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Fri Jul 12, 2013, 10:35 PM

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The black kid hung around too long. [View all] Raven Jul 2013 OP

I'm with you curlyred Jul 2013 #1

women and children need to learn their place in the new old america elehhhhna Jul 2013 #107

Indeed, Ma'am: 'Don't Let The Sun Set On You In This County, ******' The Magistrate Jul 2013 #2

Sundown towns, indeed. nt Nay Jul 2013 #101

Have faith. At least five mothers sit on that jury Blackford Jul 2013 #3

I hope so! n/t Raven Jul 2013 #4

Zimmerman is a son, too, don't forget. Would one of those mothers' sons make a mistake... Honeycombe8 Jul 2013 #9

I diasgree with you and will leave it at that. n/t Blackford Jul 2013 #12

True, but most people accept that Ilsa Jul 2013 #13

Absolutely. I think so, too. TM was only 17. I remember being 17....not exactly mature.nt Honeycombe8 Jul 2013 #21

He was barely 17 bushisanidiot Jul 2013 #16

Your info is way off slaveringpalavering Jul 2013 #48

Wrong. The coroner said there were no scrapes, cuts or bruises on trayvons hands. bushisanidiot Jul 2013 #49

What coroner? slaveringpalavering Jul 2013 #52

It was a little scratch on one of his forefingers. ReRe Jul 2013 #55

if you reached any harder or longer chillfactor Jul 2013 #73

Trayon had one teeny weeny injury on his left finger.. chillfactor Jul 2013 #75

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no injuries because there was no beating..... chillfactor Jul 2013 #88

I didnt realze there was one little scratch found. bushisanidiot Jul 2013 #113

I want you to do a little experiment for us libodem Jul 2013 #122

That is not accurate anomiep Jul 2013 #96

You didn't see the photo of the body on Gawker today, I guess brush Jul 2013 #51

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You call those grass stains brush Jul 2013 #76

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If I was straddling a big body and punching and bashing and exerting all brush Jul 2013 #83

NOT GRASS STAINS! n/t chillfactor Jul 2013 #85

do you live in a nut-gun bubble? chillfactor Jul 2013 #77

Welcome Back! RandiFan1290 Jul 2013 #102

And another troll billh58 Jul 2013 #148

I'm afraid the evidence clinches it: GZ was beaten up to some extent; TM was not. Honeycombe8 Jul 2013 #133

Zero proof for that claim. bushisanidiot Jul 2013 #136

Huh? Are you living in a bubble? The prosecution CONCEDES GZ's injuries. Honeycombe8 Jul 2013 #137

His injuries came from someone other than the murdered child bushisanidiot Jul 2013 #141

There was a child there? I thought there was just the adult male and the teenager. nt Honeycombe8 Jul 2013 #142

He had been 16 two weeks prior. Junior in high school bushisanidiot Jul 2013 #145

He was a child. You are mistaken TNNurse Jul 2013 #19

TM wasn't a child. He was old enough to get married & join the army. He was a late teen. Honeycombe8 Jul 2013 #135

He 16 2 weeks before he was stalked and murdered bushisanidiot Jul 2013 #138

There is no conviction of stalking and murdering in this case. Honeycombe8 Jul 2013 #140

High school junior, on the honor roll bushisanidiot Jul 2013 #143

He was not 18. He could not vote. He was a child. TNNurse Jul 2013 #147

7, 17, 27, 50 moonlady0623 Jul 2013 #30

He was 16 years old and 21 days brush Jul 2013 #50

I think a mother would disagree with you on that. vaberella Jul 2013 #64

A seventeen year old is not an adult. murielm99 Jul 2013 #65

he was about my size hfojvt Jul 2013 #74

So now you are changing terms? murielm99 Jul 2013 #92

murdering a child isn't a "mistake" TorchTheWitch Jul 2013 #123

From what I've seen of the closing argument, it wasn't very good. Honeycombe8 Jul 2013 #5

That's a big stretch Blackford Jul 2013 #15

the prosecution's closing arguments... chillfactor Jul 2013 #79

In those 4 minutes George Zimmerman decided to kill the black kid. Premeditated? gordianot Jul 2013 #6

Shit! Good point! Defense might have suggested that Raven Jul 2013 #7

The "Why didn't he get home in 4 minutes" argument is beyond appalling alcibiades_mystery Jul 2013 #8

Why didn't GZ not head back to his truck then broiles Jul 2013 #11

Why did he get out of his truck? TNNurse Jul 2013 #20

What is so shameful about it? hfojvt Jul 2013 #78

there is NO CLEAR INDICATION chillfactor Jul 2013 #81

"Instead, he stayed around to attack?" brush Jul 2013 #112

I think if there's anything to be taken out of this anomiep Jul 2013 #10

Are you African American? Blackford Jul 2013 #14

Well, we've seen what happened when he didn't call the cops. Honeycombe8 Jul 2013 #25

I don't think so. yardwork Jul 2013 #26

Of course. That's exactly what would've happened. The cops are on their way to look for TM... Honeycombe8 Jul 2013 #44

Ding dong the wicked witch is dead. madashelltoo Jul 2013 #53

I know. It's a shame. TM would be alive if he had. I'm not quick to call the cops, either. nt Honeycombe8 Jul 2013 #62

You so missed my point. madashelltoo Jul 2013 #63

Martin was 16 years old and 21 days, brush Jul 2013 #54

Trayvon Martin was a kid. JDPriestly Jul 2013 #59

not very familar with the cops in the town are you? chillfactor Jul 2013 #84

Hence anomiep Jul 2013 #28

and, now that I think of it anomiep Jul 2013 #38

Many people learn not to trust police. nt RedCappedBandit Jul 2013 #23

. . . and for good reason. nt Lex Jul 2013 #24

And some people are taught that, I'm sure, because of others' experiences Honeycombe8 Jul 2013 #27

