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Rest in Power: the Trayvon Martin Story

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First part can be seen here:

http://www.paramountnetwork.com/epi...martin-story-stand-your-ground-season-1-ep-01

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Black Though music video for the mini documentary about Trayvon Martin



ABOUT REST IN POWER: THE TRAYVON MARTIN STORY
Helmed by executive producer Shawn Carter, Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story examines the life and legacy of Trayvon Martin. The six-part, unscripted documentary series looks at one of the most talked-about and controversial events of the last decade, including the worldwide Black Lives Matter movement that grew after Trayvon's death.
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http://www.paramountnetwork.com/shows/rest-in-power-the-trayvon-martin-story

Looking forward to this. Black thought slaying as always.

Times/Dates:
Based on the book written by his parents, Rest in Power: the Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin, the first episode of the six-part series premieres July 30, with the remaining episodes airing on August 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th, and September 3rd.
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Can someone lay out the raw facts of the Trayvon Martin incident for me without spin? All I've ever heard from either side is emotional arguments. I just want a step-by-step breakdown of events.
 
I will seriously start to question American history once stories like this eventually make their way into the American textbooks.

Have whatever opinion you want on this story that you let the media feed to you. I can show you 10x more instances of white people killed by black people in far worse scenarios. There are no memorials made for them, no music videos, heck they barely make the news.

What is so special about this scenario? It was hand-selected to cause divide.
 
matt404au said:
Can someone lay out the raw facts of the Trayvon Martin incident for me without spin? All I've ever heard from either side is emotional arguments. I just want a step-by-step breakdown of events.
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Basically, Trayvon was staying with his family in a gated-community that had very few black residents. There was a string of break-ins and robberies around the area. The community assigned ZImmerman to watch. Everytime he saw someone suspicious, they got away. He thought Trayvon appeared suspicious as he had never seen him before and he was acting strange. He pursued Trayvon to ensure he would not get away. Apparently a scuffle ensued where Zimmerman got beatup and he shot Trayvon. There are witnesses to back Zimmerman's account.
 
matt404au said:
Can someone lay out the raw facts of the Trayvon Martin incident for me without spin? All I've ever heard from either side is emotional arguments. I just want a step-by-step breakdown of events.
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The officer told Zimmerman to stop following him and he refused , if he had let the police do their job they would have picked him up asked some questions and moved on .
 
Because nothing says role model like physically assaulting a stranger on the street and getting killed for it.
 
Super Mario said:
I will seriously start to question American history once stories like this eventually make their way into the American textbooks.

Have whatever opinion you want on this story that you let the media feed to you. I can show you 10x more instances of white people killed by black people in far worse scenarios. There are no memorials made for them, no music videos, heck they barely make the news.

What is so special about this scenario? It was hand-selected to cause divide.
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This is just BLM propaganda post?
 
Spheyr said:
Great, it doesn't merit discussion. The case was laid out in court and a mixed race jury full of mothers believed he was innocent based on the facts of what happened
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Then why come into a thread and shit post. It's unwarranted and completely disrespectful. You knew what you were doing and said that troll others.
 
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Coffe Time said:
Yeah, when it's about the memory of a kid who was shot and killed.
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Stop with the emotional arguments. Kids can do horrible things even if they aren't held to the same legal standard. Robert Thompson and Jon Venables for an extreme example.

I'm still following up on the links others provided me in this thread so I haven't formed an opinion on the Trayvon Martin case yet but "he was a kid" is not a valid argument.
 
Coffe Time said:
Martin was unarmed. And there was very little evidence that he attacked Zimmerman.
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Unarmed means literally nothing, n-o-t-h-i-n-g.

You can kill a man with a single punch. When someone is on top of you beating on you it's not up to THEM how much you get to fight back.


And there was plenty of evidence, and witnesses
 
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Someone can correct me if I'm wrong but I believe he had Skittles in one hand and soft drink in the other.

