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In reply to the discussion: I've never believed that Trayvon ran up on Z to throw the "first punch." [View all]John2
(2,730 posts)you stated in relation to violence is hearsay, off his personal social media accounts. It is not fact or evidence. You can go on social media accounts right now between kids communicating about the thug life or brandishing a gun just for the image of it, because they think it is glamorous or something. Do you know anything about rap or the hiphop generation? That is why they couldn't understand Jeantel. The defense took advantage of that bravado and imagery, and tried to misuse it. They couldn't actually come up with any witnesses Trayvon ever beat up anybody. Don't you think, he would have had a criminal record of assaults if he did?
The only record they came up with is a pipe with marijuana residue in it. What was the last Polls or research now on how many teenage kids have smoked pot now? And isn't it legal now in some states? So what was so abnormal about a teenager smoking pot?
Then there is this being caught with female jewelry and some screw driver as a burglary tool. He claimed the jewelry belong to a friend and it was never proven as stolen. You sure Trayvon didn't have a lot of girl friends at his age?
Then there was the time he got caught writing Graffitti on the school walls. Are those the things you are referring to, that Trayvon Martin got suspended for? What is so violent about those?
Now lets look at Zimmerman's record. This is not hearsay but a criminal record or events of violence by an Adult male. Trayvon by the way was still considered a juvenile. Assault against a police officer, and got downgraded after plea bargaining with the prosecutor. A restraining order for domestic violence against his ex. An alleged incident with another motorist in which the motorist claimed Zimmerman acted like he wanted to attack him. Allegedely the motorist claimed Zimmerman called the police on him for spitting gum out of his car window, and Zimmerman started rear ending his car all the way to his house. Zimmerman claimed he called the police because the motorist spitted on his car. The police didn't file charges on either man, but apparently there is a record of it. There are also records of 911 calls, Zimmerman apparently made claims against other people on minor things, which upsetted him.