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Bettie

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94. I'm a mother and I'm a white woman

Sun Jul 14, 2013, 07:50 AM

Jul 2013

And I have empathy for Trayvon Martin and disgust for his murderer. I could barely go to sleep last night, just thinking how this must be another blow for his mother, thinking about how this must be like losing her boy all over again.

It seems to me that five white women from the Sanford area (where there have been racial problems before) might simply have thought they would be afraid of any young black man too. They didn't convict because they thought they would have felt fearful of the boy's skin color too.

It is a sad day in this country when an admitted killer is able to walk on a clearly made-up story.

I hope he never has another good day in his life, but the fact is, he'll be making the rounds of the right wing talk shows very soon and be treated like a celebrity by a certain segment of society.

He's their hero: the guy who made murder legal.

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Fuck [View all] DainBramaged Jul 2013 OP

my sentiments exactly Beaverhausen Jul 2013 #1

A Few Good Men coldbeer Jul 2013 #73

FUCK n/t Duer 157099 Jul 2013 #2

Double Fuck! FarPoint Jul 2013 #3

He got away with murder. nt Ilsa Jul 2013 #4

I second that meow2u3 Jul 2013 #7

Civil Rights Violations? Magginkat Jul 2013 #41

AFAIK, if Zimmie acted as if he were a cop, he acted under color of law meow2u3 Jul 2013 #45

I believe this is something the NAACP is pursuing Voice for Peace Jul 2013 #107

I'll third it. calimary Jul 2013 #110

Yes he did MissDeeds Jul 2013 #26

I cannot fathom how they could let a dangerous man Ilsa Jul 2013 #29

And now that he has gotten away with it he is likely to repeat it in my opinion. jwirr Jul 2013 #84

My fear as well. He just got a gold star for proper behavior from the jury. calimary Jul 2013 #112

I wouldn't be surprised LiberalLovinLug Jul 2013 #118

Murder........Yes he did Magginkat Jul 2013 #43

By Florida law quakerboy Jul 2013 #71

Murder is fine in Florida for now.... meanit Jul 2013 #75

conservatives heaven05 Jul 2013 #96

It can work both ways though meanit Jul 2013 #97

Not likely quakerboy Jul 2013 #126

Concern for being legal has been compromised a bit at this point. meanit Jul 2013 #134

There are some states that are like foreign countries... ReRe Jul 2013 #81

You're not wrong. TDale313 Jul 2013 #128

They will feel justice was served. I fear Zimmerman did what the jury would have done in the firenewt Jul 2013 #119

He sure did! qanda Jul 2013 #121

Agreed Stargazer09 Jul 2013 #5

I really don't feel so good this is very bad LiberalElite Jul 2013 #6

Un fucking believable. johnnyreb Jul 2013 #8

fuck the Zimmy defenders - racist gun humpers, all of them Skittles Jul 2013 #9

+1 alcibiades_mystery Jul 2013 #49

A lot of Zimmerman supporters here in ND Iceberg Louie Jul 2013 #80

they are just more honest than the ones here Skittles Jul 2013 #82

What a crock. Armed bigot murders kid and dances on his grave. Hoyt Jul 2013 #10

FUCK!!!! SalviaBlue Jul 2013 #11

So WRONG dickthegrouch Jul 2013 #12

Post removed Post removed Jul 2013 #13

Another piece of shit floats to the top DainBramaged Jul 2013 #15

He is gonzo. nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #18

Motherfucker. nt msanthrope Jul 2013 #14

Post removed Post removed Jul 2013 #16

You aren't funny, never were DainBramaged Jul 2013 #17

Meanwhile, many here weren't overly shocked and see the big picture.... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #22

You lost your credibility with your first reply, I don't care how you feel DainBramaged Jul 2013 #23

I guess you need time. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #28

Feels more like rape of justice Kennah Jul 2013 #20

Am I the only one that thought the prosecution didn't really have their heart in it? Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #24

You really need to stop DainBramaged Jul 2013 #27

I feel physically ill. TNNurse Jul 2013 #19

I am sick also---this verdict is immeasurably terrible, horrible, sickening..... hue Jul 2013 #98

I don't believe it... whatchamacallit Jul 2013 #21

I'm literally sick to my stomach. reusrename Jul 2013 #25

I was too, extreme sadness for the loss of his life and his family's pain. SaveAmerica Jul 2013 #60

Post removed Post removed Jul 2013 #30

Hot piss on the gun culture and their guns. hunter Jul 2013 #31

I believe it!!!! mstinamotorcity2 Jul 2013 #32

better heaven05 Jul 2013 #46

We already knew the fix was in!!!!! mstinamotorcity2 Jul 2013 #54

never heaven05 Jul 2013 #57

This is absolutely sickening. proReality Jul 2013 #33

Wow they are 5 moms?!! Their lack of compassion is truly shocking. avaistheone1 Jul 2013 #59

Sooo true---I never expected this from them!!!!! Soo shocking!! Unbelievable!!!! hue Jul 2013 #99

