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ecstatic

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99. Nice try
Tue Jun 25, 2013, 12:19 AM
Jun 2013

A teenager was minding his own business when Z, a child molester and violent thug, gunned him down. Did overt racism play a role? Maybe, maybe not, but racial profiling clearly played a role. Drugs or alcohol may have affected Z's behavior as well, but we'll never know, because the SPD decided that Trayvon was the only person who needed to be tested for drugs. The 911 audio captured how Z profiled Trayvon. Z's thought process while approaching Trayvon was "these fucking punks always get away!" Z was looking for a fight. Z was looking to stop the punk from getting away.

Racist or not, I think the greatest factor leading to the tragedy was Z's lifelong desire to be a cop. Everything in Z's background shows he was a control freak who wanted to force people to respect his authority and bend to his will. Had Z accomplished his goal of becoming a cop, he would have been able to kill a lot more people without anyone batting an eyelash. But he was too crazy to be a cop. That says a lot.

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I think it'll be shown that he is a murderer too madokie Jun 2013 #1
+1,000 malaise Jun 2013 #28
maybe but that's for a jury to decide not the MSM newmember Jun 2013 #45
You're shittin me madokie Jun 2013 #98
THANK YOU SKINNER uppityperson Jun 2013 #143
Some groups of Hispanics are very racist against African-Americans. I know a lot of Cubans in FL kelliekat44 Jun 2013 #56
Are you just trying to see how many non-sequiturs you can get into one post? Jackpine Radical Jun 2013 #2
So at 18 he was a self identified dem Paulie Jun 2013 #3
It's important to note that all the claims of racism by some of media are false newmember Jun 2013 #11
He and his family are a bunch of bigots. hrmjustin Jun 2013 #13
All the claims made by some. Paulie Jun 2013 #16
Why would racism be automatically false? Godhumor Jun 2013 #20
Should the term be used against someone with absolutely no proof of it..because that's what happened newmember Jun 2013 #82
oh, silly Godhumor, don't you know that onyl people who are 100% white can be racist?? arcane1 Jun 2013 #105
2 points. What makes you think Hispanics can not be racist and targetting Trayvon due to his age and uppityperson Jun 2013 #22
you really are a new member CatWoman Jun 2013 #36
This time around. Ikonoklast Jun 2013 #124
This is satire right? hrmjustin Jun 2013 #4
So what? baldguy Jun 2013 #5
Plenty of Hispanic people consider themselves white, don't they? cyberswede Jun 2013 #6
Yes, Hispanic people are considered white on the surveys I have seen siligut Jun 2013 #23
You forgot your sarcasm tag, right? Right? Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2013 #7
I think it's important to note newmember Jun 2013 #24
If someone is racist, if it is true, it is good to point it out. Not sure why you say "not good". uppityperson Jun 2013 #25
It is very clear that Zimmerman is a bigot. hrmjustin Jun 2013 #26
No it is not newmember Jun 2013 #53
Yes it is. hrmjustin Jun 2013 #57
Zimmy targeted Trayvon because of how he looked, he profiled the teen he shot because of how he look uppityperson Jun 2013 #104
But you are implying that Zimmerman couldn't be racist because he was Hispanic/a Democrat Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2013 #42
Actually, if a person is a racist, it is good to call them on it. Lone_Star_Dem Jun 2013 #54
I am surprised you are still here curlyred Jun 2013 #55
why? newmember Jun 2013 #66
some think the Martin case is a shibboleth hfojvt Jun 2013 #90
If you Soundman Jun 2013 #137
You didn't address Tommy's issues... Liberal_Stalwart71 Jun 2013 #121
WTF does that have to do with anything? He murdered a KID sad-cafe Jun 2013 #8
The Free Beacon...... Grassy Knoll Jun 2013 #9
