Posted on 04/13/2012 12:51:47 PM PDT by IbJensen
Through their actions, Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman have become forever entwined in the history of race relations of America.
Both had cell phones.
One saw what he thought was suspicious activity, (someone walking on others property, between houses, late at night), and called the police. Because he was not in the street, but between houses, Zimmerman apparently continued to follow Martin. He did so against the advice of the 911 operator, supposedly to get an address.
Allegedly, at this point, Zimmerman was attacked and beaten, leading to his shooting his attacker.
Trayvon Martin the other man in this case recognized he was being followed and possibly in danger of attack. He was not attacked, the mortician said there was no evidence of any physical violence upon Trayvon Martin’s body, nor any defensive scratches or bruises). Martin did not call anyone, did not report his fear, did not report what he felt was suspicious activity or something possibly illegal.
Apparently and allegedly, without any physical provocation, he attacked Zimmerman, breaking his nose and beating his head repeatedly into the ground. At this time, he was shot and killed by Zimmerman.
Did Zimmerman’s actions, (before the physical altercation), constitute stalking? Yes.
Is he partially responsible for triggering the events that followed? Yes.
Did any of his actions constitute a physical threat to anyone? No.
Did Zimmerman attempt to call for assistance in what he thought was a security breach in his community? Yes.
Did Martin’s actions, (before the physical altercation), constitute trespassing or anything a reasonable person would consider suspicious? Yes.
Is he partially responsible for triggering the events that followed? Yes.
Did his actions, (before the physical altercation), constitute a physical threat to anyone? No.
Did he attempt to call for assistance, or ask the person on the phone to call for assistance, when he thought he was being followed or threatened? No.
Did he physically attack the person who had been following him? Apparently and allegedly.
Trayvon Martin would be alive today had he called the police when he thought he was being followed or threatened.
Jesse “Rainbow Coalition shakedown” Jackson, Al “Tawana Brawley” Sharpton, Louie “I’ve been on a UFO” Farrakhan, Eric “screw civil rights for white’s” Holder and President “the cops acted stupidly” Obama are all responsible for Trayvon’s death. Their continual racist positions poison the minds of our black youths against the police.
Their collective acceptance and support of the lack of cooperation and wall of silence surrounding the open drug sales and lawlessness in the black community, their failure to lead or even speak out on the crisis of black-on black-murder and violence, proves they’re not fit to lead. They care not about these issues, other than to keep them inflamed for their own race-driven ends.
Their continual grandstanding and denigrating those trying to protect Americans in the street on a daily basis have led to a lack of confidence and outright hostility towards those one would turn to in times of trouble.
Martin and Zimmerman are both victims of race-baiting leaders and their policies.
One less thug on the streets. Thugs across the US will need to think twice before feloniouly assaulting a citizen who just may be carrying a concealed weapon -- the exact deterrence our Founders acknowledged the God has given us.
Good piece of writing.
Thanks.
A common misconception in this saga. It does not meet the legal definition of "stalking."
If Zimmerman was on a scheduled neighborhood watch patrol when he first encountered Martin, then I believe this one is "No".
He was not stalking, he was investigating suspicious activity that he then made a call to LEO about. If he cannot do that as a neighborhood watch member, what good are they?
Finally, an article that lays everything out in a consecutive manner. Thanks, Coach is Right, and Ibjensen.
Thanks on the stalking catch. People are so hung up on this like Zimmerman was some great neighborhood watch raptor or something equally insidious. And ridiculous.
Left to their own devices, I would not be surprised if the lamestream media had Zimmerman morphed into a skull trophy hunting Predator.
Re: the article.
How even handed. Everyone’s a victim. This is a wonderful result because we all know that “victims” today are the “good” people. Now we can all get along because both Zimmerman and Martin were victims. Hooray!
Back in reality, Zimmerman took out the trash.
” He was not stalking, he was investigating suspicious activity that he then made a call to LEO about. If he cannot do that as a neighborhood watch member, what good are they? “
Hard to impeach your logic.
Caught that also, there were previous incidents to make Him apprehensive also. Sounds to me like He was doing what a Watchman should.
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