Shooting of Trayvon Martin - Page 438

On July 14 2013 13:48 Tewks44 wrote:


What was said? (by Wil Wheaton)

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Stalking and shooting unarmed teenagers because you’re a paranoid racist! AMIRIGHTGUYS?! YEAH!#FuckYouGeorgeZimmermanDieInAFire

On July 14 2013 13:47 ey215 wrote:


I suspect that's going to be the shitstorm on the radio here in Atlanta on Monday. That was a really dumb thing to say.

On July 14 2013 13:48 Tewks44 wrote:


What was said? (by Wil Wheaton)

On July 14 2013 13:54 RuskiPanda wrote:
It's not like being celebrities magically makes them rational people. They just have a bigger platform for spreading their stupid rants.

Keep Trayvon's family in our prayers. Deeply unsatisfying verdict. Trial by jury is our only choice in a democracy.

On July 14 2013 13:52 hiro protagonist wrote:
I love how twitter has made it possible for people to say things that they will probably regret latter on. To rephrase an old saying; some people need to think before they tweat.

On July 14 2013 13:49 SilverLeagueElite wrote:
According to O'Mara's press conference, he said the investigation was quite diligent compared to other cases. Unless there were multiple investigations. I only followed this case starting with the trial but was there a lead investigator before Chris Serino?

On July 14 2013 13:59 TheBigO wrote:
I just read an article from Slate.com that I think really epitomizes the feelings from this case.

Source: http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2013/07/zimmerman_acquittal_blame_florida_for_trayvon_martin_s_death.html

I know many people disagree with the verdict. I personally think it is weird how a person can get away with murder. But, due to Floridas' laws, Zimmerman acted within his legal boundaries during the altercation--even if he may have started it.

Overall, I think this case shows that Stand Your Ground may need to be changed or repealed in order to prevent atrocities like this from happening again.

On July 14 2013 13:59 Kaitlin wrote:


Serino was the investigator starting the moment Zimmerman walked into the Police Station, the night of the incident. He interviewed him, conducted the walk through the next day, everything.

@realDonaldTrump
Zimmerman is no angel but the lack of evidence and the concept of self-defense, especially in Florida law, gave the jury little other choice

On July 14 2013 13:35 KonekoTyriin wrote:
The verdict may be in accordance with the law, but if so then I disagree quite strongly with the law. From what I understand of the case:

Zimmerman shot Martin with a gun. Because there was no prior intent (probably) and it was in self defense (almost certainly), it's reasonable that he did not intend to kill Martin. This sounds like an open and shut manslaughter conviction- though if testimony had uncovered intent, it could have been murder.

You can get convicted of manslaughter for building a house incautiously if it results in the house falling and killing someone inside. No matter how little you wanted that person to die or how indirectly your actions led to their death, if you kill someone, you at LEAST get manslaughter.

I don't understand how Zimmerman could possibly walk completely free from this. It does not seem consistent with justice as I understand it.

On July 14 2013 14:00 Kaitlin wrote:


Would it change your opinion if you were, at some point, educated to the fact that Stand Your Ground had not a fucking thing to do with this case ?