George Zimmerman incited a slew of backlash on Sunday when he retweeted a photo of the body of Travyon Martin, the unarmed black teenager he shot and killed in February 2012.The photo, showing the 17-year-old Martin lying dead in the grass, was posted by Twitter user @SeriousSlav, who included the caption “Z-Man is a one man army,” Raw Story reports.Zimmerman's brother, Robert, confirmed to The Huffington Post that George Zimmerman's account, @TherealGeorgeZ, is authentic. Twitter deleted the tweet shortly afterwards, according to the New York Daily News, but Zimmerman’s account remains filled with plenty of disturbing tweets, including one that reads “Cops lives matter, black slime doesnt [sic]”.Zimmerman's Twitter account made headlines last month when he referred to President Barack Obama as an “ignorant baboon.”
So is this thread just going to instantly devolve into shitty and increasingly irrelevant meme posting? awesome. :/
Quote from: Chaos Metal Dragon on September 28, 2015, 04:52:11 PMSo is this thread just going to instantly devolve into shitty and increasingly irrelevant meme posting? awesome. :/While there isn't much to discuss, besides the shitty psyche of a killer, Chaos is correct. Keep the memes to a minimum and attempt to start discussion on the topic.
Quote from: HurtfulTurkey on September 28, 2015, 06:06:36 PMDoes anyone actually not think the guy's a huge asshole? His case was technically self defense but he was obviously culpable for inciting the whole thing.The narrative that zimmerman wuz a gud boi he didnu nuffin is pretty popular in circles in my home town.
Does anyone actually not think the guy's a huge asshole? His case was technically self defense but he was obviously culpable for inciting the whole thing.
However, people really need to stop clamouring to these two facets as if it discredits what actually occurred. Following someone is not illegal, nor is the advice of a phone operator legally binding whatsoever. They're not law enforcement. It isn't their job to do that.
I don't care who started the altercation
Quote from: spewky bewgie on September 28, 2015, 07:02:10 PMI don't care who started the altercationThe law does.
Quote from: DAS r00d d00d B00T on September 28, 2015, 07:03:22 PMQuote from: spewky bewgie on September 28, 2015, 07:02:10 PMI don't care who started the altercationThe law does.The law has gotten shit wrong before.
Quote from: spewky bewgie on September 28, 2015, 07:04:51 PMQuote from: DAS r00d d00d B00T on September 28, 2015, 07:03:22 PMQuote from: spewky bewgie on September 28, 2015, 07:02:10 PMI don't care who started the altercationThe law does.The law has gotten shit wrong before.They didn't this time.
Quote from: DAS r00d d00d B00T on September 28, 2015, 07:06:30 PMQuote from: spewky bewgie on September 28, 2015, 07:04:51 PMQuote from: DAS r00d d00d B00T on September 28, 2015, 07:03:22 PMQuote from: spewky bewgie on September 28, 2015, 07:02:10 PMI don't care who started the altercationThe law does.The law has gotten shit wrong before.They didn't this time.Opinions are a great thing.
Can you at least concede that Trayvon going to pound town on Zimmerman was not in the slightest bit warranted, regardless of whether he thought he was being followed or not?If I "think" (he wasn't even 100% sure Zimmerman actually was following him by the way) I'm being followed, my first reaction isn't to go berserk and start swinging swift right hooks at my alleged stalker, and I don't think that would be most people's initial reaction either.
Quote from: A E S T H E T I C S on September 28, 2015, 07:08:28 PMCan you at least concede that Trayvon going to pound town on Zimmerman was not in the slightest bit warranted, regardless of whether he thought he was being followed or not?If I "think" (he wasn't even 100% sure Zimmerman actually was following him by the way) I'm being followed, my first reaction isn't to go berserk and start swinging swift right hooks at my alleged stalker, and I don't think that would be most people's initial reaction either.You also aren't a 17 year old kid. I would be freaked out if I was being stalked, and I don't question him trying to defend himself.
Quote from: spewky bewgie on September 28, 2015, 07:10:35 PMQuote from: A E S T H E T I C S on September 28, 2015, 07:08:28 PMCan you at least concede that Trayvon going to pound town on Zimmerman was not in the slightest bit warranted, regardless of whether he thought he was being followed or not?If I "think" (he wasn't even 100% sure Zimmerman actually was following him by the way) I'm being followed, my first reaction isn't to go berserk and start swinging swift right hooks at my alleged stalker, and I don't think that would be most people's initial reaction either.You also aren't a 17 year old kid. I would be freaked out if I was being stalked, and I don't question him trying to defend himself.But I was a 17 year old kid, and I didn't go physically apeshit on people the moment I had the slightest indication they were following me. That's not a normal reaction. No rational person does that. Even most adolescents.
What self defense are you talking about? No injuries were found on his body with the exception of the the gunshot wound and his knuckle contusions that demonstrate he initiated the assault.
Oh, you were followed, on a dark rainy night, when you were 17? Or 18? Please, continue to share.
Again, the kid was being followed. What's he going to do, keep walking home without knowing who is following him and lead him to where he lives?
Was Zimmerman going to stop there and assume that Martin wasn't breaking in?
The only reason Zimmerman got acquitted was being of a prosecution trumping up the charges (Manslaughter would have been fine), and Zimmerman being the only living soul who witnessed the entire night and lived to actually give his account. Do not fake that to act like he was innocent - if he had sat in his car like he was told to, a teenager wouldn't be dead, this moron would not have his five seconds of fame, and we could move on with our lives without giving a shit.
We can sit around here and contemplate the "what ifs" until the cows come home. The fact of the matter is Trayvon started something that ended up getting himself killed. No two ways about it.