Alicia Stanley speaks out about the night her stepson was shot and killed in a confrontation with George Zimmerman.
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Has anyone asked since/if the screaming happened after the gunshot,(and this could be a double edged sword) why would George scream AFTER he shot someone? The scream from Trayvon would be more likely (IF you are able to scream with a gunshot to the heart.) And if it WAS George who screamed, (and he just shot someone in the heart/chest, would it not be more likely it was done for SHOW/effect? since he just shot Trayvon and is likely no threat whatsoever at this point. Regardless of the "screaming" outcome, no one should have to worry about going to the store and not making it home. IF george zimmerman did not go out that night, trayvon would still be alive. Can anyone imagine what it would be like if zimmerman was a police officer. How many young people would never make it home at night. I shudder to think about it.
Had Zimmerman, stayed in the safety of his car.... Trayvon Martin, would still be alive. Secondly why would her person with a gun yell for help!!!! When he has help. The weapon that was used to kill TRAYVON!!!!!!
It always seemed odd to me that Trayvon's mother didn't show a lot of emotion. Now I understand why – it seems like the person who cared the most for him was his stepmother.
Years ago we had whites whom were the racists. Now I see more and more blacks trying to use race about everything. This non sense needs to stop. It is a absolute tragedy that this young man died. It is a tragedy for the Martin family, Zimmerman family and Sanford, Fl. family. I pray for everyone to heal. But so far what I have seen and heard in that court room shows self defense. I understand people say Zimmerman followed him. I'm sorry people but that is what that community hired him to do neighborhood watch. Yes it seems Zimmerman asked Trayvon what are you doing here. But even with him following him and questioning him did not give Trayvon the rights to attack. Zimmerman is the only one with injuries consistant to being attacked. If there is evidence to say otherwise then I hope they show it. If not it is self defense. And I hope that the black community if Zimmerman is found not quilty does not use it as an excuse to riot. And I hope the jury's don't find him guilty because there afraid of what can happen. And before some fool says i'm a racist let me say the following. I'm a gay white male with a very interracially mixed family. MAY GOD BLESS ALL
Wandra, just because you don't like what the eyewitness saw doesn't make his testimony false. I hope you're not planning to riot when Zimmerman is acquitted.
SERIOUSLY? The teaser said that the step-mother would portray Trayvon Martin in a totally new way – but it's the same "party line" from the family – "he was a great kid; he's not what they are saying; he would not have prejudiced against Zimmerman; never heard Trayvon use those words; no doubt Trayvon did not start the fight" blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
In pitch black, it is highly unlikely for one to be able to identify the color red. It usually just appears as a dark color. This is an inconsistency in the testimony of the witness who was deemed as unbiased.