17 yo Trayvon Martin Shot to Death by Neighborhood Watch Captain #26

[suzihawk]

As has been stated many times before, Trayvon was not a child. Please post links to support your statement I have bolded. ~Thanks~

chase 1(ch

s)
v. chased, chas·ing, chas·es
v.tr. 1. To follow rapidly in order to catch or overtake; pursue: chased the thief.
2. To follow (game) in order to capture or kill; hunt: chase foxes.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Chasing



Trayvon was, indeed, a child. He was barely 17 years old. As defined by law in this country, he's considered a child until his 18th birthday. Sadly, he'll never see that day.

 

[Adrienne37]

As has been stated many times before, Trayvon was not a child. Please post links to support your statement I have bolded. ~Thanks~

As has been stated many times before, Trayvon was 2 weeks past his 17th birthday. In the good 'ole US of A, one must be 18 in order to be considered an adult; therefore, common sense dictates that a person who is under the age of 18 must be a child. I'd appreciate if you would provide links to the fact that Trayvon was not considered a child. Thank ya so much.


~jmo~

 

[LynnM]

As has been stated many times before, Trayvon was not a child. Please post links to support your statement I have bolded. ~Thanks~

I think you are just going to have to agree to disagree with those of us who think that a 17 year old is a child. I have a 34 year old; I remember vividly when she was 17 and in no way was she an adult, not legally and not emotionally.

 

[cityslick]

We know GZ was running and following him, so that equals chase, imo.

We do know he was 'running'? With his gun drawn?

 

[CathyinTexas]

You don't think it's out of the realm of possibility that a 17 year old can have a gun, especially in that town?

I am surprised that so many people think what GZ did was okay. Of course, anyone could have a gun in Florida, apparently. But if he thought he had a gun, he should not have followed him, he was not LE! He did everything wrong, but yet some think he did everything right, including murder!

 

[Adrienne37]

Trayvon Martin's Parents to be at Tampa Town Hall Meeting

TAMPA | The parents of Trayvon Martin are scheduled to join legal experts and political leaders at a public town hall meeting Thursday.

http://www.theledger.com/article/20...n-s-Parents-to-be-at-Tampa-Town-Hall-Meeting-

 

[nomoresorrow]

(BBM)

As has been stated many times before, Trayvon was not a child. Please post links to support your statement I have bolded. ~Thanks~

Not old enough to drink, to vote, or join the armed services... not a child?!

 

[cityslick]

I am surprised that so many people think what GZ did was okay. Of course, anyone could have a gun in Florida, apparently. But if he thought he had a gun, he should not have followed him, he was not LE! He did everything wrong, but yet some think he did everything right, including murder!

I never said I thought was GZ did was ok. I was responding to a post saying a child is less likely to shoot back.

 

[CathyinTexas]

We do know he was 'running'? With his gun drawn?

We can tell he was running while talking with the dispatcher, that is why the dispatcher asked him if he was following him. We do not know if he had his gun out at that time, but I suspect he did, and if not then by the time he reached Trayvon, imo.

 

[suzihawk]

You don't think it's out of the realm of possibility that a 17 year old can have a gun, especially in that town?

Can you explain what that means exactly? TIA

 

[cityslick]

If a 17 year old shoots and kills someone, are they treated like a 'child' by the justice system in this country?

Yes, TM was a child but he wasn't 5 years old either.

 

[Donjeta]

You don't think it's out of the realm of possibility that a 17 year old can have a gun, especially in that town?

Now I never said that, did I?
Someone said something about the dangers of GZ chasing a child and somebody else refuted it saying that TM wasn't a child and I made a remark intended to convey that chasing people who are older than children is not necessarily any less risky as chasing children and it may be more because adults and near-adults can be more deadly than children. (Just like GZ. Don't cross him in his neighborhood.)

 

[Donjeta]

If a 17 year old shoots and kills someone, are they treated like a 'child' by the justice system in this country?

Yes, TM was a child but he wasn't 5 years old either.

Can you point to the post where it's said that he was five?

 

[cityslick]

Can you explain what that means exactly? TIA

http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/fl/sanford/crime/

http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Sanford-Florida.html

It's not the safest place in the world...

 

[vlpate]

We know GZ was running and following him, so that equals chase, imo.

When was he running? He wasn't running while on the phone - are you saying you think he was running after he got off the phone? I'm pretty sure he thought Trayvon was gone...

 

[cityslick]

Can you point to the post where it's said that he was five?

It was an analogy. A lot of folks equate the term child with 'innocent' and as we have seen in our society, as a child gets older, they don't all turn out 'innocent'.

This is in general, not in reference to TM. As far as we know, TM was an innocent victim.

 

[annalia]

As has been stated many times before, Trayvon was not a child. Please post links to support your statement I have bolded. ~Thanks~

As been stated many times by who?

A boy who had just turned 17 a few weeks prior to his death was most certainly still a child.

And that's according to the law.

I can't hire anyone Trayvon's age without them having working papers, and that because of those "child' labor laws.

No one Trayvon's age can vote, again, because they're not adults.

Do we really need to supply links for what should be common knowledge? :waitasec:

JMHO

 

[Emeralgem]

First of all GZ was told TWICE while on the phone with non-emergency dispatch that officers were ON THE WAY, so GZ KNEW is was not going to be an hour. GZ "felt" the need to track Trayvon because GZ did not want another of THOSE a$$hole's to get away, and by damn GZ was not going to let him. Now just WHAT is THOSE to GZ, well he told us right on that call......BLACK.

I strongly suspect that GZ didn't call 911 that night because he had probably been warned by police that if he kept abusing the 911 system with his silly and unfounded repeated calls then charges could be brought against him, so he switched tactics and started abusing the non-emergency number.

BBM..IF true, could be his EGO took great offense to a verbal reprimand and he felt the need to prove to LE his calls to 911 did deserve merit..I'm not convinced he wasn't planning to kill Trayvon when he was on the phone with dispatch.... JMHO

 

[cityslick]

Well, then exactly what is the reason for keep bringing it up?

I'm not the one arguing that he isn't a child.

 

[Concerned Papa]

It's almost funny to hear the same point of view that so vocally cast doubt on a 16 year old girlfriend's statements, with phone records to back it up, because of a couple of weeks delay in hearing from her, being the same ones pushing the words of alleged "neighbors" who don't even show up as owners on the Seminole County Appraiser's site......TWO MONTHS after the fact.

http://scpaweb.scpafl.org/v3/