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re: Will there be riots if Zimmerman is found not guilty?
Posted on 6/27/13 at 9:46 pm to semotruman
Posted on 6/27/13 at 9:46 pm to semotruman
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It was rianing that night!!!! Geez!!
I was just about to type this.
If it's raining, and it's hoodie weather, I walk around outside (OH MY GOD SHOCKING) with my hood up.
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Posted on 6/27/13 at 9:47 pm to AUnite
You suspicious bitch 
Of course I kid with the pejorative
Of course I kid with the pejorative
This post was edited on 6/27/13 at 9:48 pm
Posted on 6/27/13 at 9:48 pm to Roger Klarvin
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Nobody can look at that and tell me, had they been in that store, they wouldn't have been a little on edge. Even your average robber has the sense to not look THAT suspicious.
For the love of god, please, shut the frick up. You spew ignorance about shite you know nothing about. Go crawl under the rock you came from.
Posted on 6/27/13 at 9:49 pm to TbirdSpur2010
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Then I've looked "suspicious" a motherfricking bunch of times.
Profiling
no it isn't. not when you're inside a store. if I go inside a bank or post office I always take off my sunglasses to not look suspicious. it's a common courtesy. if it's raining outside I always take off my rain jacket hood if I go inside a store.
This post was edited on 6/27/13 at 9:50 pm
Posted on 6/27/13 at 9:49 pm to TbirdSpur2010
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You suspicious bitch
Who me? Nah. And I've been profiled before...shite sucks.
Seriously though, if it's fricking cold or raining, I walk around with my hood up. I got into gas stations, with my hood up.
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Posted on 6/27/13 at 9:49 pm to AUnite
Bottom line - GZ created a situation through his actions that, in the best case scenario for him, resulted in him feeling the need to use his gun. At worst, he just wanted to use the gun.
A 17 year old boy is dead, and would have otherwise been alive, had GZ not created that situation, or had followed the instructions of the 911 operator.
A 17 year old boy is dead, and would have otherwise been alive, had GZ not created that situation, or had followed the instructions of the 911 operator.
Posted on 6/27/13 at 9:50 pm to AUnite
There's a reason almost every public school in the country now doesn't allow kids to walk around school with their hood on. It's associated, rightly or wrongly, with suspicious activity.
Its no different than someone walking into a store in the middle of the night with sunglasses on. Its an action regularly used to conceal one's indentity. Is it right? Not really, but that's the world we live in.
One other thing: People making comments you disagree with doesn't mean they don't know what they're talking about. In fact, if you don't recognize that the average American thinks "suspicious" when they see that picture you are the one who is speaking out of order. Regardless of Trayvon's nature, a photo like that is shown weekly on major news outlets when someone holds up a gas station.
Its no different than someone walking into a store in the middle of the night with sunglasses on. Its an action regularly used to conceal one's indentity. Is it right? Not really, but that's the world we live in.
One other thing: People making comments you disagree with doesn't mean they don't know what they're talking about. In fact, if you don't recognize that the average American thinks "suspicious" when they see that picture you are the one who is speaking out of order. Regardless of Trayvon's nature, a photo like that is shown weekly on major news outlets when someone holds up a gas station.
This post was edited on 6/27/13 at 10:01 pm
Posted on 6/27/13 at 9:54 pm to semotruman
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GZ created a situation through his actions that
As a member of the neighborhood watch, his "duty" was to watch for suspicious activity.
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resulted in him feeling the need to use his gun
Forensic evidence shows he had wounds to the back of his head, consistent with his statement that Trayvon was on top of him, hitting it into concrete. This could easily been seen as lethal force against him, which would in turn, grant him the right to lethal force to protect himself.
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A 17 year old boy is dead, and would have otherwise been alive, had GZ not created that situation, or had followed the instructions of the 911 operator
Or had Martin identified himself, or not resorted to racist comments and possibly attacked Zimmerman as Zimmerman described.
Have you completely dismissed Zimmerman's account on the basis of something I am unaware of?
Posted on 6/27/13 at 9:57 pm to Alahunter
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Or had Martin identified himself, or not resorted to racist comments
I don't think Martin said racist comments directly to Zimmerman. He was speaking with the girl on the phone.
Posted on 6/27/13 at 9:58 pm to diddydirtyAubie
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I don't think Martin said racist comments directly to Zimmerman. He was speaking with the girl on the phone.
Were they loud enough to be heard by Zimmerman? By saying them at all, it shows his frame of mind and what he thought of Zimmerman before the confrontation.
Posted on 6/27/13 at 10:00 pm to Alahunter
Just as Zimmerman's comments to the 911 operator showed what he thought of Travyon Martin.
Like I said - no winners here.
Like I said - no winners here.
Posted on 6/27/13 at 10:01 pm to semotruman
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no winners here
A statement everyone can agree on. (Excluding attorneys on the case and media)
This post was edited on 6/27/13 at 10:01 pm
Posted on 6/27/13 at 10:01 pm to Alahunter
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Were they loud enough to be heard by Zimmerman?
I would say no since Zimmerman has never mentioned it.
Posted on 6/27/13 at 10:05 pm to semotruman
Can anyone honestly say that, had there recently been a rampant series of robberies in your neighborhood involving people with similar descriptions to Trayvon, they wouldn't have reacted with similar suspicion and aggression?
I certainly cant. Id like to think Im better than that, but Ive never been in that situation.
I certainly cant. Id like to think Im better than that, but Ive never been in that situation.
Posted on 6/27/13 at 10:06 pm to diddydirtyAubie
This case shows everyday America to a degree. People on both sides point fingers, saying look at that racist pos. When in fact, it exposes what most of America does on their own, imo. People wish to demonize one side or the other, while they themselves attempt to hide their own prejudices, and I will include myself in there.
I can admit when I was young, I had prejudiced thoughts, and made prejudiced comments. Still do today at times. I think though, as I've grown older, I've gained some wisdom and use that to filter out the garbage that I once didn't.
I can admit when I was young, I had prejudiced thoughts, and made prejudiced comments. Still do today at times. I think though, as I've grown older, I've gained some wisdom and use that to filter out the garbage that I once didn't.
Posted on 6/27/13 at 10:08 pm to Alahunter
there is so much faux outrage today.
Posted on 6/27/13 at 10:14 pm to Roger Klarvin
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There's a reason almost every public school in the country
Did I miss the memo where this shooting happened in his school?
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Its no different than someone walking into a store in the middle of the night with sunglasses on
He wasn't wearing sunglasses. He had his hood up, when it was raining outside.
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People making comments you disagree with doesn't mean they don't know what they're talking about
No, you're allowed to disagree with me, I have a major problem with you throwing around legal terms that aren't in the Florida homicide statute, defining their manslaughter statute in the completely wrong way.
This post was edited on 6/27/13 at 10:17 pm
Posted on 6/27/13 at 10:19 pm to AUnite
Nite is in law school, BTW. She also carries a weapon. Don't frick with her.
Posted on 6/27/13 at 10:29 pm to Roger Klarvin
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Can anyone honestly say that, had there recently been a rampant series of robberies in your neighborhood involving people with similar descriptions to Trayvon, they wouldn't have reacted with similar suspicion and aggression?
I certainly cant. Id like to think Im better than that, but Ive never been in that situation.
<----this chick can. I'm not going to follow a suspicious person or be the aggressor. Not if they're walking down the fricking road.
Now you break into my home, all bets are off.
Posted on 6/27/13 at 10:30 pm to AUnite
One hunnert.
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