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Trayvon Martin

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

  1. mr. 13 in 33

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    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/...weet_n_3616768.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003
     
  2. Commodore

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    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/romany-malco/a-message-to-trayvon-mart_b_3612231.html

     
  3. meh

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    Well, to prove this, you can go around town with a camera and yell racial slurs at all the people you meet. And then repeat the process by communicating in a normal manner.

    And if people don't try to kick your ass in either situation, you'd have proven that being an a-hole to people doesn't really affect their reaction towards you.
     
  4. DAROckets

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    Funny how you said I was " making **** up " and then do exactly that in your next post ... golden .

    There is absolutely zero evidence that zimmermen confronted martin . The argument is usually that he should have confronted him and identified himself . Please stick to facts .
     
  5. JayGoogle

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    That's kind of silly to go back to blaming rap.

    THERE are PLENTY of positive rappers out there, maybe when record companies decide to start promoting these rappers instead of telling them to rap about that stuff in the first place.

    He makes it seem like black people are the ones choosing roles to play in Hollywood as well
     
  6. bigtexxx

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    picture on the front page of cnn.com this morning

    a discussion in NYC between a TM supporter and a policeman. Somebody caption this...

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  7. bucket

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    What the hell is a "Trayvon Martin supporter"? I don't think innocent black boys should be shot; what does that make me?
     
  8. bigtexxx

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    lol yeah that screaming guy wasn't there due to the TM mess at all

    and 'innocent black boys'? Some, if not all on the jury thought TM threw the first punch...
     
  9. NotInMyHouse

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    No, it's the white liberals in Hollywood that run the industry.
     
  10. FranchiseBlade

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    Sorry, but there was not a trial to determine if TM assaulted GZ. There was no trial for that and whether the jurors thought that or not doesn't matter and has no relevance.
     
  11. Granville

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    Geez, you are acting ridiculous. If the jury hadn't reviewed and agreed with evidence of TM assaulting GZ, then GZ would not have been found guilty based on a claim of self defense.
     
  12. FranchiseBlade

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    No, you are insinuating the criminal justice system of the U.S. is ridiculous.

    What the jury had to determine was if GZ had a reasonable fear for his life and that he didn't have a way to to escape.

    There was never a trial about whether or not TM assaulted GZ. If that was the trial there could have been all sorts of different evidence, witnesses and focus. That's what a fair trial is. Sorry but it has not been proven in a court of law that TM assaulted GZ.

    I would think as someone who believed GZ shouldn't be convicted without a crime, you'd apply the same standard to TM.
     
  13. Kojirou

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    ...I can't tell if you're agreeing with me or not. The point is that if a guy beats me up for calling him a cracker, he is not compelled to do it, and he does not lose responsibility for his actions because I insulted him. Artest had a beer tossed on him, that doesn't mean he's not responsible for his reaction to that in Detroit, as much as I like him.
     
  14. Granville

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    Is this an act? Someone had to be assaulting Zimmerman for him to get the injuries. They did have witness testimony that confirmed it was Martin who was throwing the blows. Quit nitpicking anyone with an f'n brain knows Martin was beating Zimmerman. The jury had to be sure Martin was beating him, that's why the defense put on all that evidence. The Prosecution even put on evidence that proved Martin was beating Zimmerman.

    I don't know why you have to be so stubborn to not admit this.
     
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    This guy is such a con-artist. He has social anxiety disorder yet he tries to get on every tv show possible. I could only make it through a minute of that because I hate the guy so much.
     
  17. MiddleMan

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    So we cannot have closure after the jury verdict? Let's move on people.
     
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    I wouldn't even call him an NBA player until he actually plays a game in the NBA.
     
  19. bigtexxx

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    hello from the St Regis hotel in NYC

    I was out getting some exercise this morning and walked across the Brooklyn Bridge. On my way back across the bridge, I saw a huge contingent of police followed by a mob of angry African Americans chanting. Yes, I was caught in the middle of the march for Trayvon. I stood my ground and moved through the crowd without a problem. Thankfully there was roughly a 1:1 police to protester ratio.

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  20. Codman

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    [​IMG]I'm not sure I find the picture funny.

    Obviously, the country is divided on the verdict.

    Is the joke that an African American had a picture taken of him in mid-sentence?
     

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