Useless neighborhood watch prick who shot 17 year old finally arrested & charged

[Dolph'sZiggler]

Zimmerman booked on 2nd-degree murder charge

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57412675/zimmerman-booked-on-2nd-degree-murder-charge/

I'm pretty sure I had made a thread on this somewhere, but I can't find it.

I really hope this miserable piece of shit spends the rest of his pathetic life in prison.

 

[Saylor]

R.I.P Trayvon Martin. Hope he's in a better place right now. Whether it was 2nd degree or not, he still took someone's life. I don't know the story but after a skim read of that Zimmerman made out that Trayvon Martin had attacked him which from reading that looks like complete bullshit. I hope Trayvon Martin's family find some comfort knowing their killer has been caught.

 

[Jose Tortilla]

Just saw his brother on television talking about it. Well, talking is not the word. The host was constantly talking and he could not speak, and if he could, the host would raise his voice to get the attention. -____-

 

[Crayo]

Wasn't a thread, it was in a random thread where we started debating it, and discussed US law. Thank god justice was done.

RIP Trayvon.

 

[Dolph'sZiggler]

Let's not get ahead of ourselves Crayo.. justice isn't yet served.. You can bet your ass on a high profile case like this that there will be top notch defense attorneys lining up around the block to defend this guy. The burden will be on the state to prove he wasn't acting in self defense, so anything could happen.

 

[Big Hoss Rambler]

His attorneys are pleading for bail so I hope that doesn't happen. Deserves the maximum sentence.

 

[#Heel1]

All we know is that Zimmerman shot him and admitted to it. We also know that the police had let him free because they did not have any evidence outside his confession at the time to charge him with a malicious crime. The "Stand your Ground" law in Florida allows people to use deadly force on an attacker before retreating. The social media out cry over race is the only reason the court gave this case a second look.

We shouldn't jump to conclusions just because of underlying circumstances. This story would be dust in the wind if the kid was a year older and white. We need to get off our high horses for a second and realize the situation at hand. It is sad that Trayvon was killed, and I am sorry for his family. I am wondering how this will play out given the uproar this has caused.

 

[Cloud]

Depressing as this sounds and it truly is. He'll get a puny jail sentence be out in half the time due to "bettering" himself in prison. Come out with a degree etc and as happens in the UK a lot go on to a better life than some of us can imagine under an alias and support from the government in case he's ever attacked for what he's done.

 

[Dolph'sZiggler]

All we know is that Zimmerman shot him and admitted to it. We also know that the police had let him free because they did not have any evidence outside his confession at the time to charge him with a malicious crime. The "Stand your Ground" law in Florida allows people to use deadly force on an attacker before retreating. The social media out cry over race is the only reason the court gave this case a second look.

We shouldn't jump to conclusions just because of underlying circumstances. This story would be dust in the wind if the kid was a year older and white. We need to get off our high horses for a second and realize the situation at hand. It is sad that Trayvon was killed, and I am sorry for his family. I am wondering how this will play out given the uproar this has caused.

1.) Why in the hell does a neighborhood watchman need to carry a gun in the first place?
2.) His racial profiling of a black kid in a hoodie as a 'threat' is sickening
3.) the 9-1-1 dispatcher told him directly that he wasn't supposed to follow the kid, and he did anyway.

The guy was a moron, and had he not been such a daft dickhead the kid would still be alive.

 

[#Heel1]

1.) Why in the hell does a neighborhood watchman need to carry a gun in the first place?

http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/fl/sanford/crime/
Seems like a pretty dangerous neighborhood. I'd carry a gun if I were him.

2.) His racial profiling of a black kid in a hoodie as a 'threat' is sickening.

Any person lurking around in the middle of the night concealed by a hoodie is suspicious. The real question is why is a 17 year old kid walking around a neighborhood by himself at 8:00 on a Sunday? Any kid that isn't up to trouble should be home getting ready for school the next day.

3.) the 9-1-1 dispatcher told him directly that he wasn't supposed to follow the kid, and he did anyway.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Trayvon_Martin
There is absolutely no evidence whatsoever to prove wrong doing on either side. Zimmerman was reported to have injuries at the scene. If Trayvon did attack him, which so far the EVIDENCE points towards happening, then Zimmerman has a right to defend himself in the state of Florida any way he sees fit.

The guy was a moron, and had he not been such a daft dickhead the kid would still be alive.

 

[Dolph'sZiggler]

8:00 = the middle of the night? He was watching a basketball game and was making a quick trip to a convenient store to pick up some Skittles during halftime. WHAT A HOODLUM.

And you didn't address my third point at all. Whether Martin did or did not attack him is beside the point I was making. Zimmerman was told not to follow him, and did it anyway. Had he stayed put like he was told to and waited on the actual police to arrive, none of this happens.

 

[#Heel1]

8:00 = the middle of the night? He was watching a basketball game and was making a quick trip to a convenient store to pick up some Skittles during halftime. WHAT A HOODLUM.

No, it's not the middle of the night. I guess I can't relate because I live in a rural area and just drive to those places.

And you didn't address my third point at all. Whether Martin did or did not attack him is beside the point I was making. Zimmerman was told not to follow him, and did it anyway. Had he stayed put like he was told to and waited on the actual police to arrive, none of this happens.

He should have listened to the dispatcher and stayed put. Still, following Trayvon was not the crime. What happened when they confronted each other is where it happened. So, could this all have been prevented if Zimmerman listened in the first place? Yes. Did Trayvon attack first or did Zimmerman initiate the cofrontation? We really don't know yet. Everything we do know so far would point to Zimmerman, but there isn't enough evidence to prove who started the final fight. This is why the cops let him go. They probably felt the same way everyone else does, but we don't live in the 1800s, we can't just hang someone because people accuse them of something.

 

[Crayo]

Someone starts a fight here, you either run or you fight back (fists only). No deaths happen because of a fight starting, this is why America's gun law is Blue.

 

[Stopspot]

I'm gonna side with Crayo. Americas gunlaws are some of the most retarted laws I've ever heard. I know they are there to protect people but the reason so many people die by guns in the US is because they are so simple to get a hold of in the US.

 

[Dolph'sZiggler]

Someone starts a fight here, you either run or you fight back (fists only). No deaths happen because of a fight starting, this is why America's gun law is Blue.

While American gun laws are Blue, this is a Florida state law that allows you to use deadly force if you feel threatened. "Stand your ground" is the most Blue shit I've ever heard of in my life.