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As we don't know the exact situation, elleng Mar 2012 #1
people did call the cops, they were scared JI7 Mar 2012 #2
Eh, I guess...reminds me this though Joe the Revelator Mar 2012 #3
I was just thinking of her. I remember arthritisR_US Mar 2012 #6
At least in that case someone called out for the attacker to stop...which he did... Joe the Revelator Mar 2012 #7
actually the difference is that people did call for help unlike Kitty Genovese JI7 Mar 2012 #8
Do you think if some of the adults had arthritisR_US Mar 2012 #14
i think he might have shot them also maybe JI7 Mar 2012 #16
He seems like a weak person....almost like a kid..if an adult had told him to stop... Joe the Revelator Mar 2012 #17
That was my impression of him too. n/t arthritisR_US Mar 2012 #20
There wasn't much time between when they saw or heard the screams and the gunshot. sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #74
The 13 year old wanted to help him. NOLALady Mar 2012 #4
I have not heard about this... Joe the Revelator Mar 2012 #5
The article I've seen claimed that this 13 year old saw a man in red shirt on the ground. LisaL Mar 2012 #55
Me too, it was the first thing I said when I heard the 13 year old's account. nt Ecumenist Mar 2012 #58
Me too, it was the first thing I said when I heard the 13 year old's account. nt Ecumenist Mar 2012 #58
Here is the 13 year old talking about it.... Catherine Vincent Mar 2012 #75
Have we proven who was screaming? Tejas Mar 2012 #9
.....why would the guy with a gun be screaming for his life? Joe the Revelator Mar 2012 #11
I'll take that as a "I have no clue". Tejas Mar 2012 #19
Respectfully I have to disagree, I don't think arthritisR_US Mar 2012 #24
Like the cop in the video, Tejas Mar 2012 #71
Anything is possible, point taken. :). n/t arthritisR_US Mar 2012 #78
One witness said he was being emilyg Mar 2012 #21
Again, how does a guy who followed this kid, and who had a gun get attacked? Joe the Revelator Mar 2012 #22
Not making an impilication - just emilyg Mar 2012 #66
uh, maybe he hadn't drawn his gun yet. Tejas Mar 2012 #72
Zimmerman stalked, followed, chased, accosted, and killed Trayvon Cali_Democrat Mar 2012 #40
Just reporting what emilyg Mar 2012 #67
Respectfully, what's being reported in the Florida news stranger81 Mar 2012 #77
Exactly. jwirr Mar 2012 #68
Trayvon's mother recognized the screams on the 911 call, were her son. Vanje Mar 2012 #23
No, it hasn't been proven. LisaL Mar 2012 #52
Cite: Trayvon's Mother. She has said this on every single K Gardner Mar 2012 #64
MY BABY DIDN'T DO NOTHING!!!!1!1! (Facebook thug-pose incl) Tejas Mar 2012 #73
What does that photo prove,other than the fact that Martin... Joe the Revelator Mar 2012 #79
They did better than in the Kitty Genovese case. But not by much. nt BOHICA12 Mar 2012 #10
Oh give me a freaking break. LisaL Mar 2012 #53
The whole thing makes me want to cry endlessly for him, his parents, our country. efhmc Mar 2012 #12
Devil's advocate here. flvegan Mar 2012 #13
From the 911 calls I heard, there was at least a couple of minutes between.... Joe the Revelator Mar 2012 #15
Okay, but what would you have had someone do? flvegan Mar 2012 #28
Yelling at him, telling him to stop, breaking the power trip he was on. Nt Joe the Revelator Mar 2012 #29
Laughable solution. flvegan Mar 2012 #31
I'm not in law enforcement, but how is it laughable? Or not a better option then doing nothing? Joe the Revelator Mar 2012 #35
Lunatic, stop! flvegan Mar 2012 #42
Yes, it very well could have. Joe the Revelator Mar 2012 #45
Hmmm. Laughable X 2. flvegan Mar 2012 #47
Thanks for your stunning insight, but you are completely ignoring human nature Joe the Revelator Mar 2012 #48
Dare I ask????? flvegan Mar 2012 #61
Quite right, elleng Mar 2012 #51
Nothing laughable at all. elleng Mar 2012 #49
So you see two people fighting, and your suggestion is what? LisaL Mar 2012 #54
Police officers, off duty, know how to handle situations like this. elleng Mar 2012 #56
They did call 911. LisaL Mar 2012 #60
Right, some did, elleng Mar 2012 #62
They could have decompressed the situation arthritisR_US Mar 2012 #18
How exactly does that work? Without possibly getting shot, too? n/t X_Digger Mar 2012 #25
By asking questions and not breaking arthritisR_US Mar 2012 #27
Haven't broken up many fights have you? n/t X_Digger Mar 2012 #32
Actually I have. n/t arthritisR_US Mar 2012 #34
Somehow, I doubt it. n/t X_Digger Mar 2012 #37
Entirely your prerogative :). n/t arthritisR_US Mar 2012 #43
I once stood with another woman between a fight between a bully and some innocent victims. I jwirr Mar 2012 #69
Yell, yes, call 911, yes. X_Digger Mar 2012 #70
Really? flvegan Mar 2012 #30
"They" aren't anything, since we are speaking arthritisR_US Mar 2012 #38
"They could have decompressed the situation" flvegan Mar 2012 #44
I would have soothed this heart with the power of interpretive dance. nt ZombieHorde Mar 2012 #33
I would pay to see that :). n/t arthritisR_US Mar 2012 #36
I hate you. flvegan Mar 2012 #46
Psycho with a gun willing to murder an unarmed kid half his size.... Cali_Democrat Mar 2012 #26
Damn shame nobody sniped the fucker. TheKentuckian Mar 2012 #39
Kitty Genovese and Columbine fightforfreedom123 Mar 2012 #41
Need I point out that Zimmerman had a gun? LisaL Mar 2012 #50
You know, I believe that had someone attempted to come to Trayvon's aid, their would have Ecumenist Mar 2012 #57
I think we would be talking about mass murder if people did come to Trevon's aid. Kalidurga Mar 2012 #63
I don't know. If you went into the street in the middle of an altercation, someone might feel ... Jim__ Mar 2012 #65
Several people called 911 because they heard someone screaming slackmaster Mar 2012 #76
Probably all happened too fast plus calling the police was the best way to help. nt Raine Mar 2012 #80
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