Does not belong here.

Sorry but TM got what he wanted, a fight.

GZ did nothing wrong, yet people want to convict him of what? Funny thing is where is the media attention for these stories?

Black man shoots white teen

or this one

12yo torched to death

TM was neither innocent, nor was GZ guilty. Stop making this about race and make it about facts.

Now let's drop it and play the damn game and get on with life. Too much time was wasted on this already.

Does not belong here on just the bad vibes that invites itself in like how trolls do. I would have this banished to the locker room but... I don't think it is an appropriate place there either.

Yeah, that first one is stupid. I don't think you read it. If their were three kids braking into cars around my neighborhood AND/OR hanging around my car i'd be liable to shoot one of them too when I confront them.

That second one is a terrible thing to hear about. Fortunately, she is obviously guilty, so some sort of justice will be served. Nothing to worry about.

I don't care about the Zimmerman thing at all. They said he was innocent. Nothing to bust a nut over. If I believed he wasn't, oh well. I guess the lesson i'd take from it all is to not walk around with Skittles and iced tea while wearing a hoody.

The dumb ass followed him and what for the cop told him not to soo its his fault when the cop says dont follow then you shouldn't follow but oh no supeman saw a black kid in a hoody so he had to be a bad person

you need to calm down and read the facts, not what the liberal media tells you, treyvon tackled him and continuously beat him with a brick while zim was yelling for him to stop and so zim pulled out his gun and killed treyv otherwise he wouldv killed him, did you also ignor the fact that Zimmerman was part of the neighborhood watch at the time it happened? hes was supostu follow suspicious people in case they do something illegal, did you also hear the entire recording of the conversation and not the edited version that NBC released

he wasn't killed because he was dressed like a thug, jesus youv been watching liberal news, he was trying to kill Zimmerman for no reason and Zimmerman defended himself, all there is to it

someone please just lock this thread..... this has no place in the forums at all

That's not all there is to it. Not that you give a damn.
Neighborhood watch is not law-enforcement.
GZ started the altercation with TM, and the fight didn't go as he expected, so I he shot him.
You attack someone, and when they're about to kill you in self-defense, you kill them and then claim self-defense?
If that seems okay to you, then you are as twisted as the Devil at a nightclub.
The jury set yet another very dangerous precedent by acquitting GZ, and not even finding him guilty of manslaughter.

Again, this thread is in the wrong section.

Got it, unless I take a knee and slit my own throat when someone with differently colored skin than my lily white ass looks at me funny, I'm a racist.

who has a running list of words they aren't allowed to say? Who generates protests, demands for blood, etc when they legally defend themselves? Who gets passed up for jobs when they have the exact same(or even slightly better in some cases) qualifications due to color quotas?

man kills a child? That's sad, but not really newsworthy. White man kills a *insert color here* child? Media circus, protests, demands for blood.

people want to act like race no longer matters, but the reality is that the line has shifted.

You're right.

Somebody should put them bacK in their place....

Killing is never good but good 'ol fashioned scare tactics might worK.

I THINK WE ALL NEED TO TAKE A NAP.

Shh!!

You'll wake up Trayv-

nvmd thats too much....

he is guilty of killing the teen but this has nothing to do with race in the 1st place, in the recording he was actually talking with the police at the time he was following the teen, however did you hear the conversation that the teen had with his friend? they were assuming that Zimmerman was gay and wanting to **** him so the teen took the offensive and landed the 1st hit, its the teens fault

I never mentioned race.
In fact, it's hard to understand why white people had any reason to weigh in racially on the situation when it took place between two minority men. Racial profiling was a part of this situation. It's a fact that GZ profiled him. Profiling is not "racism" it's prejudice. Profiling happens for very sound reasons.
However, profiling is not what lead to GZ killing TM. GZ's bad judgment and course of action is. He had no intention of killing TM. He just wanted to keep his neighborhood safe, and he got over zealous. However, his good intentions should have never overshadowed the fact that he killed someone, in a situation that he provoked and caused.

You need to keep in mind, Zimmerman did not identify himself as neighborhood watch to Martin. He was stalking him without a word.
If someone is simply stalking and following you, you are going to make all kinds of assumptions.

Truth be told, this is exactly why my father taught me to make sure I was well-dressed and well-groomed whenever I went out. To avoid idiots like Zimmerman. As wrong as it is to profile someone, it happens. People judge a book by its cover, ALL the time. That's why we should always make sure we look presentable. If Martin was dressed like a street preacher or a Mormon, Zimmerman would have never profiled him incorrectly.

