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Originally Posted by Envy
Some have mentioned that Zimmerman did the same thing with his soon to be ex-wife but nothing came of it. No one mentioned that the reason that nothing became of it was that his wife did not press charges...but it appears he wont be so lucky this time.
So one could say that Zimmerman is establishing a pattern here. What is the pattern? He won't hesitate to pull a gun during a heated discussion...whether it's necessary or not. And thats why some people feel that he got away with murder...because he escalated an otherwise benign situation that resulted in the death of an unarmed man.
And while I would not have found Zmmerman guilty if I had been sitting on the jury in his trial...there just wasn't enough evidence to convict him. That doesn't mean that I think that George Zimmerman was not responsible for ******* Martin's death.
EDIT: I can't help but ask why Travon's name is blanked out like an expletive when you spell it correctly...that seems a bit racist don't you think?
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Actually I mentioned his soon-to-be ex-wife didn't press charges. More accurately, there were no charges on either of them because there was no evidence. It's not that there was no desire to press charges, it's that there was no evidence. That's mentioned in the article I linked IIRC. You say "trend" as others... but can you also acknowledge how easy it would be to accuse him of something after that media circus? Again, I'm not saying he did or did not do anything. It's just that I don't assume he did... innocent until proven guilty. If there is evidence on this recent accusation, then he deserves every bit of punishment he gets. But I wouldn't want anyone to assume something of me because of a previous altercation that I already went to trial for and was declared innocent of... wouldn't you want the same?
As for the rest of your post, I have a feeling that to address that will get the thread lock or ban hammer. Who escalated and to what degree will probably never be known. It's apparent that in most peoples' opinion, Zimmerman escalated something by approaching Martin. To what degree... I don't know. It's also known there was a physical confrontation of some sort. It's said that was escalated by Martin. To what degree... I don't know. I wasn't there. You weren't there. Nor was anybody else making any of the assumptions.
Obviously Zimmerman was responsible for Martin's death. I don't think anybody disputes that. The motivation is where the speculation lays whether you're on "Martin's side" or "Zimmerman's side". I choose neither.
And why is it "racist" that his name is blanked? Would you be happier if "Zimmerman" was blanked as well? I thought it odd, but "racist"? I think you might be reaching a little bit on that one TBH.