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George Zimmerman Found Not Guilty
For those who care.
BREAKING: Jury acquits George Zimmerman of second-degree murder in shooting of Trayvon Martin -RJJ
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 14, 2013
Al Sharpton and the entire MSNBC cast , for whom this was nothing but a case about "guns" and "race", are furious.
From Reuters:
George Zimmerman was acquitted of all charges on Saturday for the fatal shooting of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin in this central Florida town in February of last year.
If he had been convicted, the 29-year-old former neighborhood watch volunteer, who claimed he acted in self-defense, could have been sentenced to life in prison for second-degree murder or up to 30 years for manslaughter.
A panel of six women jurors rendered its verdict in the case, which sparked a national debate on issues including race and profiling, after a trial that began in Seminole County court on June 10.
From NBC:
A Florida jury finds George Zimmerman not guilty.
Zimmerman, 29, said he was acting in self-defense when he shot the unarmed Trayvon Martin, 17, in the chest during an altercation in a gated community of Sanford, Fla., on Feb. 26. 2012.
He was not charged for 44 tumultuous days in which the case generated large protests in several cities, turned a hooded sweatshirt like the one Martin wore into a symbol of solidarity, and drew the attention of President Obama, who said, “If I had a son, he’d look like Trayvon.”
As debate over race, guns and Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law swirled, a special prosecutor appointed by the governor announced April 11, 2012 that Zimmerman was being charged with second-degree murder – a move that his supporters said was meant to quell the public outcry.
Zimmerman pleaded not guilty throughout the case to the charges against him.
When the trial unfolded a year later, prosecutors argued the volunteer neighborhood watchman was a wannabe cop who “profiled” Martin as the teen walked back from buying Skittles at a 7-Eleven, and then followed him against the advice of the police dispatcher he called to report a suspicious person.
“That child had every right to be where he was,” Guy said in a closing argument.
“That child had every right to do what he was doing, walking home. That child had every right to be afraid of a strange man following him, first in his car and then on foot. And did that child not have the right to defend himself from that strange man?”
The defense told jurors that Zimmerman was just doing his civic duty when he was ambushed by Martin, punched in the face and slammed repeatedly into concrete before he fired a single shot that pierced the teen’s heart.
“That’s cement. That is a sidewalk. And that is not an unarmed teenager with nothing but Skittles trying to get home,” O’Mara said.
“The suggestion by the state that that’s not a weapon, that that can’t hurt somebody, that that can’t cause great bodily injury … is disgusting.”
Over the course of testimony, 56 witnesses took the stand, including Martin’s and Zimmerman’s parents, who disagreed about who was heard yelling for help in the background of a 911 call made by a resident of the Retreat at Twin Lakes during the fatal confrontation.
Zimmerman did not testify, but his call to the non-emergency police line, his statements to investigators and even a TV interview were part of the evidence jurors could consider. The panel was also given photos of Zimmerman’s injuries and pictures of Martin’s body at the scene and at the morgue.
Well aware of the passions surrounding the case, soon after the jury began deliberations Friday, the Seminole County sheriff appealed for calm whatever the outcome might be.
"We will not tolerate anyone who uses this verdict as an excuse to violate the law,” Sheriff Donald Eslinger said.
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"Will your town be able to organize volunteer security patrols and will they responds to a group text about a threat?"
My goodness ... didn't you learn anything from the recent Traydmark(TM) trial?
Doing this will mean that you're some over zealous police wannabee or something, and instantly disqualify you from defending yourself.
Various defensive items at the ready. I figure it will take a few hours for the riff raff to really get their shit together. Going to be a long night.
Good luck Panafrican.
The MSM will be so disappointed if nothing happens.
but, kpk, how will we distinguish what drives this weekend's body count from any other's?
/sarc
Lets get ready to RUMBLE!
Ding,Ding,Ding!
Over 70 people shot over the 4th in Chicago. *crickets*. The weather determines how many Trayvon's get gunned down in Chicago. 75 and clear tonight. Wouldn't want to be a whitey at the Taste of Chicago bout now. Oh well../ This might put a 'bid' under the total but the shootings will comense as always. Just took the plug out of my shotgun.. they better be coming in bunches tonight because the first wave is in for a surprise.
Marl O'Mara just gave the media a much-deserved tongue-lashing.
That he did and not a word afterwards...
DaddyO
Chicago will have a number of shooting deaths and the nation will be surprised and shocked...