Since you underlined it, Morning Dew Jun 2013 #10
Hispanics, Asians, blacks, etc can't be racist? Spider Jerusalem Jun 2013 #12
There are only TWO races: white, and non-white! arcane1 Jun 2013 #107
We have vigilante gun nut 'Democrats' here too. onehandle Jun 2013 #14
This changes everything! Acquit! Acquit! DisgustipatedinCA Jun 2013 #15
It's about par for the course from what I've seen. bluedigger Jun 2013 #39
Has There Been A Finest Moment? HangOnKids Jun 2013 #112
So what? Warpy Jun 2013 #17
isn't there a bridge... one_voice Jun 2013 #18
Bingo! Paulie Jun 2013 #21
Damn right. nt MADem Jun 2013 #135
Does it matter if he was registered to sarisataka Jun 2013 #19
This might be my favorite reply in the history of DU. n/t antigone382 Jun 2013 #147
FWIW, copy/pasting the OP for posterity. uppityperson Jun 2013 #27
Good thinking! hrmjustin Jun 2013 #30
are you keeping a terrorist watch list? hfojvt Jun 2013 #94
Being a registered democrat JustAnotherGen Jun 2013 #29
But but but he didn't consider himself white so he couldn't be a racist, see? uppityperson Jun 2013 #31
Hispanic is not a race Major Nikon Jun 2013 #32
oh deer H2O Man Jun 2013 #33
this is saracasm right? chillfactor Jun 2013 #34
There are plenty of racist hispanics HipChick Jun 2013 #35
A jury voted 3-3 to keep this crap up. nt. Warren Stupidity Jun 2013 #37
That's because many people agree with me newmember Jun 2013 #44
You stated that anyone who is a registered democrat is not white. Warren Stupidity Jun 2013 #47
Every time I come across this poster curlyred Jun 2013 #60
He lasted about 10 years before he started posting under this handle/sock-puppet. n/t Moses2SandyKoufax Jun 2013 #61
? uppityperson Jun 2013 #96
I am curious as well. salin Jun 2013 #117
That explains a lot. curlyred Jun 2013 #144
He still murdered the kid. hrmjustin Jun 2013 #62
Can you tell us how you know for sure that it is not racism? I'm curious. Liberal_Stalwart71 Jun 2013 #126
Question leftynyc Jun 2013 #139
Fred Phelps is a registered Democrat blogslut Jun 2013 #38
Too bad Trayvon never got a chance to register to vote. JaneyVee Jun 2013 #40
+1000 sad-cafe Jun 2013 #43
Hispanic persons can be of any race; most in the US are white Recursion Jun 2013 #41
Sure but members are falling over them selves to call Zimmerman racist with no evidence to prove it newmember Jun 2013 #65
No evidence other than the fact he targeted and killed a black teen for no reason Major Nikon Jun 2013 #81
This message was self-deleted by its author Puzzledtraveller Jun 2013 #130
and your point is? samsingh Jun 2013 #46
It's being made , just read all the comments where THEY just know Zimmerman is a racist newmember Jun 2013 #70
Are you actually attempting to say that Hispanic Democrats can't be racists? yardwork Jun 2013 #48
No , what I'm saying is the first thing the media jumped on was white guy shoots 17 newmember Jun 2013 #51
Zimmerman is clearly a racist. That's why he stalked and murdered an unarmed black teenager. yardwork Jun 2013 #63
It's not clear at all that he is Yo_Mama Jun 2013 #68
Wait, wait. Now he's part African-American too? mac56 Jun 2013 #123
I do believe that you have known a lot of bigots yardwork Jun 2013 #138
The clue phone is ringing. Please pick it up. marmar Jun 2013 #49
You should have stuck to the Snowden kerfuffle. Scurrilous Jun 2013 #50
So, you think this case comes down to a "minority on minority" crime? leveymg Jun 2013 #52
Nice Flag Pin. MjolnirTime Jun 2013 #58
Ugh, MIRT, just get it over with. This is a troll. nt geek tragedy Jun 2013 #59
MIRT needs a hidden post to ban. FWIW. Admin doesn't, but MIRT does. nt uppityperson Jun 2013 #97
You do know that there are Hispanic people who are racist against blacks right? Lone_Star_Dem Jun 2013 #64
He had a black business partner Yo_Mama Jun 2013 #67
You should delete that it doesn't fit with the narrative of the members calling him a racist newmember Jun 2013 #74
