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Showing posts with label trayvon martin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label trayvon martin. Show all posts
Sunday, July 14, 2013
New Yorkers stage a sit in @Time Square , halts traffic
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-trayvon-martin-times-square-20130714,0,6239565.story
Friday, June 8, 2012
You have the wrong number !!!!! Man receives Zimmerman's old phone number is receiving death threats ...
Talk about an unlucky draw.
An Orlando, Fla., man says his life has been turned upside down since May 7, when T-Mobile reportedly assigned him the cellphone number formerly used by accused Florida murderer George Zimmerman.
It's the same mobile number Zimmerman gave police dispatchers during the notorious 911 call moments before he shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin three months ago.
The 911 call (with Zimmerman heard spelling out the number) has since been widely circulated by the media and on the Internet.
The Orlando Sentinel reports that Junior Alexander Guy, the man who inherited Zimmerman's old number, immediately started getting weird calls at all hours of the night.
"You murderer!"
An Orlando, Fla., man says his life has been turned upside down since May 7, when T-Mobile reportedly assigned him the cellphone number formerly used by accused Florida murderer George Zimmerman.It's the same mobile number Zimmerman gave police dispatchers during the notorious 911 call moments before he shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin three months ago.
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The Orlando Sentinel reports that Junior Alexander Guy, the man who inherited Zimmerman's old number, immediately started getting weird calls at all hours of the night.
"You murderer!"
Friday, March 23, 2012
Stand your ground law - is it really fair?
What is the definition of insanity?
Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. We hear it all of the time when it comes to abusive relationships, but some how it is silent when it comes to dealing with the court system concerning injustice against a black victim.
Nothing has changed from the time of Emmitt Til when he was murdered for no reason other then being black. There is nothing wrong with the Stand Your Ground Law it is your human right to defend yourself.
George Zimmerman didn't wait for the red tape before he acted so why does it seem to apply in seeking justice for Trayvon Martin.
You simply use the same rules in seeking equal justice. George Zimmerman is a threat to all black people so stop wasting time trying to get his arrest. If he is arrested he will be subjected to a mostly white jury who will most likely acquit him. If he is convicted he will be sent to prison under protective custody guarded by the KKK presence already in the Florida correctional system and will not suffer.
Under normal circumstances where someone is absolutely threatening your life, the “Stand Your Ground Law” makes sense. I’m wondering if the legislators that created this law could foresee the issues in the grey areas of this law.
This law allows for the officers at the crime scene to decide whether or not a situation called for self-defense. The officers at Trayvon’s crime scene were confident that Zimmerman didn’t need to be convicted. The Sanford Police were way too quick in deciding that he didn’t need to be arrested that they didn’t even consider the questionable evidence that stacked up against Zimmerman. Anytime you’re dealing with iffy evidence like this case has presented, the shooter should still be arrested and the court makes the final decision.
According to the Huffington Post, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement statistics show that before the “Stand Your Ground Law” was enacted in 2005, there were about 13 justified killings each year by citizens from 2000 to 2005. Between 2006 and 2010, the average has risen to 36 justified killings each year. This just proves that if you give people the right to kill, they will kill. Point. Blank. Period. With Zimmerman’s repeated 911 calling history, I bet he was sitting around with his phone in his hand with “911″ already typed in as soon as the “Stand Your Ground Law” passed.
Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. We hear it all of the time when it comes to abusive relationships, but some how it is silent when it comes to dealing with the court system concerning injustice against a black victim.
Nothing has changed from the time of Emmitt Til when he was murdered for no reason other then being black. There is nothing wrong with the Stand Your Ground Law it is your human right to defend yourself.
George Zimmerman didn't wait for the red tape before he acted so why does it seem to apply in seeking justice for Trayvon Martin.
You simply use the same rules in seeking equal justice. George Zimmerman is a threat to all black people so stop wasting time trying to get his arrest. If he is arrested he will be subjected to a mostly white jury who will most likely acquit him. If he is convicted he will be sent to prison under protective custody guarded by the KKK presence already in the Florida correctional system and will not suffer.
Under normal circumstances where someone is absolutely threatening your life, the “Stand Your Ground Law” makes sense. I’m wondering if the legislators that created this law could foresee the issues in the grey areas of this law.
This law allows for the officers at the crime scene to decide whether or not a situation called for self-defense. The officers at Trayvon’s crime scene were confident that Zimmerman didn’t need to be convicted. The Sanford Police were way too quick in deciding that he didn’t need to be arrested that they didn’t even consider the questionable evidence that stacked up against Zimmerman. Anytime you’re dealing with iffy evidence like this case has presented, the shooter should still be arrested and the court makes the final decision.
