Jeronimo Jones
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So either trouble finds him wherever he goes, or more likely, he brings his own.
George Zimmerman injured in Lake Mary shooting, police say
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Or a Country where some people try to take the law into their own hands...
Gordon Shumway
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Kinda what he's known for..
Has it been added yet?
Basically the guy says Zimmerman waved a gun at him and he shot back. He then found someone to call 911 because his phone wasn't working.
Waiting for more information.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/11/us/florida-george-zimmerman-shooting/index.html
Basically the guy says Zimmerman waved a gun at him and he shot back. He then found someone to call 911 because his phone wasn't working.
Waiting for more information.
Need definitly more information on that.
ThirtyPlus
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This dude is bound to eventually end up dead or in jail.
Oh, the irony.
Oh, the irony.
"I was just cleaning my favorite piece." he began, sitting in the leather recliner of his father's living room. Staring at the red and black parkay patterned rug in front of him, he recounted his experience. "I was cleaning my guns. At home, minding my business. Was just about to clean my Taurus .22 practice pistol. A gift from my father. First, I made sure the gun was unloaded. Empty chamber, nothing in the clip. Then I set the gun down on the table. Now I know I am supposed to have the windows open, to provide a well ventilated area, but...", he paused, "you know. Someone might climb in and threaten my life, so really I just turn the ceiling fan up to high." At this point, George turns a pallid shade of pink, and begins wringing his hands. "I know, no one believes me, but I know what I saw. A black man. I had just gone upstairs to grab my new brush kit, and another beer. I heard a noise, like thunder, but like with more bass..." His voice trails off, he looks up at the ceiling. "I go back to the living room and I see a man, a black man standing there, with my gun in his hand."
He turns and looks me in the eyes, zero expression, he continues, "'How did you get in here? What are you going to do to me?', I ask him. You know? He just smiles, his eyes start glowing white and he shoots me in the leg. Holy $@#%$, right? But then get this. He vanishes, into black smoke. Right in front of my eyes. I was the only one home. No one else saw it, and the neighbors must have called the police from hearing the gunshot. But I know what I saw. I just don't know who I can tell. The cops? The tv reporters?"
He goes on to explain why he agreed to this interview with #freedomwire Conservative Social Media News. "The community, the supporters out there have always stood behind me. And they need to know. Something is happening. I don't know what, but I'm not safe, and probably neither is anyone else."
He turns and looks me in the eyes, zero expression, he continues, "'How did you get in here? What are you going to do to me?', I ask him. You know? He just smiles, his eyes start glowing white and he shoots me in the leg. Holy $@#%$, right? But then get this. He vanishes, into black smoke. Right in front of my eyes. I was the only one home. No one else saw it, and the neighbors must have called the police from hearing the gunshot. But I know what I saw. I just don't know who I can tell. The cops? The tv reporters?"
He goes on to explain why he agreed to this interview with #freedomwire Conservative Social Media News. "The community, the supporters out there have always stood behind me. And they need to know. Something is happening. I don't know what, but I'm not safe, and probably neither is anyone else."
That's why the quote says "Police have not verified Cornell's account to CNN."
lem0n
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What a shame.
Absolutely perfect.
ThirtyPlus
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You're in luck cause given enough time he's eventually going to fuck himself.
I mean he got a free pass on killing someone, no wonder he walks around like Bennett from Commando
Gordon Shumway
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¡Sí!
irony. inherently when a non-black person is involved, the 'people' always wait for all the information before forming a judgement or harboring any pre-judgement. but then you have statistical evidence that black persons face pre-judged conclusions and profiling and a much higher rate. So the joke of the "meme" is the irony of declaring the obvious in the face of the casual hypocrisy of society.
edit: well that latest update sounds about perfect. Maybe this will be the last we hear of George Zimmerman? Finally encountering someone else with an actual gun, and getting a "minor" shot in the face.
The delicious irony of the same "stand-your-ground" "I was intimidated" rhetoric being used against Zimmerman in a case where he was actually armed and threatening someone. By precedent, the shooter should get off on self-defense easily.
I really, really hope Zimmerman tries and fails to get the shooter prosecuted.
The rules state that if you kill someone else you get their years.
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The Everyman
yup.
Spring-Loaded
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Lols, I guess I misunderstood Opiate's comment.
Black Republican
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DrForester
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So was he stalking another black kid?
I mean, yes, that's definitely true, and I totally get where the people making that joke are coming from. I think what Opiate's getting at is that people also use it to suggest that anyone asking for more information or that we not rush to judgment is a diet racist. Which, yeah, they might well be, but given how important and useful it is in general to avoid rushing to judgment in favor of gathering more info, it's kind of a harmful meme.
It was road rage. Clearly someone was following someone else again.
Metaphoreus
This is semantics, and nothing more
But that's the problem. I read the comment the same way that Opiate read it--as disparaging the idea that we should reserve judgment until more information becomes available. And that disparagement isn't obviously phrased as targeting those who claim they want to wait for more information but are secretly racist. Instead, it's phrased as targeting anyone who would suggest patience. The danger is that people will begin to think that any call for patience will be treated as evidence of racism. As a consequence, you can expect that people will be reluctant to make such calls, even when it's obviously warranted. The better approach, I think, is to give the benefit of any doubt to someone who says people should wait for additional information.
depths20XX
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The plight of the Zimmer Man
Fucking gaf monolith at it again.
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googleplex
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I hope he gets virulent staph infection in his stupid face.
If taken under the assumption that it's going to somehow hurt the investigative or cognitive judgmental process of the average person, I would agree. But barring that, I would ask, where is the objection? To the sarcasm and cynicism of a person making the joke? That someone might detect that sarcasm and loose faith in the Justice system? Or that detected sarcasm, unchecked encourages further sarcasm?
Or that someone might take the sarcasm at face and actually wait for more information? I mean, the general practice is to get facts, everyone has opinions, but wait for the facts. That's the basic, that doesn't seem to apply to everyone, for social reasons. So making fun of that fact still seems relevant, and more relevant than someone possibly thinking it implies they're somehow racist. Particularly when they're not referenced directly or indirectly.
I'm seriously just a dope though, so whatevs.
I'm sure. "Rush to judgement!", they always say.
DontBeThatGuy
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So sad.
Gordon Shumway
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I tell ya!
lol..I can feel the love.Damn. I hope the probability of him being okay is by a single increment higher than that of him not surviving.
Metaphoreus
This is semantics, and nothing more
You don't have to say "X" to imply "X." Mocking "not-X" works just as well.
He was probably shot at because of who he is. He didn't necessarily do anything (new) to provoke this shooting.
Given the stances of a lot of these posts, I'm wouldn't be surprised if there were more than a few people out there who would take a shot at Zimmerman given the chance.
I could be wrong, but that seems the most probable conclusion.
Given the stances of a lot of these posts, I'm wouldn't be surprised if there were more than a few people out there who would take a shot at Zimmerman given the chance.
I could be wrong, but that seems the most probable conclusion.
That would be interesting if it's true, and I bet it is. While a gun may not be as lethal as a bag of Skittles, Zimmerman should know that waving one in someone's general direction could be interpreted as threatening.
googleplex
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This scumbag has a history of violence and you figure the most probable cause for him getting shot is because he's famous?
Seriously?
Vicetrailia
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Zimmerman plays rent a cop, racially harasses co workers, kills black boys, beats significant others and can never stay out of trouble for too long. What a thug.
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