And again, you are so focus on protecting your gun and conservative paranoia, that you keep forgetting 1 important fact."In the short term, m@rijuan@ use impairs perception, judgment, thinking, memory, and learning; memory defects may persist six weeks after last use."
"That’s a mistake that only serves to distort an already contentious case. The levels of THC detected don’t reflect Martin’s character or even his state of mind the night he was shot. For one, they are so low as to almost certainly not be connected to recent intoxication: 1.5 nanograms of THC were found as well as 7.3 nanograms of THC-COOH, a metabolite of THC that can stay in the system for weeks after cannabis has been smoked. Immediately after inhaling, THC levels typically rise to 100 to 200 nanograms per milliter of blood, although there can be a great deal of variation.
“THC in blood or urine tells us nothing about the level of intoxication,” says Carl Hart, associate professor of psychology at Columbia University and author of the leading college textbook on drug use and behavior. “That would be like someone going to have a beer some evening, and when he goes to work the next day, you can find alcohol metabolites in his bodily fluids. That says nothing about his functioning.”
And he goes on to further say that even if he was under the influence, THC will not predispose him to violence. And that is a scientific fact.
And traces mean just that........TRACES. If a degraded sample means inaccurate, insufficient, or ruined sample, that can NEVER translate to "THC levels must have been higher" because that is based on complete speculation. If speculation holds weight based on other speculative parts of the story, cant I conclude that George was under the influence but they never tested him? You cant have it both ways. Originally Posted by Mgm84
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/evidenc.../Health_1.html
BTW, "degraded" still means "degraded".
Ok, well since we KNOW from statistical fact that white teens use drugs 2 to 3 times more that black teens, by your own logic that would demand we see more violent cases of whites teens when they consume drugs and more George Zimmerman like cases. Or it would mean that the idea is BS. Unless you are suggesting that drugs make blacks violent and whites peaceful? It seems that THC becomes a violent drug only when it can be used to mold white America into believing the "Thug Black Man" myth. SMH!!! Originally Posted by Mgm84More deflection! Just an FYI, fantasy child, THC was unequivocally found IN Martin's system.
And the only deflection in this case and many different discussions on this case is the answer to "Why did he follow him" being......."It isn't illegal to follow him". As if following isn't a legal action that leads to MANY illegal actions and rightfully causes someone to become suspicious of the person following them. Keep playing dumb. Originally Posted by Mgm84Jeantel testified that Martin suspected that Zimmerman was a security guard. Nothing illegal occured until Martin punched Zimmerman in the nose.
You tend to apply your conclusions in ways that only benefit your white lens, but every time you do, you dismantle your previous claim and makes it more obvious that you are playing dumb to save face. Originally Posted by Mgm84Another of your ignorant fantasies!
WRONG! When Martin ran, Zimmerman "followed him". How can Zimmerman know where Trayvon went if he had a 2 to 3 minute lead? Trayvon could not see Zimmerman's car so how would he know to "meet him"? Remember, the only person who could see was George being that he had a flash light. Using logic would go a long way. Originally Posted by Mgm84Zimmerman didn't know where Martin went; that's why he walked through to the other street, checked for an address and then turned back to go to his truck. Zimmerman's flashlight didn't work, but Martin, in the dark, could see Zimmerman illuminated by the street lights at each end of the crosswalk.
Assault= Make a physical attack onYou're the one being willfully dumb, fantasy child. The distance from the "T" was closer to 25 feet than 50, and your argument still puts Martin over 100 yards from where he supposedly told Jeantel he was! Martin is the one who forfeited a two to three minute lead, turned around, backtracked, confronted and assaulted Zimmerman. Zimmerman's key chain flashlight was found at the "T" evidencing that that was where the fight started. Zimmerman reported that after he was struck in the nose, he stumbled blindly about and ended up on his back with Martin pummeling him from above.
How can they get from the altercation being started at the Top of the "T" and the body of the guy who was winning the fight is found up to 50+ ft away from where Zimmerman began getting "assaulted" without some sort of tussle? A tussle implies what? A FIGHT!! Meaning that they had to have made physical attacks on each other. Zimmerman NEVER said to have run or avoid Martin. So how did he get from point A to point B? And were was the phantom bushes?
But never mind. Continue to play dumb. Originally Posted by Mgm84
And again, you have yet to answer my question on what constitutes fear more than running? And is it not commonly known to not lead strangers to your house? Originally Posted by Mgm84No. "Home" -- behind locked doors -- is equated with "refuge"! Your assertion otherwise has been and remains ridiculous, especially since Martin believed that Zimmerman was acting as a security guard. "Home" is equated with "refuge" by the great majority of people! It IS the place you go if you feel you are in danger. You are being disingenuous when you claim otherwise.
Your continuous insinuating that "he should have gone inside" is derived from a "SUNDOWN TOWN" mentality. Please tell us, why was the burden of avoidance and retreating on the man minding his own business, but the guy initiating the conflict is not held responsible to do so?The "guy initiating the conflict" was Martin!
