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HolyMoley

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34. Who is "they", and why would you want "them" to riot?

Reply to NightWatcher (Reply #32)

Sun Jun 30, 2013, 12:56 PM

Jun 2013

Especially since it would not end well for "them" if "they" did?

How is that supposed to be getting "justice"?

Like rioting and chaos has ever worked in the past.

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Zimmerman - I wasn't following him, I was just walking in the same direction he was [View all] arely staircase Jun 2013 OP

Clever BeyondGeography Jun 2013 #1

besides not having the facts on his side arely staircase Jun 2013 #3

He is a total punk BeyondGeography Jun 2013 #6

oh really... SummerSnow Jun 2013 #2

Zimmerman clearly isn't the sharpest tool in the shed. Cali_Democrat Jun 2013 #7

Detective - jogging, trotting? Describe the run. arely staircase Jun 2013 #12

911 dispatch: Are you following him? Cali_Democrat Jun 2013 #4

Detective 1 - he's telling you to go back to your car and now you want to pretend, well not pretend arely staircase Jun 2013 #9

If he's not found guilty, I hope they'll riot NightWatcher Jun 2013 #5

Seriously? You're encouraging a riot? NaturalHigh Jun 2013 #31

In hoping the people get justice NightWatcher Jun 2013 #32

Who is "they", and why would you want "them" to riot? HolyMoley Jun 2013 #34

You take away people's hope and any chance at justice Downtown Hound Jun 2013 #38

IDK about anyone else here, Jamaal510 Jun 2013 #8

agreed sad-cafe Jun 2013 #17

oh, i think zimmerman deserves the presumtion of innocence arely staircase Jun 2013 #18

That's what I've thought from the very beginning. yardwork Jun 2013 #36

bullshit. nt DesertFlower Jun 2013 #10

welp, that tape should do it. Guilty quinnox Jun 2013 #11

I know arely staircase Jun 2013 #14

Serino thought he should have been charged csziggy Jun 2013 #29

WOW riverwalker Jun 2013 #13

"you got out of the car to follow him?" riverwalker Jun 2013 #15

yep arely staircase Jun 2013 #16

Zimmerman - I walk around WalMart all the time and no one has ever seen it. arely staircase Jun 2013 #19

Thanks for the transcript and that made me laugh in a really sad sort of way. uppityperson Jun 2013 #27

I know, isn't the walmart quote the funniest dark humor thing EVER? arely staircase Jun 2013 #28

Remember, Florida, black victim, gun loving citizens! n-t Logical Jun 2013 #20

yeah, i know. arely staircase Jun 2013 #21

I hope too. And think it will be guilty! But only one idiot out of 6 worries me. nt Logical Jun 2013 #22

if there is a hung jury, they will re-try arely staircase Jun 2013 #23

True! n-t Logical Jun 2013 #24

I would be absolutely amazed if they re-tried in the event of a hung jury. Nye Bevan Jun 2013 #33

He looked like he was on drugs because he was looking around as he walked. And looking at a truck uppityperson Jun 2013 #25

John Guy, the lead prosecutor said in his opening statement that arely staircase Jun 2013 #26

"looking around as he walked" - that is every tourist that comes to Florida csziggy Jun 2013 #30

Zimmerman had lived there for three years and still didn't know the neighborhood. nyquil_man Jun 2013 #35

Especially at dark and in the rain. yardwork Jun 2013 #37

Not to mention mercuryblues Jun 2013 #40

imo: Zimmerman is guilty. In_The_Wind Jun 2013 #39

I think Serino summed up everything in what could be used in the closing statement by mjr1114 Jul 2013 #41