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JimDandy

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37. Zimmerman was a fit MMA-trained fighting machine

Fri Jun 28, 2013, 11:59 AM

Jun 2013

when he killed Trayvon, a 154 lb, 5 ft/10.5 in. (per coroner's report), narrow-framed teen, nicknamed "Slimm" by his friends.

For the year and a half prior to Trayvon's murder, George Zimmerman trained in MMA fighting classes at a gym billed as "The World's Best MMA Gym". He was 194 lbs (of almost certainly dense muscle weight), which put him 4 MMA weight classes higher than a teen of Trayvon's weight.

Trayvon played football years earlier as a kid in a community rec league and had last played a game at his local park when he was 13 years old (four years before he was murdered.) His focus since then had turned to aviation and learning to fly a plane.

Zimmerman used the money conservative SYG proponents gave him to, in less than a year, eat his way to the 120 lb heavier "tub'o'lard" we see in court today.

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What White People Don't Understand About Rachel Jeantel / witness in Zimmerman trial [View all] Mira Jun 2013 OP

K&R Dalai_1 Jun 2013 #1

Give people more credit. Last night on the last word upaloopa Jun 2013 #2

good point. I think I understand what the writer is saying, but I think most of us can empathize spooky3 Jun 2013 #11

read todays thread about the live feed and upaloopa Jun 2013 #15

I'm white... Wait Wut Jun 2013 #3

Research shows that juries typically work hard to make unbiased judgments. I think bad outcomes spooky3 Jun 2013 #13

I'm Black, John2 Jun 2013 #14

but fortunately, it is not her job as a witness to have to make the defense attorney look stupid spooky3 Jun 2013 #17

I've been John2 Jun 2013 #19

You may well be right - my point is just that I am not as pessimistic as some people here are. The spooky3 Jun 2013 #20

'what white people dont understand' markiv Jun 2013 #4

I know exactly what Ms. Jeantel is going through--I've been there personally. AndyA Jun 2013 #5

I watched about 5 minutes of her early testimony from yesterday Schema Thing Jun 2013 #6

Thanks for pointing this out. I am white and I "thought" russspeakeasy Jun 2013 #7

I understand her and I am as white as this background Skittles Jun 2013 #8

i don't think this article is about any particular white person, like the Duers in this thread noiretextatique Jun 2013 #9

I understand what you're saying. hamsterjill Jun 2013 #10

Knock, knock? HockeyMom Jun 2013 #12

I don't think she comes off well because you just can't understand what she is saying. southernyankeebelle Jun 2013 #16

There is John2 Jun 2013 #22

Well I understand that. My own mother came from another country and has a heavy accent. southernyankeebelle Jun 2013 #23

She is credible and never swayed from her testimony. JimDandy Jun 2013 #27

She stood her ground. But she was a terrible witness. But I hope the jury just looks southernyankeebelle Jun 2013 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author JimDandy Jun 2013 #34

Well I pray your right. There was so much clutter in the conversation but she did stand her ground. southernyankeebelle Jun 2013 #36

Yes, because white people can't possibly understand... bobclark86 Jun 2013 #18

Not Just White People erpowers Jun 2013 #21

Very good point. People who are curious and learn about others are flamingdem Jun 2013 #28

She has some grit pscot Jun 2013 #24

I hope this author is wrong. yurbud Jun 2013 #25

I do understand KT2000 Jun 2013 #26

I think she was totally awesome! Cronus Protagonist Jun 2013 #29

She didn't help her likability with customerserviceguy Jun 2013 #30

so how did tub'o'lard outrun football player in a footrace? nt quadrature Jun 2013 #31

That's how. Mira Jun 2013 #32

Zimmerman was a fit MMA-trained fighting machine JimDandy Jun 2013 #37

The photo of this women provides a very polished professional young women and midnight Jun 2013 #35