What basis do you have for saying that Trayvon didn't think this was a dangerous situation? yardwork Jul 2013 #32

No. It's from the evidence I saw on tv. The testimony. Honeycombe8 Jul 2013 #37

There's no evidence that Zimmerman's nose was broken. The photos show two little cuts on the tip. yardwork Jul 2013 #46

I didn't say it was broken. It was busted (up). The photos are in evidence. Nose swollen & bleeding. Honeycombe8 Jul 2013 #47

It's not settled that Martin approached zimmerman brush Jul 2013 #57

BTW, does anyone know who took those pictures of GZ with the bloodied swollen nose.... ReRe Jul 2013 #60

I assumed the police, but I don't know. nt Honeycombe8 Jul 2013 #61

I recall that the photo of the back/top of his head Adsos Letter Jul 2013 #69

Thanks for the info.. ;-) ReRe Jul 2013 #72

Oh, yeah. I remember the neighbor saying he took photos. nt Honeycombe8 Jul 2013 #131

Sounds like you're confusing evidence with testimony brush Jul 2013 #111

Testimony is evidence anomiep Jul 2013 #126

I don't think it is settled. I don't even think that is what happened notadmblnd Jul 2013 #130

You can only believe otherwise if you disregard the evidence. I listed the evidence. Honeycombe8 Jul 2013 #132

I have to disregard the evidence as GZ provides it notadmblnd Jul 2013 #144

Sounds like you're a zimmerman supporter brush Jul 2013 #56

+1 yardwork Jul 2013 #100

Shoulda Coulda Blah, Blah, Blah otohara Jul 2013 #31

Offensive Closing otohara Jul 2013 #17

The prosecutor should have adieu Jul 2013 #18

Emmet Till is incredibly relevant, jury aside. Exactly the same sociopathy writ large. byronius Jul 2013 #22

If you think the case is valid, there is no need to try to exaggerate by calling TM a child. Honeycombe8 Jul 2013 #33

He sure looked like a child to me. RedCappedBandit Jul 2013 #39

Look up the definition in the dictionary. Look up age to join the army. Age to get married. Honeycombe8 Jul 2013 #40

I looked up the definition. RedCappedBandit Jul 2013 #41

Dictionary quakerboy Jul 2013 #149

I'm a high school teacher Nevernose Jul 2013 #43

+1 Starry Messenger Jul 2013 #71

But, I think that a 17-year-old has to have parental consent. JDPriestly Jul 2013 #45

Correct. Adsos Letter Jul 2013 #70

My husband signed up at 17, and that was long ago. JDPriestly Jul 2013 #89

Me too, over 40 years ago. Adsos Letter Jul 2013 #90

I signed my delayed enlistment anomiep Jul 2013 #93

No. Most people consider underage teenagers to be children. gollygee Jul 2013 #105

What an obtuse point. n/t byronius Jul 2013 #150

Zimmerman and his supporters are defending their right to kill any black male. yardwork Jul 2013 #29

I haven't read that. There's a group of GZ supporters defending rt to kill black males? Link? Honeycombe8 Jul 2013 #34

By your posts brush Jul 2013 #58

+1 HiPointDem Jul 2013 #36

I don't know anomiep Jul 2013 #95

People who insist that "both sides are equally at fault" are a big part of the problem. yardwork Jul 2013 #98

Please show me where I claimed that anomiep Jul 2013 #121

OMG! I'm with you Raven...I hope the mothers can apply justice. nt snappyturtle Jul 2013 #35

Under the defense theory, if Zimmerman had been killed, Trayvon Martin would have been acting JDPriestly Jul 2013 #42

Are you hoping that these mothers on the jury are prejudiced based flvegan Jul 2013 #66

there was a life in the balance...Trayvon's.. chillfactor Jul 2013 #87

So you were there? flvegan Jul 2013 #91

If he gets the maximum (Murder II)... ReRe Jul 2013 #67

that he hung around so long hfojvt Jul 2013 #82

You're fuckin kidding me right?! He hung around because it was HIS FUCKIN NEIGHBORHOOD!! uponit7771 Jul 2013 #94

He has a right to be in his neighboorhood, but if trayvon was scared, why would he stick around? Travis_0004 Jul 2013 #103

Because he thought he lost Zimmerman. all american girl Jul 2013 #108

It doesn't indicate that to me at all. All kinds of other explanations are more likely. yardwork Jul 2013 #99

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Easily. There are no lights along that path between the units. yardwork Jul 2013 #114

He told his friend that he lost Zimmerman, he just went to doing what he was before all american girl Jul 2013 #110

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There's absolutely nothing wrong with being out for a walk at 7 pm on a Sunday evening. yardwork Jul 2013 #119

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What absolute drivel. yardwork Jul 2013 #124

Zimmerman wasn't on his phone at that point Nevernose Jul 2013 #125

Zimmerman had to hang up at that point, polly7 Jul 2013 #134

To me, it indicates he was hiding gollygee Jul 2013 #106

That so totally sucks! In_The_Wind Jul 2013 #97

Yes. And like Trayvon should have just led a creepy person back to.. Little Star Jul 2013 #109

Somehow the racists have to find a way to make this all Trayvon's fault. yardwork Jul 2013 #115

Makes this lily white woman ashamed. ugh! Little Star Jul 2013 #117

Me too. yardwork Jul 2013 #118

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Oh they were real Rstrstx Jul 2013 #128

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disgusting victim blaming BainsBane Jul 2013 #139

The Gungeoneers billh58 Jul 2013 #146