Democratic lawmakers blast police in teen killing

Yahoo ^ | March 27, 2012 | Donna Smith

[piytar]

"Mr Zimmerman should be arrested immediately for his own safety," Wilson said at a forum convened mostly by black Democratic lawmakers to hear testimony from civil rights activists and legal experts on racial profiling and hate crimes.

[Alice in Wonderland]

I find it very odd that at 3:43 Zimmerman says he’ll meet them by the mailboxes. (Yeah, that’s fine.)

Then at 3:49 he asks them to call him so he can give them his location. (Could you have them call me and I’ll tell them where I’m at.)

[richardtavor]

and the press published a four year old picture. Wonder why?

[happyhomemaker]

In August 2011 Fredrica Wilson said that “The real enemy is the Tea party”. I called her office and shared my opinion. I just called her office in DC (202) 225-4506 and let her aid know what I thought about her comment that “Zimmerman should be arrested for his own safety”. We have to let them know that their outrageous comments are not going unnoticed.

[Irenic]

I don’t find it odd. What is odd about it?

[Alice in Wonderland]

... Trayvon’s Twitter page ...

You do know that teenagers post lines from songs on their twitter and FB pages, don't you? Last night on another threat a poster was ranting about Trayvon's 'hate crime' tweets. They were words from songs. Trayvon liked rap music, I didn't know that was a crime ... yet.

F*ck these haters I’ll kill ‘em all if I could!
"F*ck these haters / I'd kill 'em all if I could / Ain't scared of none of y'all, so you know my aim's good / Blowin Bin Laden, yeah my Porsche 9/11 / Just left Ground Zero on my way to kush heaven." by Jeezy

puss ass crackas
"Puss ass cracker give a nigga a hundred years / Have ya mama leavin' out the courtroom in tears / Crackers don't love to have a nigga breathin' for real / Take a nigga life from him they don't know how it feel." by Lil Boosie

BOB MARLEY, Y U NO SHOOT THE DEPUTY?
Since it peaked to Bilboard's #1 song in 1974, I thought everyone knew Bob Marley's song "I shot the sheriff / but I didn't shoot no deputy". Even Eric Clapton did a version of it.

[Alice in Wonderland]

Zimmerman first agreed to meet the officers by the mailboxes. Then he said they should call him, he'd let them know where he was.

I find it odd because it indicates to me that Zimmerman did not intend to return to his vehicle which was parked on the street near the mailboxes.

We'll see what the experts think after they listen to the tape. The lead investigator that night did not believe Zimmerman's story and recommended that manslaughter charges be filed.

[Irenic]

It indicates to me Zimmerman did not know how long it would take police officers to arrive.

He had a wife and kids at home and had noticed a suspicious person on the way to the grocery store.

Zimmerman could wait at the mailboxes for a short time but he needed to get home because the wife worked nights and somebody had to watch the kids.

So, Zimmerman didn’t know if he could wait at the mailboxes until the police arrived, as there was no known arrival time for the police. (he didn’t call 911, though all transcripts list it as 911)

It is all speculation until there are more facts, charges, a trial evidence, and defense presented. What you have written is possible and what I written is possible.

We just don’t know.

[Enterprise]

Excellent! They should also be reminded that it isn't always a happy turn of events if they get what they wish for. Hitler put a lot of people into "protective custody."

There were ardent believers in the cause in the French Revolution. In the beginning, other heads rolled. In the end, they too went under the guillotine. And communism was fun under Stalin for the privileged - until they were denounced and ended up working in a gulag - if they were lucky.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***hoodies silked = hoodies silk screened****

So, what is the difference between Black Lawmakers in hoodies and the hood Robert Byrd used to wear?

Ever notice how this looks like an old time Southern lynching, only the skin color is different.

[Alice in Wonderland]

Why do you think the lead investigator recommend manslaughter charges be filed against George? Why didn’t he believe George’s story of the events that led to the death of the knuckle-dragging, low pants-wearing, drug-dealing, thuggish gangsta-wannabe?

[Irenic]

I don't know, why?

State's Attorney's office determined that there was insufficient evidence contradicting the vigilante, cop-wannabe, gun-toting, trigger-happy, stalking, evil, racist Zimmerman's story to arrest him.

*snip*

SANFORD, FL – MARCH 27, 2012 – The City of Sanford wishes to clarify a statement made at today’s press conference related to the police report on the Trayvon Martin case. A reporter stated that based on the description of the incident on the report, that the officer on scene wished to have Mr.Zimmerman arrested and charged with the “Uniform Crime Code” listed on the report. That is not accurate.

http://www.sanfordfl.gov/press_releases/Release22.pdf

*snip*

By Florida Statute, law enforcement was PROHIBITED frommaking an arrest based on the facts and circumstances they had at the time. Additionally, whenany police officer makes an arrest for any reason, the officer MUST swear and affirm that he/sheis making the arrest in good faith and with probable cause.

http://www.sanfordfl.gov/investigation/docs/Zimmerman_Martin_shooting.pdf,/p>

[BykrBayb]

Was that post supposed to make me think more highly of Trayvon Martin?

[Moonman62]

Zimmerman was arrested, but not charged.