landonw
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landonw got a reaction from Four1one in Riots in St. LouisPlease tell me you're being sarcastic (even though that's not something to joke about).
I've been reading the forums here as I know there are a lot of intelligent people and actual police officers here that understand situations like this - you're not one of them, certainly. You don't think it's "drinking the kool aid" to blindly follow the media that will literally say ANYTHING just to get people to watch/read their bullshit?
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landonw got a reaction from johnclark1102 in Riots in St. LouisPlease tell me you're being sarcastic (even though that's not something to joke about).
I've been reading the forums here as I know there are a lot of intelligent people and actual police officers here that understand situations like this - you're not one of them, certainly. You don't think it's "drinking the kool aid" to blindly follow the media that will literally say ANYTHING just to get people to watch/read their bullshit?
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landonw reacted to Pavelow in Riots in St. LouisHere's some new facts coming out. I wouldn't call the site completely unbiased, but facts are facts.
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2014/08/breaking-report-po-darren-wilson-suffered-orbital-blowout-fracture-to-eye-socket-during-encounter-with-mike-brown/
And I was waiting for you to post... Have you read some of the new facts coming out of the investigation? There is now a lot of support building for the officer. Witnesses are now corroborating the officers story. Medical evidence is confirming his story.
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landonw got a reaction from neuronightmare in Zimmerman Found Not GuiltyOn the evening of February 26, 2012, Zimmerman observed Martin as he returned to the Twin Lakes housing community after having walked to a nearby convenience store. At the time, Zimmerman was driving through the neighborhood on a personal errand.
At approximately 7:09 PM, Zimmerman called the Sanford police non-emergency number to report what he considered a suspicious person in the Twin Lakes community. Zimmerman stated, "We've had some break-ins in my neighborhood, and there's a real suspicious guy." He described an unknown male "just walking around looking about" in the rain and said, "This guy looks like he is up to no good or he is on drugs or something." Zimmerman reported that the person had his hand in his waistband and was walking around looking at homes. On the recording, Zimmerman is heard saying, "these assholes, they always get away."
About two minutes into the call, Zimmerman said, "he's running." The dispatcher asked, "He's running? Which way is he running?" The sound of a car door chime is heard, indicating Zimmerman opened his car door. Zimmerman followed Martin, eventually losing sight of him. The dispatcher asked Zimmerman if he was following him. When Zimmerman answered, "yeah," the dispatcher said, "We don't need you to do that." Zimmerman responded, "Okay." Zimmerman asked that police call him upon their arrival so he could provide his location. Zimmerman ended the call at 7:15 p.m.
Now, let me point out several facts:
Trayvon Martin was a 5 foot 11 hooded male with his hands in his pockets, walking around looking about. He was actually high on marijuana, based on the toxicology report - regardless of your opinion on marijuana, it is illegal in the state of Florida. He decided that he would run when there was no present danger. Trayvon Martin did not call 911 to tell them a man was following him, while Zimmerman DID call 911 and tell them he was following him. He also did lose George Zimmerman, but he decided he would double back around rather than getting home and telling his father of it. He allegedly told his girlfriend that there was a white cracker following him. Now, since people love to play the racial card and say that GZ racially profiled Trayvon Martin - I'd like you to remember that Zimmerman did not call him any racial names, however Trayvon Martin did. I understand this does not change anything, but just to be clear incase someone would like to pull the racial card.
ABC News reported that a medical report compiled by the family physician of George Zimmerman showed that, following the altercation with Martin, Zimmerman was diagnosed with a closed fracture of his nose, two black eyes, lacerations to the back of his head, a minor back injury, and bruising in his upper lip and cheek.
This also makes it clear that George Zimmerman did take a beating before shooting Trayvon Martin.
On June 26, 2012, the prosecution released the results of a voice stress test performed on George Zimmerman the day after the shooting. A voice stress test is a type of test used to measure deceptive or psychological stress in the human voice in response to questions. Zimmerman was asked, "Did you confront the guy you shot?", to which Zimmerman answered, "No." Zimmerman was asked, "Were you in fear for your life, when you shot the guy?", to which Zimmerman answered, "Yes." The examiner concluded that Zimmerman "told substantially the complete truth" in the examination, and Zimmerman was classified as "No Deception Indicated (NDI)" according to the report.
What I want to point out here is that he did not confront Trayvon Martin - it was the other way around, which would make sense given Zimmerman's recollection of the events that took place. Trayvon Martin appeared "from nowhere" and said "You got a fucking problem Homie?" to which Zimmerman replied "No" - Trayvon then stated that he did now. It was also stated that Trayvon spotted Zimmerman's gun and said "You gonna die tonight", at which point they fought for the gun and George Zimmerman was able to grab it and shoot him.
I understand this is simply a one-sided report as we do not have Trayvon's side of the story, it is also my understanding that when the prosecution told Zimmerman there was video footage of the events, he said "Oh, thank God!" which would indicate he was indeed telling the truth.
I also believe that the Judge was very unfair and biased, allowing the prosecution to present a lot more than the defense was allowed. If the jury had said he was guilty, it would have likely been appealed. I also find it sick that people compare this jury to that of the Casey Anthony jury. There was a lot more evidence pointing to Casey Anthony being guilty, while there is very little evidence that George Zimmerman is guilty.
If you cannot accept the facts, you have the right to live as a sheep knowing only what the media has told you. It is sad that people have been manipulated by the media to believe lies - remember when ABC (or NBC, I forget which) edited police surveillance to make it appear as though George Zimmerman had no injuries?
It is also very sad that unpeaceful protests are continuing to take place, even after the Martins asked people to be peaceful about it.
This case should have not been a worldwide thing. I originally saw it on my local news the night it happened and did not think anything of it. Next thing I know the President of the United States is telling people "Trayvon was like a son I never had" and "justice will be served", Mike Tyson suggesting George Zimmerman should be killed while stating he didn't know much about what happened.