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That's a lie the nightly news told you. GZ told the 9-1-1 operator that he was following the suspicious person (later identified as TM). The operator told him he didn't need to do that. No one ever told GZ to stop following or to get back in his vehicle. The operator told GZ it was not required. Nothing more.



I watched that trail gavel to gavel. It was played back on the 911 tape.



Yes it was.
Dispatcher: Are you following him?
Zimmerman: Yeah
Dispatcher: OK, we don't need you to do that.

I don't see any orders or instructions there. But watching gavel to gavel, you've heard this before, right? Can you point out anywhere in the transcript where the operator told GZ to stop or leave?

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C'mon, it's got to hurt anyone with a soul to know a young man lost his life for a BS reason like this. It didn't have to happen. Nuff said.



It sucks that TM is dead, but what "reason" are you talking about? If TM just kept walking home, do you think he'd be dead today? Also leave out the "with a soul" BS. No one appreciates the not-so-subtle jab at anyone who disagrees with you.
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If that's what you think, you have problems understanding what happened. Something all the GZ haters shared in common. It is not illegal to get out of your cars to see where someone went after you had just called 911. Especially when you are a member of Neighborhood Watch and have vowed to protect your neighbors.



I have no problems understanding anything. I do not hate GZ, or anyone else. I completely understand the capacity that GZ was in that night, and I respect that.

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Had TM actually been afraid, he would have just continued on home. Instead, he doubled back and sucker punched GZ, breaking his nose. He the jumped on top of GZ and started pounding his head on the sidewalk. I'd say TM got just exactly what he asked for.



I understand all of this, it's crystal clear. But remember we heard just one side of the story, don't lose sight of that. We'll never know the other side of the story.

Just so your all clear, I completely respect our judicial system and I respect the "System" It's all we have. It worked, the jury spoke, and GZ was found "Not Guilty" not "Innocent" that wasn't an option to the jury. I'm glad the system worked and I will continue to have faith in it. I respect the juries's decision.

But having said all of that, there's a human side to me that has a soul. I'm a born again (Lutheran) Christian, and I try my level best to "Walk the Walk" It just hurts with the loss of anyone in an "unfortunate incident like this" I have 4 children, 4 grandchildren, that could well have been any one of them, so I do look at this incident with parental eyes. There are no winners here. GZ's life will never be the same, and TM is gone prematurely, his parents lost their son and that part is very sad. For all I know TM may well have had it coming, and played the role of aggressor, I don't know, I wasn't there so I have no real personal first hand knowledge of this incident other than the internet, tabloids and having watched the trail gavel to gavel.

I'm certain that there is a perfectly good reason that the outcome of this incident culminated the way it did. It is my prayer and hope that GZ can pick up the pieces of his life as well as TM's family be afforded the same. This was one of the most well handled cases I've ever seen. The Judge left no doubt who was the alpha character in that court room. If not for her this trail could've turned out quite differently. Justice has been served. It's just sad a 17 year old young man lost his life because of this untimely incident. I'm confident that God has a plan for all involved. It is also my prayer as well. Take care, be safe. Keep all of the parties involved in your thoughts and prayers.
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If TM just kept walking home, do you think he'd be dead today? Also leave out the "with a soul" BS. No one appreciates the not-so-subtle jab at anyone who disagrees with you.



Council- I don't care who agrees, or disagrees with me. I made it clear that my comments were IMHO. You really need to lighten up and stop making false accusations towards me. As I said earlier, just as you have the right to have your opinion, I'm allowed to have mine as well. I'm not being argumentative at all. Apologies if it came off like that. It was not my intention at all.
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That's the funniest thing I've seen in a long time!

My hat's off to O'Mara, he is an incredible attorney and represents himself with class and composure. I was extremely impressed while watching him work. Imo justice has prevailed and that feels good.
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[Reply]Had he done as instructed, there's a real possibility Trayvon would be alive right now



This is "but-for" causation. "Had Joe not been on the sidewalk then the drunk driver wouldn't have run over him." Or, "Had Billy not been on the sidewalk he wouldn't have been shot in the drive-by." Or, "Had the runway extended another 100 yards into SF Bay then the plane probably would have landed safely.

