I am posting this new article from the Orlando Sentinel this evening to demonstrate how imperative it is that everyone allow thge investigation to take place before jumping to conclusions.
The two attorneys for the family had inissted that there were two shots on the 911 recordings. One they called a warning shot, the second the fatal shot. And they claimed this proved Zimmerman was stalking and murdered the young man. This contradicted the statements of people in the area that said they heard one shot.
Well, the investigation shows fairly conclusively that there was one shot. This is based on the fact that one casing was found and the clip was full (meaning only the chambered round was fired). Really, the two attorneys saying these conclusive things about the case, in order to fan the flames of outrage, I think do a disservice to the community and even the family involved. All it does is convince them that their son was outright murdered, when in reality the situation is probably much more complex than they have been led to believe.
Trayvon Martin shooting: College students to rally at courthouse for Trayvon - Orlando Sentinel
Got some statistics to back that up?
I can understand you questioning the validity of the statement, and I should have added the link. Very short-sighted on my part. Unfortunately I'm having difficulty locating the source, which will only bring more much deserved scrutiny. I will continue to dig until I find it. The stats where from 07, 08, or 09. It had something to do with new trends in homicide. Only one I'm finding now is from 1976-2005, which shows the number of murders by strangers almost even. Bureau of Justice Statistics Homicide trends in the U.S.: Trends by race
Sorry for the shabby sourcing. Will continue to search, and will post when I find it.
I can understand you questioning the validity of the statement, and I should have added the link. Very short-sighted on my part. Unfortunately I'm having difficulty locating the source, which will only bring more much deserved scrutiny. I will continue to dig until I find it. The stats where from 07, 08, or 09. It had something to do with new trends in homicide. Only one I'm finding now is from 1976-2005, which shows the number of murders by strangers almost even. Bureau of Justice Statistics Homicide trends in the U.S.: Trends by race
Sorry for the shabby sourcing. Will continue to search, and will post when I find it.
Few more gems from bass in the thread also
So ignorant its funny. I can have my own personal feelings and emotions yet still believe in government. I never advocated we should just send him to the chair now with no trial.
It's sad you believe otherwise. I'm sorry, buddy.
Ignoring the other side of the story and claiming people to be racist for not rushing to judgment, really doesn't sound like due process.
I'm not the one in charge. I have no bearing on his potential future trial - so what does it matter if I choose an opinion on the matter? Ttownvol has already, more or less, declared him innocent.
The role of a president is to rein in the mob, not to unleash it. The latter is what community organizers do; the former is what makes statesmen. Yet on issue after issue anti-terrorism, global warming, government ethics, and racial relations a frenzied mob, egged on by the media and demagogues like Barack Obama, have almost stormed the jail, only to dissipate when met by either evidence, or the knowledge that the incarcerated was one of their own as if they had never screamed and threatened in the first place.
No, he hasn't. I believe he said the guy was wrong for not heeding the dispatcher, but he was giving eyewitness testimonies to show that the guy may have been acting in self defense.