"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
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On 7/3/13 6:56 AM, Eisboch wrote:


"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
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On 7/3/13 6:12 AM, Tim wrote:
On Tuesday, July 2, 2013 2:46:46 PM UTC-5, F.O.A.D. wrote:


Personally, I haven't "lined up" with either side yet.


"But, Harry. you're pronounced Zimmerman guilty from the world
'go'.
No need for a trial."


I think you are quoting someone else there, Tim. I think anyone who
has
a record of violence and who is outside his or her home and who
shoots
an unarmed stranger is likely guilty of a serious felony. Zimmerman
has
a record of violence, he was not in his home, he was advised to
leave
Mr. Martin to the police, he stalked Martin instead, and when the
situation he created got away from him, he shot and killed Martin.

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May be the case. But to be accurate, the "record of violence" you
reference has been determined to be rather minor in nature as it
relates
to his prior arrest. Basically, he was drinking along with a friend
and
acted like an idiot, same as most drunks do. The initial charge of
"resisting an officer with violence" was reduced to "resisting an
officer without violence" and then dismissed when he agreed to
enter an
alcohol abuse program.

As to the domestic violence accusation ... there was never a charge.
An
ex-girlfriend filed for a restraining order. Zimmerman filed a
counter
restraining order. Both were granted. That was the end of that. A
"domestic violence" charge was never pursued by either.

If Zimmerman's past is important then so is Martin's. There are
several examples of alleged actions and behavior that diminish the
portrayal of him being a upright, law abiding model citizen. The
only
one that has been officially acknowledged by records and his family
is
the school suspensions. In fact, he was under a suspension when
this
whole affair occurred.



I'm sorry...when was Martin arrested or served with a restraining
order?

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I'm sorry...where exactly did I say he was?