<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>I said it was closer to hunting than self defense. It was. And Martin was a kid; Zimmerman was not. And Martin is dead. Maybe that is why no one is blaming him. </div><div><br></div><div>Did Martin make a mistake? Apparently -- but really we don't know that any more than we know why Zimmerman did what he did. But Martin paid a hefty price for his mistake. Zimmerman did not. That's why folks are upset.</div><div><br>On Aug 24, 2013, at 6:20 PM, Paul Rumelhart <<a href="mailto:godshatter@yahoo.com">godshatter@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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That's the narrative I'm talking about. It completely ignores
Trayvon Martin's own actions that helped lead to his death and it
exaggerates George Zimmerman's actions. Following someone down a
sidewalk is not the same as "hunting" a person. We have exactly
zero evidence that Zimmerman followed Martin in order to kill
him. <br>
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But have fun with the narrative. If you happen across Zimmerman,
get in a few licks for the rest of us.<br>
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Paul <br>
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On 08/24/2013 05:44 PM, Joe Campbell wrote:<br>
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<div>Goes against the narrative? The guy stalked a kid, against
the advice of a 911 operator, and ended up killing him. </div>
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<div>Honestly, I just don't get it. Stalking and shooting is a lot
closer to hunting than self-defense. Why is that so difficult
for you to see?</div>
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On Aug 24, 2013, at 5:11 PM, Paul Rumelhart <<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:godshatter@yahoo.com">godshatter@yahoo.com</a>>
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Well, he and his family do get death threats regularly:
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://globalgrind.com/2013/08/03/robert-zimmerman-reveals-family-400-death-threats-per-minute-starbucks-employee-george-trayvon-martin-details/">http://globalgrind.com/2013/08/03/robert-zimmerman-reveals-family-400-death-threats-per-minute-starbucks-employee-george-trayvon-martin-details/</a><br>
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And there is a $10,000 bounty put on Zimmerman for his
capture by the New Black Panther Party:
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.upi.com/blog/2013/07/19/Black-Panthers-2012-video-for-Zimmerman-bounty-resurfaces/3711374236844/">http://www.upi.com/blog/2013/07/19/Black-Panthers-2012-video-for-Zimmerman-bounty-resurfaces/3711374236844/</a><br>
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So maybe he is in need of a good home-defense weapon.<br>
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Of course, progressives are not allowed to feel bad about
that because it goes against the narrative. Pity, one could
almost feel bad for a guy who is reviled on the national
stage for protecting himself from getting his ass beat,
whether or not it was his own stupidity that got him there.
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Oh, well. It's much easier to think of him as a monster. <br>
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Paul<br>
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