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31. Nope, georgie grabbed his gun and took off after an unarmed kid. Anything Martin might have done

Sat Jul 13, 2013, 01:38 PM

Jul 2013

was reasonable in response to the bigot with a gun.

Zman's response was not reasonable. Clearly a reasonable armed person would not have been in fear of their life, but an armed bigot would attempt to claim that when they have no other defense for shooting a kid in cold blood.

Hopefully the jurors are not like Zman's defenders.

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Zimmerman: Just play the dispatch conversation and sit down. [View all] kpete Jul 2013 OP

My kick of this OP is not because this is new information, but to encourage those of us Ninga Jul 2013 #1

. libodem Jul 2013 #2

John Guy pokerfan Jul 2013 #26

Thank you all american girl Jul 2013 #41

Zimmerman's voice is slow and dopey, I'm not sure he's "all there". Is it just me? NYC_SKP Jul 2013 #3

There is something wrong with Zimmerman. He has a history of violence and blaming other people. yardwork Jul 2013 #6

All that and he is allowed to have a gun? NYC_SKP Jul 2013 #8

The whole country is awash in guns and we're not allowed to say anything about it. yardwork Jul 2013 #10

So many children killed in households by guns not properly secured or just carelessly left lumpy Jul 2013 #37

I was living in Colorado 20 some odd years ago all american girl Jul 2013 #42

I was unaware of this NJCher Jul 2013 #13

Too many unsupervised people with mental problems in this country. Zimmerman is an example. lumpy Jul 2013 #38

And none of that was allowed in mzmolly Jul 2013 #29

My opinion precisely. In addition, he has this kind of confused look on his face. JDPriestly Jul 2013 #12

"reptile reaction" Yep. NYC_SKP Jul 2013 #14

all through the trial he reminded me of a puff adder TorchTheWitch Jul 2013 #17

That IS a depraved state of mind. Kablooie Jul 2013 #4

Need we say more. John2 Jul 2013 #5

If a stranger chases you and you defend yourself with bare hands, Kablooie Jul 2013 #15

And you can hear zimmerman huffing and puffing and his footsteps as he runs after trayvon. bushisanidiot Jul 2013 #21

Oh, but Trayvon had a curb! klook Jul 2013 #24

Oh no, my friend, he had a big sidewalk.... all american girl Jul 2013 #43

"He's got something in his hands" and Zimmerman was thinking that something livetohike Jul 2013 #7

Yep, snd i would bet zimmerman had his gun drawn as he chased trayvon. bushisanidiot Jul 2013 #22

I remember hearing about a study that said that if you carry a gun you think others do also. all american girl Jul 2013 #44

If you got a chip on your shoulder....stalk a kid .....get up in his face, jessie04 Jul 2013 #9

OK, Zimmerman mentions that Trayvon Martin is black -- twice. JDPriestly Jul 2013 #11

And you know John2 Jul 2013 #18

Yes. But you never know. That gum-spitting motorist might be a terrible racist and JDPriestly Jul 2013 #19

I never heard that.... all american girl Jul 2013 #45

" These assholes...they always get away" jessie04 Jul 2013 #16

K&R!! hue Jul 2013 #20

Why the bold emphasis on "HE LOOKS BLACK" ? HolyMoley Jul 2013 #23

I was wondering that too... Bay Boy Jul 2013 #53

. blkmusclmachine Jul 2013 #25

The neighbor's 911 call with screams in the background did it for me. NYC_SKP Jul 2013 #27

I don't either... TeeYiYi Jul 2013 #34

Main problem is ceonupe Jul 2013 #28

We dont know exactly how it started BUT jessie04 Jul 2013 #30

Nope, georgie grabbed his gun and took off after an unarmed kid. Anything Martin might have done Hoyt Jul 2013 #31

There is only 2 ways, as I see it (and I'm not the most clever person) that Trayvon could see all american girl Jul 2013 #48

The old RW 'emotion' ploy. Kingofalldems Jul 2013 #33

Trayvon was standing his ground. GZ is guilty of homicide and of a hate crime. NYC_SKP Jul 2013 #36

Travon can not assault GZ ceonupe Jul 2013 #55

I hate that kind of thing anomiep Jul 2013 #49

REPEATEDLY Following someone in FL is stalking, it doesn't matter the time span either just as long uponit7771 Jul 2013 #58

Wrong if it was trust the state would have charged GZ ceonupe Jul 2013 #60

You definitely have a right to defend yourself. reusrename Jul 2013 #59

by law you are wrong even if your emotions would be judged by many as ceonupe Jul 2013 #61

It's absolutely right. reusrename Jul 2013 #62

Fucking "coons" is what he says burnodo Jul 2013 #32

That motherfucker. I called this a hate crime from the beginning. NYC_SKP Jul 2013 #35

Listening to the dispatcher tape I heard Zimmerman in a low voice say what sounded like lumpy Jul 2013 #40

I heard that...I hope the jury heard that. jessie04 Jul 2013 #47

That was always as clear as day to me. nt. polly7 Jul 2013 #46

Definitely. Its very clear. bunnies Jul 2013 #50

THANK YOU, BURNODO! That's EXACTLY what he says. There is a LONG U sound, not a Ecumenist Jul 2013 #57

� What is that...? TeeYiYi Jul 2013 #39

a murderer. bunnies Jul 2013 #56

"late teens" bunnies Jul 2013 #51

Of course, he knew. displacedtexan Jul 2013 #52

That and.. bunnies Jul 2013 #54