[Airhead]

Originally posted by Callisto.

Sickening.

[Sinister]

Originally posted by aloirt

Yeah exactly. The "not guilty" verdict does not always mean that the person is innocent, it's just that there's a lack of evidence and the Jury felt that they had not reached beyond a doubt decision that Zimmerman was guilty. It's innocence before proven guilty.

i can agree with this

But the whole "Trayvon was up to no good" thing is absolutely ****

[Hooligan]

Originally posted by memi stan

He had a horrible academic record. At the time of the incident he was on a 10 day suspension because drugs were found in his locker. And he had been suspended multiple times before.

Seeing answers like this makes it increasingly frustrating to carry on a conversation about a heated topic. Like, how does this equate to he being murdered? And I'm actually staying very biased in this thread but this angers me just for the fact people actually used this as fuel to further incriminate Trayvon's name when the fact still remains: TRAYVON WAS UNARMED WITH ONLY SKITTLES AND TEA on him at the time of his death.

[Ties]

Originally posted by Bentley

I'm not responding to his obvious bias.

If Trayvon was white Sats would not be hootin and hollerin.

If Trayvon was white then Zimmerman would be charged on scene, absolutely.

[SupahBass05]

Originally posted by Drais.

The idiots are out in full force tonight spewing nonsense. I can tell so many of you haven't even been following this case.

Please educate them. So far, neither side has had a compelling argument that would stand up in court... No one can prove that Zimmerman should have received a guilty verdict. Prove it. The prosecution couldn't so I'm sure someone on ATRL could have. Unless of course the jury was racist too. That sounds... reasonable.

[Ainsworth]

Originally posted by aloirt

Did you read the comment before? Like seriously, I cannot at the people in this thread right now.

I wasn't speaking to him DIRECTLY, it was general.

[RastaMentality]

Originally posted by madonnas

naw he's not. most hispanics have lots of white blood but are considered hispanic.

but yeah this verdict is ********.

Well if people think he's white he's gonna be treated differently

[Bentley]

Originally posted by castrobabytiger

these claims are basically irrelevant because unless Zimmerman knew about this prior to the incident...he shouldn't have assumed he was up to no good

Unless he really WAS up to no good.

[Nippy'sReceipts]

Not that it even matters but Trayvon was an honor roll student. The gangster meanmugging social media pics are typical of a boy his age. Here's his prom pic. Such a thug this dude is.

[Genocide]

Originally posted by Ties

Surely, you can't empathize with a poster who clearly is passionate about the subject? What Sats posted was not ad hominem, rather, it was simply used to enunciate his point. Despite what he flung towards Bentley, the point still stands, and I have yet to read a compelling rebuttal from the latter.

I can see where both points are coming from, but I mostly agree with the mass. What I'm trying to get across is that insulting someone because they have a different opinion than you do is just . Opinions don't necessarily make a person. And that remark he said to Bentley is exactly what I'm talking about.

Originally posted by satellites.™

He is, there is no need to sugarcoat the ****, that's the issue to begin with... trying to call **** that is clearly **** something else.

AND?

Whatever helps you sleep at night is fine by me.

[MrBeyonceFan]

I'm still just heated and shocked.

[Bentley]

Originally posted by Ties

If Trayvon was white then Zimmerman would be charged on scene, absolutely.

That's irrelevant.

[aloirt]

Originally posted by Ainsworth

I wasn't speaking to him DIRECTLY, it was general.

Then don't quote the person that actually is bringing in the facts please. Stop implying that we're all disrespectful to Trayvon because that's definitely not the case.

[Quiqui4eva]

Originally posted by rawwritsmikey

I am truly disgusted at most of ATRL right now. My thoughts are with the Martin family, cause ultimately, that's what you should be thinking about. Not revenge on Zimmerman, or racism. I hope everyone else moves on from this and doesn't do anything stupid as an act of revenge. The jury did the best they could to make a verdict; you can't really blame them. Just appreciate that they tried to find justice, even if the verdict didn't come out the way you wanted

/endthread

[memi stan]

Originally posted by Hooligan

Seeing answers like this makes it increasingly frustrating to carry on a conversation about a heated topic. Like, how does this equate to he being murdered? And I'm actually staying very biased in this thread but this angers me just for the fact people actually used this as fuel to further incriminate Trayvon's name when the fact still remains: TRAYVON WAS UNARMED WITH ONLY SKITTLES AND TEA on him at the time of his death.

Omfg. I never said it had anything to do with it. Or that it should. All I did was correct someone's info.

[Rigalo]

Sickening

I mean he should have been punished SOMEHOW. Maybe not for murder (hard to prove) but SOMETHING.

[notegeek]

Originally posted by CloseMyEyes

There was no blood trayvons hands, no marks or dirt on zimmermans jacket, no blood on the sidewalk. A lot of the zimmerman defense didn't really add up.

While that may be true, it has no bearing on the outcome of this case. As you might recall, the legal grounds for this case to be decided is that the burden of proof is on the state. Zimmerman is presumed innocent unless the state can prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he is guilty. Even if you believe he is guilty, you must concede there was reasonable doubt in the state's case. For example, reasonable doubt about who's voice it was screaming on the call. Furthermore, the law (whether you agree with it or not) provides that as long as Zimmerman felt that his life was in peril, he was legally justified in using the gun. Again, I'm not saying it's "right" from a moral standpoint, just that legally that is permitted. If you don't agree with the law, that's perfectly fine -- you should elect politicans who will change it. But as of now, that is the law, and that is why the verdict is what it is.

[Ainsworth]

Originally posted by aloirt

Then don't quote the person that actually is bringing in the facts please. Stop implying that we're all disrespectful to Trayvon because that's definitely not the case.

Did you read this thread? Did you read the **** that is being said? It's clearly disrespectful and disgusting

May this young boy rest in peace. I hope that justice and peace comes to him and his family some day.

[madonnas]

Originally posted by RastaMentality

Well if people think he's white he's gonna be treated differently

That's true, I know a lot of people who just assume he's white and treat the situation different, but at the end of the day what he did was wrong regardless of whether he's white or hispanic.

[Ties]

Originally posted by SupahBass05

Please educate them. So far, neither side has had a compelling argument that would stand up in court... No one can prove that Zimmerman should have received a guilty verdict. Prove it. The prosecution couldn't so I'm sure someone on ATRL could have. Unless of course the jury was racist too. That sounds... reasonable.

See, this is the thing.

Zimmerman was directly responsible for the murder of a teenage male. The prosecution's fault was that they were gunning for a murder charge with little to no substantial evidence. The only evidence that was there were the witnesses, who were anything but helpful during the entirety of the case. When you look directly at the race of every jury member, it is a majority White jury who sees Zimmerman as kin. Now, they could have definitely went for a manslaughter charge, but they didn't. And that is what is infuriating the posters in this thread.