Comments on: US Justice Department Will Investigate Murder of Trayvon Martin https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/03/20/us-justice-department-will-investigate-murder-of-trayvon-martin/ Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:57:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.6 By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/03/20/us-justice-department-will-investigate-murder-of-trayvon-martin/#comment-14102 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:57:14 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=2720#comment-14102 I have not covered that yet, but I did see that the Young Turks did. It does seem to be the case.

]]> By: Jason Thibeault https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/03/20/us-justice-department-will-investigate-murder-of-trayvon-martin/#comment-14101 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:48:12 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=2720#comment-14101 Dunno if you’ve covered this already, but Zimmerman muttered “fuckin’ coons” at 2:20 on the first part of the 911 call. I’ve listened to it a dozen times and I’m pretty damned sure it’s not audio pareidolia.

]]> By: Rick Pikul https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/03/20/us-justice-department-will-investigate-murder-of-trayvon-martin/#comment-14100 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 02:00:09 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=2720#comment-14100

what did he have to be afraid of?

The vast advantage Trayvon had in that most dangerous substance: Melanin

]]> By: Trebuchet https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/03/20/us-justice-department-will-investigate-murder-of-trayvon-martin/#comment-14099 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:38:27 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=2720#comment-14099 I’m actually surprised that the right-wing cranks haven’t come out of the woodwork yet defending both this guy and the soldier who murdered the civilians in Afghanistan.

]]> By: Drivebyposter https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/03/20/us-justice-department-will-investigate-murder-of-trayvon-martin/#comment-14098 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:19:35 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=2720#comment-14098 Still waiting for gun kooks to show up and say that Trayvon would still be alive if everyone had and carried guns…

]]> By: CyberLizard https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/03/20/us-justice-department-will-investigate-murder-of-trayvon-martin/#comment-14097 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:19:25 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=2720#comment-14097 Right fucking on! Hopefully they can pierce the good ol’ boy haze down here.

]]> By: kevinalexander https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/03/20/us-justice-department-will-investigate-murder-of-trayvon-martin/#comment-14096 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:59:08 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=2720#comment-14096 I know that if I had the omnipotent creator of the universe at my back protecting my stuff and if I had a big gun, I’d still be so terrified of black kids armed with candy that I’d run in fear from after him and kill him in righteous rage self defense.

]]> By: noastronomer https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/03/20/us-justice-department-will-investigate-murder-of-trayvon-martin/#comment-14095 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:52:29 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=2720#comment-14095 In new news, apparently Trayvon was talking on a cell phone with a friend when he encountered. She says that Trayvon was aware he was being followed and she told him to run.

http://gma.yahoo.com/trayvon-martin-killing-friend-phone-teen-death-recounts-063243901–abc-news.html

I don’t see how the self defense excuse holds up. If Zimmerman was afraid then why the fuck did he get out of his car after being told not to? Why did he chase Trayvon down if he was so scared? He had the gun, he outweighed Trayvon, what did he have to be afraid of?

Mike.

]]> By: pHred https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/03/20/us-justice-department-will-investigate-murder-of-trayvon-martin/#comment-14094 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:33:55 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=2720#comment-14094 Good – I just listened to several of the 911 calls. It is chilling. The two things that stand out – Zimmerman was told by the police dispatcher not to follow Martin – there was absolutely no reason for him to get out of his car or to follow and confront the young man – and Zimmerman had a history of calling the police to report “suspicious black men.” Insane! Why is he still on the streets ?

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