According to the Huffington Post, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement statistics show that before the “Stand Your Ground Law” was enacted in 2005, there were about 13 justified killings each year by citizens from 2000 to 2005. Between 2006 and 2010, the average has risen to 36 justified killings each year. This just proves that if you give people the right to kill, they will kill. Point. Blank. Period. With Zimmerman’s repeated 911 calling history, I bet he was sitting around with his phone in his hand with “911″ already typed in as soon as the “Stand Your Ground Law” passed.
Zimmerman leaves a weird voice message for his most vocal supporter
George Zimmerman, 28, the neighborhood watch captain that shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Marton, spoke for the first time today in the form of a voicemail left on his most vocal supporter.
Frank Taaffe, a former block captain at the Sanford, Florida gated community where Zimmerman shot and killed Trayvon, said Zimmerman left a message on his phone, which Taaffe released to the media on Friday. The message came from an unknown number.
In the message Zimmerman said-
"Hey Mr. Taaffe," the message began. "This is George. Um, first and foremost, I wanted to say I am very sorry for the loss of your son, and, um, I can't imagine what you must be going through. Um, secondly, I wanted to thank you for doing everything you've been doing. Um, I know you don't have to, and I appreciate it, and you're truly setting an example for me for the future of, uh, doing the right thing even when it's tough, and, uh, I appreciate it. I'll talk to you soon. Thanks."Zimmerman has not been seen publicly since news of the shooting went viral.
Protesters unite for Trayvon Martin
Say what ? Geraldo Rivera has lost his mind , Speaks out on Zimmerman Killing of Trayvon Martin over hoodie , says he shouldnt have been dressed as a gangster.
courtesy of Media Matters staff
On the March 23 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends, Fox News contributor Geraldo Rivera reacted to the killing of 17-year-old, unarmed Florida resident Trayvon Martin by neighborhood watch member George Zimmerman by claiming, "I think the hoodie is as much responsible for Trayvon Martin's death as George Zimmerman."
Rivera said: "I believe that George Zimmerman, the overzealous neighborhood watch captain should be investigated to the fullest extent of the law and if he is criminally liable, he should be prosecuted" but went on to claim Martin "wore an outfit that allowed someone to respond in this irrational, overzealous way."
"We cannot allow a precedent when a man can just kill one of us ... and then walk out with the murder weapon," said civil rights leader Al Sharpton, flanked by Martin's parents and a stage full of supporters at a rally in Sanford on Thursday night. "We don't want good enough. We want George Zimmerman in court with handcuffs behind his back."
The investigation into last month's shooting death of an unarmed black teenager in an Orlando suburb is out of the hands of the beleaguered police chief and the county prosecutor with the Justice Department looking at possible civil rights violations and a grand jury perhaps considering charges.
Until admitted shooter George Zimmerman is led away in handcuffs, the parents of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin and the civil rights activists and others who have rallied for their cause say they won't be satisfied.
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Rivera said: "I believe that George Zimmerman, the overzealous neighborhood watch captain should be investigated to the fullest extent of the law and if he is criminally liable, he should be prosecuted" but went on to claim Martin "wore an outfit that allowed someone to respond in this irrational, overzealous way."
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| Trayvon's father amidst protesters |
Until admitted shooter George Zimmerman is led away in handcuffs, the parents of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin and the civil rights activists and others who have rallied for their cause say they won't be satisfied.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Exclusive : I am Trayvon Martin - More evidence - Dad of slain young boy finds phone calls from girlfreind around the time of his murder .
The case in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman, a Neighborhood Watch captain in the child’s Sanford, FL, community, has been handed over to the state attorney. Details, along with a petition demanding justice in Trayvon’s death, are at the end of this post.
Not only has George Zimmerman, the 28-year-old Neighborhood Watch captain who killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in a gated community in Sanford, Florida, still not been arrested, but the more details that emerge in this crazy case, the more outrageous it gets. The Sanford police chief says that the police don’t have “probable cause” to dispute Zimmerman’s claims of self-defense. Neighbors say there have been complaints in the past about Zimmerman’s aggressive tactics. And, perhaps most disturbingly, when Zimmerman made the call to 911 about a suspicious person in his community, he reportedly told the 911 dispatcher that he wasn’t going to let the black teen get away because “they always get away.”
