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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom  My biggest contention with this issue has nothing to do w/ race. What stands out to me is that the police told Zimmerman to NOT follow Trayvon, and he disobeyed that instruction. If a confrontation happened, I think that puts a whole lot of fault on Zimmerman. If someone was following anyone, a confrontation can very will be provoked...black, white, whatever.
My other main contention is that he was carrying a gun in the first place. It seems the neighborhood had no idea or intention that their 'watchman' would be carrying a weapon. If it was his sole decision to do this, that needs to be examined. |
Completely agree!!!
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Originally Posted by gidget529 As LJ said, you don't know that. Also, Zimmerman was acting as the aggressor - following Trayvon when he was told not to, carrying a weapon, taking the law into his own hands (as Ann stated).
I think this brings out unresolved race issues in some ppl and gets the discussion off of the facts at hand. I am sorry some have felt discrimination; however, many of us have. Some have felt discrimination bc of race, religion, weight, gender, stature, and some bc they are ppl who suffer from medical conditions in a world that glorifies health. It has happened to virtually all of us at one time or another.
You cannot play "cops and robbers" w loaded weapons in your neighborhood. I don't care if you are a magistrate's son or not. I don't care if there were previous thefts or not. Vigilanteism is against the law. Period. That is what
we have paid police forces for - to protect and to serve. |
Exactly!!! The POLICE carry the guns to protect and serve...not neighborhood crime watchers.
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Originally Posted by Ringo1 Let's face it guys - none of us know what really happened. Heck, my Lucy knows as much about what will come to light in Discovery as we all do. Unless you are one of the attorneys involved in the case and privy to all the information to date - you cannot know this.
I know only that an unarmed young man was shot - by someone carrying a gun. That the local police declined to do ANY investigation until there was media involvement and a public outcry.
Hopefully, we will learn the rest througout the trial or what information either side decides to leak. |
I agree!!! I hate it when I read opinions that are stated as fact that have not been proven at all. Ugh.
This case outrages me...I'm glad he was arrested. He followed a young man after being told NOT to and SHOT and KILLED him. He deserved to be arrested and have an investigation into what happened. God knows if it were my son who was murdered I'd want the same thing done to his murderer.