Woodruff wrote:The evidence points to Trayvon's actions being much more than that, of course. I know you think you've got to trump-up everything to try to support your side of the argument, but you're doing such a terrible job of it that you should probably re-think that strategy.
Trayvon tested positive for marijuana in his system at the time of his death.
Ever hear of someone getting high on marijuana cigarettes then going out to curb stomp someone?
Generally it's just that rather than conceding the point you are discounting the testimony of a molestation victim who did identify the specific prejudices leading up to the attack, simply because she is a molestation victim and therefor might be a liar. And it's not even like her story is where the accusation of racial profiling comes from, it simply fits the fold.
Let's talk molestation for a second. It's a crime of dominance and power. It's not always about a sexual attraction to children, but there's always an edge of dominance to it. With his cousin's story, Zimmerman essentially just started touching her one night, without trying to groom her or anything like that, which to me suggests that he's not attracted to kids.
As for his record as Captain of the Watch, he called the police a few times, always on black people, and usually for petty reasons like WWB, or loitering. In each case, Zimmerman told the police that he didn't want the "suspects" to see him and that he didn't want to have to approach them. Yet on the day that he saw Trayvon, he chased after him. Why? Because Trayvon was smaller, a kid, and Zimmerman had a gun. He knew that he could dominate Trayvon. Zimmerman definitely has a hero complex of a sort, but he's only going to get physical if he knows for a fact that he can dominate the other person.
thegreekdog wrote:The profile of those people committing the buglaries started or included the term "black." In any event, it is interesting that the race of Martin did not come up until Zimmerman was asked by the police.
I also found it interesting that he didn't mention that Trayvon was talking on his phone. Zimmerman might not have understood what he was looking at, but if you can see that a person is black you can see that they are talking to someone.
thegreekdog wrote:Juan_Bottom wrote:Trayvon didn't get the opportunity to say that. Zimmerman only vaguely identified himself as a threat. If he had said "I am the watch captain" then I'm sure Trayvon would have said something similar to that. Though, it certainly would have been a hostile courtesy.
What would you have thought if you were in his shoes?
Frankly, if someone was following me I would call my girlfriend, complain that some [insert homosexual slur here] was following me, turn around and punch him in the face and then beat his skull against the curb. What would you do Juan? Same?
Yes and no.
>Call my girlfriend,
>Detective dumbass is following me or something,
>"DUDE, WHY THE F*CK ARE YOU FOLLOWING ME?"
I would be expecting him to identify himself as a stupid cop, so that I could then ask WTF I'm being charged with.
>Not a cop????? OH SH*T.jpeg
>rearrange his face with a rock or something