Trayvon and Zimmerman : Perspectives

Anikdote · Mar 27, 2012

Thanks the chans for this one.

raytri · Mar 27, 2012

Anikdote said: ↑

Thanks the chans for this one.
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You know that's a fake picture of Trayvon in the "Media Bias" poster, right?

waltky · Mar 27, 2012

Uncle Ferd says, "He kinda looks like a young Obama...

Multiple suspensions paint complicated portrait of Trayvon Martin
Monday, 03.26.12 - Thousands of people gathered in Sanford to demand an arrest in the case, as more details surfaced about the teens suspensions in school.

As thousands of people gathered here to demand an arrest in the Trayvon Martin case, a more complicated portrait began to emerge of a teenager whose problems at school ranged from getting spotted defacing lockers to getting caught with a marijuana baggie and womens jewelry. The Miami Gardens teen who has become a national symbol of racial injustice was suspended three times, and had a spotty school record that his familys attorneys say is irrelevant to the facts that led up to his being gunned down on Feb. 26.

In October, a school police investigator said he saw Trayvon on the school surveillance camera in an unauthorized area hiding and being suspicious. Then he said he saw Trayvon mark up a door with W.T.F an acronym for what the f---. The officer said he found Trayvon the next day and went through his book bag in search of the graffiti marker. Instead the officer reported he found womens jewelry and a screwdriver that he described as a burglary tool, according to a Miami-Dade Schools Police report obtained by The Miami Herald. Word of the incident came as the familys lawyer acknowledged that the boy was suspended in February for getting caught with an empty bag with traces of marijuana, which he called irrelevant and an attempt to demonize a victim.

Trayvons backpack contained 12 pieces of jewelry, in addition to a watch and a large flathead screwdriver, according to the report, which described silver wedding bands and earrings with diamonds. Trayvon was asked if the jewelry belonged to his family or a girlfriend. Martin replied its not mine. A friend gave it to me, he responded, according to the report. Trayvon declined to name the friend. Trayvon was not disciplined because of the discovery, but was instead suspended for graffiti, according to the report. School police impounded the jewelry and sent photos of the items to detectives at Miami-Dade police for further investigation.

A lawyer for the dead teens family acknowledged Trayvon had been suspended for graffiti, but said the family knew nothing about the jewelry and the screwdriver. Its completely irrelevant to what happened Feb. 26, said attorney Benjamin Crump. They never heard this, and dont believe its true. If it were true, why wouldnt they call the parents? Why wasnt he arrested? Trayvon, who was a junior at Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High School, had never been arrested, police and the family have said. We think everybody is trying to demonize him, Crump said. No evidence ever surfaced that the jewelry was stolen. Martin was suspended, warned and dismissed for the graffiti, according to the report prepared by schools police.

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/03/...d-at-trayvon.html#storylink=cpy#storylink=cpy
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New claims cast Trayvon Martin as the aggressor
March 27, 2012 A slain Florida teenager and the neighborhood watch captain who shot and killed him exchanged words before the teen punched him in the nose and began banging the man's head on the ground, according to the watch captain's account of the confrontation that led to the shooting.

The Orlando Sentinel reported that George Zimmerman told police he lost 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in the neighborhood he regularly patrolled and was walking back to his vehicle last month when the youth approached him from behind. The two exchanged words, Zimmerman said, and Martin then punched him, jumped on top of him and began banging his head on a sidewalk. Zimmerman said he began crying for help; Martin's family thinks it was their son who was crying out. Witness accounts differ and 911 tapes in which the voices are heard are not clear. A statement from Sanford police said the newspaper story was "consistent" with evidence turned over to prosecutors.

Because Martin was black and Zimmerman has a white father and Hispanic mother, the case has become a racial flashpoint that has civil rights leaders and others leading a series of protests in Sanford and around the country. Zimmerman said he shot Martin in self-defense and has not been arrested. Meanwhile, Martin's parents are blaming police for leaking information about their son being suspended for marijuana and details about the fight he had with Zimmerman that portrayed the teen as the aggressor. Martin's mother, Sybrina Fulton, and family attorneys said Monday that it was part of an effort to demonize her son. "They killed my son and now they're trying to kill his reputation," Fulton told reporters.

Martin was suspended by Miami-Dade County schools because traces of marijuana were found in a plastic baggie in his book bag, family spokesman Ryan Julison said. Martin was serving the suspension when he was shot Feb. 26. The Sanford Police Department insisted there was no authorized release of the new information but acknowledged there may have been a leak. City Manager Norton Bonaparte Jr. said it would be investigated and the person responsible could be fired.

Martin family attorney Benjamin Crump said the link between the youth and marijuana should have no bearing on the probe into his shooting death. State and federal agencies are investigating, with a grand jury set to convene April 10. "If he and his friends experimented with marijuana, that is completely irrelevant," Crump said. "What does it have to do with killing their son?" The state Department of Juvenile Justice confirmed Monday that Martin does not have a juvenile offender record. The information came after a public records request by The Associated Press.

More http://cnsnews.com/news/article/new-claims-cast-trayvon-martin-aggressor
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Anikdote · Mar 27, 2012

raytri said: ↑

You know that's a fake picture of Trayvon in the "Media Bias" poster, right?
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No I didn't, nor did I want to put any effort into discovering that, that's why I posted it here. But duly noted.

Peter Szarycz · Mar 27, 2012

Boo-hoo. Is it time for all South Korean convenience store owners to pack their bags and flee again?

http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-TV/2012/03/27/Police-Trayvon-Protesters-Ransack-Store

Overall, Zimmerman is lucky this happened in Florida. Were it California, he would get 20 years for stalking, not just a broken nose.

fiddlerdave · Mar 29, 2012

The Orlando Sentinel reported that George Zimmerman told police he lost 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in the neighborhood he regularly patrolled and was walking back to his vehicle last month when the youth approached him from behind.
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What a goofy lie!

Zimmerman's story BELONGS in Humor and Parody!

Margot · Mar 29, 2012

fiddlerdave said: ↑

What a goofy lie!

Zimmerman's story BELONGS in Humor and Parody!
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[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc0fQhGDxRo&feature=player_detailpage"][Police Footage] George Zimmerman Being Arrested Shows No Blood Claimed Trayvon Attacked Him - YouTube[/ame]

No blood, no bruises... not even a bandaid.

Cigar · Mar 29, 2012

darckriver · Mar 31, 2012

Mr_Truth · Mar 31, 2012

humor & satire???

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com...cation-expert-reasonable-scientific-certainty

Trayvon Martin shooting: It's not George Zimmerman crying for help on 911 recording, 2 experts say

looks like Zimmerman's supporters won't be laughing, now

President2020 · Apr 1, 2012

It's a big deal down here in the area. Im curious to see how it all plays out.

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