I'm a mother and I'm a white woman Bettie Jul 2013 #94

I know.. I'm sick like everyone else who Cha Jul 2013 #34

Casey Anthony & George Zimmerman no1dolo Jul 2013 #35

Time for this county to replace their prosecutors ladym55 Jul 2013 #42

Would you want? RegexReader Jul 2013 #51

That is something else I don't understand ladym55 Jul 2013 #55

6 is standard for criminal cases whopis01 Jul 2013 #108

I finally learned that today ladym55 Jul 2013 #122

I agree with that completely - particularly the more diverse jury. whopis01 Jul 2013 #123

The prosecution was lame from the opening knock knock joke, what a joke. xtraxritical Jul 2013 #64

I thought that was the defense attorney. Ed Suspicious Jul 2013 #72

It was. nt. polly7 Jul 2013 #78

Ok I thought it was the prosecutor, either way it's a bad verdict. xtraxritical Jul 2013 #88

They can only prosecute prostitutes and pot smokers... nebenaube Jul 2013 #85

All I can do is K&R. I cannot even... I'm just numb now. So sick of this FUCKING SHIT Number23 Jul 2013 #36

So these 4 white people stand up and talk about how proud they are that the law worked. Shit jtuck004 Jul 2013 #37

Sick as hell and not sure about this stupid fucking country 4 more years Jul 2013 #38

Kochs, Adelmans, and suckers. xtraxritical Jul 2013 #65

Disgusted. Lifelong Protester Jul 2013 #39

What I'll never understand is this... Lobo27 Jul 2013 #40

He was ctsnowman Jul 2013 #104

I don't believe it I agree with you for once n/t doc03 Jul 2013 #44

This might be sent to jury...I don't care. >> BlueJazz Jul 2013 #47

Fuck is right. historylovr Jul 2013 #48

This sucks naaman fletcher Jul 2013 #50

Mark Omara's smug demeanor is disgusting Politicub Jul 2013 #52

Better brace yourself: there will be a lot of smug DU Gun Enthusiasts to deal with. (nt) Paladin Jul 2013 #102

Zimmerman may not have felt so cocksure if he didn't have a gun Politicub Jul 2013 #109

"a metal dick"...that is priceless 7962 Jul 2013 #117

How ther fuck out of all the people in florida did they come up with an all white jury? I mean in craigmatic Jul 2013 #53

I think most of them have gone back to hell. murielm99 Jul 2013 #56

Zimmerman mehrrh Jul 2013 #58

No shit! Major Hogwash Jul 2013 #61

Fuck indeed. Hell Hath No Fury Jul 2013 #62

Another American nightmare world wide wally Jul 2013 #63

Get the hell out of FL. blkmusclmachine Jul 2013 #66

Agree jazzwineman Jul 2013 #67

I am shocked, speechless and heartbroken. :*( SaveOurDemocracy Jul 2013 #68

What do we do to show solidarity with the Martin family? SleeplessinSoCal Jul 2013 #69

Are there any funds set up for Trayvon's family? Stardust Jul 2013 #125

K&R Send them to hell along with that jury. nt caseymoz Jul 2013 #70

:( - I give a new verdict: "Not Proven". mwooldri Jul 2013 #74

Innocent dead child. tblue Jul 2013 #76

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"Justice" has once again been bought and paid for Iceberg Louie Jul 2013 #79

I'll just bet HeiressofBickworth Jul 2013 #83

I think you're right about the jurors...they would have been afraid. nt Stardust Jul 2013 #124

I still cannot believe not one of them had guts to stand up for TM, not one. Hoyt Jul 2013 #129

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"the media wank fest " DainBramaged Jul 2013 #92

This message was self-deleted by its author Matt_R Jul 2013 #131

We see you DainBramaged Jul 2013 #132

This message was self-deleted by its author Matt_R Jul 2013 #133

K&R & tears. Whisp Jul 2013 #87

There is no such thing as hell snooper2 Jul 2013 #89

Indeed. Dark n Stormy Knight Jul 2013 #90

K&R n/t lupinella Jul 2013 #91

I am so depressed. DLevine Jul 2013 #93

"Trayvon Martin could have been my son" ColesCountyDem Jul 2013 #95

So, so , soooooooooo wrong... 3catwoman3 Jul 2013 #100

K&R! G_j Jul 2013 #101

It's sickening. -nt CrispyQ Jul 2013 #103

K & R ctsnowman Jul 2013 #105

Wow, Squatchr Jul 2013 #106

Justice would have been served if the man who followed and shot an unarmed teenager had been ... 11 Bravo Jul 2013 #113

Right, hate DainBramaged Jul 2013 #114

That's the popular view. NaturalHigh Jul 2013 #120

+1 walkerbait41 Jul 2013 #111

Most of my "family" lives in the Sanford area of Florida AikidoSoul Jul 2013 #115

Wow Art_from_Ark Jul 2013 #127

Fuck... K & R !!! WillyT Jul 2013 #116

i had to stop posting on those threads. they were filled with disgusting people. i come back HiPointDem Jul 2013 #130