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Blue_Tires

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22. All I've ever wanted was justice

Fri May 18, 2012, 11:50 AM

May 2012

Because there, by the grace of clichéd god, go I and every other black male walking in a neighborhood minding our own business...It's the extremist gun nutters who have decided to make Zimmerman into their personal jesus and morph this case into the 21st century Bernie Goetz shootings...They truly want to remind us that even with the presidency, the black man's life in this country is just as cheap as it ever was...

At the bare minimum I just want Zimmerman to have to admit he had no cause whatsoever to follow Martin and call 911...And with all the twists/new facts/spin/distortion/bullshit that has come out in the media and on the internet, there has been nothing to dispute that, even from his staunchest defenders...

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i've seen this picture all over the news this a.m. [View all] spanone May 2012 OP

sigh! HappyMe May 2012 #1

Nobody is denying that Trayvon is dead mactime May 2012 #2

assault????? how about self-defense....zimmerman approached martin, not the other way around. spanone May 2012 #3

It was all about assault. But the question is by who? A Simple Game May 2012 #43

you keep moving the goal posts here maddezmom May 2012 #5

Nice catch. n/t alittlelark May 2012 #13

What goalposts? mactime May 2012 #15

really? I think you do understand. maddezmom May 2012 #16

your post mactime May 2012 #17

Initially you suggest that Trayvon confronted Zimmerman. EOTE May 2012 #21

Zimmerman's injuries mactime May 2012 #24

Assault is a CRIME. Defending yourself is not a crime. EOTE May 2012 #26

But he did. mactime May 2012 #29

ZIMMERMAN CONFRONTED TRAYVON. EOTE May 2012 #31

Never suggested he did not leave his car mactime May 2012 #32

He's a murderer because he pursued, with a gun, an innocent, unarmed kid EOTE May 2012 #34

Clearly false, since his car was not in an interior courtyard alcibiades_mystery May 2012 #36

So Trayvon confronted Zippy in his car? Bake May 2012 #47

Not in his car mactime May 2012 #48

"at his car" in an interior courtyard? Then the car magically moved out to the street later? uppityperson May 2012 #51

Tray did not confront Zimmy at his car, unless the car was driven between buildings to the back yard uppityperson May 2012 #50

One cannot assault someone after they are stalked. "We don't need you to do that..." ScreamingMeemie May 2012 #7

No it doesn't and there were NO indications Martin was in a fight or through a punch uponit7771 May 2012 #9

I've never denied he FOUGHT JustAnotherGen May 2012 #11

Trayvon didn't assault Zimmerman obamanut2012 May 2012 #12

Apologist abelenkpe May 2012 #33

Nice logo there LiberalArkie May 2012 #4

I don't usually see dead bodies on the news, and I don't think it would add any information anyway. ZombieHorde May 2012 #6

superficial wounds versus a fatal gunshot? perspective if nothing else. spanone May 2012 #8

if mr zimmerman was fearful for his life, he could have jumped in his car and drove off. ScreamingMeemie May 2012 #10

"if mr zimmerman was fearful for his life, he could have jumped in his car and drove off" ZombieHorde May 2012 #14

We do know that Zimmerman left his vehicle with a pistol on his person.. Fumesucker May 2012 #19

After being told, "We don't need you to do that." ScreamingMeemie May 2012 #25

I have no idea what Zimmerman would have done without his pistol. ZombieHorde May 2012 #42

All I've ever wanted was justice Blue_Tires May 2012 #22

Good reply. nt ZombieHorde May 2012 #41

But you are right; there are two clearly diverging camps on DU about this... Blue_Tires May 2012 #45

Oh boo hoo. My cat has caused worse injuries... ProfessionalLeftist May 2012 #18

How does this picture sync with the video from the police station KurtNYC May 2012 #20

I wondered that too KansDem May 2012 #23

it is the same jacket KurtNYC May 2012 #30

EMT report says they cleaned him up at the scene - DU discussion thread here slackmaster May 2012 #52

hmm, who do I feel sorrier for? him or the kid he killed? WI_DEM May 2012 #27

LOL! The Doctor. May 2012 #28

It is strange how none of that is there Rex May 2012 #35

Prosecutor wouldn't do that. Tommy_Carcetti May 2012 #37

so they release photos which seem to bolster Zimmerman's story? librechik May 2012 #39

Not sure as to the context of how that got released. Tommy_Carcetti May 2012 #40

I had far, far, far more blood magical thyme May 2012 #38

I had far more blood when I bumped my head RockaFowler May 2012 #46

Excellent post malaise May 2012 #44

This is NOT what was shown DiverDave May 2012 #49