Neighborhood watch captain shoots innocent black youth and doesn't even get arrested - Page 188

Bump · 03-08-2012, 11:50 AM

This is some ****ED UP SHIT, they aren't sure if the racist neighborhood watch idiot should be arrested? If anything, local gangs might take notice of this and start shooting up that neighborhood or just random white neighborhoods. I could never live in the south, it's ridiculous. The guy shoots an innocent teen walking to the store to buy skittles. Should be life in prison, that's cold blood man.

http://news.yahoo.com/family-florida...044537742.html

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - The family of a 17-year-old African-American boy shot to death last month in his gated Florida community by a white Neighborhood Watch captain wants to see the captain arrested, the family's lawyer said on Wednesday.

Trayvon Martin was shot dead after he took a break from watching NBA All-Star game television coverage to walk 10 minutes to a convenience store to buy snacks including Skittles candy requested by his 13-year-old brother, Chad, the family's lawyer Ben Crump said.

"He was a good kid," Crump said in an interview, adding that the family would issue a call for the Watch captain's arrest at a news conference on Thursday. "On his way home, a Neighborhood Watch loose cannon shot and killed him."

[Related: Fla. teen avoids deportation]

Trayvon, who lived in Miami with his mother, had been visiting his father and stepmother in a gated townhome community called The Retreat at Twin Lakes in Sanford, 20 miles north of Orlando.

As Trayvon returned to the townhome, Sanford police received a 911 call reporting a suspicious person.

Although names are blacked out on the police report, Crump and media reports at the time of the shooting identified the caller as George Zimmerman who is listed in the community's newsletter as the Neighborhood Watch captain.

Without waiting for police to arrive, Crump said, Zimmerman confronted Trayvon, who was on the sidewalk near his home. By the time police got there, Trayvon was dead of a single gunshot to the chest.

"What do the police find in his pocket? Skittles," Crump said. "A can of Arizona ice tea in his jacket pocket and Skittles in his front pocket for his brother Chad."

Zimmerman could not be reached for comment on Wednesday evening at a phone number listed for him on the community's newsletter.

Crump said the family was concerned that police might decide to consider the shooting as self defense, and that police have ignored the family's request for a copy of the original 911 call, which they think will shed light on the incidents.

"If the 911 protocol across the country held to form here, they told him not to get involved. He disobeyed that order," said Ryan Julison, a spokesman for the family.

"He (Zimmerman) didn't have to get out of his car," said Crump, who has prepared a public records lawsuit to file on Thursday if the family doesn't get the 911 tape. "If he never gets out of his car, there is no reason for self-defense. Trayvon only has skittles. He has the gun."

Since Trayvon, a high school junior who wanted to be a pilot, was black and Zimmerman is white, Crump said race is "the 600 pound elephant in the room."

"Why is this kid suspicious in the first place? I think a stereotype must have been placed on the kid," Crump said.

(Editing By Cynthia Johnston and Peter Bohan)

blaise · 04-09-2012, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by HonestChieffan

Crosshairs again?

That's different because it, um, it, well it's different.

go bowe · 04-09-2012, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by blaise

That's different because it, um, it, well it's different.

that guy is not a politician...

it's not far-right people drawing the cross-hairs...

the guy is a white hispanic, how many white hispanics have you seen in cross-hairs?

for that matter, how many white hispanics have you seen?

InChiefsHell · 04-09-2012, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by go bowe

that guy is not a politician...

it's not far-right people drawing the cross-hairs...

the guy is a white hispanic, how many white hispanics have you seen in cross-hairs?

for that matter, how many white hispanics have you seen?

Every time I look in the mirror. Though I guess I'm the opposite of Zimmerman. I have a Spanish last name and ancestry, but I look pretty friggin' white.

**AustinChief** · 04-09-2012, 02:55 PM

NO Grand Jury, which only means they don't have enough evidence to pursue 1st degree murder charges.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...8b310bf1a1877c

My guess is that he will get charged with something ticky-tacky just to shut people up.

InChiefsHell · 04-09-2012, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by AustinChief

NO Grand Jury, which only means they don't have enough evidence to pursue 1st degree murder charges.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...8b310bf1a1877c

My guess is that he will get charged with something ticky-tacky just to shut people up.

Which will of course NOT shut anyone up.

go bowe · 04-09-2012, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by InChiefsHell

Every time I look in the mirror. Though I guess I'm the opposite of Zimmerman. I have a Spanish last name and ancestry, but I look pretty friggin' white.

no offense intended, i was referring to the media's ridiculous description of z as a white hispanic in order to maintain the racial narrative...

go bowe · 04-09-2012, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by InChiefsHell

Which will of course NOT shut anyone up.

well, maybe somebody will shut up...

|Zach| · 04-10-2012, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by InChiefsHell

Which will of course NOT shut anyone up.