But keep playing dumb. Originally Posted by Mgm84
ROTFLMAO!! So hearing wet grass when two people are fighting means that "the black man must have been up to no good"? How do you know that the wet grass was not Zimmerman? Or both people? This is epic! Jeantel testified that had Trayvon thought Zimmerman was a security guard he would have announced himself. But since Zimmerman chose not to present himself accordingly, he had no obligation to translate whether or not Zimmerman was a some sort of authority. Originally Posted by Mgm84It was Jeantel who explained that Martin's use of "cracka" only applied to "security guards".
That's why security normally wear SECURITY attire. Cops wear cop attire and drive in cop cars. Zimmerman had an obligation to present himself in the proper manner.Security guards don't always wear uniforms, and a jacket, such as the one worn by Zimmerman, would have obscured a uniform shirt anyway.
But keep playing dumb Originally Posted by Mgm84
Ok, this is SPECUALTION. And please tell us what Trayvon did that night to make himself a "gangsta-wanna be" that I cannot show you an example of "pure white teens" doing? Originally Posted by Mgm84Deflection!
You said weed, Originally Posted by Mgm84Wrong. The autopsy affirmed that Martin had THC in his system and suffered liver damage consistent with abusing the "Purple Dr@nk".
although white teens do the most. Originally Posted by Mgm84Deflection!
You said photos of guns Originally Posted by Mgm84The evidence is in Martin's texts and pictures.
(despite more whites being owners and having infatuations with guns). Originally Posted by Mgm84Deflection!
You said fighting Originally Posted by Mgm84The evidence is in Martin's texts and pictures.
(despite whites also committing more violent crimes than blacks). Originally Posted by Mgm84You're still deflecting, but now you are also lying. Per capita, blacks commit more violent crimes than any other ethnic group in the U.S.
Yet none of those white kids get the "thug" stigma. Originally Posted by Mgm84Deflection!
This is not a case of race baiting, this is a case of racial denial. Originally Posted by Mgm84Deflection!
This is disingenuous. Zimmerman went to a GYM that specifically teaches MMA fighting and techniques. Billy Blanks videos cannot and does not teach you what you can learn in the gym Zimmerman went to. Its like comparing and equating a very good Madden player to an NFL player in football knowledge. One is the real deal and the other is EXTREMELY WATERED DOWN. Huge fail. Originally Posted by Mgm84Zimmerman never progressed beyond "shadow boxing'; hence, his skill level was exactly on par with what is taught in a Billy Blanks' Tae Bo video.
What is the common factor in that fight? THEY WERE BOTH HEAVYWEIGHTS!In your haste to deflect (or was it your reading skills?), perhaps you didn't notice that "flabby" Holmes was using Muhammad Ali as an example of how the smaller man beats the larger man. Or, do you now mean to denigrate Muhammad Ali's skill as a fighter?
While you post comments from flabby Larry, I'll show you evidence that cannot lie or give an opinion.
http://fightnomics.com/featured/size-matters/
http://ringtalk.com/does-size-really...tter-in-boxing
Stop subscribing to clichés
Keep playing dumb. Originally Posted by Mgm84
BTW, did you actually READ the articles you cited? They don't support your POV, fantasy child.
"James Toney weighed a career high of 235 lbs. . . . [and] he did beat John Ruiz (41-5-1, 28 KOs) a 241 lb. heavyweight on that occasion. . . . It could be argued that a middleweight Toney . . . did everything the heavyweight Ruiz did . . . [and Toney] beat the much larger man.
"Between the two boxers, there is obviously a big difference in weight, but is that the biggest disparity, or does the reach or height offer up a larger advantage? A weight advantage doesn't necessarily give more punching power. Even if it did, is more than enough power to knock out an opponent an advantage? For the man with more power, even a glancing blow might be enough to knock out an opponent, but that isn't necessarily the heavier man."
http://ringtalk.com/does-size-really...tter-in-boxing
"Some guys have it, and some don’t – but lot of that has to do with how much muscle mass [athleticism] is available to drive the key strike. Shane Carwin once contemplated his powerful striking, saying that when his hands touch people, “they go to sleep.” More accurately, he’s loaded with muscle mass all over his body, making his heavy hands that much more powerful. Muscles are like engines; they burn energy and convert chemical potential energy into mechanical kinetic energy. The more muscle you have, the more work you can do. The men currently populating the upper echelons of the UFC heavyweight division have a lot of muscle mass, and their fists can do some serious work.
". . . long arms also have a longer runway to accelerate, before they run out room, quickly decelerate, then finally stop at their maximum reach distance."
http://fightnomics.com/featured/size-matters/
Do you have some photographs of a muscle bound George Zimmerman that you intend to share with the forum, fantasy child? BTW, weren't you the one who denied that height and arm length were factors in a fight?
5) At 7:13:37 Zimmerman claimed that he hung up with the dispatcher and headed toward his truck when Trayvon hoped out of the bushes and attacked him a the top of the "T". Problem is that this was still 2 minutes away from the 911 call. Meaning he has been caught in yet another inconsistency.WRONG! What that shows is there is at least a TWO MINUTE HOLE in your explanation, and that's YOUR inconsistency and not Zimmerman's!
At this point the only thing the Zimmerman apologists can do is continue to play the "play dumb card". This is more than enough to rest my argument. Originally Posted by Mgm84