknowledged that Zimmerman had a legal right to carry his firearm on the night of the shooting.^[47]


We also know that had the situation been handled different by Trayvon Martin, he might still be alive.
For instance, what if it had gone like null and void suggested ?



TRAYVON MARTIN: - Hey, are you following me?

GEORGE ZIMMERMAN: - Ummm, yes.

TRAYVON MARTIN: - May I ask why?

GEORGE ZIMMERMAN: - Well, uh, we've had a number off robberies in this neighborhood lately, and I don't recognize you...

TRAYVON MARTIN: - Oh, well, I'm Travon Martin, I'm spending the summer at my uncle's in unit 12. I expect you'll see a lot of me this summer.

GEORGE ZIMMERMAN: - OK, thanks, good to know. I'm George Zimmerman, by the way.

They shake hands.



TRAYVON MARTIN: - No, thank you for keeping an eye out for your neighbors!


But, NO !
It DID NOT go that way.

Now what do we know that might have prevented this?



5thGenTexan stated to most relevant point

: Don't go for George Zimmerman's handgun.

Alex Murphy added
: Learn to plan ahead. Don't wait until the last minute to buy your Skittles.



Dan from Squirrel Hill's Blog made some excellent suggestions.

Step #1: Don’t pin George Zimmerman down on the ground.

Step #2: Don’t break George Zimmerman’s nose.

Step #3: Don’t give George Zimmerman two black eyes.

Step #4: Don’t repeatedly slam George Zimmerman’s head on the pavement.


But he missed some steps:
-1. Don't get suspended from school for possessing traces of marijuana.

-2. Don't steal 12 pcs of ladies jewelry, and a man’s watch.

-3. Don't keep a flat head screwdriver described as “a burglary tool”, in your backpack.

-4. Don't have a criminal past of theft, hiding and acting suspicious.

-5. Don't encourage ... fellow thugs to commit murder with the tweet, “Plzz shoot da #mf dat lied 2 u!”.



-6. Don't have a police record FOIA Sunlight And More Trayvon Martin Police Records.

-7. Don't have Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin for parents, who didn't discipline their unruly son, when he needed it.
Then they refused to admit to themselves, at each step along the way toward this disaster, that their son, Trayvon Martin, had a real problem and needed professional help!

[humblegunner]

Yo, homey.. check yoself before you wreck yoself..

“Breakins” isn’t a word.

[Nevadan]

Excellent post!

[clamper1797]

HOW MANY BREAKINS Have There Been by Trayvon Martin since the incident ... 0

Before ? good question

[Yosemitest]

I hope Rush covers this question, also.
And I hope he has the answer.
And just maybe ... someone from that community will give us that answer before tomorrow.

[Yosemitest]

Well maybe someone will tag it as "Breaking News".
But since I can't find the answer, I don't know if if would qualify as "Breaking News".

[GeorgeWashingtonsGhost]

Trayvon was looking to burglarize a unit that night and responded with violence against Zimmerman because HE'D BEEN CAUGHT RED-HANDED.

Trayvon was probably going to score himself some Robitussin DX (or a substitute cough medicine) from a neighbor's unit, to go along with his skittles and watermelon tea.

[Yosemitest]

"if you are on the ground getting pummeled and yelling for help, make sure you include your name.
After all of this, that’s somehow important now."

Good catch.
I agree

[Yosemitest]

Nearly one?
Hummmm, very revealing ...

[TigersEye]

He lived 250 miles away in Miami so probably none. The place to look is Miami.

[Yosemitest]

Sounds logical.
I'd bet you're right.

[Yosemitest]

Maybe a Florida FReeper will answer my question.

[Yosemitest]

Finger prints from the crime scene could answer that question.

[Yosemitest]

If the parents believe and read the Bible, they’re qualified!

[Yosemitest]

My doings, not ObamahatesPACoal's.

[Yosemitest]

"Before ? good question"

Before's covered in the initial post.

[Yosemitest]

Thanks, the question was really bugging me.

[humblegunner]

Tough.
N00bs need to learn to write properly, regardless of poorly worded source material.

Otherwise, we all be talk like de hood like Jeantel be talk like.
And she had done tole you. You be listen?

[Yosemitest]

About his intent, I think you're correct.
Whether Trayvon "scored himself some Robitussin DX (or a substitute cough medicine) from a neighbor's unit" ...
could be found out by the security video from the store he supposedly purchased it from.

[RC one]

How many of those prebiousbreak ins was the junkie, Trayvon Martin responsible for?

[Yosemitest]

Sho 'nuff!