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Where is the fucking justice for Trayvon Martin? a 17 year old INNOCENT CHILD shot to death simply because he was walking in his father's gated community.

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chewchewmeaw · 17/03/2012 19:10

Why in gods hell has that MURDERER not been arrested?

Are they looking for riots? they will happen if Zimmerman is not brought to justice. I am so sickened by this.

I wouldn't be surprised if you haven't heard this story yet - very slow in reporting it.

He was begging for his life': Family's anger as police finally play 911 calls made by neighborhood watch captain who shot black teen

Trayvon Martin,17, was shot dead by George Zimmerman, 28, last month, who claims the killing was self defense and has not been charged
Police finally gave into mounting pressure on Friday and released eight 911 calls
The teen's family say the calls show Zimmerman was the 'aggressor' not Trayvon

The police have finally released the 911 calls made in relation to the killing of an unarmed black teenager who was shot by a white neighborhood watch captain.

George Zimmerman, 28, had called 911 to report a suspicious man and can be heard pursuing Trayvon Martin, 17, on foot against the dispatcher's advice causing the teen to run away.
Moments later the police are bombarded with calls from terrified neighbors as a voice in the background can be heard desperately screaming for help before the sound of two gun shots.
When police arrived at Florida's Retreat at Twin Lakes Townhomes they found Trayvon, who had been returning from a store with candy for his younger brother, had been shot dead by Zimmerman.
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Trayvon Martin, 17, left, was killed by George Zimmerman, 28, right, after the neighborhood watch captain pursued him as walked in a gated community

Zimmerman had called 911 after spotting the teen walking through the gated community.
'This guy looks like he is up to no good. He is on drugs or something,' Zimmerman told the dispatcher from his SUV.
He added that the black teen had his hand in his waistband and was walking around looking at homes.

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'These a---. They always get away,' Zimmerman said on a 911 call.
During Zimmerman's initial call, he told the dispatcher he was following Martin and the dispatcher told him, 'You don't need to do that.'
But Zimmerman sounds as if he continues to pursue the teen saying: 'He ran.'
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In Zimmerman's 911 call he said Martin, pictured, looked like he 'up to no good' and on drugs as the teen returned home with skittles for his brother
He then refuses to meet police officers at an agreed location and asks for them to call him on arrival instead so he can tell them where he is.
Sanford police officials, who have not charged Zimmerman after accepting his claim that his actions were in self defense, finally released eight 911 calls on Friday after mounting pressure.
Martin's family had demanded the release of the calls to help better understand how Martin died while walking home from a convenience store last month.
'He was yelling for help, and no one could help him. He saw his life being taken away from him,' the teen's father Tracy Martin said.
He said they will continue pushing for charges to be filed against Zimmerman.
'We?re hoping this doesn?t happen again to another family, and that America opens their eyes ... even though this won?t bring Trayvon back,
we don?t want there to be another Trayvon,' Mr Martin said.
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The teenager's parents; mother Sabrina Fulton, right, and father Tracy Martin, left, are said to be devastated after hearing the 911 calls of their son's last moments

Benjamin Crump, the attorney for Martin's family, said that the 911 calls show that the teenager spent the last few moments of his life terrified and Zimmerman should be charged
After listening to recordings of 911 calls, Martin's family said they're more convinced than ever that the Zimmerman should be charged with a crime.
'You hear a shot, a clear shot, then you hear a 17-year-old boy begging for his life,' said Natalie Jackson, the family attorney. 'Then you hear a second shot.'
The case has been turned over to the State Attorney's Office which can decide whether to file charges or present evidence to a grand jury.
Attorney Benjamin Crump, who is also representing the family, told reporters outside Sanford City Hall that Martin's parents both broke down and cried as they listened to the recordings.
'They are completely devastated, and they are in unbelievable grief,' Crump said. 'The last seconds of his life were in absolute fear.'
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Martin was visiting his father and stepmother in Sanford where they live at The Retreat at Twin Lakes, pictured, when he popped out to buy snacks for his younger brother
He added that a third witness has come forward saying it was the boy who was crying for help.
Martin's parents, Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton, previously sued to have the recordings released. A hearing for the case had been scheduled for Monday.
Moments after Zimmerman's initial call, dispatchers were bombarded by seven 911 calls from frantic neighbors describing a fight between two men, screaming and then a gunshot.
'There is somebody screaming outside,' one female caller said, as an unknown male voice can be heard crying in the background. Then a shot is heard.
A male caller described a physical altercation between Martin and the shooter.
'I just heard a shot right behind my house,' The caller said. 'They're wrestling right behind my porch. The guy is yelling 'Help.' I'm not going outside.'

