Why was Trayvon the only one tested for drugs and alcohol?
Is this how the police do their job in Sanford when it comes to murder cases?
It would be pretty damning if Zimmerman was found with alcohol in his system or any other illegal drug from marijuana to cocaine. It may bolster a prosecution's case that he acted under the influence with a firearm, after stalking and eventually confronting Trayvon Martin as the 911 calls reveal.
In addition, if Trayvon had drugs or alcohol in his system, it would blow this whole case wide open as that would have given Zimmerman motive to pursue. Unfortunately, before any drug tests were conducted, Zimmerman already thought Trayvon was under the influence when he said near the start of his 911 call: "The guy looks like he's up to no good like he's on drugs or something."
To date, Trayvon has not been found to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol on that night but who knows what this police department could come up with.
So we have Zimmerman, who thinks that this black 17 year old in his neighborhood is on drugs. That actually could be a motive for his approach. Who knows if it sparked the entire confrontation? It was one of the very first things pointed out in his 911 call.
What did the police do when they got to the scene? They had Trayvon tested for drugs and alcohol and did not test Zimmerman.
This is typically standard procedure when there is a shooting victim involved between two people and only one lived to tell about it wouldn't you think?
Unfortunately, we can never go back and find out if Zimmerman was on drugs on that night and the police have never adequately explained why they didn't test him. Was it because they believed this would be a simple "Stand your Ground" case which would wouldn't be prosecuted (many of which do not) or attract any major media. Who knows? What we do know is that they didn't test Zimmerman and that shows: A) Mishandling of the case or B) intentional bias in favor of Zimmerman. If either are true, the police didn't do their job with regard to a very basic and vital procedure. They didn't even check his vehicle which he made the call from!
At a possible homicide scene...!
No wonder why people are so angry about this case?!!! Should we mind our fucking business? We'll get to that later because I have more questions and you can't leave the stand yet.
Why did the Sanford Police allegedly tamper with a witness and try to alter their testimony and further, why did the Police fail to interview key witnesses at the scene or, more importantly, Martin's girlfriend when they had his call log?
A witness at the scene was allegedly told by an officer that she heard Zimmerman cry for help when she initially told them it was Martin. Even if she is wrong, her statement should be on the record as she gave it. How can a policeman who wasn't there TELL HER what she heard?
There are other allegations that the police were selective about who they would collect testimony from.
The worst was that Martin's girlfriend was never questioned. The police knew he spoke with her at the time of the incident because they had his call logs.
So Kapono, is this the job we should allow the police to do while we stand idly by with our thumbs up our asses?
Doesn't sound like a good job to me so far now does it?
Don't go anywhere, I'm not finished with you yet.
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