Doesn't change the fact, that Zimmerman took a life through a situation that he provoked, although well-intentioned. A murder conviction would be extreme, an involuntary manslaughter or aggravated manslaughter charge would have been appropriate, but an acquittal shows a total disregard for the life lost. That sets a dangerous precedent and can lead to all kinds of political problems... Anti-gun advocates can look at this and demand more govt arms regulations saying:
"If the gun wasn't there TM would have never went for it, and GZ would have never used it. No one would have got shot."
ALL sorts of worms have been let out because of this case.

Race is the smallest of them.

It got attention because what happened sparked a national discussion about Stand Your Ground laws. Splitting the country on two sides of what they believe was correct, with a few 'facts' on both sides that are way skewed; leading to more discussion.

No body cares to talk about incidents where there is no question about who was right or wrong.

I can go into why its inherently racist to post links to "look at these black people killing white people too! no one talked about that!?" because it misses the entire point of the topic.

I never mentioned race.
In fact, it's hard to understand why white people had any reason to weigh in racially on the situation when it took place between two minority men. Racial profiling was a part of this situation. It's a fact that GZ profiled him. Profiling is not "racism" it's prejudice. Profiling happens for very sound reasons.
However, profiling is not what lead to GZ killing TM. GZ's bad judgment and course of action is. He had no intention of killing TM. He just wanted to keep his neighborhood safe, and he got over zealous. However, his good intentions should have never overshadowed the fact that he killed someone, in a situation that he provoked and caused.

You need to keep in mind, Zimmerman did not identify himself as neighborhood watch to Martin. He was stalking him without a word.
If someone is simply stalking and following you, you are going to make all kinds of assumptions.

Truth be told, this is exactly why my father taught me to make sure I was well-dressed and well-groomed whenever I went out. To avoid idiots like Zimmerman. As wrong as it is to profile someone, it happens. People judge a book by its cover, ALL the time. That's why we should always make sure we look presentable. If Martin was dressed like a street preacher or a Mormon, Zimmerman would have never profiled him incorrectly.

Doesn't change the fact, that Zimmerman took a life through a situation that he provoked, although well-intentioned. A murder conviction would be extreme, an involuntary manslaughter or aggravated manslaughter charge would have been appropriate, but an acquittal shows a total disregard for the life lost. That sets a dangerous precedent and can lead to all kinds of political problems... Anti-gun advocates can look at this and demand more govt arms regulations saying:
"If the gun wasn't there TM would have never went for it, and GZ would have never used it. No one would have got shot."
ALL sorts of worms have been let out because of this case.

Race is the smallest of them.

Following someone is not illegal. Beating someone up is. Protecting yourself is not illegal (except in california).

I can follow you and i can saw whatever i want. Doesn't give you a right to kick my ass.

Gz is morally in the wrong. Tm is legally in the wrong. And dead.

"no one would've gotten shot"

yeah. it would have been someone stabbed, or getting beaten to death. An acquittal shows that the jury did their jobs in casting aside emotion to follow the facts and rule of law.

TM struck first. GZ had genuine fear for his life(whether said fear was rational or not is outside the law). which allowed for the usage of lethal force on his part to defend his life.

Thereby, acquittal was the appropriate verdict according to the law, which is to be the singular lens when the jury is to render a verdict. No emotion, no race, no religion, just the law.

Actually stalking is illegal.... in every state.
Stalking wasn't one of the charges... feel free to speculate on the "why" of that as much as you want.
Doesn't change the justice system's failure in this case.

Stay away from Florida. Get into a fight with someone there, and they can kill you and simply say you went for their gun.
Damn happy I don't live there anymore.

In Florida, if you attack someone, and they start to kick your ass, you have the right to kill them.
Have fun.

"no one would've gotten shot"

yeah. it would have been someone stabbed, or getting beaten to death. An acquittal shows that the jury did their jobs in casting aside emotion to follow the facts and rule of law.

TM struck first. GZ had genuine fear for his life(whether said fear was rational or not is outside the law). which allowed for the usage of lethal force on his part to defend his life.

Thereby, acquittal was the appropriate verdict according to the law, which is to be the singular lens when the jury is to render a verdict. No emotion, no race, no religion, just the law.

Stalking is NOT following. Public property was never left.

Tm didn't have any cuts or bruising to suggested he was attacked. So where does that come into play? Completely make believe.