By the time police officers arrived, unarmed Trayvon, who had been carrying Skittles and soda, was dead on the ground from a single gunshot
Another woman said a man in a 'white top' was on top Trayvon.
Earlier on Friday, Martin's parents called on the FBI to take over the investigation, saying they no longer trusted the Sanford police department.
Sanford police Sgt. David Morgenstern said the department stands by its investigation but welcomes help from any outside agency. FBI agent David Couvertier said the agency has been in contact with Sanford police and is monitoring the case.
'We are committed to having somebody review this to see if we made a mistake,' said Sanford Mayor Jeff Triplett. 'If we made missteps and there is something there, we will act accordingly'

Trayvon's family believe Zimmerman should be charged and brought to justice for shooting their young son
Several Sanford residents who spoke to The Associated Press said they think there would have been an arrest already if the shooter had been black and the deceased had been white.
They said blacks and whites in this city of 53,000 residents were pretty much in agreement that an injustice had been done with no one arrested, and that there was no racial divide in how the case is being perceived. The city is 57 percent white and 30 percent black.
Zimmerman's father delivered a letter to the Orlando Sentinel on Thursday, saying the way his son is being depicted in the media is cruel and misleading.
He also says his son has received death threats and moved out of his home. George Zimmerman is Hispanic and grew up in a multiracial family, the statement says.

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OldMacEIEIO · 14/07/2013 21:47

actually Tabitha, it's a good point you make
if zimmerman had been armed with a mace spray, the young lad would still be alive
and zimmerman would still be in theatre waiting for the mace can to be extracted from up his bum

TabithaStephens · 14/07/2013 21:47

There's no "thought they might be violent" about it. If an armed policeman is prone on the ground being hit in the face with no-one else around to help, they are absolutely entitled to shoot. What else would you have them do?!?

Seriously, the amount of misinformation and ignorance on this thread is astounding.

AmberLeaf · 14/07/2013 21:49

Seriously, the amount of misinformation and ignorance on this thread is astounding

It certainly is.

AmberLeaf · 14/07/2013 21:50

There is forensic evidence for the attack, I can't believe people are denying it

Have you seen Trayvons autopsy report?

Alisvolatpropiis · 14/07/2013 21:51

Zimmerman isn't a fucking policeman so what is your point?

staffie99 · 14/07/2013 21:52

I'm going to try some team Trayvon tactics.

Ok here goes.

Zimmerman didn't shoot Trayvon Martin, there is no evidence. Martin shot himself.

And relax.

ThePowerof3 · 14/07/2013 21:57

if you take the massive responsibility of arming yourself with a gun then you should damn well know how to use it, fire warning shot or shoot to injure not kill

xkittyx · 14/07/2013 21:57

Team?? This isn't a fucking sports match, a teenager died!

TabithaStephens · 14/07/2013 21:58

This isn't the movies. You do not shoot to injure. If you shoot someone you shoot to kill them.

OldMacEIEIO · 14/07/2013 21:59

the powerof3. yes , that would be a nicer world

ThePowerof3 · 14/07/2013 22:00

If you are properly trained in the use of a weapon and you are using it in self defence then yes you do in fact shoot to injure and disable. It might be legal to own a gun but it is not obligatory

TabithaStephens · 14/07/2013 22:02

ThePowerof3, you are wrong. You shoot to hit the torso as it is the biggest target. You cannot shoot someone in the torso with an intent to injure and disable.

OldMacEIEIO · 14/07/2013 22:04

thepowerof3,
you are confusing a nicer world with the real world.

why in a million years would you think that people who have guns are properly trained

harborhaze · 14/07/2013 22:05

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ThePowerof3 · 14/07/2013 22:06

So if I shot you in the leg it wouldn't stun and disable you? Wow now that is like the movies

ThePowerof3 · 14/07/2013 22:08

I'm not saying I think they are trained I'm saying I think they should be, it is the individuals decision after all to arm themselves as I said its not obligatory

OldMacEIEIO · 14/07/2013 22:12

thepowerof3
thats an excellent point about the leg shot. The problem with two blokes grappeling might be persuading the one without the firearm to step back in order to give the other a clear shot.

mind you, I suppose they clould always ask them to hold still.

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ThePowerof3 · 14/07/2013 22:16

That is true OldMac, I guess it for all these reasons the gun laws need urgent attention. I just wish Zimmerman had listened when he was told not to follow Martin and I hope he wishes that too but obviously it's all too late for any of that

OldMacEIEIO · 14/07/2013 22:20

thepowerof3, it's not our country.

I agree 100% with you. but we have our own problems, and the professional angst-bearers that have infested the thread (and site) are not helping.

I will look after me and mine

babybarrister · 14/07/2013 22:27

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cosydressinggown · 14/07/2013 22:28

Yeah well it wasn't someone entering his home with a gun was it. It was an unarmed teenager minding his own business on the way back from the fucking sweet shop.

He got followed, he got violent (scared perhaps? I know I would be!)

Zimmerman called the police (for the 46th time in 4 years) because he saw a black guy in a hooded top and suspected he was on drugs and up to no good because he was 'looking at houses'. He followed him. God knows what he said or did but he ended up getting punched. He then took out a gun and shot someone at point blank range in the chest.

How the fuck is it ok to provoke a situation and then kill someone in 'self defence', especially when you know the police are on their way?

And I don't give a toss what anyone says - one guy killed another guy. That is murder. Self defence whatever bullshit bullshit. He fucking murdered him.

MrsDeVere · 14/07/2013 22:38

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