I think the prosecution fucked this up royally. It's what happens when politics trumps justice. Stick to manslaughter, mention that the condrontation was initiated by Zimmerman, Martin held his ground and was shot. There's the case.

But nope. Go for murder. Then desperately try to fit in another theory with the facts at trial.


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Well hopefully the obligatory civil suit that is sure to follow will succeed, i



Hopefully, if TM's family files it, they will spend big bucks and then lose. Especially if their suit is funded by the Black mafia. They need to get over the fact that their child could have just gone home and watched the rest of the basketball game and none of this would have happened. Instead, he chose to confront this "cracker" and he lost his life because of it.

I expect many things the prosecution knew but did not release will now come out. This is the pathetic state of our legal system because of the whores who practice law.

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Hopefully, if TM's family files it, they will spend big bucks and then lose. Especially if their suit is funded by the Black mafia. They need to get over the fact that their child could have just gone home and watched the rest of the basketball game and none of this would have happened. Instead, he chose to confront this "cracker" and he lost his life because of it.




It must be of great comfort to you to know that if your Lord Jesus were here today, that he would be in the Zimmerman camp offering comfort to the transgressed.

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Hopefully, if TM's family files it, they will spend big bucks and then lose. Especially if their suit is funded by the Black mafia. They need to get over the fact that their child could have just gone home and watched the rest of the basketball game and none of this would have happened. Instead, he chose to confront this "cracker" and he lost his life because of it.




It must be of great comfort to you to know that if your Lord Jesus were here today, that he would be in the Zimmerman camp offering comfort to the transgressed.



Once again, you apparently have confused me with someone else.

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This was a posting on Slashdot today:

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I watched the coverage gavel to gavel of the Zimmerman trial. What was on Trayvon Martin's phone is maybe the most damaging information of all to the State's case. It is incredibly damaging to Trayvon Martin and his family and introduces criminal findings against them.

The State withheld evidence that Trayvon Martin was dealing and using drugs, dealing illegal firearms, and was in possession of an illegal firearm. And that Trayvon Martin was into fighting and beating people up and had punched someone in the nose earlier that month. And that he had assaulted a public bus driver and the police showed up but the driver was told to continue his route and not press charges.

There is also significantly strong evidence that Trayvon Martin's father was working with his son to acquire illegal weapons and that his father's nickname 'Fruit' was used amongst organized gang circles. There are texts that mention buying and selling pistols. And even a photo of Trayvon holding an illegal pistol. The photo is all over the internet and is not hard to find. The State withheld all of this and forced the defending attorneys to run around in circles to obtain the phone data.

The judge also ruled that none of the phone data on Trayvon Martin's phone was admissible. Why? Because there was no hard proof that Trayvon was actually the one operating the phone when those messages were sent and received. And that "anyone could have been operating Trayvon's phone at any time". The phone was DOUBLE password protected and took the State an entire year to crack. But the State said in court that even a "seven-year-old child could have cracked the phone and sent those messages". The judge agreed.

This case is disgusting. It is clear from top to bottom that it was rigged. When you have even the President of the United States deliberately poisoning the jury pool by commenting on the situation without knowing any discovery evidence years before a trial begins it is unreal. The State of Florida is out of control. This entire affair was a political theater event designed to win some elections.



Here is a video from the trial of testimony by Richard Conner, who did forensic study of Trayvon's cellphone. Note that the jury was not present to hear this. This video in an hour long, so you might just want to jump to 22:00 where the contents of the hidden messages are discussed:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=t4EKnS_1RHA

This is the "Cellebrite" the witness references: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellebrite

This is the app installed on Trayvon's phone used to hide messages: http://download.cnet.com/Super-Private-Conversation-Android/3000-2144_4-75327167.html
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Yup...how dare he exercise his right to go where he wants. :D



Had he done as instructed, there's a real possibility Trayvon would be alive right now. Don't be happy because GZ got off. I remember OJ Simpson was found "Not Guilty" I was mad as hell. He killed those people and everyone knew it. He got away with it for what ever the reason. Just because he got off, doesn't mean he wasn't guilty.
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And just because you think he is guilty does not make it so

And he did return to his vehicle and TM jumped him
Even most of those who agreed with you early on, who watched this show trial, believed he was going to walk
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***Well hopefully the obligatory civil suit that is sure to follow will succeed.


