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In reply to the discussion: So the Zimmerman trial boils down to this [View all]MillennialDem
(2,367 posts)41. It's in the timeline. Not sure if it has been brought in court, you are right on that count.
At an unverified time, Trayvon Martin walks from the home where he is staying to get snacks from a nearby 7-Eleven.[7]
6:24:18 PM A store video shows Martin purchasing a bag of Skittles and an Arizona Watermelon Fruit Juice Cocktail. (Commonly referred to in the media and protests as Arizona Iced Tea)[8][9][10][11][12]
6:54 - 7:12 Martin has an 18-minute cell phone call with a girl (reported to be his girlfriend) that gets disconnected.[11][13]
7:09:34 - 7:13:41 George Zimmerman calls the Sanford Police Department (SPD) from his truck; total time of the call is 4 minutes 7 seconds.[14]
7:11:33 Zimmerman tells the police dispatcher that Trayvon Martin is running.
7:11:59 In reply to the dispatcher's question, "Are you following him?" Zimmerman says, "Yes." Dispatcher states, "OK, we don't need you to do that." Zimmerman replies, "OK."
7:12:00 - 7:12:59 The girl calls Martin again at some point during this minute.[15]
7:13:10 Zimmerman says he does not know where Martin is.
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7:13:41 Zimmerman's call to Sanford police ends.[15]
7:16:00 - 7:16:59 Martin's call from the girl goes dead during this minute.[15][16]
7:16:11 First 911 call from witness about a fight, calls for help heard.[17]
7:16:55 Gunshot heard on 911 call.[18]
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Trayvon was fighting for his life against a gun-toting vigilante who STALKED him
Skittles
Jun 2013
#9
I carried an opened pocketknife when being followed in the city and if he'd come closer I'd not had
uppityperson
Jun 2013
#57
Furthermore, Fearing for your life after starting shit is not ok, like zimmy did
uppityperson
Jun 2013
#58
It's in the timeline. Not sure if it has been brought in court, you are right on that count.
MillennialDem
Jun 2013
#41
Possible, or possible he didn't know where he was going / got lost. It was raining and dark.
MillennialDem
Jun 2013
#43
That Trayvon Martin ran away from Zimmerman and it took approx ~5 min for them to make contact again
MillennialDem
Jun 2013
#56
except that, according to the autopsy report, martin had NONE of zimmy's dna on him, except
niyad
Jun 2013
#4
well, the autopsy says no dna on martin--the nose incident could have happened any time, and the
niyad
Jun 2013
#13
Thanks. That's even more of a compliment since it came before I fixed the quotes :)
arcane1
Jun 2013
#24
The short answer: he started it. He was seeking an altercation and it didn't go as he planned.
arcane1
Jun 2013
#86
Next time you see a bigot, you should punch him and try that rationale in court...
Pelican
Jun 2013
#73
Highly likely I would not make it to court. Most gun toters/lovers/cultists are bigots.
Hoyt
Jun 2013
#85
Trayvon RAN for 5 minutes after Zimmerman was "stalking" him in his truck. If someone is
MillennialDem
Jun 2013
#38
Well, technically a middle aged gal had not been recently arrested for burglary in the neighborhood.
Pelican
Jun 2013
#75
according to the autopsy report, NO zimmy dna found on martin. wounds not consistent with
niyad
Jun 2013
#16
I saw some initial reports from witnesses that had Martin on top of Zimmerman...
Pelican
Jun 2013
#63
You can't use the P word because it it sexist and misogynistic. Unless you a d#@@.
WCLinolVir
Jun 2013
#79
Observers can make up their minds whenever they want. THAT is why jurors are different.
WinkyDink
Jun 2013
#104