iclfan2;1129488 wrote:No, I'll be working at a job, something these people rallying apparently don't have. Also, calling a mexican guy a cracker is pretty outrageous (not at you, from the picture earlier in the thread). Anyway, regardless of if there is a riot or not, I can still hope for one. Show how idiotic these people are. Let the whole story come out, then figure out what to do. The clowns are the people clamoring for the guys bounty and posting hoodie pictures all over the damn internet.

Sykotyk;1129397 wrote:The situation wouldn't have happened. AT ALL, if it weren't for Zimmerman following him, getting out of his car, etc. He called police. That's what he was supposed to do. He escalated the situation into something bigger. And then to use 'self defense'....No. He called police because, in his eyes, he saw something suspicious. That's all he needed to do. But, that wasn't enough for Suburban Commando.

friendfromlowry;1129515 wrote:I don't understand the bolded comments. I was under the impression stated by numerous articles that yes, he did follow Martin, and call the police, but when he was ordered to stop his pursuit, he did. He was confronted minutes later by Martin. So I don't know where you're getting the 'Suburban Commando' who was 'escalating the situation.'

LJ;1129520 wrote:He has a history of aggressively going after people he thinks are breaking the law. Getting out of the car to go after Martin is where he escalated it.

friendfromlowry;1129525 wrote:I thought that was apart of his duty as a neighborhood watchman or whatever he is/was? He was following him trying to keep an eye until the cops arrived. Would the more appropriate course of action to have continue driving away, then calling the cops?

password;1129480 wrote:1. I was not suspended from school for having stolen jewelry and screwdrivers in my bag.
2. I never bragged about taking a swing at the bus driver.
3. I didn't have racist tattoos.

LJ;1129531 wrote:More appropriate would have been to stay in the car and alert police to his direction. You know police sponsored neighborhood watch directives are almost always that you do not confront or go after a suspicious person. Nor are you supposed to carry a weapon when on watch. He was a resident who was nothing more. Not a cop. Not a security guard. Nothing. A resident.

friendfromlowry;1129588 wrote:I thought he actually had some police training -- like he took a four month training course. The CNN articles from last Thursday/Friday detailed that a little more. He wasn't just some Joe Blow like you or I. He was semi-trained and had knowledge and experience with this type of thing.

2kool4skool;1129593 wrote:Who gives a ****? He has no authority. The police(the ones with actual authority) told him to stay in his car.

friendfromlowry;1129588 wrote:I thought he actually had some police training -- like he took a four month training course. The CNN articles from last Thursday/Friday detailed that a little more. He wasn't just some Joe Blow like you or I. He was semi-trained and had knowledge and experience with this type of thing.

He was accepted and completed the one-night-a-week, 14-hour program.
Sheriff's spokeswoman Heather Smith stressed that the program is simply an educational tool designed to engage citizens and teach them about policing.
"It's not a training academy. Participants are not issued any type of sheriff's equipment or deputization," Smith said.

friendfromlowry;1129597 wrote:And he did. He got out of his car, called the cops, they told him to go back or stop pursuit, so he did. Jesus christ what the fuck is so hard to understand about all of this

2kool4skool;1129593 wrote:Who gives a ****? He has no authority. The police(the ones with actual authority) told him to stay in his car.

2kool4skool;1129611 wrote:Sorry, I didn't realize anyone was buying the story that he went back to his car but still managed to get dragged out and beaten by the unarmed teenager he outweighed by 100 lbs.

2kool4skool;1129611 wrote:Sorry, I didn't realize anyone was buying the story that he went back to his car but still managed to get dragged out and beaten by the unarmed teenager he outweighed by 100 lbs.

2kool4skool;1129611 wrote:Sorry, I didn't realize anyone was buying the story that he went back to his car but still managed to get dragged out and beaten by the unarmed teenager he outweighed by 100 lbs.

fish82;1129624 wrote:911 dispatchers are civilians...they have no legal authority to tell anyone to do anything.

No one said he got "dragged out" of his car. Zimmerman's account is that the kid came up to him as he was on his way back to the car.

friendfromlowry;1129625 wrote:So you're disregarding the story that multiple witnesses have confirmed, and instead dismissing it because there's no way someone who's smaller can beat up someone larger than them?

Glory Days;1129626 wrote:he probably tried to avoid a physical confrontation but the kid kept at it(by punching and slamming his head into the ground)

ccrunner609;1129639 wrote:why do people keep bringing up how much he weighed? I have owned people that were way heavier then me.

password;1129278 wrote:This story really sheds some light on the kid. The kids parents almost had everyone fooled, but the truth always comes out. He was nothing but a thug and because of a young thug we are headed for race riots. I think it is time to put this country back on track and the november election can't get here soon enough.

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/320096/20120327/trayvon-martin-case-photos-new-facebook-details.htm

2kool4skool;1129641 wrote:And multiple witnesses say otherwise



:laugh:

Gblock;1129524 wrote:password why does the nhwatch guy need a 9 milli? Who even does nhwatch at that hour? Talking w my boy who is representing the hma they say no way should he have had a gun and did not authorize any of his actions and will do their best to distance themselves from him

dwccrew;1129652 wrote:Let me get this straight......because this kid was shot and killed it is his fault that we are "headed for race riots"? You are a buffoon. A racist buffoon.

dwccrew;1129652 wrote:Let me get this straight......because this kid was shot and killed it is his fault that we are "headed for race riots"? You are a buffoon. A racist buffoon.