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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
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Trayvon Martin being profiled by George Zimmerman was at the core of this case, yet the use of the term was basically banned from the courtroom (see here
). As you mention in an earlier post, if Trayvon had been white, things wouldn't have happened liked they did.
This has me...well, look at my avatar.
edited 13th Jul '13 8:25:51 PM by kraas
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No one has rioted yet.
Sports world reacts to George Zimmerman verdict
edited 13th Jul '13 8:27:01 PM by deviantbraeburn
Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016I'm still confused what "Stand Your Ground" laws have to do with this case.
I mean Stand Your Ground had nothing to do with Zimmerman's defense. His lawyers used a good old fashioned self defense argument.
edited 13th Jul '13 8:42:15 PM by deviantbraeburn
Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016@ midget- self defense isn't race related
just gonna leave this here,
for those of you whole still think he shot a kid for "carrying tea n skittles".
@wuggles- My Prayers go out to people in the cities, I REALLY hope this doesn't turn into riots.
edited 13th Jul '13 8:41:48 PM by joesolo
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because whether stand your ground or self defense, oddly neither of those defenses work when its a black guy using it and almost always work when a white guy uses it.
It is when pretty much every white-middle class person on the earth assumes black kids in hoodies are suspicious and trail them despite police telling them not to. so you know. Thats the politest i can be right now to you, joe.
and neither of those looks like a goddamn serious injury to me.
Oh no, my nose is bleeding slightly and theres a few minor abrasions on my back of my head.
Grow a goddamn pair, pansy-ass middle class shitface.
edited 13th Jul '13 8:43:22 PM by midgetsnowman
The celebrities thing reminds me of this
bit by Dave Chappelle. "FIND ME JA RULE SO I CAN MAKE SENSE OF ALL THIS!" But yeah, they always find celebrities for stuff like this. They never have anything great to say either (nor should they, it's not their job). I don't even want to see CNN's coverage of this...
Also the Stand Your Ground thing is basically the whole reason this case got so bungled from the start, IIRC they weren't even going to prosecute him because of that law.
edited 13th Jul '13 8:43:17 PM by wuggles
No. Just plain no. This isn't the 50s, our society is not that racist anymore. yea there's still assholes out there that are, but it's not at a societal level anymore. Get over yourselves.
edited 13th Jul '13 8:45:43 PM by joesolo
I'm baaaaaaack
if you believe that, I've got a bridge in manhattan for sale.
Racism never went away. it just went into hiding behind racial stereotypes and the internet.
if anything, its worse than in the 50's because at least in the 50's it was out in the open to see.
edited 13th Jul '13 8:46:43 PM by midgetsnowman
Trayvon Martin’s Parents React To George Zimmerman Verdict
edited 13th Jul '13 8:46:51 PM by deviantbraeburn
Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016
thats the problem. there were numerous experts and various witnesses that confirmed zimmerman's story. You chose to base this on race. Trayvon martin got zimmerman on the ground, and was sitting on top of him physically assaulting him. witnesses know zimmerman's injuries were the result of physically fighting.
And that it was zimmerman calling for help on the 911 call
, AND that it was trayvon that physically assaulted Zimmerman in the first place.
summary from the new york times.
again, witnesses say he was struck multiple times by trayvon.
edited 13th Jul '13 8:54:47 PM by joesolo
I'm baaaaaaackEven if that were the case, Trayvon certainly shouldn't have died over this.
The more disgusting thing are the people who seem to be glad Trayvon's dead.
And that's really the point over this. Nobody's disputing the right to self-defense, they're perplexed over how, in a nominally civilized society, people have to die over questionable issues of self-defense
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and that none of that wouldnt have happened if he hadnt been following a guy around a neighborhood specifically because he was black and in a hoodie and zimmerman hadnt's seen him before and police advised him to not confront the kid?
Cuz you know. even if Trayvon attacked first, no offense, but if i was in a neighborhood I didnt know being followed by someone? I think running or attacking first would be my options.
because lets face it, Black people dont exactly have a belief that the law will believe them. ever.
edited 13th Jul '13 8:55:59 PM by midgetsnowman
rollin' on dubs
It never was an issue. To quote one blogger:"@instapundit So a Hispanic shoots a black and is acquitted by women, but it's still white men's fault.
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The prosecutors bungled the case. It was all based on emotion. Zimmerman was a mall ninja, but Martin was a wannabe thug. This wasn't going to end well. Zimmerman would've been forgotten until some of the hustlers on the left and the right used this case to make political hay.
While the media and the politicians were so "focused" on a case that should never have gone to trial:
- "Just TV-peeped at Cairo's Rabia Al Adawiya - scathing anti-US slogans. Must be biggest openly anti-US demo in Middle East since 79.
"
- IRS scanda, day 65
- Fort Bragg soldiers say cuts to danger pay would hurt morale, not worth savings
- Riots in Belfast
...huh?
edited 13th Jul '13 8:56:33 PM by TairaMai
I tried to walk like an Egyptian and now I need to see a Cairo practor....

with a last name like Zimmerman, he certainly isnt hispanic enough for it to ever be noticed by the public at large.
he looks white. His name sounds white. Therefore he is white.
Same as Obama may be partially white, but he looks black, and has a foreign sounding name, therefore the public calls him black.
edited 13th Jul '13 8:16:39 PM by midgetsnowman