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Day #11 (Week 3) Zimmerman Trial – Opening Statements Discussion Thread…
The Conservative Treehouse ^ | June 24, 2013 | Sundance

Posted on 06/24/2013 5:54:20 AM PDT by Uncle Chip

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To: sheikdetailfeather

They’ll be awarding academy awards after the trial


41 posted on 06/24/2013 7:28:07 AM PDT by Uncle Chip
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To: sheikdetailfeather

Guy claims to have a witness who saw them struggling standing up — who would that be???


42 posted on 06/24/2013 7:35:34 AM PDT by Uncle Chip
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To: Uncle Chip

I don’t know.


43 posted on 06/24/2013 7:39:57 AM PDT by sheikdetailfeather (Yuri Bezmenov (KGB Defector) - "Kick The Communists Out of Your Govt. & Don't Accept Their Goodies.")
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To: Uncle Chip

Why would Trayvon be calling for help?

If zimmerman had a gun ready to shoot the poor defenseless St Trayvon (on his way home from choir practice) why would he let him scream and shout so long before shooting him?

And why would Zimmerman get close enough with his gun to shoot upright into his midsection when he could have blasted him from a few yards away? (presumably while St. trayvon was screaming help - instead of running away)


44 posted on 06/24/2013 7:40:47 AM PDT by Mr. K (There are lies, damned lies, statistics, and democrat talking points.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Why is the media hyping this like an OJ trial - the amount of press on this compared to everything else is amazing.


45 posted on 06/24/2013 7:43:00 AM PDT by edcoil (When given a choice, take both.)
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To: Uncle Chip

I understand the Judge has had Crump and the Martins removed.


46 posted on 06/24/2013 7:43:23 AM PDT by cuban leaf (Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
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To: Mr. K

Those are all questions that should, and I imagine will, be asked by the defense.


47 posted on 06/24/2013 7:43:31 AM PDT by Jeff Winston
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There’s a lie from the prosecutor: they never swabbed Martin’s hands for blood; they only checked under his fingernails.


48 posted on 06/24/2013 7:43:54 AM PDT by Uncle Chip
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To: Uncle Chip

Momma.....She had a vision...


49 posted on 06/24/2013 7:45:16 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Uncle Chip

Prosecution’s opening: Three things stand out in conflict to what I’ve read about the case.

1) No injury to Martins hands
2) No Zimmerman blood on Martin’s hands
3) Martin’s body found face up with arms across chest


50 posted on 06/24/2013 7:45:26 AM PDT by Java4Jay (The evils of government are directly proportional to the tolerance of the people.)
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To: edcoil
Why is the media hyping this like an OJ trial - the amount of press on this compared to everything else is amazing.

Because they want to drum up anti-gun hysteria and distract attention from Ubama's criminal activity/scandals.

51 posted on 06/24/2013 7:46:03 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Religious faith in government is far crazier than religious faith in God.)
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To: sheikdetailfeather

This is so hard to listen to. What a lynching!


Not so far.

I’ve been on the jury in two long technical trials. In both cases, after the prosecution (actually, plaintif in my case) rested their case I thought the defendent was doomed. Yet in both cases it was VERY clear in the end that the defendent was in the right and the rest of the jury agreed.

This isn’t the 6:00 news, where only one side is allowed to present its case. Both sides will get their chance. Wait’ll the cross examination of the states witnesses and, especially, Zimmerman’s case is presented. The fraud by the court would have to be so overt in this fish bowl of a trial to justify a conviction that careers would be destroyed.

I don’t expect it.


52 posted on 06/24/2013 7:47:43 AM PDT by cuban leaf (Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
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To: Mr. K
In fact, those questions bear repeating.

Why would Trayvon be calling for help?

If zimmerman had a gun ready to shoot the poor defenseless St Trayvon (on his way home from choir practice) why would he let him scream and shout so long before shooting him?

And why would Zimmerman get close enough with his gun to shoot upright into his midsection when he could have blasted him from a few yards away? (presumably while St. trayvon was screaming help - instead of running away)

On the other hand, if George Zimmerman were getting his face bashed in (and he was), then why WOULDN'T he be yelling for help?

53 posted on 06/24/2013 7:48:31 AM PDT by Jeff Winston
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This opening statement by West has me pissed. He alrady gets admonished by the judge and tells a joke??? Is he serious?? If I was on the jury, I’d already hate him.


54 posted on 06/24/2013 7:49:05 AM PDT by Fawn (In a World of Information, Ignorance is a Choice.)
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To: Fawn

I’m pissed, too. A joke? Really?


55 posted on 06/24/2013 7:50:17 AM PDT by Jeff Winston
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To: Bogey78O

I liked his assertion that Zimmerman is trained in the martial arts because he went to a gym and that gym teaches self-defense as well.


Which means he may have opened the door for the judge to allow z to bring up Martin’s “self defense” background.


56 posted on 06/24/2013 7:50:18 AM PDT by cuban leaf (Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
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To: edcoil

The stakes are very high. Maybe this is why DHS has been buying all those bullets.


57 posted on 06/24/2013 7:51:32 AM PDT by cuban leaf (Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
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To: Jeff Winston

WHat the hell is wrong with him? I saw the look in Zimmermans face...like “OMG, I’m doomed”. State attys are laughing inside. What a major blunder by this FOOL


58 posted on 06/24/2013 7:51:52 AM PDT by Fawn (In a World of Information, Ignorance is a Choice.)
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To: Fawn

This guy is an idiot.


59 posted on 06/24/2013 7:54:29 AM PDT by Raebie (WS)
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To: Fawn

Now he’s apologizing, fussing, fidgeting and pissing everyone off. He’s also boring. Please get this fool out of there


60 posted on 06/24/2013 7:55:02 AM PDT by Fawn (In a World of Information, Ignorance is a Choice.)
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