Completely agree!!!
Exactly!!! The POLICE carry the guns to protect and serve...not neighborhood crime watchers.
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.

Yes, that is so true! :thumbup:

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I think discussions about discrimination are so meaningful, as long as people keep their cool (not always easy!). So much food for thought can come out of it.

But we do know Zimmerman had cuts on the back of his head.

No that's evidence that something happened probably a fight.

I don't know if he had cuts on his head or not, there have been reports of having cuts and not having cuts. Why do you think that if he had cuts it was justifiable? Zimmerman didn't want Trayvon to get away, even though the police said not to follow him, he insisted on following Trayvon, and Trayvon was on a phone speaking to a girlfriend, he told her was being followed and was scared. I'm assuming he ran at some point and Zimmerman may have run after him and tackled him. Why would a guy with an ice tea and Skittles talking to his girlfriend on a phone, walking in his own neigborhood, randomly attack some guy?

The stuff I read said Zimmerman went back to get the address of where he was at so are we sure he continued to follow Trayvon?

Wow...wow...guessed I missed alot while at work today....

:thumbup: Shocked & saddened.

I'm with you on this.

If I were to guess, I would say that Zimmerman jumped him and the poor kid probably did fight for his life. I would never go so far as to say that is definitely what happened. We don't KNOW what happened.....except that someone was out in the dark following people with a gun in his waistband. Someone was clearly screaming help and I seriously doubt it was a man with a gun. :(

So you thing Trayvon followed Zimmerman? Anyway, I'm not sure of anything, except the police wanted to let Zimmerman go, and if it were not for his Trayvon's parents, Zimmerman would be free. I don't offhand see anything about this to suggest he was threatened, he was looking for a fight.

The video shows cuts on the back of his head. We really don't know what he said to the girlfriend people can say what they want but that doesn't mean its the truth. He could have been on drugs and the girlfriend may not have wanted to say that. Zimmerman said Trayvons hand was in his waist band in the 911 call and that is where a lot of people put there guns so he didn't know whether he was unarmed or not.

yes.. the parents have been classy -- I agree. But the trashing of the local mall and the walgrees was related to this case.

I personally feel... again this is MY OPINION only... Zimmerman is guilty. I arrived at that after reviewing the information I had.. I just don't think this should have caused a life. period. Even if Treavon did hit zimmerman.. he weight half his weight.. it was not cause to kill him. If someone was following me and I was frighten I would hit too.

Also, yes if your or my child was killed in the same manner we would fight like heck... but I still don't think there would be riots in our name.
I have seen it... I have lived it. The same week this happened there were other crimes... violent crimes on innocent people that hardly made the news.. and justice was not served either. I don't have answers, and the whole thing makes me very sad..

No but if Trayvon was back where Zimmerman went to get the address of where he was at it would seem like he was still following Trayvon. But really we don't know he was out looking for a fight.

yes.. all good points!

Even IF there was a small cut on his head....he was not being bashed because it would have been a lot worse...and we don't know HOW it happened. You cannot look at stuff on TV and decide it is fact. How can you just say that Trayvon jumped him because he might have had a little scrape on his head???

As for the comment about him maybe being on drugs...all I can say is we will know for sure when the autopsy report comes back....but sadly we will not know if Zimmerman was drinking or on drugs because no one bothered to check him. :(

Interesting...his hand was in his waist band? Obviously, Zimmerman had HIS hand on a gun. :thumbdown

I have a serious question here I am not being sarcastic or anything but how do they decided whether he could have a fair trial and what happens if they decided he cant?

I don't think he was looking for a peaceful party with a gun in his waistband.

It is indeed a tragic story. I feel sick every time I see his mother on tv.

911 tape said the guy has his hand in his waist band I did not read that any where I actually heard it. I would assume Zimmerman had one hand on the phone and one of his gun but we don't really know.

If Casey Anthony and OJ Simpson received fair trials, I am sure that Zimmerman will.

My biological father goes every where with his gun on his hip so could have this guy just because he had a gun on him doesn't mean he was looking for trouble.

I honestly don't know about OJ but I don't think there were protest and riots with Casey Anthony at least not that I heard of.