Zimmerman had a gun drawn after he had been told to leave him alone by the police.

Who does it sound like was looking for trouble?
 
Spheyr said:
Unarmed means literally nothing, n-o-t-h-i-n-g.

You can kill a man with a single punch. When someone is on top of you beating on you it's not up to THEM how much you get to fight back.


And there was plenty of evidence, and witnesses
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Using your logic everyone is armed and dangerous as we all have fist's
 
Spheyr said:
Unarmed means literally nothing, n-o-t-h-i-n-g.

You can kill a man with a single punch. When someone is on top of you beating on you it's not up to THEM how much you get to fight back.


And there was plenty of evidence, and witnesses
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Zimmerman chased Martin even after a dispatcher told him not to, why would he do that if we wasn't looking to attack Martin? And show me evidence supporting Zimmerman.
 
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Gander said:
Someone can correct me if I'm wrong but I believe he had Skittles in one hand and soft drink in the other.

Zimmerman had a gun drawn after he had been told to leave him alone by the police.

Who does it sound like was looking for trouble?
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Yep

About the only thing that everyone agrees on is what Trayvon Martin was carrying when he died. There were his clothes, including a black hooded top with a badge pinned to it showing a picture of his dead cousin. There was his cellphone, on which he had been talking to a friend. In his pockets were a cigarette lighter, some earphones, a can of Arizona watermelon fruit juice cocktail, a little over $40 in cash, a bag of Skittles he'd just bought from a nearby 7-Eleven, and no weapon of any kind.
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The Guardian
 
Coffe Time said:
Martin was unarmed. And there was very little evidence that he attacked Zimmerman.
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You are correct that no one other then Martin and Zimmerman know how the fight started... including you.

There was plenty of evidence that they were fighting and that Travon died while on top of Zimmerman.

Which, lacking other evidence, makes it clear cut self defense.

What you want to believe happened between them before that but have no evidence for is not relevant.
 
I'm sure a guy named AfricanKing can look at the evidence objectively lol


Prove he didn't. The evidence showed Zimmerman was on the ground with Martin on top of him, that sure sounds like Zimmerman was the victim to me
 
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All of the violence is Zimmerman's fault and he probably deserves to be executed. The police told him to sit in his truck and leave the young man alone. Zimmerman said fuck that, well fuck him.
 
Spheyr said:
I'm sure a guy named AfricanKing can look at the evidence objectively lol


Prove he didn't. The evidence showed Zimmerman was on the ground with Martin on top of him, that sure sounds like Zimmerman was the victim to me
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Wow

Are you actually trying to use my race to formulate a shit argument that I can't be objective because I'm black. What a fucked up thing to say in all honesty.

You just said it your self , just because he was on top does not mean he started the fight. He means he could have over powered him and went onto . Even the witness who saw part of it did not know how it stated
 
Gander said:
All of the violence is Zimmerman's fault and he probably deserves to be executed. The police told him to sit in his truck and leave the young man alone. Zimmerman said fuck that, well fuck him.
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The 911 operator told him to stay in his car. Not the police. Getting out of your car, following people, and even confronting them, is not a crime. Nor is ignoring a 911 operator.
 
Weiji said:
The 911 operator told him to stay in his car. Not the police. Getting out of your car, following people, and even confronting them, is not a crime. Nor is ignoring a 911 operator.
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It shows aggression on Zimmerman's part to start conflict where there was no conflict.
 
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Weiji said:
The 911 operator told him to stay in his car. Not the police. Getting out of your car, following people, and even confronting them, is not a crime. Nor is ignoring a 911 operator.
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Dispatcher: Are you following him?
Zimmerman: Yeah.
Dispatcher: Okay, we don't need you to do that.
Zimmerman: Okay.
Dispatcher: All right, sir, what is your name?
Zimmerman: George...He ran.
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It might not be a crime but it's the reason someone died what's the point in calling 911 if your going to ignore the instructions
 
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