05-23-2013, 12:07 PM
(05-22-2013, 09:28 PM)username Wrote: As if stoned on pot would make him dangerous. Quite the opposite as far as I'm concerned.
I agree.
The defense PR Machine is in overdrive as the trial approaches.
I don't necessarily think that the defense is wanting to make the case that Trayvon must have been the initial physical aggressor simply because he may have been stoned.
Instead, I think that they're looking to depict Trayvon as a punk and a thug who the jury could view as a kid who was easily capable/inclined to jump George Zimmerman in the dark of the night. The marijuana is just one of several pieces they'll use to paint that picture, imo.
Today, the defense released more material and disclosed that it may be used in the defense case. This includes photos retrieved off of Trayvon's cell phone, one showing him with gold teeth (along with the one where he's making an obscene gesture).
The defense also released a text in which Trayvon refers to himself as a "gangsta" and tells the recipient that he'd been suspended from school and that his mom was kicking him outta the house.
Here's today's story:
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/loca...9183.story