17 year old kid shot dead by Neighborhood Watch "Captain"

[Sainte]

...and which part of that is illegal?

the part where he is using an OTC medication for a non-medicinal purpose?

the part where he had the materials (skittles and watermelon ice tea) to make the "Lean" drug mixture?

oh, how about the part where he was found to have marijuana in his backpack, or his criminal record.....oh yeah, conveniently ignored by liberals.....

 

[jLr]

the part where he is using an OTC medication for a non-medicinal purpose?

the part where he had the materials (skittles and watermelon ice tea) to make the "Lean" drug mixture?

oh, how about the part where he was found to have marijuana in his backpack, or his criminal record.....oh yeah, conveniently ignored by liberals.....

So by your standards, anyone who smokes marijuana and/or takes over the counter meds improperly deserves to die?

I'm not really picking a side in this case, because we really don't know all the facts. But to say it is a good thing that someone who used "drugs" lost his life sounds insane to me.

 

[CarmelHP]

The "stopped on the way home to assault the wrong guy" part.

Correct, we have a winner!

 

[jbombelli]

So by your standards, anyone who smokes marijuana and/or takes over the counter meds improperly deserves to die?

I'm not really picking a side in this case, because we really don't know all the facts. But to say it is a good thing that someone who used "drugs" lost his life sounds insane to me.

He wasn't shot for that, though. He was shot for jumping on someone and beating the **** out of him.

 

[Sainte]

So by your standards, anyone who smokes marijuana and/or takes over the counter meds improperly deserves to die?

I'm not really picking a side in this case, because we really don't know all the facts. But to say it is a good thing that someone who used "drugs" lost his life sounds insane to me.

not saying that at all. but, what i am saying is this guy was going nowhere and was nothing but a drain on society. he attacked the wrong guy who was only protecting the neighborhood.

now, because the media wants to sensationalize this and play the race baiting game with the innocent pictures of Crayon Martin from 6 years ago vice the thugged up recent pics of him and the whole "white"...errr i mean "white-hispanic" angle is the ONLY reason this is even a story.

 

[jLr]

He wasn't shot for that, though. He was shot for jumping on someone and beating the **** out of him.

That is my understanding. So does it really matter that he smoked marijuana or used other goofy means to get high (as MANY teens that age have done)?

not saying that at all. but, what i am saying is this guy was going nowhere and was nothing but a drain on society. he attacked the wrong guy who was only protecting the neighborhood.

now, because the media wants to sensationalize this and play the race baiting game with the innocent pictures of Crayon Martin from 6 years ago vice the thugged up recent pics of him and the whole "white"...errr i mean "white-hispanic" angle is the ONLY reason this is even a story.

Okay. I was hoping that wasn't what you were trying to say. I believe it's pretty tragic from both angles. Would have been best if it never even happened.

I too see the way the media is trying to twist things. That is the true tragedy. I don't believe either of the parties - Martin or Zimmerman - to be saints. From the information that I have gathered mistakes were made on both sides.

 

[jbombelli]

That is my understanding. So does it really matter that he smoked marijuana or used other goofy means to get high (as MANY teens that age have done)?

That doesn't matter to me. I don't care if someone wants to smoke some weed or make some kind of weird drug I've never heard of from Skittles and Iced Tea.

 

[Manan]

From the information that I have gathered mistakes were made on both sides.

Other than doing his job as a neighborhood watch volunteer, what did Zimmerman do that was unreasonable?

He protected his own life from an aggressive thug who was beating his head on the concrete sidewalk. If there was ever a time to shoot in self-defense, that would be the time to do it.

 

[bmbutch]

Other than doing his job as a neighborhood watch volunteer, what did Zimmerman do that was unreasonable?

He protected his own life from an aggressive thug who was beating his head on the concrete sidewalk. If there was ever a time to shoot in self-defense, that would be the time to do it.

THIS!

 

[churchmouse]

He wasn't shot for that, though. He was shot for jumping on someone and beating the **** out of him.

Pretty much sums it up. He brought his fists to a gun fight and lost. Pretty simple explanation.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

I haven't been following this story as much as some of you guys have, but I did run across this today...

Articles: Trayvon Martin's Final Hour

 

[LockStocksAndBarrel]

That is very telling. I wonder if the defense has picked up on that?

 

[jamil]

I just hope when the trial starts we argue about it on a different thread.

 

[Roadie]

“The photos show Martin blowing smoke and extending his middle finger to the camera. The photos also show [Martin holding] a gun and what appears to be a potted marijuana plant."
BREAKING: Trayvon Martin Was a Gun-Wielding Dope Smoking Delinquent Into Street Fighting | The Truth About GunsThe Truth About Guns

 

[Liberty1911]

“The photos show Martin blowing smoke and extending his middle finger to the camera. The photos also show [Martin holding] a gun and what appears to be a potted marijuana plant."
BREAKING: Trayvon Martin Was a Gun-Wielding Dope Smoking Delinquent Into Street Fighting | The Truth About GunsThe Truth About Guns

So he was a pants dragging thug then?

 

[churchmouse]

So he was a pants dragging thug then?

Yes he was. The pics the media shoved down our throats were a much younger Trevon before all the tats.

 

[N8RV]

Yes he was. The pics the media shoved down our throats were a much younger Trevon before all the tats.

WHAT? We were intentionally misled by the media? That's not possible. They are impartial watchdogs of society.

 

[Sainte]

The world lost nothing when Crayon Martin was killed by a man defending himself.

 

[Pinchaser]

"The evidence that George Zimmerman's attorneys have uncovered on Trayvon Martin's cellphone paints a troubling picture of the Miami Gardens teenager: He sent text messages about being a fighter, smoking marijuana and being ordered to move out of his home by his mother. And photos from that phone offer more of the same: healthy green plants — what appear to be marijuana — growing in pots and a .40-caliber Smith & Wesson handgun."

Is there anyone left stupid-enough to want to prosecute Zimmerman for anything? Hell, he should get a medal and $$ reward for taking out the garbage. Enough spending time and money, and greatly inconveniencing Zimmerman's life, for nothing.

 

[churchmouse]

"The evidence that George Zimmerman's attorneys have uncovered on Trayvon Martin's cellphone paints a troubling picture of the Miami Gardens teenager: He sent text messages about being a fighter, smoking marijuana and being ordered to move out of his home by his mother. And photos from that phone offer more of the same: healthy green plants — what appear to be marijuana — growing in pots and a .40-caliber Smith & Wesson handgun."

Is there anyone left stupid-enough to want to prosecute Zimmerman for anything? Hell, he should get a medal and $$ reward for taking out the garbage. Enough spending time and money, and greatly inconveniencing Zimmerman's life, for nothing.

The media...race baiters...agenda pushers and so on grabbed this up and ran with it before all the evidence was in.
Barry wanted his son to be just like Travon. Way to go Barry.