How would anybody know if those shooting deaths were related to Zimmerman or just a normal weekend?
And clearly the cause will be ccw coming to il
How would you tell the difference between a race riot and a normal weekend in Chicago?
I think that, during a race riot, the Chicago police are not supposed to let you skate on a ticket if you "buy them a cup of coffee."
IF you live here, we commonly refer to it as Chiraq.
some brave women on that jury
I hope they truly do remain anonymous...and with the thanks from law abiding people in the country.
two book deals already
Local news here profiled each one already, naming work status, occupation, and number of children(if applicable), etc. Fucking blood-sucking parasites...
I say we see quite a bit of trouble, I'll take your bet on the over!
Heavy rain moving into the area around town, that should quell the folks tempers or at least ruin their Skittles but the local Kangaroo marts may want to shut down tonight lest they want to see their entire inventory walk out the door in a flash mob.
No riots. Barry and Holder will be disappointed.
Not as disappointed as Dr. Paul Krugman, PhD.
And Red Team.
Race riots is one of the threats the left uses to bully the population, while at the same time removing their 2nd amndmnt right to protect themselves. Are you going to deny that Lola?
Do you deny that you have man love for Hannity?
"Over under on any riots in FL or anywhere else?"
Nah, too slow to reload. I'd recommend that you use nothing less that the new KelTec pump for a riot.
that is pretty bad ass. for $1200.
http://www.keltecweapons.com/our-guns/shotguns/ksg/
could save some money and go with a saiga. $850. not as cool looking.
or if you must have the cadillac edition....interord usas 12ga destructive device. $2500.
watch The Expendables, for a good idea of what a combat shotgun can do.
"what a combat shotgun can do"
Google "duckbill". My stepdad, a VN vet has, uhh, trophys? (rhymes with beers, and hears like - ears) from listening patrols with those. Early on they were even loaded with flechettes! Good way to clear a gook trail, or so I've heard.....
I own a saiga converted from the sporter model. Have 12 round mags and a 20 round drum for it. It is a nice gun but if I was in a life threatening situation and had a choice I'd take my 7+1 pump any day. The build quality seems to vary a bit and mine is maybe 99% reliable. The pump never fails where the saiga has that occasional jam. The KSG is high on my list right now. That AA-12 from expendables is great if you can get one but good luck.
Let them riot...223 frangible will slow them down.
The crazy muthafu*kers in Florida hunt Alligators and Pythons. Do you think they're scared of a riot?
My guess is no riots in areas of well armed Floridians. This ruling has given all the wanna be thugs a nasty warning. Not even pressure from the black president can convict people who protect themselves from black thugs. Safety off, here we go!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why do you think it's called the Gunshine State?
DaddyO
1 million + CCWs in FL and rising. The most in the USA. GA and AL as a percentage of the population is even higher than FL.
¨Welcome to the Gunshine State. We don`t dial 911¨
...and then there's this ..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OU50gMFUrBo
Rusty you always have something worthwhile.
Media lynching. They even show the M.I.T. cop who it turns out the Chechens did not shoot and The Police Chief of M.I.T. sounding off. Somebody needs to tell him it's not his problem. He's on the wrong bus.
The FSA can have at it and burn down New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.
They were going down anyways. Make them like Detroit.
I REALLY think it was a bad choice to give the Verdict at 10PM at night on the East Coast. Here in Portland Oregon...we are curbing our plans and not going down town tonight. Alcohol and a verdict like this may be trouble. I hope not.....but just saying. Note:Today I read through the "Manslaughter" charge and to be convited of murder or manslaughter is very difficult. It actually reads "A person is justified in using deadly force if he reasonably believes that such force is necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to himself." I highlighted the word that crushes this case...
Here in Portland Oregon...we are curbing our plans and not going down town tonight.
Lol Portland, Oregon - rough town you got there.
Seriously. What are they going to do, polite you to death?
They invite you in for pie and then attack you with the zipper end of sofa pillows...
Well, that was exciting. The 30 million civil suit will be soon to follow, right?
Portlandia
the bookstore episode is my favorite
Did you know that there is a permanent homeless camp at third and west Burnside?
Don't be so quick to discount the possibility of a rampage of litterbugs.
Portland is not Oakland but it has some riff raff. Lots of hipster kids. Oregon was a beautiful state until Calif invaded. Eastern OR is still pretty nice as are the people.
