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Don't Rush To Judgment In Trayvon Martin Case

snell PWCM/AVA~GOD & COUNTRY!!! 2012/04/10 03:52:11
IS THIS CASE GOING TO LEAD TO THE NEXT RACE WAR?
Published: Tuesday, April 03, 2012, 7:07 AM
Trayvon Martin rally across from State House 03/30/2012

The death of Trayvon Martin has led to yet several media dust-ups. The case has been a minefield for commentators.





Fox newscaster Geraldo Rivera blamed Martin’s hoodie for the
shooting. Filmmaker Spike Lee tweeted the wrong address for Zimmerman,
forcing an elderly couple to flee to a hotel. Lee apologized and offered
compensation. Rivera said he was sorry his comment was a distraction,
but continued to argue that in certain circumstances. a minority youth
wearing a hoodie “is a 911 call waiting to happen.”



No better are those scouring the internet for photos — some fake — of
Martin in gangsterlike poses. A picture of a teenager flipping the
bird, real or not, does not settle a thing.



Organizing a posse to take down Zimmerman is reprehensible. So is blaming the victim. Neither approach serves justice.



Public outcry led to investigations that might never have happened.
The wise course now is to reserve judgment until all the facts are in.

It might be noted that the most popular pics circulating the msm these days are of Trayvon Martin at age 17...... or is it age 12?
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  • Barefooted Nana ∞ijm♥∞AFCL 2012/04/10 04:09:33
    Barefooted Nana ∞ijm♥∞AFCL
    +13
    It's all part of the smoke and mirrors. I believe it is not finished and should not be judged until the people who are paid to do their jobs finish it. Why in heaven's name has the FL authorities not done any thing about the NBP is beyond me.

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  • stevmackey 2012/04/19 03:52:44
    stevmackey
    It seems that is the intent.
  • JJ Rage 2012/04/12 12:29:11
  • TheTruth1313 2012/04/12 07:56:49
    TheTruth1313
    Manslaughter 1 or 2 would seem to be the case
  • POWERSHAKER 2012/04/12 03:09:22
    POWERSHAKER
    We'll be idiots if we let it lead to a race war.
  • stevmackey 2012/04/12 02:36:49
    stevmackey
    Obama worked hard with NBC to create this fiasco.
  • Brian Tristan MacQuillan 2012/04/11 06:43:22
    Brian Tristan MacQuillan
    +1
    I have not rushed to judgement.

    The fact of the matter about the incident, which is the physical confrontation, is nobody outside of the case knows exactly what happened. So I find that people seem to know what happened from media reports quite amusing. Also, the onus is on State of Florida to prove Zimmerman was not defending himself. That is the beauty of self defense, it puts the onus where it should be, on the state, not on the individual.
  • pumpkin1960 2012/04/11 04:17:42
    pumpkin1960
    +3
    Hopefully the prosecutor will use good judgement in what to do. Too bad the media has polluted minds. I pray that justice is served.
  • jumpboots 187th PIR 2012/04/10 21:21:43
    jumpboots 187th PIR
    +4
    Wait for the facts .......
  • snell P... jumpboo... 2012/04/11 02:53:51
    snell PWCM/AVA~GOD & COUNTRY!!!
    +2
    ....yes, wait - but just don't hold your breath in the process....
  • jumpboo... snell P... 2012/04/11 03:09:06
    jumpboots 187th PIR
    +2
    I won't.
  • srini 2012/04/10 21:11:07
    srini
    +3
    Had Al Sharpton not shown up, it would have been the simple case of an asbo being whacked in self-defence by a Neighbourhood Watch volunteer (Sharpton's showing up only proved this to be the actual case--in genuine cases such as the one below from 2007/08/04, he's always absent).

    http://www.wnd.com/2012/03/th...
  • Ken 2012/04/10 19:30:59
    Ken
    +3
    It is a case blown totally out of proportion. People are using it to argue against the so-called "stand your ground" law, even though the facts that are coming out indicate it had no application, that Zimmerman used his weapon in self-defense after a 6 foot tall, 17 year-old Trayvon attacked him, held him down while punching him in the face and slamming his head against the sidewalk. (That is according the testimony of the single eye-witness to the event.)

    We have the MSM using a photo of Trayvon when he was 12 or 14, not the one accurately depicting his current size and appearance; we have NBC news modifying a sound-bite to remove the question asked by the dispatcher as to the race of the "suspicious person" Zimmerman was following, making it appear that Zimmerman simply volunteered that "he looks like he's black,"; and we have ABC "enhancing" Zimmerman's word to make it appear that he used a racial slur.

    This is indeed a sad day for the MSM, as well as the race-baiters like Spike Lee, Al Sharpton and Bobby Rush (former Black Panther turned politician.).
  • snell P... Ken 2012/04/11 02:57:41 (edited)
    snell PWCM/AVA~GOD & COUNTRY!!!
    +3
    ....yep just shows how painfully desperate MSNBC and others are for ratings. What i wanna know is how the hell Al Sharptongue now has his own program 'spot' after being 'front and center' for less than 4 months on MSNBC! Skincolor counts! He can't even speak good english, proving you don't have to have a degree in journalism to get ahead these days.
  • keeper 2012/04/10 16:54:03
    keeper
    +3
    The racists are pushing ot big time.... even bringing in the black panthers...
  • GUAPO~LMAO!~ 2012/04/10 16:29:27
    GUAPO~LMAO!~
    +3
    No matter what the outcome of this case will be, African Americans will only want blood and Obama HELPED stirred up the pot.
  • zbacku 2012/04/10 15:17:52
    zbacku
    +3
    yes
    MLK is rolling in his grave. The New Black Panthers, Sharpton and others are calling for riots and killings. And 'our' president is sitting back and enjoying every minute spent on this distraction.
  • ALPEAUX 2012/04/10 15:15:28
    ALPEAUX
    +3
    Interesting post. Stay informed...Alpeaux
  • TheTailor 2012/04/10 14:26:18
    TheTailor
    +4
    The imbecilic racists with Jackson and Sharpton want to do the same thing to Zimmerman that they claim he did to Trayvon Martin. It's amazing, they don't have any facts, and they deny "innocent until proven guilty" is the law of the land.

