R.I.P Trayvon

[nobody]

Eh to me its to many differences between Zimmerman and Goetz.

The Goetz case, most people defended his actions and the kids that tried to rob him all ended up committing crimes again except the one that was paralyzed. In the Goetz case, his actions could be more rationalized.

The Zimmerman case, I would say that most people regardless of race would disagree with zimmermans actions on this one.


What sucks though is that if Zimmerman walks there's an outside chance of some type of racial incident happening around there which will suck because people who have nothing to do with this situation would be affected.

It was a tragic event but thankfully Mr. Zimmerman is still here to tell his side of the story, Unlike Mr Ricardo Portillo.

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/08/18128846-teen-soccer-player-charged-in-refs-death?lite

A 17-year-old boy accused of delivering a fatal punch to a soccer referee after being penalized during a game in Utah was charged with homicide by assault on Wednesday. Ricardo Portillo, 46, was refereeing a youth soccer match near Salt Lake City when he called a penalty against the goalie. He issued the teen a yellow card, and the player retaliated by punching Portillo in the jaw. Portillo died after being in a week-long coma. 

 

[moonman818]

At the end of the day, this whole situation would have never happen if he would have just took his fat *** home... instead of profiling, confronting, and unjustifiably killing Martin...

You shouldn't be allowed to roam the streets with firearms abusing moronic gun laws... He needs to be made an example.

 

[mikejeffjo]

He should be convicted on all his lies alone its clear he's not very truthful

 

[nationaltruckerdave]

you guys are crucifying Zimmerman like y'all was there...

let him have his day in court, i personally don't think he should be convicted of murder, he was defending himself

 

[moonman818]

you guys are crucifying Zimmerman like y'all was there...

let him have his day in court, i personally don't think he should be convicted of murder, he was defending himself

Sarcasm?

 

[mikejeffjo]

you guys are crucifying Zimmerman like y'all was there...

let him have his day in court, i personally don't think he should be convicted of murder, he was defending himself

Because you were there and you saw him defending himself correct

 

[assyrianplaya]

Because you were there and you saw him defending himself correct

Don't have an opinion because the trial will show more than we all know... but doesn't this goes both ways??

 

[mikejeffjo]

Don't have an opinion because the trial will show more than we all know... but doesn't this goes both ways??

Dude GZ father is a judge So yeah it goes which ever way his father wants it to go

Why do you think he's been getting the red carpet runway since this started

 

[shoefreakbaby]

He should be convicted on all his lies alone its clear he's not very truthful
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Don't have an opinion because the trial will show more than we all know... but doesn't this goes both ways??

You are right it does go both ways, none of us were there.



That video is crazy

 

[dathbgboy]

you guys are crucifying Zimmerman like y'all was there...

let him have his day in court, i personally don't think he should be convicted of murder, he was defending himself

Sarcasm?

has to be. And that Nobody dude is trollin too

 

[mugen81]

Because he's not on trial for that? It doesn't show his character if the jury doesn't know the full story.

I got a DV charge that is straight BS but I had to take the plea because of school.

I really hope Zimmy goes down but they probably aren't gonna factor that in.

But just like they are bringing up Trayvon and his suspension over a little bag of weed and his Facebook images... You really going to sit there and say character has nothing to do with it... It's the very foundation of why this idiot followed this boy, the whole damn conversation was about not trusting" those" people...
As much as I want this man to rot in jail, get brutally sodimazed, and ultimately die, in my heart I see him getting off, laws weren't created for the black man or black female
Yeah I said that sh*t

 

[Trent Reznor]

But just like they are bringing up Trayvon and his suspension over a little bag of weed and his Facebook images... You really going to sit there and say character has nothing to do with it... It's the very foundation of why this idiot followed this boy, the whole damn conversation was about not trusting" those" people...
As much as I want this man to rot in jail, get brutally sodimazed, and ultimately die, in my heart I see him getting off, laws weren't created for the black man or black female
Yeah I said that sh*t

Yes, but didn't the judge order Travon's past cannot be included in testimony? So in that regard, if I'm the defense I'm doing everything I can to have ZImmerman's past removed as well.