I would rather stroll through a full blast race riot than walk past even one of those trashy, face pierced, tattooed, skinny-pants-wearing hipster scumbags.
If you see a hipster in a race riot he's probably lost and getting mugged.
Your God, you're an idiot.
exactly - another reason why the case never should have been filed
How about highlighting "reasonably"?
portland. funny. you might encounter some extra angsty greasy hipster that rarely wears out his loafers (if you catch my drift) but nothing more dire than that. not in portland. you should get out of the bunker more.
Some parts of N Portland are pretty shitty, not to mention the meth areas further east. Thats where all the shootings always are. In downtown though it's pretty damn safe.
I was gonna make a comment about driving up and down 82nd, Lombard or killingsworth, but figured no one would give a shit.
Meth is the bane of the rural West.
rioting implies putting down your bitchin' microbrew- bro.
"A person is justified in using deadly force if he reasonably believes that such force is necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to himself." I highlighted the word that crushes this case..."
If I'm not mistaken, this applies only to self defense on your own property -- not when strolling on NW 23rd or the Pearl District. :-)
Generally anytime, not just on your own property, but I don't know about Portand's gun laws these days. The Portland shooter last year was stopped by a bystander guy with a gun, but he didn't come forward right away because he was not supposed to be carrying.
Can you more clearly explain yourself?
Don't fuck with the HOA.
I've been reading twitter stuff that they want to kill a cracka. I've got all my saltines stashed good!
anyone got the email addresses to the 3 stooge procecution team i think we all would like to tell them something!
anyone got the email addresses to the 3 stooge procecution team i think we all would like to tell them something!
Zulus will attack and burn the cities.
Riot nigga.
I need a new tv anyways
that's why I don't buy gold- after the SHTF is the time to "stock up"
every short dreams of covering as close to zero as possible.
by then it's too late
Surprising concerning the propaganda against the innocent G. Zimmerman, with the US gov, MSM and other minorities wanting to railroad him. Watch chaos ensue.
I hope some armed man catches you walking on the sidewalk with a pack of skittles. You look guilty to me from here.
i typically dont hide in the bushes and pearl harbor people while telling them they are going to die tonight.
im off for a walk to 7-11 in blackface. catch you tomorrow.
I'll be standing my ground wrapped in the 2nd amendment
You need a tee shirt with a pack of skittles and pic of Obamas son on your back.
The little spin I saw on MSM so far goes like this: "Just because GZ was found NOT GUILTY does not mean he was innocent, just means DA did not prove their case."
WTF? No mention of the unprecendented misconduct by the DA and judge. Still could not get conviction.
Case should never hsve been brought. Justice dept helped with demonstrations.
Here here. They got it right despite the racist pressure from the liberal majority...if anyone is white and lives in urban areas stay indoors for a few weeks, especially in Florida.
"if anyone is white and lives in urban areas stay indoors for a few weeks, especially in Florida."
Why? In light of the just-set legal precedence, if you have a right to be somewhere, and you fear for your life, you can protect yourself (despite what the liberal media would have you believe).
You should have said, "if anyone is of any color, and lives in Florida (or any other reasonable state), then be sure that you are prepared to protect yourself - and maintain situational awareness!
Fuck that. Anyone has a legal right to go about their business. If someone threatens you with deadly force, kill em.
I'm going about my business. This is between the white hispanics and white blacks. Not me, I'm just a white guy.
When a thug hears my 12 gauge rack a round, he'd best be hauling ass or he isn't going to have one.
I never thought of it as a mongrel problem. Maybe your right.
"When a thug hears my 12 gauge rack a round,"
You keep one in your pocket too? Better think more universal, and keep your head on a swivel. As my CHL instructor pointed out "I have never seen anyone beg to be shot with a .380" when someone laughed at the dimunitive round.
I tought I read something somewhere that .380 and .22 are often deadlier than large calibers. If you have a decent hand gun in those calibers - you can usually get a few shots on target because of low recoil. I knew someone who had a Walther PPK .380 and I was not crazy about it. The SIG or Beretta .380 seems better.
The 30 shot Kel Tec .22 Mag (or is it LR) is very cool but has been backordered for like 3 years or something. .22's can be nasty because they can bounce around in the body. Sad that people have to resort to guns sometimes but the law abiding citizen should never be defenseless.