    Incredible.
  • snell P... TheTailor 2012/04/11 03:00:24 (edited)
    snell PWCM/AVA~GOD & COUNTRY!!!
    +3
    oh, well didn't you know - ALL of America is being force-fed the Nue Moral Majority! But what they REALLY are is modern day gang warfare and domestic terrorists! OH, BTW, where is that idiot Janet Napolitano now, hmmmm???? style gang warfare domestic terrorists btw idiot janet napolitano hmmmm
  • Angela 2012/04/10 13:58:56
    Angela
    +4
    If people don't see the race war potential here, or the fact that they have been 'set up', then I don't know what else to say. After some research Tracy Martin, Trayvon's dad turns out to be quite a dedicated Boule Prince hall Freemason. Sharpton, Jackson and Obama are in that membership too. Something to think about..secret societites are secret for a reason..
  • Annette 2012/04/10 13:15:02
    Annette
    +5
    Since it has come out that Zimmerman is a registered Democrat, and the he is Hispanic and not 'white', things have become very quiet of late. What does that tell you?
  • Prettie... Annette 2012/04/10 19:28:01
    PrettieReptar
    +2
    He became a hybrid: white hispanic.
  • Annette Prettie... 2012/04/11 12:22:43
    Annette
    So
  • Prettie... Annette 2012/04/11 16:36:57
    PrettieReptar
    +1
    So I think it demonstrates that the media wants to continue to portray Zimmerman as white to keep the issue focused on race--white on black. I find it odd that they would insert the word "white" before hispanic.
  • Annette Prettie... 2012/04/11 17:23:16
    Annette
    +1
    The last thing I heard was a blurb on the local radio that said it has come to the forefront that he is Hispanic, and that he is a registered democrat. Since then, although things are not back to normal, there has been a lot less news about him. I am going to guess that the press has run its course, along with the Congressmen, etal running their mouths about something they know nothing about, and the damage is done so now the Black Panthers can run on their own.
  • snell P... Annette 2012/04/11 03:11:04
    snell PWCM/AVA~GOD & COUNTRY!!!
    +3
    ....he's in hiding????
  • Annette snell P... 2012/04/11 12:24:53
    Annette
    +1
    And that in and of itself is ridiculous - What, are we back to the vigilante mentality already? It goes to show you that people are clearly stupid and history always repeats itself.
  • snell P... Annette 2012/04/11 16:01:13
    snell PWCM/AVA~GOD & COUNTRY!!!
    +1
    Yes the majority of ppl [liberals], i certainly DO believe ARE stupid!
  • Torchmanner ~PWCM~JLA 2012/04/10 11:34:37
    Torchmanner ~PWCM~JLA
    +8
    The initial police report is online. A lot of witnesses on the police report. Zimmerman was let go because of all the witnesses. In court the witnesses are going to say the same thing or get charged with perjury. Why waste tax payer money to get the same outcome? Zimmerman was obviously in the right or he'd be in custody.

    Most people are over the leftwing race war already.
  • stevmackey 2012/04/10 10:56:29
    stevmackey
    +5
    All Zimmerman can get now is a lynch mob trial. The media has ruined his chances of a trial. Al the hate groups are after him. I hope God is on his side.
  • doofiegirl POTL~PWCM~JLA 2012/04/10 08:33:23
    doofiegirl  POTL~PWCM~JLA
    +7
    Deliberately re-edited tapes, Sharpton, Jackson and the crowd of deliberate race baiters stirring up trouble ! The death of the young man was sad enough without all the attention whores in America gathering to turn it into a circus!
  • snell P... doofieg... 2012/04/11 03:13:23 (edited)
    snell PWCM/AVA~GOD & COUNTRY!!!
    +2
    They're just like their Prez - can't stand the fact that they're wrong. Don't forget - they're still waging seething hate-war towards the fairer skinned of this nation.
  • Temlakos~POTL~PWCM~JLA~☆ 2012/04/10 08:14:08
    Temlakos~POTL~PWCM~JLA~☆
    +8
    That's why this case has a Special Assistant AG investigating.

    Only I hope the FBI is being true to its charter, and not preparing a railroad job.
  • Dagon 2012/04/10 05:04:44
  • snell P... Dagon 2012/04/10 05:19:54
    snell PWCM/AVA~GOD & COUNTRY!!!
    +4
    ...there's only one thing wrong with your assessment: OJ was black.
  • Dagon snell P... 2012/04/10 05:21:23
  • snell P... Dagon 2012/04/11 03:15:23
    snell PWCM/AVA~GOD & COUNTRY!!!
    +3
    well now, this is the first i've (and most others) heard of that rendition. So what was there in it for the kid? He have crush on OJ's wife.....
  • Dagon snell P... 2012/04/11 03:17:42
  • TheTailor Dagon 2012/04/10 15:15:28
    TheTailor
    +4
    They don't care about evidence.
  • Old Salt 2012/04/10 04:45:41
    Old Salt
    +6
    This is but one of many HATE campaigns of the LEFT to try and make the November election something other than the dismal and sad record BHO cannot run on! Any individual who does not see this is IGNORANT!!!!

    HOPE & CHANGE is being replace by RACE AND BAIT! :(

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