That was my point.

 

[Trent Reznor]

You would be a terrible lawyer

For who?

I'm going off of what was said if I'm apart of the Zimmerman defense team I'm looking to get all that stuff thrown out as Travon's past has been thrown out. I want FACTS. Thats all speculation. What was the entire story of the DV charge?


Don't get me wrong. I'm not arguing FOR Zimmerman. I don't think he should have murdered, or had a gun in that situation for that matter. I feel a 29 year old man should be able to at least handle a 17 year old. Even if Travon was a matured 17 year old. I'm just playing what the law is going to see.


I just don't see dude getting a 1st degree murder rap.

 

[Trent Reznor]

That is not how trials work.


The prosecutor is saying that he killed trayvon in rage, why wouldnt they mention the time he smacked his girl friend up. It will show he has anger issues, its all bout tearing down his character.

I agree. But in this case if Travon's past is not allowed to be used in the trail, then neither should Zimmerman's.

If the defense can't paint Travon as an aggressive teen who had a history of violence (the bus incident) and drug use then it should be vice versa in the court room. EQUAL for both.



Thats where I was going. I understand how a trial works.

 

[ssjjfar]

I agree. But in this case if Travon's past is not allowed to be used in the trail, then neither should Zimmerman's.

If the defense can't paint Travon as an aggressive teen who had a history of violence (the bus incident) and drug use then it should be vice versa in the court room. EQUAL for both.



Thats where I was going. I understand how a trial works.

I don't understand how that works? Trayvon isn't on trial(obviously) Zimmerman is. Zimmerman character matters.

Trayvon's probably does as well but Zimmerman wouldn't have known that before the altercation. Having two rage/angry men get into never leads to good things, just because one of them is dead, doesn't mean we should ignore that Zimmerman has his issues as well.

Equal for both? This trial isn't Zimmerman vs Trayvon....

 

[celticsfan9783]

Eh to me its to many differences between Zimmerman and Goetz.

The Goetz case, most people defended his actions and the kids that tried to rob him all ended up committing crimes again except the one that was paralyzed. In the Goetz case, his actions could be more rationalized.

You're viewing it more in terms of public perception. I'm looking at it from a "burden of proof" POV.

Goetz was never physically assaulted. He simply felt threatened enough to the point where he believed he had to shoot the young men.

In the Trayvon Martin case, there's a strong possibility that Zimmerman endured actual and provable physical harm that led him to believe he was in physical danger.

Think in terms of how the jury would look at it. I'm thinking it would be easier to convince a jury that an individual was acting in self defense when violence occurred (Martin case) as opposed to the threat of violence (Goetz case).

It all could have been avoided if Zimmerman didn't follow Martin and alerted police to suspicions. However, following Martin was not criminal. If the defense can prove that Martin was the aggressor, Zimmerman will be found not guilty of murder.

 

[Trent Reznor]

I don't understand how that works? Trayvon isn't on trial(obviously) Zimmerman is. Zimmerman character matters.

Trayvon's probably does as well but Zimmerman wouldn't have known that before the altercation. Having two rage/angry men get into never leads to good things, just because one of them is dead, doesn't mean we should ignore that Zimmerman has his issues as well.

Equal for both? This trial isn't Zimmerman vs Trayvon....

Well technically it is. If I'm Zimmerman's defense I want to show that Trayvon initiated an altercation which cause my client to use self defense in order to stay alive. I want to show that he was an angry teen that wasn't supposed to be there in the first place with a history of aggressive behavior and drug use.

 

[Trent Reznor]

I don't understand how that works? Trayvon isn't on trial(obviously) Zimmerman is. Zimmerman character matters.

Trayvon's probably does as well but Zimmerman wouldn't have known that before the altercation. Having two rage/angry men get into never leads to good things, just because one of them is dead, doesn't mean we should ignore that Zimmerman has his issues as well.

