12. A police officer “corrected” a key witness. “The officer told the witness, a long-time teacher, it was Zimmerman who cried for help, said the witness. ABC News has spoken to the teacher and she confirmed that the officer corrected her when she said she heard the teenager shout for help.”
13. Three witnesses say they heard a boy cry for help before a shot was fired. “Three witnesses contacted by The Miami Herald say they saw or heard the moments before and after the Miami Gardens teenager’s killing. All three said they heard the last howl for help from a despondent boy.”
14. The officer in charge of the crime scene also received criticism in 2010 when he initially failed to arrest a lieutenant’s son who was videotaped attacking a homeless black man. ()
One of the witnesses was a 13-year-old black boy who recorded a video for The Orlando Sentinel recounting what he saw. The boy is wearing a striped polo shirt, holding a microphone, speaking low and deliberately and has the heavy look of worry and sadness in his eyes. He describes hearing screaming, seeing someone on the ground and hearing gunshots. The video ends with the boy saying, “I just think that sometimes people get stereotyped, and I fit into the stereotype as the person who got shot.”
I saw this clip & it broke my heart
You could tell he spent countless hours playing the what if game, who knows would happen if he went over there maybe there would be two families burying their kids because some psycho was trigger happy!
I hope the FBI takes over this case, Florida already shown how their "Justice" system worked for Caylee Anthony.
I can't believe you guys can take this kind of injustice this obviously wasn't self defense since the kid was followed by Zimmerman and he got shot more than once. I don't know how it works in the USA but in my country self defense can be use only when someone tries to attack you, you can't shoot someone unarmed even if that person invades your private property. "Suspicious" can't be used as an argument of self defense either
Apparently that video was edited out of context. The mom said in an earlier question that the boys liked eating and the interviewer asked what his favorite food was and the mom said chicken. Then later her mom said he liked eating again and THAT is reporter said chicken remembering it was his favorite food from one of the earlier questions.
Whoever made this video just edited out the rest of the interview to make it seem controversial get views
Florida is such a hellhole. Unless you're an old, rich White or Jewish couple looking to retire or planning a vacation, I wouldn't reccomend living there.
Their economy is garbage, and their justice system is even more disastrous: Exhibit A; Trayvon's death; Exhibit B; Casey Anthony trial.
And there's just so many other reasons why it's such an awful place.
EDIT: I JUST heard the 911 calls and news segment and I am LIVID right now. Not only was the neighbord not registered as a gated community, but this man had a history of false alarm calls. The police TOLD this **** not to follow this kid, yet he STILL did anyways. You thought he looked suspicious? ********. This man didn't feel threatened at all by this skinny kid, half his size. The kid was unarmed walking through the neigborhood and this man tackled him to the ground unwarranted and SHOT him for no absolute reason. I'm so pissed the **** off right now. I want him given the death penalty for this ****. This is worse than the Rodney King situation.
Florida is such a hellhole. Unless you're an old, rich White or Jewish couple looking to retire or planning a vacation, I wouldn't reccomend living there.
Their economy is garbage, and their justice system is even more disastrous: Exhibit A; Trayvon's death; Exhibit B; Casey Anthony trial.
And there's just so many other reasons why it's such an awful place.
Also Miami is in Florida which is one of the most dangerous cities in America to live in.
776.012 Use of force in defense of person.—A person is justified in using force, except deadly force, against another when and to the extent that the person reasonably believes that such conduct is necessary to defend himself or herself or another against the other’s imminent use of unlawful force. However, a person is justified in the use of deadly force and does not have a duty to retreat if:
(1) He or she reasonably believes that such force is necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to himself or herself or another or to prevent the imminent commission of a forcible felony; or
(2) Under those circumstances permitted pursuant to s. 776.013.
Under 776.012, George Zimmerman can ONLY USE DEADLY FORCE IF HE REASONABLY BELIEVES SUCH FORCE IS NECESSARY TO PREVENT IMMINENT DEATH OR GREAT BODILY HARM.
This kid had no weapon (Black skin, skittles and iced tea, alone or in combination, aren’t deadly!!
This kid is outweighed by George Zimmerman
George Zimmerman brandished a gun and fired a first shot
This kid screamed for help and Zimmerman fired a SECOND AND FATAL SHOT.
