So was that all you came in to say, you need to dangle shoes.... FUCKING SHOES... in front of Black Folk to distract us. Go fuck yourself.
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Verdict reached in George Zimmerman case - Not Guilty
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So was that all you came in to say, you need to dangle shoes.... FUCKING SHOES... in front of Black Folk to distract us. Go fuck yourself.
ryutaro's mama
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Their? Like all Black people had the same reaction?
GTFOOH with your bullshit generalizing.
I for one thought that he was guilty as fuck (and still do).
Wut?
Particle Physicist
between a quark and a baryon
Ethnicity is not the same thing as Race.
gutter_trash
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googleplex
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If you think shooting a killing an unarmed 17 year old. Kid is "justified" then you're the very definition of an Ass Hat.
I'd love to here TM's story. Too bad he's dead.
Hispanic = Spanish speaking person from the American continent. It's a massive umbrella term that doesn't mean shit.
It's not an ethnicity.
BCT is that way breh ----->
really?
Okay, what does that have to do with this case? What are you implying?
Minor cuts/scratches on the cranium = Life threatening. The damage it takes to cause bruising on the skull would most likely shake up the brain. Savage blows to the head are always Life Threatening. I don't know what MMA has to do with this, I don't follow it, but they probably have provisions to not strike the head with much force. Every contact sport in the world does.
'Scrawny 17yr olds' can easily disable grown men if they are fast enough to strike the weak points/head.
Tragicomedy
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Which one of his multiple stories are you referencing?
I'm Hispanic/Latino and brown and I don't consider myself black... anyway maybe some should make a thread about it or something
My biological father who was never around is South American tho (white skin) and my biological sister with the same parents looks white. She took my fathers color.
My biological father who was never around is South American tho (white skin) and my biological sister with the same parents looks white. She took my fathers color.
Angelus Errare
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These threads always ALWAYS bring out some of THE dumbest people to walk this earth.
Every.fucking.time.
CrazyDogg77
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One case versus a history of being disenfranchised and abused within the court system. Yeah the OJ verdict is the problem here. Keep in mind I think he's guilty and most black people I know do too.
faceless007
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The most sickening part of this ordeal from the beginning has been the way conservatives leapt to immediately find a way to justify killing an unarmed teenager. Technically this was a difficult case, but the mindset of people who actually tried to argue from the outset that that was a just thing made me feel pretty damn down on the state of my fellow humans.
read his previous posts on this thread...
thats fine, even if you want to believe his multiple differing stories, thats fine. What people have a problem with is people coming in here basically GLAD he got off for killing a black kid.
An amalgamation of all of his stories that makes him look the best in court.
There are Hispanics that have blonde hair, blue eyes and pale white skin and Hispanics that are darker than Wesley Snipes. Being Hispanic doesn't mean you aren't white.
I'm glad you speak for all white people....
In response to all the death threats on Zimmerman now. I don't understand why a vague and joking facebook threat (ie Justin Carter http://kotaku.com/league-of-legends-player-jailed-after-terrorist-threat-610691101) merits arrest, but pictures of oneself holding a gun, threatening another human with their life, is totally fine?
The defense rests...
Exactly what I was going to post. It's sad. People are too dumb sometimes.
Get real? I'm sorry, but by all accounts Zimmerman's injuries were minor. By witness testimony he was on top himself at one point, and by another witness account he started the confrontation.
So, sorry for thinking that it shouldn't be ok for a man to pull out a gun a shoot a child dead under those circumstances.
Also, the fact that Trayvon had no injuries prove the "beat down" wasn't severe...unless you REALLY believe that George Zimmerman, a bigger man with self defense training, did NOTHING to defend himself UNTIL it was time to shoot? Fuck outta here...
Right...because Hispanics can only be identified with culturally Iberian surnames.
Also, Zimmerman's father German.
Like I said, pure cowardice. He has people that depend on him, friends, family, relatives etc too. You're just being selfish.
Something many Americans don't seem to get is that billions of fights happen every week that end in nothing more than pain, bruises, a bit of bleeding or a broken bone or two at worst. You are probably as likely to die in a plane crash as you are to die from a fight you might get in to at some point in your life. The fear and selfishness motivates people to essentially take another human life at the meagre insignificant risk of danger.
There is no way TM was realistically going to kill GZ. And based on Zimmerman's injuries, he certainly did not fight it out long enough to see if he was close to any real danger.
