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Trayvon Martin

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

  1. BEAT LA

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    I'm not saying GZ should do it now, but in 5-6 years once everything dies down he should come out and say what happened uncensored. Just get on camera and say what really happened. He can't be convicted for the same offense twice.
     
  2. treeman

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    Why don't you guys take your energy and focus on something more productive, like this one:

    76-year-old man to stand trial in shooting death of 13-year-old boy

    http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/news/spooner-darius-simmons-shooting-trial-170359879.html?bcmt=comments-postbox

    In this case you have everything you want but can't have with the Zimmerman case: 1) the suspect (who admitted to the murder) is actually white, not some conjured-up ethnicity called "white hispanic", 2) the "boy" is actually a 13 year old child, unlike the young man that Martin was, and is hence defenseless, and 3) this was a cold-blooded and calculated killing from the start. There is no struggle, the man just shot the kid in cold blood because he thought the kid *might* have stolen his stuff.

    This is a real case for you. Of course, you won't get to have the same arguments you have with the Martin case, as people like me will not defend this fu*ktard for his actions. But have fun with it. Maybe you guys can riot over it.
     
  3. CometsWin

    CometsWin Breaker Breaker One Nine

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    How ridiculous. You are so full of ****. Taking the killer at his word is logical and unemotional. Thinking he racially profiled a black kid wearing a hoodie, quite a common thing in America with plenty of statistical evidence behind it, is illogical and emotional. Lol. Great.
     
  4. CometsWin

    CometsWin Breaker Breaker One Nine

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    Uh, what do you think the DOJ is being asked to be involved for? A hate crime. You don't pay much attention. The federal government asks or help all the time. What rock are you living under?
     
  5. treeman

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    When I came back after my decade-long hiatus I cleared out my ignore list, figured I'd give everyone a fresh start. I am starting to remember why I used to like it so much. :)
     
  6. CometsWin

    CometsWin Breaker Breaker One Nine

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    Yeah we kind of which you'd stayed in Syria looking for Saddam's WMD's.
     
  7. Space Ghost

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    There is nothing to riot. There is nothing to disagree. Everyone knows he's a murderer. The Zimmerman trial is more about being contentious for the sake of being contentious. Like politics, its more about my team vs your team. And like any crappy team, you will always have those fans on that team who still think its the best team. Facts don't dictate, only emotions.
     
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  8. CometsWin

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    What is it that I've lost? The latest battle in your whitey vs the world race thing? Okay.

    Originally Posted by Granville
    GZ profiled TM based on the situation and his behavior, not his race.



    According to whom or what evidence Granny? Show me the hard facts not subject to biased opinion or emotion. Sounds like that should be easy. Thanks.
     
  9. treeman

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    Wisdom. +1 Rep.
     
  10. JayGoogle

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    No, you see what Gingrich and Geragos were saying is that even if the case had nothing to do with race, the justice system is racially biased against black people. You are seeing this thing through one event, that Zimmerman didn't profile Trayvon. Others are looking at the entire thing.

    *Perhaps he profiled Trayvon. Mark O'Mara was on the view saying that Zimmerman in part profiled Trayvon because he was black...but not solely because he was black.

    *Why is a man released the same day after killing another man. A black man would have been jailed in charge. Zimmerman was released the very same day after being detained.

    *The fact that 5 white Jurors was acceptable in such a case, this is wrong and needs to change. This is why many in that line of work are saying (even Zimmerman's own lawyers) that the system just doesn't work the same for black people. It's been scientifically tested that you are easier able to sympathize with those who look like you. It's a subliminal bias.

    So to say throughout this WHOLE thing that this whole Trayvon Martin ordeal has NOTHING to do with race is just silly and naive. You all can continue to live

    Lol, White-Hispanic is a real thing. Any one that thinks otherwise don't actually understand how it works. All it says is that culturally you are hispanic (you speak spanish, born in a spanish speaking country) but you are actually white. That's all it means.

    Seems Jesse Jackson already knows about this case. Either way, it's telling that we can continue to find these cases...
     
  11. codell

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    Not to get too involved in the mud slinging here, but, according to lead detective Chris Serino's interview with the FBI:

    http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/12/justice/florida-teen-shooting/index.html


    That's if you don't believe Zimmerman's own words on the non-emergency call.
     
  12. tallanvor

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    they have no case for a hate crime. They have no charge period. that's why they are asking people to call/email in to help them generate a case on any federal charge.....

    give me an example of the DOJ asking private citizens to email/call in to help them make conceive a charge against someone alrdy found to be innocent.
     
  13. FV Santiago

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    1. Martin was on drugs -- fact
    2. Martin was disoriented and staggering around -- fact (see the 7-eleven video)
    3. No one involved in Zimmerman's life has ever suggested that he's racist
    4. Martin was behaving strangely while walking in the rain and off of the sidewalk - fact

    These are the reasons that Zimmerman stopped Martin and those closest to the facts -- the jury -- agree with that assessment.

    Anyone who disagrees with these facts hasn't reassessed their viewpoint after the facts have come out. They are still buying the media's false narrative. Fortunately, the law uses facts and evidence, not emotions and political agendas.
     
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  14. DAROckets

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    I didn't take anybody at their word . I looked at the evidence and it corroborates his story . Post's like this just prove that you're letting emotion get in your way of logical thinking .
     
  15. CometsWin

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    Certainly not a fact not based on opinion or emotion. We can all post Serino comments if we want.

    Serino said that Trayvon Martin wasn’t doing anything wrong the night he was killed. “There is no evidence to suggest he was doing anything wrong, whatsoever,” he said.

    Serino also testified that he considered Zimmerman’s injuries minor. “There were injuries… I have seen a lot worse.. they weren’t life threatening.”

    “You don’t get to shoot someone who punches you in the nose,” Serino said. “Zimmerman did not act reasonably when he shot and killed Trayvon Martin.”
     
  16. CometsWin

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    Then he's got nothing worry about. What are you worried about?
     
  17. CometsWin

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    What evidence? I've asked you for the evidence. GZ profiled Martin based on the situation and his behavior. What is your evidence? Lets hear it.
     
  18. codell

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    So how can you prove or disprove what someone is thinking or not thinking as a fact? :confused:
     
  19. bigtexxx

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    BUT BUT BUT...

    HOLLISTER!!
    SKITTLES!!
    LOOKS LIKE OBAMA'S SON IF HE HAD ONE!
    YOU'RE A RACIST FOR RAISING ALL THESE FACTS!!
     
  20. CometsWin

    CometsWin Breaker Breaker One Nine

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    Yeah, you really can't but somehow the resident warriors for logic, truth, and justice have been able to do it with no trouble. Haha. :)
     

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