So you have evidence? Not hearsay?
I am saying we convicted George Zimmerman in a classic rush to judgement. When I heard the story and saw how it was delivered I was enraged like everybody else: "How is this fuggin guy not in jail!?"
So now, I see more and more information coming out and frankly I am dissappointed in myself and mad as hell at Wolf Blitzer (well, his staff anyway...whoever pushed this in front of him with misleading imagery and never uttered epithets.)
I am sorry. It hacks me off to get worked up over something I now feel was largely manufactured. This story was delivered like a Rorshach test - packaged in the symbolic language and imagery that guarantees, upon my viewing, that I fly into a justified rage.
I am sorry. I don't believe George Zimmerman is a bad person. He made a very bad decision but he does not bear the weight of a nations collective angst and guilt concerning race.
Maybe the dumbass deserves to go to jail but he does not bear the responsibilty that collective weight. As his dad said "I feel like I am at the bottom of an avalanche."
Going to convenience store for skittles and an iced tea? Dude was probably sick of hanging out with his dad and his dad's fiancee. Just wanted to get out of the house and was in no hurry to go back.
Maybe he was giving his dad an hour to knock the bottom out of it a couple times.
It comes from the fact he was suspended from school with the classic B&E tool (a flat head screwdriver) to go along with a bag of jewelry. It was enough to get him suspended from school.
I'm not saying I know the facts...but we freely speculated over everyone of Zimmerman's past actions and his every word. Is it unfair to look at Trayvon under the light of the actions he's committed?
And what the hell does it matter how long it took him to walk home, anyway? He's got a right to walk anywhere he wants to on public streets, and take as long as he wants to while doing it. Is lectro trying to insinuate that it was alright to kill the guy because he took too long to walk home?
Here are a couple of undisputed facts for you:
1) Zimmerman was the one with a gun.
2) Trayvon is the one who is dead.
I'd like to see you try to use that one in court. Proving "intent" for robbery because a guy was walking slowly? And, anyway, assuming that you could (which you can't) how does that justify armed homicide?
I just disagree with you. I don't see Trayvon as an innocent kid walking through the neighborhood. It is a 15 minute walk home from the convenient store...it is raining. What is Trayvon doing? He left the store at a little after 6. His home is .08 miles away. Why is George making a call at 7:09.
Trayvon was serving a 10 day suspension from school. He had 2 previous suspensions (Vandalism and the stolen jewelry). Like many 17 year old kids he was going down the wrong path...and his decision to be in that neighborhood casing homes was one that contributed to his death.
It comes from the fact he was suspended from school with the classic B&E tool (a flat head screwdriver) to go along with a bag of jewelry. It was enough to get him suspended from school.
I'm not saying I know the facts...but we freely speculated over everyone of Zimmerman's past actions and his every word. Is it unfair to look at Trayvon under the light of the actions he's committed?
Then why are you even bringing that subject up? It's completely irrelevant.
See, that's where we depart. I see his recent suspension for the tool and the jewels to be "common sense" exhibit A that he was casing homes.
It comes from the fact he was suspended from school with the classic B&E tool (a flat head screwdriver) to go along with a bag of jewelry. It was enough to get him suspended from school.