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Showing Original Post only (View all)Hernandez bought "blue cotton candy flavored bubblegum" the night he (allegedly ) brutally executed [View all]
executed a man by pumping five .45 cal slugs into his chest.
Why am I mentioning this? Because I've seen hundreds of the "skittles and iced tea" reference as if to convey some air of innocence and normalcy about Trayvon Martin. It is a false association... please don't try to evoke sympathy for someone by pointing out normal, every day activity that anyone would engage in as some kind of evidence of innocence.
Z may or may not be guilty of murder and I hope the truth comes out... then let the chips fall etc. I am not rooting for a conviction or exoneration... I'm rooting for the truth of what happened that night to come to light and that justice is served accordingly.
Perhaps the oddest detail of the case, though, is that one of the key pieces of evidence, it seems, is a piece of blue cotton candy Bubblicious bubble gum. Prosecutors said in court today they can prove Hendandez purchased that gum at a gas station hours before the murder. Who cares about gum? you may be asking yourself right now.
http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2013/06/aaron-hernandez-blue-cotton-candy-bubblegum?mbid=social_twitter
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Hernandez bought "blue cotton candy flavored bubblegum" the night he (allegedly ) brutally executed [View all]
Mr. Blue Sky
Jun 2013
OP
I'm thinking DU needs a minimum post count before being able to post threads.
Democracyinkind
Jun 2013
#1
Hey, gay relationships were compared to marriage to a plant by a poster with over 50k posts
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2013
#18
Mirt got rid of two others and I have alerted a member of Mirt about this one.
hrmjustin
Jun 2013
#38
there is a difference. Hernandez was armed and intended to shoot it. Martin was simply thirsty and
appleannie1
Jun 2013
#2
My understanding is that this is mentioned because the wrappers to this kind of gum
senseandsensibility
Jun 2013
#5
Because the killer suggested to police dispatch that his victim was armed. That's why
notadmblnd
Jun 2013
#29
Hernandez had a gun AND a .45 Glock. Trayvon had only the Skittles and tea. Do you see a difference?
11 Bravo
Jun 2013
#14
These two poster were banned today for peddling this Zimmerman is innocent crap.
hrmjustin
Jun 2013
#32