The Sig Sauer P-230 in 380 is an absolute work of art. Accurate, reliable, simple and uttelry sophisticated.
Like most people, I don't own a gun so I cannot carry. I actually had a "minor" situation yesterday in traffic coming home from Los Angeles. All I had to protect myself (and my wife and 2 year old) was my car door locks and cellphone ready to dial 911 in case the hoods decided to come at me....so staying home in my blissful little slice of suburbia is what works best for me rrght now. But I am definitely thinking about arming myself now and studying gun laws.
Sounds to me like a replay of "Boston Strong" (sic).
LOL
Lots of political pressure, from the Chief of Police on down. The 'special' prosecutors in this case should be disbarred, the CoP reinstated, and the State made to pay for Zimmerman's legal bills.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/13/justice/zimmerman-it-firing/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
I am still reading this, but that is absolutely sickening, absolutely corrupt. The whole point of having a true justice system is to get it right, isn't it? To have "the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth" come to light? Just disgusting.
We have a system of law, not a system of justice. They are not the same.
Screw both of you. This man defended himself. What would you have said if he had killed a white man? Nothing.
If he had killed a white man, he'd be in jail.
Oh spare us the bullshit. Democratic Underground is over that way.
The simple fact is, it's not illegal to walk up to a stranger and ask them what they are doing. They don't have to answer. They can ignore you. They can tell you to mind your own business. They can tell you to fuck off.
They can't jump on you and try to beat you to death - regardless of what color they are. If they do, you can use a weapon to save your life. Regardless of what color you are.
Grow the fuck up.
and damn well he better be in prison...i love white people, they saved me fro a life behind the iron curtain fighting for nuggets in some dead guys shit...a white guy gave me my first job too...and i married a white woman...however, i do not like obama because he is white.
what has some fat north korean ever done for me? i asked for porn, and he gave me some manifesto, i asked for cognac, and he gave me his piss, i asked to play on his basketball team, and he said, suck me first, i said go get rodman.
Nope. That changed with OJ killed a blonde and a Jew. Besides, Al Sharpton still thinks GZ is white.
Thumbs up for the distinction, not the innuendo.
I was just stating a fact, not trying to be clever.
From what I know about the case, the jury made the right call. There was no way it was second degree murder. I wouldn't have been surprised if it had been a verdict of manslaughter, though... But as someone up the comment chain said, it;s tough to get a conviction on that, too.
The point I was trying to make is that the 'Justice' system was really a political system in this trial.
Conduct of the DA, judge and prosecutor were outrageous and actionable in this case just like in the Duke case, according to big lib Dershowitz who has been foaming at the mouth at the unbelievable shit they were doing to try to get a conviction.
Withholding evidence, etc. etc., They even fired the whistleblower IT guy in the DA's office who just happened to notice not all the 4200 images from Trayvon's phone had not turned over to the defense and had to mention it so he wouldn't be the scapegoated for it.
GZ was NIFONGED.
GZ has a solid slander case against NBC and CNN. He will spend the rest of his days in the Caymans.
I really hope you are correct about that, esp. those fucking douchebags at NBC who altered the 911 call. That started this whole race baiting mess. THis case was never racial to begin with. SHows you what the media can do on a slow news day, or when they have some liberal propaganda to spew.
“That’s cement. That is a sidewalk. And that is not an unarmed teenager with nothing but Skittles trying to get home,” O’Mara said.
WTF statement is that?? Trayvon WAS an unarmed teenager, he DID have nothing but SKITTLES. Talk about the fucking Chewbacca defense! That's a sidewalk and that's a house and that's a cloud yada yada yada.
tryin ta git home to make sum purple drank....
moetisha, ah foun sum robtussin in mah daddy's bafroom
Being unarmed makes it fine to beat someone to death.
And grab for their gun and shoot them.
Subhuman "logic".
Dude you are a fuckin loser. When you look at yourself in the mirror repeat that to yourself. I work for the gov't I hijack threads on a comment boards all fuckin day and night because I'm useless POS loser. My name is garypaul, I'm a faggot that wants to use left wing MSNBC talking points on an alternative news website to distract and hijack the conversation because I'm a paid gov't faggot.
Gary Paul is a Canadian. Nothing wrong with that as I have more than a few Canadian neighbors and they are wonderful people. They are not libtards like Gary.