The national chorus of outrage is growing louder every day, with African-American leaders and activists like Rev. Al Sharpton questioning how Zimmerman could still be walking free after shooting an unarmed boy in the chest. Trayvon’s heartbroken family has started an online petition at change.org—the petition had more than 11,000 signatures as of late last night—pleading for Zimmerman to be prosecuted for the murder of their boy, who walked to the 7-Eleven to get Skittles for his little brother and never came back home.
The police department and state attorney’s office down in Florida can’t afford to get this one wrong; for so many reasons, it’s a test case that all African-American parents, particularly in the South, need to watch closely. Because of recent migration patterns, the South is brimming with relatively new subdivisions that are filled with black families who have moved down here from the North, looking for a more peaceful, stress-free lifestyle. I know this because we are one of those families. Inside of these subdivisions, there remain “elements” who aren’t entirely comfortable with the way the neighborhood’s complexion has changed over the past decade or so. In response to imaginary threats from these dark new intruders, Neighborhood Watch patrols have popped up all over the South—often staffed by aggressive, overzealous men (young and old), just itching to use one of their coveted guns. And let’s not make any mistake about it—Southerners love to shoot stuff. The worst possible message to come out of this case would be that these Neighborhood Watch guys have the right to execute young black boys without fear of prosecution or retribution.
That can not happen here.
George Zimmerman needs to be arrested, prosecuted and stashed away behind bars for a very long time for shooting Trayvon Martin. If he’s not, I fear that the sedate and lovely subdivisions of the South will become paved and well-manicured shooting ranges. And we all know who the targets will be.
Not only has George Zimmerman, the 28-year-old Neighborhood Watch captain who killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in a gated community in Sanford, Florida, still not been arrested, but the more details that emerge in this crazy case, the more outrageous it gets. The Sanford police chief says that the police don’t have “probable cause” to dispute Zimmerman’s claims of self-defense. Neighbors say there have been complaints in the past about Zimmerman’s aggressive tactics. And, perhaps most disturbingly, when Zimmerman made the call to 911 about a suspicious person in his community, he reportedly told the 911 dispatcher that he wasn’t going to let the black teen get away because “they always get away.”
The national chorus of outrage is growing louder every day, with African-American leaders and activists like Rev. Al Sharpton questioning how Zimmerman could still be walking free after shooting an unarmed boy in the chest. Trayvon’s heartbroken family has started an online petition at change.org—the petition had more than 11,000 signatures as of late last night—pleading for Zimmerman to be prosecuted for the murder of their boy, who walked to the 7-Eleven to get Skittles for his little brother and never came back home.
The police department and state attorney’s office down in Florida can’t afford to get this one wrong; for so many reasons, it’s a test case that all African-American parents, particularly in the South, need to watch closely. Because of recent migration patterns, the South is brimming with relatively new subdivisions that are filled with black families who have moved down here from the North, looking for a more peaceful, stress-free lifestyle. I know this because we are one of those families. Inside of these subdivisions, there remain “elements” who aren’t entirely comfortable with the way the neighborhood’s complexion has changed over the past decade or so. In response to imaginary threats from these dark new intruders, Neighborhood Watch patrols have popped up all over the South—often staffed by aggressive, overzealous men (young and old), just itching to use one of their coveted guns. And let’s not make any mistake about it—Southerners love to shoot stuff. The worst possible message to come out of this case would be that these Neighborhood Watch guys have the right to execute young black boys without fear of prosecution or retribution.
That can not happen here.
George Zimmerman needs to be arrested, prosecuted and stashed away behind bars for a very long time for shooting Trayvon Martin. If he’s not, I fear that the sedate and lovely subdivisions of the South will become paved and well-manicured shooting ranges. And we all know who the targets will be.
Please join Trayvon Martin’s parents in calling on Norman Wolfinger, Florida’s 18th District State’s Attorney, to investigate their son’s murder and prosecute George Zimmerman for the shooting and killing of their child. Sign the “Prosecute the Killer Of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin” petition at Change.org.UPDATE: The police chief in Sanford turned over the investigation into the killing of Miami teen Trayvon Martin by Neighborhood Watch captain George Zimmerrman to the Seminole-Brevard State Attorney’s Office for review today. Meanwhile, news reports reveal the questionable police conduct in the case; police officers are alleged to have tampered with witness testimony, taken Zimmerman at his word that he had no criminal record (without checking for sure), and sending a narcotics detective to the scene rather than a homicide detective, who could have investigated in a different way.
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