I recommend she file a complaint with the Just Us Department. They’ll be all over this. Oh, wait.......
The person who decided to interrupt a staff meeting by reading a posting she received on Facebook while at work is a dumbass.
This is a fact.
The fact has nothing to do with Trayvon.
The problem has been the focus on irrelevant arguments some of which are actually unsupported by the evidence.
1. George Zimmerman (GZ) racially profiled Trayvon Martin (TM) There is no evidence of this.
2. GZ disobeyed an order by the police * The civilian dispatcher, Sean Noffke, testified that he did not give GZ an order and, in fact, he, like his fellow dispatchers, are trained not make comments that sound like commands. * Noffke also testified under cross that, as a result of his asking GZ which way TM was going, GZ could have reasonably interpreted this as being asked to follow Martin. * It is also not a crime in Florida to disregard a comment made by a civilian dispatcher.
3. GZ got out of his car Not a crime on public property and not negligent either.
4. GZ followed TM Again, anyone can follow anyone on a public street unless the followee has obtained a restraining order against the follower and even there, the RS only places time, place, and manner restrictions on the person enjoined.
5. GZ wasnt really injured * Under Floridas self-defense laws, one doesnt have to be injured AT ALL to use deadly force * No one is required to refrain from defending himself while another is engaged in or attempting to commit a felony.
6. TM is dead through no fault of his own * If you believe that TM assaulted GZ, then he IS dead as a result of his own actions.
7. GZ could have left * Under Florida law, there is not a duty to withdraw rather than use deadly force * TM was straddling GZ so how the latter was supposed to leave the scene is unanswered.
8. GZ was armed and TM wasnt * Ones fists can be considered weapons and can result in severe bodily harm or death. * GZ was legally carrying a weapon * There is no requirement under the law that the same weapon be used by the assailant * A homeowner can kill an intruder whether or not he has been threatened * Those that attack cannot feign surprise if they are met with superior firepower.
9. Stand Your Ground! * SYG is NOT at issue in this trial. * The defense is a classic self-defense case.
10. Black men NEVER get to use SYG! * Wrong http://tinyurl.com/nboht35
11. GZ is a man and TM was a boy! * As if boys dont commit murder, rape, and assault everyday in this country.
She makes some valid points — but how was it relevant to the meeting?
It is from the Washington Post, and it is about race. Why should we even consider it to be credible?
I should have read that it was from Eugene Volokh. He is credible.
5. On Thursday, July 18, 2013, Petitioner attended a mandatory staff meeting of the Childrens Protection Services (CPS) Unit which consisted of approximately 27 employees. At such staff meetings, Bunny Critcher, the Program Manager for CPS, typically reviewed new policies and notices, and employees engaged in reinforcing thank yous to fellow employees for assistance or work on various cases.
Doesn’t that sound like a little slice of administrative, `Brazil’ purgatory?
I’m thinking it was just a staff meeting too far for the Petitioner and she flipped-out.
I know I would.