Well there is also the incident in which he protested the beating of the black homeless guy Yo_Mama Jun 2013 #78
Let's clear this up. A woman can be sexist. ecstatic Jun 2013 #100
I would hope that neither race nor political ideology would be a factor in any jury decision. egduj Jun 2013 #69
But look at this thread and all the comments ......Zimmerman must be a racist!!!! newmember Jun 2013 #71
Do you think he is a murderer? hrmjustin Jun 2013 #72
Not for me to decide newmember Jun 2013 #75
But you are certain he is not a racist? hrmjustin Jun 2013 #76
If there is evidence to show him to be one ...post it newmember Jun 2013 #83
All you need to do is look at the evidence and look at the statements from his brother and father. hrmjustin Jun 2013 #87
Why start threads on the topic if you don't have an opinion? MADem Jun 2013 #136
I don't think George would've followed Trayvon, if Trayvon wasn't black. egduj Jun 2013 #73
Your the one who started this sad, fallacious affair ... Trajan Jun 2013 #79
Facts suck ...don't they newmember Jun 2013 #85
What are your facts? hrmjustin Jun 2013 #88
Now you just sound like a troll leftynyc Jun 2013 #140
He's dead, Jim pinboy3niner Jun 2013 #145
I don't think I've enjoyed a single one of your posts. Change has come Jun 2013 #77
So what? BainsBane Jun 2013 #80
The twisty defenses of this murdering shitcock are always fascinating. Starry Messenger Jun 2013 #84
Hispanics can be racist. You can, too. kwassa Jun 2013 #86
I don't care if he thought of himself as Mother Teresa ornotna Jun 2013 #89
If you weren't on a bunch of peoples' lists before, you SURE are now... cherokeeprogressive Jun 2013 #91
He maybe, he maybe found he acted due to self defense newmember Jun 2013 #95
"due to self defense" while sitting safely in his car. arcane1 Jun 2013 #110
What, is he your cousin or something? mac56 Jun 2013 #128
WHY would being a Democrat mean he can't be a racist? You're not fooling anyone with that kind of Raine Jun 2013 #92
Time to put you and the crap you post on ignore Marrah_G Jun 2013 #93
Nice try ecstatic Jun 2013 #99
LOLOL Skittles Jun 2013 #101
So was George Wallace /nt still_one Jun 2013 #102
And..? arcane1 Jun 2013 #103
Sorry to tell you, but some Democrats can be racist too. nt Incitatus Jun 2013 #106
So was Ronald Reagan until he switched to Republican and Idiot. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2013 #108
I'm a registered Democrat too tularetom Jun 2013 #109
No, I didn't know that. Thanks for the info. Captain Stern Jun 2013 #111
You can register as a democrat and vote republican. no_hypocrisy Jun 2013 #113
So was George Wallace n/t eridani Jun 2013 #114
Yes, because Hispanics are never racist towards Blacks. BWAHAHAHAHA! WinkyDink Jun 2013 #115
Okey dokey. HappyMe Jun 2013 #116
And there are even people maddezmom Jun 2013 #118
Nuh uh! HappyMe Jun 2013 #119
I hope you're being sarcastic. Liberal_Stalwart71 Jun 2013 #120
So what if he was/is a Democrat. GreenStormCloud Jun 2013 #122
That settles it, not guilty! DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2013 #125
Living in Florida I have seen first hand..... NCTraveler Jun 2013 #127
If you think that a registered Democrat can't be racist... Democracyinkind Jun 2013 #129
Better yet, I'm trashing this outrageous thread! Liberal_Stalwart71 Jun 2013 #131
satire, right ? steve2470 Jun 2013 #132
So, we're sayin' there are no "white" Democrats? MADem Jun 2013 #133
I find not only your comments trollish but your name. grantcart Jun 2013 #134
You haven't learned much since you joined Thu Apr 18, 2013, 10:23 PM. In_The_Wind Jun 2013 #141
Bye Bye motherfucker! n/t Moses2SandyKoufax Jun 2013 #142
So are Lyndon LaRouche and Lee Mercer Jr. (ALL THREE!!). KamaAina Jun 2013 #146
Not necessarily. nt rrneck Jun 2013 #148
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