Good.

**Mr. Flopnuts** · 04-10-2012, 04:06 PM

I read something that said Zimmerman's lawyers are leaving him as he's gone off the map and they are no longer able to contact him. Anyone confirm?

R8ers · 04-10-2012, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Flopnuts

I read something that said Zimmerman's lawyers are leaving him as he's gone off the map and they are no longer able to contact him. Anyone confirm?

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/04/10...shooting-case/

R8ers · 04-10-2012, 05:29 PM

go bowe · 04-10-2012, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by R8ers

which one is zimmerman?

Bowser · 04-10-2012, 07:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AustinChief

NO Grand Jury, which only means they don't have enough evidence to pursue 1st degree murder charges.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...8b310bf1a1877c

My guess is that he will get charged with something ticky-tacky just to shut people up.

Get ready for the riots.

go bowe · 04-10-2012, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Bowser

Get ready for the riots.

i remember the '68 riots...

blacks and white hispanics and white white kids were all out throwing stones at the cops and having a grand old time...

of course they burned down much of detroit, but that wasn't really that big a loss...

HonestChieffan · 04-10-2012, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by go bowe

i remember the '68 riots...

blacks and white hispanics and white white kids were all out throwing stones at the cops and having a grand old time...

of course they burned down much of detroit, but that wasn't really that big a loss...

and LA and Chicago, and as I recall even lil ole KC?

03-08-2012, 11:50 AM
Bump Legalize It Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Boston sucks :( Casino cash: $52841	Neighborhood watch captain shoots innocent black youth and doesn't even get arrested This is some ****ED UP SHIT, they aren't sure if the racist neighborhood watch idiot should be arrested? If anything, local gangs might take notice of this and start shooting up that neighborhood or just random white neighborhoods. I could never live in the south, it's ridiculous. The guy shoots an innocent teen walking to the store to buy skittles. Should be life in prison, that's cold blood man. http://news.yahoo.com/family-florida...044537742.html ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - The family of a 17-year-old African-American boy shot to death last month in his gated Florida community by a white Neighborhood Watch captain wants to see the captain arrested, the family's lawyer said on Wednesday. Trayvon Martin was shot dead after he took a break from watching NBA All-Star game television coverage to walk 10 minutes to a convenience store to buy snacks including Skittles candy requested by his 13-year-old brother, Chad, the family's lawyer Ben Crump said. "He was a good kid," Crump said in an interview, adding that the family would issue a call for the Watch captain's arrest at a news conference on Thursday. "On his way home, a Neighborhood Watch loose cannon shot and killed him." [Related: Fla. teen avoids deportation] Trayvon, who lived in Miami with his mother, had been visiting his father and stepmother in a gated townhome community called The Retreat at Twin Lakes in Sanford, 20 miles north of Orlando. As Trayvon returned to the townhome, Sanford police received a 911 call reporting a suspicious person. Although names are blacked out on the police report, Crump and media reports at the time of the shooting identified the caller as George Zimmerman who is listed in the community's newsletter as the Neighborhood Watch captain. Without waiting for police to arrive, Crump said, Zimmerman confronted Trayvon, who was on the sidewalk near his home. By the time police got there, Trayvon was dead of a single gunshot to the chest. "What do the police find in his pocket? Skittles," Crump said. "A can of Arizona ice tea in his jacket pocket and Skittles in his front pocket for his brother Chad." Zimmerman could not be reached for comment on Wednesday evening at a phone number listed for him on the community's newsletter. Crump said the family was concerned that police might decide to consider the shooting as self defense, and that police have ignored the family's request for a copy of the original 911 call, which they think will shed light on the incidents. "If the 911 protocol across the country held to form here, they told him not to get involved. He disobeyed that order," said Ryan Julison, a spokesman for the family. "He (Zimmerman) didn't have to get out of his car," said Crump, who has prepared a public records lawsuit to file on Thursday if the family doesn't get the 911 tape. "If he never gets out of his car, there is no reason for self-defense. Trayvon only has skittles. He has the gun." Since Trayvon, a high school junior who wanted to be a pilot, was black and Zimmerman is white, Crump said race is "the 600 pound elephant in the room." "Why is this kid suspicious in the first place? I think a stereotype must have been placed on the kid," Crump said. (Editing By Cynthia Johnston and Peter Bohan)
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