Zimmerman found 'not guilty' of Trayvon Martin's murder

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m.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23304198

Bloody hell.

How utterly crap for Martin's family and friends :( and how dangerous for race relations in Florida :(

No, Boomba, Trayvon was killed in an act of legal self defence by a man whom he attacked, using force that was wildly disproportionate to the verbal challenge made of him.

yadda yadda...its easy to make it sound so reasonable isnt it
its bollocks

Actually I should modify that - one is not proven innocent, so the correct phrase is that the State was unable to prove his guilt beyond reasonale doubt. And the public should respect that.

did you read my link to 'The Root'

it goes on and on and on......its always rationalised

Zimmerman isn't white.

Or am I missing something?

So Boomba, you don't believe that Martin attacked first?

I think Trayvon was a child that went out to get some sweets. On his way home from the shops he was followed by a grown man. I think he was totally justified to take action against the man. If my children are followed by a man, I would support them in any action they thought was necessary to get them safe. The man then shot the child with the gun he was carrying when he decided to follow the child

Trayvon defended himself. Zimmerman was the aggressor

Zimmerman poses a threat to black children and men. He has been told his actions were justified. He should be in prison to keep innocent children safe

If there had been a massive fight, Martin would have had injuries. He had a small graze on one knuckle, not at all consistent with some of the wild allegations on this thread

Oh Boomba get off the bandwagon and put down the (race) card - If my children started laying into a man just for following them I'd be very disappointed in their 'thug' like actions to be honest

fuck you ChrissieTAy

Martin was only yards from home - instead of acting like the 'tough' guy, why did he not just run instead of approaching trouble ?

Ha ha @ Boomba Ouch!!

Because Fight:Flight kicked in.

We never know how we'll react in those situations, 'thug' at people who use that phrase to describe anyone btw or 'non thug.'

im glad you think its a laughing matter

So slamming Zimmean's head repeatedly against the concrete was necessary to get Trayvon Martin safe? Zimmerman was not brandishing a gun at him and threatening to kill him. He had already called the police, for goodness sake- he was hardly going to murder a kid while he waited for them. The worst that could have happened would have been that Trayvon was arrested by the police and been released without charge when it became clear that Zimmerman's suspicions were unfounded. To "get himself safe" all Martin had to do was talk politely to Zimmerman and the police and tell the truth about what he was doing. Going on the attack was precisely the opposite of "getting himself safe".

Agreed, Open. I find it curious that people keep saying that.

Zimmerman was not brandishing a gun at him and threatening to kill him

He didn't need to be for fight/flight to kick in. It's a human response we cannot control. Someone following you is a situation where that adrenalin rush can kick in. I think he should have walked home, but I can't judge someone based on a chemical surge.

Unfortunately he was correct for being uncomfortable of this man, as he is a murderer and a racist.

Boomba - I don't at all actually, I'm laughing at you for being so narrow-minded and judgemental towarfs Zimmerman as in calling him a racist!

You didn't answer my question - what backs up your comment regarding him being a known racist?

JessieMc - Agreed ...

Question for all you in favour of Martin - Was it acceptable for him to bash Z's head against concrete and break his nose???

you are advocating a child confronting an adult that is following them?????

YY...is that the advice you give your children? if you are being followed by a strange man....talk to him politely and justify why you have been to the shops...and why you find it necessary to be walking around out of doors????

Or maybe it is Zimmerman who should have identified himself and talked politely to the child he was following? Or maybe he should have taken the police advice to stop following the child? Or maybe he should stop following children like the creepy fucker that he is?

SpecialAgent - Would you not call somebody bashing somebody else's head a thug?? Would you not call somebody knowingly approaching trouble a thug ?? I'm sure you would actually if your child had been in Z's shoes!

your question has been answered a hundred times over on this thread. but like i said, it is probably something you will never understand because you are prejudice

The advice I would (and do) give to my boys is NOT to talk to strangers nor approach them and if trouble does arise, either try and escape the situation as best you can, or as a last resort, use self-defense techniques, ie if you are hit/kicked/punched and cannot run away to safety...

"it is misguided and in my view, wilfully disregarding the facts to its own ends"

That's the trouble with badly written and unfair laws. They make people angry. The black population of the USA is too often on the wrong end of these bad laws. I'm not going to point a finger at them for wilfully disregarding the facts in one isolated case. As with all landmark events it has struck a nerve and the authorities will have to deal with the fallout.