The State of Florida vs George Zimmerman: The Trial

@firefly,

I have to admit firefly, I find that cartoon offensive.

@revelette,

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Zimmerman was obsessed with burglaries

Where had been breaks in locally that for sure but where do you get to jump from that to Zimmerman was only focus of blacks?

Nor would it matter one way or another as Zimmerman did zero illegal to justify Trayvon attacked on him no matter the reason he decided to follow him.

Next the very fact that Trayvon did attacked Zimmerman proved without question that there was something very wrong with that teenager.

Unless you think it normal behavior for a teenager to attacked a unknown adult for following him on the public streets!!!!!!!!

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@spendius,

spendius wrote:

Why do you want kids to be more vulnerable than you prefer to be?

That's a real poser. Why would BillRM want to be able to approach a minor with a concealed weapon, knowing that said minor would be unable to defend themselves? Well I don't know, just one of life's mysteries I suppose.

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@Baldimo,

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Racial profiling is law enforcement and private security practices that disproportionately target people of color for investigation and enforcement...

07/14/2013
Discrimination
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Next Steps in Honoring Trayvon Martin: It's Time for Systemic Reform
By Anthony D. Romero, Executive Director, ACLU

Today, our thoughts are with Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton, whose young son was taken from them far too soon.

Last night's verdict casts serious doubt on whether the legal system truly provides equal protection of the laws to everyone regardless of race or ethnicity.

This case reminds us that it is imperative that the Department of Justice thoroughly examine whether the Martin shooting was a federal civil rights violation or hate crime. We call on Attorney General Eric Holder to release strengthened guidance on the use of race in federal law enforcement. We also urge Congress to pass the End Racial Profiling Act. These specific actions would go a long way to ameliorate the widespread problem of racial profiling. We need solutions not only in Trayvon Martin's case, but also systemic reform.
http://www.aclu.org/blog/racial-justice/next-steps-honoring-trayvon-martin-its-time-systemic-reform

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@BillRM,

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Sorry kids should be protected by parents and society when needed.

So should you.

You seem to be frightened of something that you think kids should not be frightened of. Don't you think that's a bit pathetic?

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@BillRM,

My three people disagree with me that children should be protected by their parents and the rest of society as needed.

Guess there are three child molesters on this thread that do not wish children to be protected.

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@spendius,

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you think kids should not be frightened of. Don't you think that's a bit pathetic?

No I did not run the risks that adults run as a child and children should be protected and not put into dangerous situations without parents or others adult protectors.

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@BillRM,

Well Bill--I think kids should have the same protection you demand for yourself. That's what we have.

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@BillRM,

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Where had been breaks in locally that for sure but where do you get to jump from that to Zimmerman was only focus of blacks?

Right before Zimmerman shot Travon Martin, he called several times to 911 about suspicious persons, they were black males. O'Mara said that Zimmerman was only prudent to profile Martin because two black males were just arrested for burglaries.

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@BillRM,

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Guess there are three child molesters on this thread that do not wish children to be protected.

Are you counting yourself as one of the three child molesters? You're the one who was profiled, by other adults, as being a possible pedophile, and they had you kicked out of a public park.

And you've been supporting profiling in this thread by applauding how allegedly accurate Zimmerman's profiling of Martin was. Well, Zimmerman was probably as accurate in his profiling of Martin as those people in the park were about you...

Most children are sexually abused by a family member or someone known to them. So looking to those people for "protection" wouldn't be very effective, would it?

How come you keep bringing up child pornography and child molestation? Does mentioning those topics get you excited?

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@revelette,

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Right before Zimmerman shot Travon Martin, he called several times to 911 about suspicious persons, they were black males.

If true so what as that does not mean that if he came across people with other skin colors he would not had call in, if they was acting strangely in his opinion.

There is no indication in his 911 call on Trayvon that he was even sure the color of his skin let alone that he greatly care about it.`True CBS edit the tape to make it appear otherwise.

Next it does not matter if he did take into account the skin color of people as there was recent reports of people with black skins breaking into homes in that area and you hardly need to be a racist to take that as a factor in deciding to call in or not along with other factors such as walking slowly in the rain and looking at homes.

If there was reports for that matter of a 7 ft person breaking into homes you would be a lot more likely to call in a report of a tall man then a short man.

To sum up no matter why he decided that Trayvon should be checked out it does not grant Trayvon any license to assault Zimmerman!!!!!

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@revelette,

Think how black kids feel after Trayvon got killed for "defending" himself from a predator. You think Zimmerman's brother should live an easier life?

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@spendius,

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Well Bill--I think kids should have the same protection you demand for yourself. That's what we have.

My grandkids are so protected when they are with me and or my wife........ Wink

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@revelette,

You're missing the whole spiel about "calling the police" if he suspected anybody, and let the police handle it.

He couldn't even remember the name of the street where there are only three streets in that area. He was a neighborhood watch volunteer for four years in that area?

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@cicerone imposter,

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Think how black kids feel after Trayvon got killed for "defending" himself from a predator. You think Zimmerman's brother should live an easier life?

LOL and what did Zimmerman do by following him that Trayvon needed to turn and defend himself instead of keep walking home?

So all black teenagers if they even think that a non black person might be following them is free to assault that person in your opinion?

Sadly if Trayvon have not decided to defend himself nothing in the world would had happen to him

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@cicerone imposter,

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Think how black kids feel after Trayvon got killed for "defending" himself from a predator.

With any luck it might make them think just a bit harder before playing the knockout game or otherwise attacking innocent people for jollies or other less than rational reasons...

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Chicken Imposer:

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Think how black kids feel after Trayvon got killed for "defending" himself from a predator.

George Zimmerman's a "Predator(TM)" now??

http://www.characters.com/v/vspfiles/photos/562039-2T.jpg

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@spendius,

spendius wrote:

Such discrimination against kids doesn't arise in the UK because only "bad guys" own guns here. Is it only legal to be paranoid at 18?

Darn good point. NRA members have been saying the same for decades, in slightly different wording.

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@gungasnake,

If instead of telling young black men that you do not assault anyone for annoying you even if you think that the person annoying you is a racist the nuts are going to be telling them that they are free to defend themselves by assaulting that person!!!!

You are going to have one hell of a run on firearms and sadly even more deaths of black young men as a result of that kind of insanity.

The lesson to learn from the Zimmerman/Trayvon event is you do not assault strangers for annoying you not that you should be allowed to do so.

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I'll say it again, nobody was following anybody. GZ had lost sight of Martin and several minutes went by. GZ tried to return to his car and Martin, who could have been a mile away on foot in the time since GZ had lost sight of him and who only needed to cover three blocks to be indoors and home, doubled back and tried to kill GZ, most likely due to paranoia induced by drug use.

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