And you don't lay there and take it, you fight back or you lose. Simple. If Zimmerman never racially profiled TM, and followed him AGAINST the wishes of the police and AGAINST the rules of his neighbourhood watch, TM would be alive today, and that's the bottom line.
That's why other properly developed Western nations around the world have laws that strictly prohibit killing people, even in the name of self defence. Because human life is important. The idea is that everyone should be aware of that, even at their limits, and having laws like those of most developed countries inhibits that.
Rastafarian42
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Bye bye
I like how people are calling this a victory for the justice system. Justice was definitely not served. And I'm not talking about vengeful justice.
GZ had better lawyers, end of story.
childplease
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Link me to some youtube or twitter meltdowns.
Stuff gonna be good.
Stuff gonna be good.
Mammoth Jones
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Why does this 20 year old case still resonate? The score is a few million Black men in prison to 1 O.J. case. Oh, and where is OJ Simpson right now????
Sanic
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I think the conversation has moved past this a bit, but that is absolutely not what is going through somebodies mind when they're in a fight.
"Oh, this blow should only cause a minor concussion, I better lay off so as to give an equal beating".
Doesn't work like that.
I'm sure you're one of the good ones.
Epsilon-delta
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Lol, you're full of shit if you believe that bs. A woman can mace the fuck out of a creep if he follows her to her car and nothing would legally happen to her even though she got physical first.
Should be Jorge Zamora Right?
You finally showed up.
Latino Culture-GAF...do it.
You keep assuming TM started the fight and no one knows who did. It's all pure speculation because half of the people fighting are dead.
What are you even getting at with comment?
TheGreatMightyPoo
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Defending Paula Deen.
Aquamarine
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In response to all the death threats on Zimmerman now. I don't understand why a vague and joking facebook threat (ie Justin Carter http://kotaku.com/league-of-legends-player-jailed-after-terrorist-threat-610691101) merits arrest, but pictures of oneself holding a gun, threatening another human with their life, is totally fine?
It's not fine. It's not fine at all.
These kinds of threats should be reported to the authorities and investigated to the fullest extent of the law. It's horrific, barbaric, and I legitimately fear for Mr. Zimmerman's life.
Seems to be justifying the dancing on the grave reactions.
Spring-Loaded
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What would've happened between Zimmerman and Trayvon if he hadn't followed him?
The answer is "nothing". We don't know what happened between them, just that there was a some kind of a fight. We don't know who threw the first punch, but we know zimmerman was following someone based on their appearance alone.
He followed Martin for no good reason and that led to his death. I get that there wasn't enough evidence to prove that beyond a doubt; setting that entire series of events into motion while carrying a deadly weapon should be punishable.
It should not be okay to kill an innocent child who was doing nothing wrong.That's what I'm saying; do you disagree with that? If not, then there's nothing to discuss about what I said. If you want to talk semantics and technicalities that allow killing an unarmed teen walking home from buying snacks, I'm sure someone out there is willing.
Like I said in the other thread. It's a hell of a note that you can't even walk home from the store without some quick to the hip wannabe hero casing you out and following you while fucking armed. God forbid feeling threatened by that.
George is not the police, therefore, he should have paid the price for acting like he was and getting an unarmed, innocent teen killed in the process of trying to stop some crime that never happened. End of story.
Holy shit at some (most) of these posts. I think most of the comments are pretty much a way of blowing off steam...but let's not start attacking/devouring each other.
It's also disgusting that a lot of you are screaming for Zimmerman's head. Was he in the wrong that night? Absolutely. He was tried by the justice system and (beyond my understanding) was found not guilty. I'm not defending him, but two wrongs don't make a right- Screaming for his head and begging for street justice against him isn't going to bring that poor kid back. So someone goes out and kills Zimmerman now- ok, so now we've destroyed his family. What good has that done? I understand the outrage, but let's TRY to be a little rational here. Fate/Karma will get him in the end, ten fold.
It's also disgusting that a lot of you are screaming for Zimmerman's head. Was he in the wrong that night? Absolutely. He was tried by the justice system and (beyond my understanding) was found not guilty. I'm not defending him, but two wrongs don't make a right- Screaming for his head and begging for street justice against him isn't going to bring that poor kid back. So someone goes out and kills Zimmerman now- ok, so now we've destroyed his family. What good has that done? I understand the outrage, but let's TRY to be a little rational here. Fate/Karma will get him in the end, ten fold.
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