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Title: An Open Letter to the Parents of Trayvon Martin
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Published: Aug 6, 2013
Author: Glenda Wells
Post Date: 2013-08-06 00:10:23 by James Deffenbach
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Ms Fulton, Mr Martin I mourn your loss more than I can possibly say but let's be clear. Your son had as much opportunity to walk away as Mr Zimmerman did but chose instead to be aggressive himself. Just as a reminder, Mr Zimmerman did not use Stand Your Ground as a defense. The facts are indisputable that your son was on top and pounding Mr Zimmerman. Your son was not stalked. Mr Zimmerman was judged in a court of law to be not guilty therefore no punishment is warranted. Your son was depicted by the media as a young boy and portrayed as an innocent but let's be honest. We know that was not a true picture. Instead we learned you're son was a drug dealer and petty thief. Where were you when he should have been learning respect? Where were you when he needed the kind of guidance that would make him a good and decent man? Your efforts now seem like the desperate reach of parents trying to make up for in death what they failed in life. To think otherwise would paint you as a crass and heartless people looking for personal gain on the grave of a soul lost too soon. I am the Florida state coordinator for Gun Rights Across America. I represent more than 2,000 law abiding citizens who believe in our God-given right to defend ourselves, our families and our property against the kind of aggression displayed by your son that awful night and by countless thugs and criminals across the nation every day. GRAA has the support of thousands of members in every state and we have the backing of millions more in hundreds of Patriot and Constitutional groups around the country. We will fight any effort designed to give thugs and criminals power over law abiding citizens. We have no duty to retreat. We will not run and hide. We are many. We are mighty. And we vote. Respectfully and with heartfelt sadness. Glenda Wells
Gun Rights Across America, Florida State Coordinator
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#2. To: James Deffenbach, 4 (#0)
This author is not being honest, imo. Although I suspect this to be a Masonic-linked Op to stir up racial conflict, what's considered the reported evidence indicates that Martin (who had committed no "Running Man" crime that night by hurrying through his neighborhood to get home and out of the rain) was on the porch at his own home before the confrontation with Zimmerman. There are no witnesses that Zimmerman was aggressively struck first in the scenario -- just his word. That someone claimed it appeared to them that Zimmerman was being beaten while pinned to the ground doesn't mean they might not be mistaken or lying. Zimmerman's clothing did not look in film footage like he'd been on the wet ground, he requested help to restrain someone who most likely wouldn't even have been moving at that point and he tried to stop that person who had arrived with a flashlight from calling the police for help. That Zimmerman was reportedly in charge of patrolling the area for months and didn't know the names of the streets indicates he may have been motivated more by vigilantism than his safety duties. I think a good case could be made, though, for open carry instead of concealed carry by Neighborhood Watch patrols because that might prevent others being similarly shot by surprise during what was seemingly to them an unarmed fight with a probable stalker.
How long had Zimmerman been living in that area? Normally when one is appointed to patrol an area, they are not only fully familiar with their area (including their neighbors) but most of the neighbors also participate in neighborhood watch whether they live in apartment domiciles or own their homes. Another thing that bothers me is this: The moment that Zimmerman got out of his car was the moment he opened himself up to personal danger. Normally, when a resident is patrolling their neighborhood and they see suspicious activity, even if they are armed, they DO NOT EVER get out of their car. They call the cops. And even cops knows this when they see suspicious activity, they do not even get out of their car. Instead, they assess the situation to see of possible danger and then they follow the suspect in the car (not on foot). And I'm all for open carry!
I think you just indirectly called Saint Skittles a dangerous criminal?? Zimmerman had every right to get out of his vehicle in HIS neighborhood. It was NOT Saint Skittles neighborhood.
On the day Martin was fatally shot, he and his father were visiting his father's fiancée and her son at her townhome in The Retreat at Twin Lakes in Sanford, a multi-ethnic gated community, where the shooting occurred. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Trayvon_Martin Zimmerman and his wife had moved into the Retreat at Twin Lakes in 2009. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Trayvon_Martin Trayvon had just as every much right to be in that Retreat neighborhood just as Zimmerman. Trayvon had family there.
Not his neighborhood, he was visiting.
So if I were black and visiting my family members in an ethnically mixed neighborhood, and I venture over to a convenience store, when it is dark outside, to get some candy and soda, I now have be concerned about being pursued by an armed citizen following me around? Note here: Ethnically mixed also applies to black people too. I've lived in Los Angeles for 22 years and I have lived with Iranians/Iraqs, Israelians, Lebanese, Syrians, Asians, Blacks and Mexicans. I learned how to live peacefully with them all. This thing about "Not his neighborhood, he was visiting" is a misnomer of speech.
#84. To: purplerose (#83)
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No, I stated fact. It matters not, Saint Trayvon is no longer a junior thug and he won't be stealing jewelry or waving around pistols to show his "street cred".
Do you want a medal? I don't see the relevance of inserting your personal experience in LA to the case under discussion. Unless you are suggesting that Zimmerman is trouble seeking racist, who did not "learn to live peacefully" in an "ethnically mixed neighborhood" as you have done so admirably.
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#53. To: GreyLmist (#2)
That Zimmerman was reportedly in charge of patrolling the area for months and didn't know the names of the streets indicates he may have been motivated more by vigilantism than his safety duties. I think a good case could be made, though, for open carry instead of concealed carry by Neighborhood Watch patrols because that might prevent others being similarly shot by surprise during what was seemingly to them an unarmed fight with a probable stalker.
#55. To: purplerose (#53)
The moment that Zimmerman got out of his car was the moment he opened himself up to personal danger.
#58. To: X-15 (#55)
It was NOT Saint Skittles neighborhood.
#78. To: purplerose (#58)
On the day Martin was fatally shot, he and his father were visiting his father's fiancée and her son at **her townhome** in The Retreat at Twin Lakes in Sanford
#83. To: X-15 (#78)
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Replies to Comment # 83. This thing about "Not his neighborhood, he was visiting" is a misnomer of speech.
#85. To: purplerose (#83)
I learned how to live peacefully with them all.
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