Why? Because you have mountains of evidence saying GZ is guilty that the jury didn't have?

Nope, because some people just cannot come to terms with the fact they are just plain wrong and that their thinking is defective. They will constantly seek out justification and couldn't care less about the truth or the reality.

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The State withheld evidence that Trayvon Martin was dealing and using drugs, dealing illegal firearms, and was in possession of an illegal firearm. And that Trayvon Martin was into fighting and beating people up and had punched someone in the nose earlier that month. And that he had assaulted a public bus driver and the police showed up but the driver was told to continue his route and not press charges.

There is also significantly strong evidence that Trayvon Martin's father was working with his son to acquire illegal weapons and that his father's nickname 'Fruit' was used amongst organized gang circles. There are texts that mention buying and selling pistols. And even a photo of Trayvon holding an illegal pistol. The photo is all over the internet and is not hard to find. The State withheld all of this and forced the defending attorneys to run around in circles to obtain the phone data.



I've been a trial litigator (both civil and criminal) in multiple jurisdictions for 25 years. I would predict that 90+% of trial judges anywhere in the country would have ruled most, if not all, of that inadmissible.

I've generally avoided reading this thread. In the vast majority of the commentary here about the various legalities, people (on both sides) for the most part haven't known what the hell they were talking about.

Peace out.

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devildog

***Well hopefully the obligatory civil suit that is sure to follow will succeed.


Why? Because you have mountains of evidence saying GZ is guilty that the jury didn't have?



The burden of liability is much less in civil court, a jury need only find a person more likely than not to have acted negligent. it's also going to be nice to see all usual suspects that claim the system work, applaud the civil verdict.

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******Well hopefully the obligatory civil suit that is sure to follow will succeed.


Why? Because you have mountains of evidence saying GZ is guilty that the jury didn't have?



The burden of liability is much less in civil court, a jury need only find a person more likely than not to have acted negligent. it's also going to be nice to see all usual suspects that claim the system work, applaud the civil verdict.

So we have you officially on record proclaiming a civil case will be filed and GZ will lose?

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So we have you officially on record proclaiming a civil case will be filed and GZ will lose?



I would not be surprised by a civil suit from the family, and also would not be surprised to see federal civil rights charges. There are already rumors of the latter.
Just google: zimmerman federal charges
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******Well hopefully the obligatory civil suit that is sure to follow will succeed.


Why? Because you have mountains of evidence saying GZ is guilty that the jury didn't have?



The burden of liability is much less in civil court, a jury need only find a person more likely than not to have acted negligent. it's also going to be nice to see all usual suspects that claim the system work, applaud the civil verdict.

I'm aware of that. So you think the evidence shows that it is 51% likely that GZ did something wrong? Because I wouldn't even give them 5%.
You stop breathing for a few minutes and everyone jumps to conclusions.

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I've been a trial litigator (both civil and criminal) in multiple jurisdictions for 25 years. I would predict that 90+% of trial judges anywhere in the country would have ruled most, if not all, of that inadmissible.



On one hand, I can see that the judge would throw it out because it was not *directly* relevant to this incident.

On the other hand, I think that the defense had duty to introduce it to show that the deceased not only liked to fight, but had a history of *starting* fights.
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So we have you officially on record proclaiming a civil case will be filed and GZ will lose?



I would not be surprised by a civil suit from the family, and also would not be surprised to see federal civil rights charges. There are already rumors of the latter.
Just google: zimmerman federal charges

Jclalor is already on record that no federal charges will be filed. I'm just trying to clarify his position on a civil suit and the resulting outcome. Some just cant be satisfied until they feel vengeance has been wrought on an innocent man and he has been destroyed. Just more of the usual hate from the left.

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Yeah, unlike the lying, deceitful, convict at all costs, scumbags in the prosecutors office who know what they are talking about. :S



The calls for civil rights charges have begun[:/]
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if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
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It's not OK to go looking for a fight.



Which is what the trial showed TM did
And sadly, he paid a price for that
"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

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