Equal for both? This trial isn't Zimmerman vs Trayvon....

And what does the law state. Innocent until proven guilty. Zimmerman HASNT been proven guilty so yes it should be EQUAL.

 

[Trent Reznor]

You're viewing it more in terms of public perception. I'm looking at it from a "burden of proof" POV.

Goetz was never physically assaulted. He simply felt threatened enough to the point where he believed he had to shoot the young men.

In the Trayvon Martin case, there's a strong possibility that Zimmerman endured actual and provable physical harm that led him to believe he was in physical danger.

Think in terms of how the jury would look at it. I'm thinking it would be easier to convince a jury that an individual was acting in self defense when violence occurred (Martin case) as opposed to the threat of violence (Goetz case).

It all could have been avoided if Zimmerman didn't follow Martin and alerted police to suspicions. However, following Martin was not criminal. If the defense can prove that Martin was the aggressor, Zimmerman will be found not guilty of murder.

Exactly.

 

[RyGuy45]

Let's also focus on the fact this is in Florida. Zimmerman goes to bed each night thanking his lord above for that.

Here is also what is currently going down in Florida, I urge you to read:

http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/jordan-davis-stand-your-grounds-latest-victim-20130425

 

[ssjjfar]

Well technically it is. If I'm Zimmerman's defense I want to show that Trayvon initiated an altercation which cause my client to use self defense in order to stay alive. I want to show that he was an angry teen that wasn't supposed to be there in the first place with a history of aggressive behavior and drug use.

I understand wanting to show that Trayvon had a history. I even said it would matter, but Zimmerman is the one that is actually on trial.

And what does the law state. Innocent until proven guilty. Zimmerman HASNT been proven guilty so yes it should be EQUAL.

Equal to a dead guy that isn't involved in trial, I don't understand the concept. If Trayvon was alive and it was a him vs Zimmerman situation then I can understand equal for both, there is no equal here since Trayvon isn't on trial for anything.

 

[Trent Reznor]

I understand wanting to show that Trayvon had a history. I even said it would matter, but Zimmerman is the one that is actually on trial.
Equal to a dead guy that isn't involved in trial, I don't understand the concept. If Trayvon was alive and it was a him vs Zimmerman situation then I can understand equal for both, there is no equal here since Trayvon isn't on trial for anything.

I get what youre saying, but that is not how the defense is going to look at it. To the defense it is Zimmerman vs Travon because in their eyes their client was assaulted which caused him to do what he did.

 

[celticsfan9783]

Equal to a dead guy that isn't involved in trial, I don't understand the concept.

He's obviously not literally involved.

But it's the defense team's job to take the jury back to the time and place of the incident and paint a vivid picture of what happened through hear/say, physical evidence, circumstantial evidence, and then hire an "expert witness" to confirm what allegedly could have happened because of his perception of Trayvon's psyche. The only way to get inside the mind of Trayvon and validate his actions would be to use his past recorded behaviors, which include those that are criminal.

It's really all BS. The jury will look at the expert witness like his opinion matters the most because of his title. I've seen this happen in many notorious cases.

 

[mikejeffjo]

Well technically it is. If I'm Zimmerman's defense I want to show that Trayvon initiated an altercation which cause my client to use self defense in order to stay alive. I want to show that he was an angry teen that wasn't supposed to be there in the first place with a history of aggressive behavior and drug use.

and how do you explain this^ 

Counselor 

 

[superblytrife]

Zimmerman will be found guilty of something--just not murder.  

It still boggles my mind how you can follow an unarmed citizen while armed, and when confronted by that citizen because of you following them, you can "stand your ground" and claim self defense.  That makes absolutely NO sense.  

edit:  Not to mention, Trayvon had every legal right to be where he was.  He wasn't trespassing.  He wasn't casing homes to burglarize.  He was walking back to his dad's spot.  Damn shame, I tell ya.  Damn shame.