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In reply to the discussion: George Zimmerman Apologist Bingo nt [View all]jollyreaper2112
(1,941 posts)16. looking for a debunking
I found this on slashdot and it seems like winger talking points. A cursory web search only finds these same keywords in comments on news sites.
I watched the coverage gavel to gavel of the Zimmerman trial. What was on Trayvon Martin's phone is maybe the most damaging information of all to the State's case. It is incredibly damaging to Trayvon Martin and his family and introduces criminal findings against them.
The State withheld evidence that Trayvon Martin was dealing and using drugs, dealing illegal firearms, and was in possession of an illegal firearm. And that Trayvon Martin was into fighting and beating people up and had punched someone in the nose earlier that month. And that he had assaulted a public bus driver and the police showed up but the driver was told to continue his route and not press charges.
There is also significantly strong evidence that Trayvon Martin's father was working with his son to acquire illegal weapons and that his father's nickname 'Fruit' was used amongst organized gang circles. There are texts that mention buying and selling pistols. And even a photo of Trayvon holding an illegal pistol. The photo is all over the internet and is not hard to find. The State withheld all of this and forced the defending attorneys to run around in circles to obtain the phone data.
The judge also ruled that none of the phone data on Trayvon Martin's phone was admissible. Why? Because there was no hard proof that Trayvon was actually the one operating the phone when those messages were sent and received. And that "anyone could have been operating Trayvon's phone at any time". The phone was DOUBLE password protected and took the State an entire year to crack. But the State said in court that even a "seven-year-old child could have cracked the phone and sent those messages". The judge agreed.
This case is disgusting. It is clear from top to bottom that it was rigged. When you have even the President of the United States deliberately poisoning the jury pool by commenting on the situation without knowing any discovery evidence years before a trial begins it is unreal. The State of Florida is out of control. This entire affair was a political theater event designed to win some elections.
Anyone have a debunking?
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ask every single civil rights activist murdered by the Klan in the Deep South
geek tragedy
Jul 2013
#5
The point is that predominantly white juries have a long history of excusing
geek tragedy
Jul 2013
#12
Well then, that video settles it. The problem is that juries are composed of people
RZM
Jul 2013
#24
More specific instructions with certain subjective determinations being taken out of
geek tragedy
Jul 2013
#39
Jury instructions need to be more concrete to take things out of their hands.
geek tragedy
Jul 2013
#53
Why is ANYTHING white on black always racist? And he's not even white anyway. Just an idiot.
7962
Jul 2013
#38
"where are all.the marches about... ...black-on-black crime"? In Boston and NYC
smartalek
Jul 2013
#107
What is confusing you about the likelyhood (sic) of the percentages in the chart?
TalkingDog
Jul 2013
#84
Just how do you read it any other way than percent when no baseline is given to compare to?
clffrdjk
Jul 2013
#92
I'll let you read the article for yourself, maybe the FBI can explain it to you.
TalkingDog
Jul 2013
#94
I'm glad you are less confused now. I wasn't, so I felt no need to add explanitory text.
TalkingDog
Jul 2013
#98
well, it doesn't feel any different than if it was the Klan 60 years ago
noiretextatique
Jul 2013
#100
It would be interesting to know what the jury was thinking I would understand if they never speak
gordianot
Jul 2013
#14
Because it's used to silence and demean people who have a problem with that decision
Scootaloo
Jul 2013
#18
Go back to the site you found this and ask the poster to provide proof backing up his/her post...
Spazito
Jul 2013
#29
There's a logical explanation for no blood on Trayvon's hands, even though Zim "beaten to pulp"!
ZRT2209
Jul 2013
#58
Consistency -- and intellectual integrity in general -- are not the wingers' forté.
smartalek
Jul 2013
#116
So which caused MORE racial discord? The satirical graphic? or Zim's acquittal itself?
Blue_Tires
Jul 2013
#103
You forgot "The media is fanning all of the racial flames!" - this one is
bullwinkle428
Jul 2013
#99