It is
But at the same time, the standard across the internet is generally low as fuck
This
Generally on the internet there is no standard. Just look at reddit or youtube comments to see how low the bar has been set.
It is
But at the same time, the standard across the internet is generally low as fuck
And thats just kind of sad with all the subtle racism that gets a pass here.
The reason things like this happen is because people dont want to address the prejudices and preconceived notions that still exist in America,
I remember a couple years ago at 3pm in a McDonalds parking lot I was eating my lunch, when my car was surrounded by 6 plain clothes detectives. They dragged me out of the car and searched me and the car at gunpoint. They claimed they were looking for drugs but all I was doing was suspiciously eating some chicken nuggets.
To be fair, eating at McDonalds is very suspicious.
This case really brings out the underlying racial tension and prejudices in the US. My god. It's amazing watching people claiming they are not racist make racist and stereo typical remarks. It brings out the deep seated mistrust we have with each other; the emotional fear and misunderstandings coupled with passive aggressiveness racism. These past few months has seen a rise in stories about racial prejudice and it's very depressing. Just as depressing as the morons defending Zimmerman.
I don't know what the hell you're talking about.
I regret nothing, they were fresh out the fryer and not stale it was great, until the guns and being pat down by a strange man.
Really? GAF is one of the most racially sensitive public forums I'm aware of.
No kidding.
I was blown away by one of reallink's earliest posts in this thread, if not his veyr first one, where, even before knowing anything other than Trayvon Martin is black, he's assuming suggesting he may be a gangbanger or a linebacker.
Fucking hell!
REALLY?!!!
Did they even apologize?
Did they even apologize?
Taking the default position that the term 'law-abiding citizens' is simply code for 'white citizens' when used in the South is rather insulting. Has it been used that way many, many times? Yes. But to broadly apply it without qualification is, again, rather insulting.
I haven't read the thread and popped in for a news update so perhaps I missed the context? If so, I apologize.
No, you didn't miss any context. And I don't understand why a fact about the world--that "law-abiding" is Southern code for white--would insult you. I'm not insulted by the fact that giraffes have long necks, for example.
What kind of charges could Zimmerman get?
Seems like Voluntary Manslaughter? Very difficult to prove an intent to kill or any premeditation of violence from what we have now. The dispatch call works in his favor, due to his demeanor and approach. His frustration vented about how 'these guys alway get away' does show an initiative from him but it doesn't serve as proof of violent intent.
What kind of charges could Zimmerman get?
Seems like Voluntary Manslaughter? Very difficult to prove an intent to kill or any premeditation of violence from what we have now. The dispatch call works in his favor, due to his demeanor and approach. His frustration vented about how 'these guys alway get away' does show an initiative from him but it doesn't serve as proof of violent intent.
Could care less about the charge or subsequent punishment I just want an arrest, because every day that he is free sets an embarrassing precedent for the justice system.
In that Fox video with the eyewitness 'John' has this guy made himself known yet? i notice other people who apparently saw parts of what happened have come forward and their accounts sound very different from his. Also i've seen people on the internet posting that video as if it's new info. That report was shot the day after the incident when facts were thin on the ground. And their were reports of police leading witnesses..
Could care less about the charge or subsequent punishment I just want an arrest, because every day that he is free sets an embarrassing precedent for the justice system.
And thats just kind of sad with all the subtle racism that gets a pass here.
The reason things like this happen is because people dont want to address the prejudices and preconceived notions that still exist in America,
I remember a couple years ago at 3pm in a McDonalds parking lot I was eating my lunch, when my car was surrounded by 6 plain clothes detectives. They dragged me out of the car and searched me and the car at gunpoint. They claimed they were looking for drugs but all I was doing was suspiciously eating some chicken nuggets.
damn brah.And thats just kind of sad with all the subtle racism that gets a pass here.
The reason things like this happen is because people dont want to address the prejudices and preconceived notions that still exist in America,
I remember a couple years ago at 3pm in a McDonalds parking lot I was eating my lunch, when my car was surrounded by 6 plain clothes detectives. They dragged me out of the car and searched me and the car at gunpoint. They claimed they were looking for drugs but all I was doing was suspiciously eating some chicken nuggets.
Don't know if this is new news or not but apparently Trayvon Martin called 911 before he was shot and the Justice department is trying to enhance the audio of the call.
http://tattletailzz.com/2012/03/investigators-are-reviewing-trayvon-martins-call-to-911/
Really makes Zimmermans claim of being jumped even more bullshit.
EDIT: Source is abc news.
damn brah.
Just out of curiosity: anyone here think this story happens if soundscream he had looked like your average white dude rather than your average black dude, all other things (car, nuggets, cola, etc) being equal? Or if he had been a she?
i feel horrible for the family and I assume something had to happen soon since an entire political party has been living on thinly veiled racism 48 years.
And thats just kind of sad with all the subtle racism that gets a pass here.
The reason things like this happen is because people dont want to address the prejudices and preconceived notions that still exist in America,
I remember a couple years ago at 3pm in a McDonalds parking lot I was eating my lunch, when my car was surrounded by 6 plain clothes detectives. They dragged me out of the car and searched me and the car at gunpoint. They claimed they were looking for drugs but all I was doing was suspiciously eating some chicken nuggets.
damn brah.
Just out of curiosity: anyone here think this story happens if soundscream he had looked like your average white dude rather than your average black dude, all other things (car, nuggets, cola, etc) being equal? Or if he had been a she?