A 6' 3" thug jumps a guy with a gun (still holstered in the small of his back) and gets himself shot. End of story. GZ's suspicions about Trayvon proved to be exactly right. If GZ was really a gun-flashing cowboy Trayvon wouldn't have even tried that shit.
ANOTHER OBAMA FAIL
Add it to the heap.
Can't stack shit that high
Bernanke can.
"You know, if I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon,"
If I was a cop I'd look like the Cambridge PD.
And if the queen had balls, she'd be the king.
It's dark out. Let's see.
As an aside, Obama's half white, but he's considered black. Zimmerman is half Bangladeshi, half Latino, but he's white.
Black is white, white is black.
blackwhite
welcome to Oceania
Zimmerman is all asshole.
Gary, naw, you just happen to be looking in the mirror - moron!
Zimmerman is all asshole.
That's as legal for him as it is for you.
never listen to a man with 2 first names.
"Zimmerman is all asshole."
Maybe. Maybe not. But what is important is that the legal system reaffirmed a persons right to self defense.
Oh, and there is the added benefit that one more pot smoking gang banger wannabe is off the streets.
And thus racism was laid to rest, because if you can't call a spade a spade because you don't know what a spade looks like, how do you know whom to hate...
I'm not a bigot! It's just those white Hispanic Catholic Protestants who I can't stand.
Glad I'm in the boonies. Glad for GZ but he'll never walk the streets in the US without watching over his shoulder. If I won the lottery tonight, I'd buy GZ and ES an island, a plastic surgeon, and a new life.
This country is just beginning to downright suck; MSM, POTUS, SCOTUS, Congress, AG, etc. ad nauseam...
Venezuela just announced it would accept Z'man also if he applied.
[just kidding]
Bad timing. The CBC just started showing a one hour documentary on Queen Elizabeth II and they aren't going to interupt it to show the riots.
Hopefully people won't carry out their threats and destroy their neighborhoods.
Here in NY, those threats are what the NYPD prays for each day before they clock in.
In Detroit they don't have to worry about destroying their neighborhoods.
Every riot saves the city of Detroit on the cost of demolishing vacant buildings - Bullish!
MSM tools are struck dumb.
They've become very used to winning over the last 5 years. Nice to see them dumbfounded that anyone would dare have a different opinion than the one they issue to the masses.
If I was one of the jurors I would keep my yap shut. Any one of them that speaks up after this trial is going to find themselves on the receiving end of a media shit-storm.
Great news. Wonder what moron Obama will say, if anything. Liberals will be in a stew.
Top twitter
Nancy Grace is squirting.
https://twitter.com/JennyJohnsonHi5/statuses/356230984594763777
Now THAT's funny.
I almost spit out my drink.
Would hope she's choking to oblivion on her bullshit...justice would be for her to get stopped in a riot zone and turned into a 'Denny'.
http://www.mrconservative.com/2013/07/21186-zimmerman-friends-mic-cut-by-nancy-grace-for-supporting-second-amendment/
LOL, good one zero! She is the draaaama queen, eh!
Nancy should go interview some of her brothers in Turd-Rear square in Cairo. Let the arabs show her they know how to treat a lady.
yes!
Stay Safe White Folks !!!!.....Watch our for Douglas Reddish, he throws a mean punch !!!!
To that point, I've seen drunk guys knock themselves out.
Thankful I've been tanning a lot lately...
GZ looks like he's been working on his tan.
I must say the way the MSM has covered this case was race baiting people to riot in order to get ratings when the the chances of conviction were low based on the evidence.
Black swan. Pretty soon Obama will have to get on air and order all those who voted for him to stop rioting.
I thought he was baiting them into rioting.
But if he had rioters, they would look like Trayvon--oh, they do...
Fuck you Obama.
I'd say and 'Fuck Angela Corey' too except no one would. Hope the cunt finds the bottom of a meth addiction soon...these vermin disgust me.
I unfortuneatly live in the shit hole city that elected the cunt.
but, but, if zerO had a son he would look like Trayvon!!!
Look like him...does he mean shot dead after attacking another human?
Watch out for drones in your 'hood Zim.
Unfortunately, the punk in the White House got what he wanted from this by stirring up the racial spirits of his people before the election. So the guy wearing the hoodie in the White House accomplished his goal. He is a MFer!
You have a gift for synthesizing complex issues..I salute you!
Justice has been served! Do you people see the white liberal idiots with the Revolution signs??? Damn give me a f'ing break.