[Vision2020] Martin/Zimmerman Rorschach test

[Tom Hansen]

Exactly.

Zimmerman was advised not to follow Martin.

Here is my take on this . . .

Zimmerman wanted to be a policeman.  He wanted to be one so badly that he took up classes to prep him for police academy training.

However, he has a record for an instance of domestic violence (this was discussed in an evidence hearing in the absence of the jury).  The police department refused his application.

Zimmerman's next course of action was to become an armed neighborhood watch, which doesn't require much of a background records check.

Trayvor Martin's walk home from 7-11 that day gave Zimmerman an opportunity to prove just how wrong the police were in not accepting him, by apprehending one of those "fucking punks" that "always get away".

After a while of being followed by Zimmerman, Martin (a 17 year-old) became scared.  Zimmerman confronted Martin in an intimidating manner.  Martin responded.

This gave Zimmerman an opportunity to be the cop he so badly wanted to be.  Martin struck at Zimmerman.  Zimmerman shot back.

Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .

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Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"There's room at the top they are telling you still 
But first you must learn how to smile as you kill 
If you want to be like the folks on the hill."

- John Lennon
 


On Jul 22, 2013, at 8:33 AM, Representative Shirley Ringo <sringo at house.idaho.gov> wrote:

> When Zimmerman made his call, wasn’t he told to back off?
>  
> Shirley
>  
> From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com] On Behalf Of Scott Dredge
> Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2013 12:08 AM
> To: viz
> Subject: [Vision2020] Martin/Zimmerman Rorschach test
>  
> This about as far down as I can distill the tragic sequence of events that led to the death of Trayvon Martin:
> 1. Trayvon Martin is walking to the townhome in a gated community where he is staying
> 2. George Zimmerman is driving in the same gated community
> 3. Zimmerman sees and follows Martin and calls a non-emergency police number at 7:09:34pm to report a suspicious person
> 4. Martin already on a phone call with a friend, tells her that someone is following him, this call is disconnected at ~7:12pm
> 5. Zimmerman's recorded phone call to police ends at 7:13:40 pm after a ~4 minute discussion / he has exited his vehicle
> 6. Martin & Zimmerman become engaged in an altercation
> 7. A 911 call reporting a disturbance is recorded starting at 7:16:11 pm
> [At this point Martin is alive and the altercation between Martin & Zimmerman is in progress]
> 8. A gunshot is recorded on the 911 call at 7:16:55pm (~44 seconds after the start of the call logging)
> 9. Police arrive at the scene at approximately 7:17pm
> 11. Zimmerman tells police he shot Martin
> 10. Police disarm and handcuff Zimmerman
> 12. Martin is pronounced dead at approximately 7:30pm
> 13. Police photograph Zimmerman while he is in the back of a police car - he has a bleeding & swollen nose
> 14. Police photograph Zimmerman at the police station - the back of his head is bleeding
> 
> Absent any other facts, I don't see any possibility of a 2nd degree murder conviction against Zimmerman.
> I don't know enough about manslaughter to comment on the possibility of conviction for this charge.
> I think Zimmerman deserves some type of punishment.  Where things stand now, I don't expect any convictions on civil rights violations.  I do expect Zimmerman either be found liable in civil court or agree to an out of court settlement.
> 
> -Scott
> 
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