Really? GAF is one of the most racially sensitive public forums I'm aware of.
No, you didn't miss any context. And I don't understand why a fact about the world--that "law-abiding" is Southern code for white--would insult you. I'm not insulted by the fact that giraffes have long necks, for example.
that one made me laugh, since I watch pretty much all the popular cop tv shows (all 3 csi, bones, hawaii five 0 etc) and I can count the number of non white criminals on one hand across all of them for a given seasonand TV shows.
Are they just outraged over the Justice Department and FBI involvement because of Obama? I mean, surely they have to be away of just how unpopular being a dick about this whole tragedy given Geraldo's backlash.Obama and the White House have previously refrained from commenting on the case thus far. Following demands by the New Black Panthers and others on scene in Sanford, Fla. that the White House get involved, Obama jumped into the fight.
-Martin Boyle
But starting in 2011, Zimmermans calls increasingly focused on what he considered suspicious characters walking around the neighborhoodalmost all of whom were young black males.
On April 22, 2011, Zimmerman called to report a black male about 7-9 years old, four feet tall, with a skinny build and short black hair. There is no indication in the police report of the reason for Zimmermans suspicion of the boy.
On Aug. 3 of last year, Zimmerman reported a black male who he believed was involved in recent burglaries in the neighborhood.
And on Oct. 1 he reported two black male suspects 20-30 years old, in a white Chevrolet Impala. He told police he did not recognize the men or their vehicle and that he was concerned because of the recent burglaries.
Despite the frequency of his calls to the police, Zimmerman had only become a member of the neighborhood watch in September 2011. In fact, Twin Lakes neighborhood watch itself did not exist before then, according to Wendy Dorival, volunteer coordinator for the Sanford Police Department.
Dorival first met with Twin Lakes residents to give a neighborhood-watch presentation on the evening of Sept. 22. The meeting was initiated by a call from Zimmerman, she said.
He was the one who contacted me at first to get it started there, Dorival said.
Dorival recalled that about two dozen residents showed up to hear her speak about the responsibilities of neighborhood-watch volunteers.
There were about three or four burglaries that had happened that people were upset about, and thats what initiated me to get out there for them to start a neighborhood watch, Dorival said.
Part of the instruction Dorival gives new volunteers, she said, includes when to call 911 and when to call non-emergency numbers. Both lines go to the same operator, Dorival told the Daily Beast, but the different numbers allow the operator to triage calls.
According to the instructional materials prepared by the Sanford police department, one of Zimmermans responsibilities as neighborhood watch coordinator was to act as a liaison between the Sanford police and the neighborhood-watch volunteers. A police slideshow (PDF) Dorival screened at her presentation says the neighborhood watch is NOT the vigilante police.
Wow.On April 22, 2011, Zimmerman called to report a black male about 7-9 years old, four feet tall, with a skinny build and short black hair. There is no indication in the police report of the reason for Zimmermans suspicion of the boy.
You should be aware that "law-abiding" is Southern code for "white."
Probably not, but don't think whitey is exempt from stupid cop bullshit. I was walking home at 7p one night, and a bunch of cops go flying in the other direction. One of them whipped a U-turn, cuffed me, shoved me in the back, and drove me to a convenience store about a mile away. Despite lily white ass walking towards the convenience store, they thought I had just help up the place. The clerk looked dumbfounded, apparently he reported the suspect as African American.Just out of curiosity: anyone here think this story happens if soundscream he had looked like your average white dude rather than your average black dude, all other things (car, nuggets, cola, etc) being equal? Or if he had been a she?
Wow.
Fucking A.
Are they just outraged over the Justice Department and FBI involvement because of Obama? I mean, surely they have to be away of just how unpopular being a dick about this whole tragedy given Geraldo's backlash.
I'm so confused, is this real? Source? I always thought "law-abiding citizen" simply meant a legal citizen who didn't break laws.
The President (John F. Kennedy) wants us to surrender this state to Martin Luther King and his group of pro-communists who have instituted these demonstrations.
As an American who's only lived 6 years of his life in America, for a time I swore America was more racist than some of the countries I lived in that wasn't racially mixed. This thread does little to change my belief.
1.The witness reports that George Zimmerman was on the ground and Trayvon is on top of him punching him.
2.The witness says that George Zimmerman was screaming and yelling for help.
3.Police arrive and find Zimmerman bleeding on his face and the back of his head. He also has had grass stains on his back. All this confirms the story told by Zimmerman and the witness.
4.Police play the 911 tape for Trayvon Martin’s father, who tells police that the voice screaming is not the voice of his son.
I keep hearing this what happened:
How much bullshit is in this?
So should I point out in the case of the kid the reason given by the guy which you can read in the pdf file in the same article was the child was on a busy street and he was concerned for his well being? Not about being suspicionWow in-fucking-deed. This guy has issues with blacks. Who the fuck calls the cops on elementary/primary kids?
. It is filled with bullshit, where do you hear this
It is filled with bullshit, where do you hear this?
I keep hearing this is what happened:
How much bullshit is in this?
Why are we only hearing about this part now?. The police report allegedly included notes of Zimmermans shirt being wet and grassy on the back, a sign of struggle. What it also includes, though, according to this report, is an initial assessment of the situation as manslaughter and unnecessarily killing to prevent an unlawful act, according to the first police officer on the scene.
Totally at odds with this persons account
http://www.wftv.com/videos/news/interview-with-witness-of-sanford-teen-shooting/vGYPW/