There is no REASONABLE BASIS for Zimmerman to have believed he was in danger of IMMINENT DEATH OR GREAT BODILY HARM.
At the most, Zimmerman was only authorized under this statute to use NON-DEADLY FORCE and even that wasn’t authorized because he was not in danger and he was the first aggressor.
At the least, Zimmerman should be arrested and his actions judged, by a jury of his peers, as to whether those actions were “reasonable”.
BELOW IS HOW THE FLORIDA STATUTE DEFINES WHAT CONSTITUTES REASONABLE FEAR OF IMMINENT DEATH OF GREAT BODILY HARM
776.013 Home protection; use of deadly force; presumption of fear of death or great bodily harm.—
(1) A person is presumed to have held a reasonable fear of imminent peril of death or great bodily harm to himself or herself or another when using defensive force that is intended or likely to cause death or great bodily harm to another if:
(a) The person against whom the defensive force was used was in the process of unlawfully and forcefully entering, or had unlawfully and forcibly entered, a dwelling, residence, or occupied vehicle, or if that person had removed or was attempting to remove another against that person’s will from the dwelling, residence, or occupied vehicle; and
(b) The person who uses defensive force knew or had reason to believe that an unlawful and forcible entry or unlawful and forcible act was occurring or had occurred.
(2) The presumption set forth in subsection (1) does not apply if:
(a) The person against whom the defensive force is used has the right to be in or is a lawful resident of the dwelling, residence, or vehicle, such as an owner, lessee, or titleholder, and there is not an injunction for protection from domestic violence or a written pretrial supervision order of no contact against that person; or
(b) The person or persons sought to be removed is a child or grandchild, or is otherwise in the lawful custody or under the lawful guardianship of, the person against whom the defensive force is used; or
(c) The person who uses defensive force is engaged in an unlawful activity or is using the dwelling, residence, or occupied vehicle to further an unlawful activity; or
(d) The person against whom the defensive force is used is a law enforcement officer, as defined in s. 943.10(14), who enters or attempts to enter a dwelling, residence, or vehicle in the performance of his or her official duties and the officer identified himself or herself in accordance with any applicable law or the person using force knew or reasonably should have known that the person entering or attempting to enter was a law enforcement officer.
(3) A person who is not engaged in an unlawful activity and who is attacked in any other place where he or she has a right to be has no duty to retreat and has the right to stand his or her ground and meet force with force, including deadly force if he or she reasonably believes it is necessary to do so to prevent death or great bodily harm to himself or herself or another or to prevent the commission of a forcible felony.
(4) A person who unlawfully and by force enters or attempts to enter a person’s dwelling, residence, or occupied vehicle is presumed to be doing so with the intent to commit an unlawful act involving force or violence.
(5) As used in this section, the term:
(a) “Dwelling” means a building or conveyance of any kind, including any attached porch, whether the building or conveyance is temporary or permanent, mobile or immobile, which has a roof over it, including a tent, and is designed to be occupied by people lodging therein at night.
(b) “Residence” means a dwelling in which a person resides either temporarily or permanently or is visiting as an invited guest.
(c) “Vehicle” means a conveyance of any kind, whether or not motorized, which is designed to transport people or property.
Section 776.013 of the Florida statute provides examples of what would constitute FEAR OF IMMINENT DEATH OR GREAT BODILY HARM. None of these examples can be translated to cover the instance of an outweighed child walking in his neighborhood, carrying black skin and skittles and iced tea in his pocket.
12. A police officer “corrected” a key witness. “The officer told the witness, a long-time teacher, it was Zimmerman who cried for help, said the witness. ABC News has spoken to the teacher and she confirmed that the officer corrected her when she said she heard the teenager shout for help.”
13. Three witnesses say they heard a boy cry for help before a shot was fired. “Three witnesses contacted by The Miami Herald say they saw or heard the moments before and after the Miami Gardens teenager’s killing. All three said they heard the last howl for help from a despondent boy.”
14. The officer in charge of the crime scene also received criticism in 2010 when he initially failed to arrest a lieutenant’s son who was videotaped attacking a homeless black man. ()
I can't even right now.
this obviously wasn't self defense since the kid was followed by Zimmerman and he got shot more than once. I don't know how it works in the USA but in my country self defense can be use only when someone tries to attack you, you can't shoot someone unarmed even if that person invades your private property. "Suspicious" can't be used as an argument of self defense either 
