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Hispanic guy guns down Black guy and there is hardly any notice taken on progressive sites [View all] WestStar Jun 2013 OP

Where's The Link To The Story? cantbeserious Jun 2013 #1

Oh, there are plenty of links muriel_volestrangler Jun 2013 #30

so talk about it warrior1 Jun 2013 #2

The police did their job. countingbluecars Jun 2013 #3

exactly. But too many online provocateurs-for-a-living fail to comprehend what you write. JackN415 Jun 2013 #11

The Stand Your Ground issue brought the Zimmerman case treestar Jun 2013 #4

This makes sense to me. Demit Jun 2013 #8

I think the OP makes a poor comparison wercal Jun 2013 #39

Well, I've posted several threads on it but cali Jun 2013 #5

+1, makes one very suspicious. n/t Inkfreak Jun 2013 #7

If you can't see the difference between these murders Inkfreak Jun 2013 #6

Non sequitur handmade34 Jun 2013 #9

Hardly fair pscot Jun 2013 #10

There was immediate outrage in the Martin case, from day one. WestStar Jun 2013 #13

this case is so clearly not about race. why are you trying to make it into something cali Jun 2013 #18

Martin or Lloyd? Or both. WestStar Jun 2013 #20

There does not seem to be any racial bias in the Hernandez/Lloyd case that we have madinmaryland Jun 2013 #26

Hernandez/Lloyd. duh. cali Jun 2013 #28

Lots of reasons for outrage. NutmegYankee Jun 2013 #31

Review the Travon Martin murder story. Ilsa Jun 2013 #12

The defense has not claimed "stand your ground" WestStar Jun 2013 #16

Initially, that's what they used, though. Ilsa Jun 2013 #24

And who "they" represents is important caraher Jun 2013 #37

+1 cali Jun 2013 #29

amazingly enough, even I, who am as far as one can get from being a sports person, know about this niyad Jun 2013 #14

Call me back when this happens and the police set the killer free caraher Jun 2013 #15

It took almost 2 weeks for the police to arrest Hernandez. WestStar Jun 2013 #17

Did they question and release him the night of the killing? caraher Jun 2013 #21

And? It was obvious the investigation was ongoing. NutmegYankee Jun 2013 #23

Why did it take them that long? Ilsa Jun 2013 #25

why are you trying to compare these cases? Let me point out why they're so different cali Jun 2013 #27

I don't pay attention JustAnotherGen Jun 2013 #19

Ah, because he was arrested. NutmegYankee Jun 2013 #22

Only time RW sports talk says anything good about blacks is when they score points The Straight Story Jun 2013 #32

Oh FFS! I've read several news articles about this but never saw the victim was black. Of course txwhitedove Jun 2013 #33

He was arrested, there is no cadre of idiots rising to defend his murderous behavior ... etherealtruth Jun 2013 #34

So was that case a trumped-up "stand your ground" murder of a child also?? kestrel91316 Jun 2013 #35

It's awesome that you joined DU to set us straight Marrah_G Jun 2013 #36

"...right wing sports talk radio."? Jenoch Jun 2013 #38

Are you gone yet? It looks like you stopped responding to logical questions Ilsa Jun 2013 #40

I think that person is used to rw sites and is having a hard time with logic The Straight Story Jun 2013 #41

You expect us to believe... TeeYiYi Jun 2013 #42

Flame bait, and DU is smart enough not to bite. nt longship Jun 2013 #43

Don't you have friends where you come from to talk to about this? Squinch Jun 2013 #44

... SidDithers Jun 2013 #45

looks like he's scurried off. cali Jun 2013 #46

Lack of racist implications? DirkGently Jun 2013 #47

"Fool" ignore. johnp3907 Jun 2013 #48

foolish troll lunasun Jun 2013 #50

well after listening to right wing sports talk radio. Hour after hour day after day lunasun Jun 2013 #49

Not a racial matter brush Jun 2013 #51

If you unjustly take a life you belong in the hoosegow or worse DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2013 #52

The rich Hispanic guy has already been arrested and charged. pennylane100 Jun 2013 #53

Many times, a black person has killed a Hispanic person adric mutelovic Jun 2013 #54

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Jun 2013 #55