Minute-by-Minute Timeline of Trayvon Martin’s Death

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

This is not the case. Manslaughter is a lesser included charge of Murder 2 -- the jury has the option of convicting under either.

Not from what I read. As I understand, the prosecution may ask the judge to instruct the jury to consider the lesser charge but it's not automatically included.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Not from what I read. As I understand, the prosecution may ask the judge to instruct the jury to consider the lesser charge but it's not automatically included.

[james&olya 1,121]

Where has it been said he attemped to detain or did detain? Many people have kept an eye on a person in the past. Where in the law does it say you cannot look at someone.

If that was all he had done there would never have been need for him to shoot!

[james&olya 1,121]

Also this could just be me but when this whole story started gaining momentum I had a difficult time buying that it was about racism or stereotyping. Zimmerman looks Hispanic but the black folks in the community said he was white because one of his parents is white. Sorry but Obama looks black to me even though his Mom is white.

You don't believe there are racial tensions between latinos and blacks?!

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

You don't believe there are racial tensions between latinos and blacks?!

That only happens in California.

[_Simpson_ 250]

But racism becomes a more serious issue when looking at the Sanford government's handling of the case. Whether or not individuals in the population are racist, people should be able to expect that, at a bare minimum, government agencies will give a thorough and race neutral review of any murder in the community. By all available accounts, people high up in the chain of command of both the DA's office and the police department were scarily willing to cut Zimmerman loose after hardly any consideration at all.

Zimmerman is racist I agree but to gently throw the DA's office and the Police department into that same category is wrong. On the surface Zimmerman's story looked probable. You have a teenager in a apartment complex that he doesn't live in and you have a man who called the police from the get go who appears to have taken a beaten.

And although we can't know for absolute certain, it's hard to believe that, had Trayvon Martin been some white or asian teenager, and had Zimmerman been a black dude, the police sure has heck would have been giving the murder of a neighborhood kid much closer scrutiny.

I strongly disagree. Had it been a black man that lived in the neighborhood(who the police already know) and a white dude was shot that didn't live in the apts., I believe it would of been handled the exact same way.

[james&olya 1,121]

I strongly disagree. Had it been a black man that lived in the neighborhood (who the police already know) and a white dude was shot that didn't live in the apts., I believe it would of been handled the exact same way.

Such a nice rosy tint on those glasses you have! Remember, this 'neighborhood guy' has a history of assault! Still want to hold to your statement?

That only happens in California.

I am so happy to know that. Does everyone in NYC, Miami, Houston, Atlanta, Detroit, etc know this?

[_Simpson_ 250]

Such a nice rosy tint on those glasses you have! Remember, this 'neighborhood guy' has a history of assault! Still want to hold to your statement?

No glasses her, I did call him a racist. I just don't believe the whole "if it had been a black man" nonsense, besides he is Hispanic and looks it. Isn't whitey supposed to be hating on them too?

[SMOKE 1,426]

No glasses her, I did call him a racist. I just don't believe the whole "if it had been a black man" nonsense, besides he is Hispanic and looks it. Isn't whitey supposed to be hating on them too?

why do you think zimmerman is a racist?

[_Simpson_ 250]

why do you think zimmerman is a racist?

Because in the 911 taped it clearly sounded like he was saying fu%$ing #######.

[SMOKE 1,426]

Because in the 911 taped it clearly sounded like he was saying fu%$ing #######.

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/tim-graham/2012/04/06/cnn-walks-it-back-oops-zimmerman-didnt-say-#######-he-said-it-was-cold

[DaveE 178]

Such a nice rosy tint on those glasses you have! Remember, this 'neighborhood guy' has a history of assault! Still want to hold to your statement?

I am so happy to know that. Does everyone in NYC, Miami, Houston, Atlanta, Detroit, etc know this?

To which the judge replied:

And so we're familiar with those particular situations. I won't say it's standard, but it's a run-of-the-mill type run-in with the alcohol and beverage agents at the library, I believe it was. They're fairly common, so I'm familiar with those, even though it's in another jurisdiction.

The injunction was somewhat mild compared to the injunctions that I'm familiar with and so really what this revolves about is the facts of this particular situation as presented to the court.

Not even serious enough to keep him in jail. Additionally, neither event is admissable as evidence in the upcoming trial.

Under both the Federal Rules of Evidence and the Florida Evidence Code, prosecutors can present evidence of past crimes and bad acts only if the information proves a material fact, such as motive, intent, knowledge or opportunity. They cannot introduce such evidence for the sole purpose of showing that the defendant had a propensity to commit the charged offenses, or that he acted in accordance with that propensity on a particular occasion.

[_Simpson_ 250]

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/tim-graham/2012/04/06/cnn-walks-it-back-oops-zimmerman-didnt-say-#######-he-said-it-was-cold

I hadn't heard about that. I had tired of the story awhile back and wasn't keeping up.Good to know that though,jeez.

[SMOKE 1,426]

I hadn't heard about that. I had tired of the story awhile back and wasn't keeping up.Good to know that though,jeez.

this story has brought out the worst in people & the media. i'm not believing anything until its proven in court.

Edited April 23, 2012 by SMOKE

[_Simpson_ 250]

this story has brought out the worst in people & the media. i'm not believing anything until its proven in court.

Yeah, good grief.