Actually, I will say, there was a TON. People were sickened and outraged. I still am unsure about the whole Casey thing. I watched bits and pieces of the trial, but I don't completely disagree with the jury's decision; there simply wasn't enough fact and evidence totally against her. I personally believe she gave her kid that poisonous stuff (clorafil, or something or the other) to knock her out and go to sleep, and didn't really expect her to die. Horrible person IMO but don't think the jury made the wrong decision based upon what they were given.

I agree that I really like the way Trayvon's parents are handling the whole thing - very classy. And I feel for them every time I see them on TV. NO ONE should bury their child.

I also definitely think Zimmerman should have been investigated a bit more right after it occurred and don't think he should get off scott-free. The parents certainly should fight for their son, so he doesn't die in vain.

Actually, I have seen the video of George walking into the police station, and I did not see these wounds that some claim to be there. The video was really not the best quality; however, there were some things that one would expect to see after a life or death struggle that I think you could see in that grainy video. I must also qualify, I worked in human medicine and have worked on ppl in trauma. I have seen what ppl look like after a "fight for their life". To be frank, I did not see signs of a life or death fight. Perhaps a small scuffle (and that is stretching what I saw), but not a beating - let alone something that rose to a life or death scenario. Ppl's clothing are usually very disheveled, torn, stained. There are pain behaviors ellicited as they move, etc. Also, emergency med personnel normally take someone to the ER for evaluation, especially when dealing w blunt head trauma. If a subdural hematoma was suspected, I am sure the EMTs would have transferred him to an ER, and if he refused such treatment, there would be an AMA form signed to cover the EMS's butt legally - per healthcare policy.

I really do not understand the justification of this man's actions. I also don't understand why he still had a weapon, was serving as a neighborhood watchman, etc.

He has a violent arrest record. One arrest for domestic violence. Two different incidents of resisting arrest towards a police officer. Not exactly your upstanding citizen. Shows a propensity for violent behavior. Unfortunately, his father is a retired district magistrate in the county where he has exhibited this violent behavior.

Unfortunately, bc the police did George a favor and did not follow protocol, his clothing was not seized for the investigation. This will make things harder to prove or disprove. He was not given the mandatory drug/alcohol test. He also did not have his weapon confiscated until an investigation was completed - also mandatory protocol.

Yes there were lots of riots with Casey Anthony, why do you think she had to go into hiding?

He ADMITTED he was following Trayvon. How much more evidence do you need? He had no business doing that...PERIOD. He is not a cop.

Since Mr. Zimmerman denied Trayvon his due process by not waiting for the police to arrive and taking matters into his own hands, then Mr. Zimmerman should not mind if he is denied due process. His denial of due process will only result in prison time - it resulted in loss of life for Trayvon.

I should qualify, I do not believe in denying ppl due process. It is what helps us stay a civilized society (well, sort-of civilized anymore). However, I wanted to make a point about why it is important not to deny ppl of due process just bc they look suspicious to us.

IF they feel that Zimmerman can't get a fair trial in the county where it all happened; they will move the trial to another venue.

No one is going to make a ruling that he can't get a fair trial anytime, anywhere. If that were the case - none of the 'high profile' crimes would be tried.

The sad fact is unarmed people - many only teenagers - are killed by armed people every day in this country. If not shot, they are knifed, choked, killed by blunt force trauma, etc. A lot of them are killed just going about their business or trying to do their jobs.

Online they had a story about how you could see the cuts when the video was enhanced and they showed it.

Even though we've heard things on the news, we should always be able to toss that out of our minds and look at the evidence that is presented. Not all evidence is presentable in our country. We must believe in the constitution so much and understand that is the most important thing, and we must willing to protect the accused constitutional rights at all costs, even if that means finding an not guilty charge when we know in our hearts he’s guilty.

Truthfully, I think some of the high profile cases find jurors who bend over backwards too much on being "fair".

Also, his lawyers can call for a retrial if they don't think he got a fair trial. Didn't Casey Anthoy's lawyer do that before the jury was sent out? I'm pretty sure he did. The judge denied it, makes me wonder what would have happened if the whole thing had been retried.