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Trayvon Martin

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by Rocket River, Mar 10, 2012.

  1. tallanvor

    tallanvor Member

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    You are making a different argument then before.

    As for this argument, I would guess 99% of Americans would not do business with a company that pushes for the assassination of an innocent man. Meaning pretty much every person told is one less potential customer for that company. Spread the word as much as you can.
     
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  2. Lil Pun

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    I believe TM was on top of Zimmerman pummeling him, however Zim should still be found guilty for killing him. The stand your ground shouldn't come into play when you chase someone down, instigate it and then get your ass beat.
     
  4. Lil Pun

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    You brought up their position and I said that doesn't necessitate them losing business, in fact it sometimes helps business on controversial subjects (ex. Chick Fil A). There's no such thing a bad publicity and spreading ignorance such as that does nothing.
     
  5. Lil Pun

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    Stand your ground isn't being defended here. We don't know if he chased him down or instigated it.
     
  6. Anas acuta

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    If Zim wanted to kill him, he would have shot him in the back while he was behind him.

    Do you not understand that regardless of if he chased Martin down, Martin can't just start kicking his ass, right? That's NOT self defense.

    Martin could have easily outran Zimmerman. But no, he's a phucqin PUNK who wanted to whoop some ass and it back fired.
     
  7. Felixthecat

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    Dude gets off and a whole lot more minority youngsters are going to start getting popped off in the same manner.
     
  8. Anas acuta

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    They kill each other off every day and it doesn't make it past the evenings news, if that.
     
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    Right, and I guess if he gets convicted, we're going to get a lot more minority street crime, theft and vandalism?

    You're ridiculous.
     
  10. Felixthecat

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    Lol hahaha they do don't they? Oh well screw them! let them keep killing each other off then, and now if done correctly you and your klan can put a bullet in them too and get away with it!
     
  11. tallanvor

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    Assassinating an innocent man is not a controversial issue. Almost nobody would support that. There is such thing as bad publicity (see the BP oil spill).
     
  12. Granville

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    No you are out of touch when you think it's ok to assault someone because they followed you. I hope people around here really don't teach their kids to react this way. Trayvon had a phone on him. When he hung up from Jeantel he should have called the police on Zimmerman if he felt threatened. That's one of the primary reasons parents provide cell phones to their kids. SAFETY I sure as hell don't want my kid confronting an adult that they think is crazy.

    Trayvon was a troubled kid. His parents are still making excuses for his bad choices,
     
  13. Granville

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    Taking that stance on this specific incident is equivalent to crying wolf. It's so counterproductive to the racial equality that many are screaming for.
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  14. bucket

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    I'm gonna go ahead and say that this is a racist post.
     
  15. NotInMyHouse

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    Which part is racist? The media ignoring intra-racial crime or your dislike of the use of the word "they"?

    http://news.yahoo.com/black-black-crime-widely-ignored-african-american-activists-190404331.html

    It's sad that the death of one child in Florida is more important than the deaths of 41 people, including a 6 yr old girl, in one weekend in Chicago. Clearly, race is at the forefront on the Martin/Zimmerman trial allowing it to overshadow these other events. Intra-racial crime just isn't sexy enough for the media.
     
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    You are not even good at trolling. Also, you seem to be genuinely racist. I hope you are an ignorant teenager because if you are anywhere near the age of an adult you are a moron. I was unaware they had Electricity in Jasper.
     
  17. Lil Pun

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    It's an extreme and ignorant position on a controversial issue. Some would say the same thing regarding the congressman who apologized to BP. Even they (BP) had their supporters and they remain a top 10 company based on annual revenue.

    There's a fundamental difference between these comparisons as well. The BP event was and needed to be national news. This event should have been a local story at best. Since the dumb Twitter post went viral, their followers have increased as well as the likes of that post but you're right, the attention is hurting them.
     
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    Uhh... its racist to make a casual observation that intra-racial crime is ignored, but its perfect fine to imply that Jasper is only filled with dumb white people who can't figure out electricity?

    While I don't find your comment racial, it does reflect that you have a clear problem with people of a certain race in Jasper. While I am not going to go all out and tell you that its an irrational fear, just understand why Zimmerman was concerned about a guy who looked like a thug. Reflect within yourself for once.
     
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    I know i should believe Zimmerman even though we know he lied and his injuries are not life threatening . how can a black kid have the audacity to question someone following him n. Zimmerman is a chl holder a real American who doesn't rely on police to clean the streets of assholes
     
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    :confused::confused::confused:

    I'm genuinely confused, where did the white person part come from in that post?

    don't you hate when you try to claim someone else has a problem with race, when you insert race into their statements?
     
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