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Justice For Trayvon - Massive, PEACEFUL protest in NYC. Times Square is effectively shut down. [View all] AllINeedIsCoffee Jul 2013 OP

I wish I was there. redwitch Jul 2013 #1

Here are a couple of livestream links starroute Jul 2013 #25

More Photos Here: Hissyspit Jul 2013 #2

I just got in from there. 3000+ peaceful protestors. JaneyVee Jul 2013 #3

Live cam... targetpractice Jul 2013 #4

Thanks. Baitball Blogger Jul 2013 #7

I wish we could get people in the streets for real problems.. ram2008 Jul 2013 #5

? make no mistake, the Trayvon Martin injustice is a VERY REAL PROBLEM Skittles Jul 2013 #6

^^^^ This ^^^^ Owl Jul 2013 #34

I think that most people can be justifiably angry about this travesty of justice while at the same totodeinhere Jul 2013 #93

There is nothing more important than showing support for Trayvon today. Baitball Blogger Jul 2013 #8

You seem to think this is the first thing to have gotten people into the streets or something. (nt) Posteritatis Jul 2013 #9

Student loan rates doubling, immigration reform failing, secret courts and mass surveillance.. ram2008 Jul 2013 #12

Person dead for no reason whatsoever, justice system failing. Get a grip. Squinch Jul 2013 #14

Florida law and prosecution failing. ram2008 Jul 2013 #16

You should stop talking now. Squinch Jul 2013 #18

You should try and contribute ram2008 Jul 2013 #19

You mean like the drivel you are posting? That's a contribution in your eyes? Thanks. I'll pass. Squinch Jul 2013 #20

Feel free to point out which part of my post was wrong ram2008 Jul 2013 #21

I think we can safely say that all the letters you typed are the parts that are wrong. Buzz off. Squinch Jul 2013 #22

And why is that? ram2008 Jul 2013 #23

It's one thing to be billh58 Jul 2013 #42

I didn't mean to disrupt ram2008 Jul 2013 #44

Of course you billh58 Jul 2013 #45

No I really didn't... I was just expressing my frustration with people not protesting other things ram2008 Jul 2013 #46

Well then why billh58 Jul 2013 #47

I've only made one post in this thread ram2008 Jul 2013 #51

Go away, billh58 Jul 2013 #52

Have a good day ram2008 Jul 2013 #58

I read your comments. sulphurdunn Jul 2013 #89

Thank you ram2008 Jul 2013 #90

Anger looks for targets sulphurdunn Jul 2013 #91

you were obviously the pride of your debate team n/t Bully Taw Jul 2013 #55

You are obviously not understanding that the validity of these protests is not really a subject for Squinch Jul 2013 #116

Careful, they're working billh58 Jul 2013 #60

I noticed that. In this thread, even. And you are right. There are certain tell-tale Squinch Jul 2013 #115

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Jul 2013 #30

He's right brush Jul 2013 #109

Yes, just making waves is counter productive. lumpy Jul 2013 #39

+1 Tarheel_Dem Jul 2013 #80

? heaven05 Jul 2013 #79

get out of this thread. you don't belong. n/t Whisp Jul 2013 #15

if you don't understand the significance, then you don't belong on this site Blue_Tires Jul 2013 #99

Injustice may be a shoulder shrug to you but, thankfully,... Spazito Jul 2013 #10

Oh...you mean like ones that affect you and yours? Horse with no Name Jul 2013 #11

WTF???? That's an epically ignorant post. Squinch Jul 2013 #13

You know, people are capable of caring about more than one thing at a time. name not needed Jul 2013 #17

oh H2O Man Jul 2013 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Jul 2013 #27

post #12 ram2008 Jul 2013 #31

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Jul 2013 #33

The same reason you aren't on them ram2008 Jul 2013 #35

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Jul 2013 #37

Huh? You asked me a question and I answered it ram2008 Jul 2013 #40

instead of saying rather than - as well as? Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2013 #28

Perhaps that would've been the proper wording ram2008 Jul 2013 #32

My god MissDeeds Jul 2013 #41

racial injustice is not a real problem? fuck you La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2013 #49

Way to put words in my mouth? ram2008 Jul 2013 #61

at the heart of this is racial injustice and you are minimizing the need to be outraged about it La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2013 #62

I am not black, I am hispanic ram2008 Jul 2013 #63

it happens disproportionately to blacks. if you dont know this La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2013 #64

I know this ram2008 Jul 2013 #68

just because you don't think so doesnt make it untrue. no one is twisting your words La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2013 #70

At least John2 Jul 2013 #74

He would've been found not guilty no matter what racial makeup the jury was ram2008 Jul 2013 #75

you heaven05 Jul 2013 #82

also i dont believe you have black friends, because if you did they would tell you La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2013 #67

Um sorry, one of my best friends is a black female ram2008 Jul 2013 #71

You're not her friend. You're not her friend because if you truly were her Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2013 #85

You don't know anything get off you're high horse ram2008 Jul 2013 #88

Yeah, right. O.K. I say again: If you are a true friend, you would not dismiss Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2013 #96

You are not reading correctly ram2008 Jul 2013 #97

O.K. Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2013 #106

you heaven05 Jul 2013 #86

How so ram2008 Jul 2013 #94

Ignore my post downthread; I know exactly what your angle is now Scootaloo Jul 2013 #77

Were friends, were allowed to hold differences in opinion ram2008 Jul 2013 #83

Why not? it's the basis of your opinion Scootaloo Jul 2013 #87

zimpig heaven05 Jul 2013 #95

And Rush Limbaugh ram2008 Jul 2013 #98

If you don't see the massive racial injustice brush Jul 2013 #110

There is none, its the prosecutions fault and the laws of Florida ram2008 Jul 2013 #111

I've been following this since the killing in Feb. brush Jul 2013 #112

Your whole post is hypotheticals ram2008 Jul 2013 #114

I can't think of any other issue as pressing for me right now onpatrol98 Jul 2013 #54

when you are not-black i guess its not that big a deal, because after all La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2013 #57

Isn't that something... onpatrol98 Jul 2013 #65

i know, its supremely insensitive and unbelievable La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2013 #66

I'm not black. It's a huge deal. That guy came onto this thread to disrupt. Squinch Jul 2013 #117

Stop looking for leaders and start being one. JaneyVee Jul 2013 #56

African Americans not being able to walk freely? caseymoz Jul 2013 #59

wow fishwax Jul 2013 #72

You know the saying, if you can't say something nice... Scootaloo Jul 2013 #76

Real heaven05 Jul 2013 #81

This response seems so hateful uponit7771 Jul 2013 #100

I can assure you there's no hate in my heart ram2008 Jul 2013 #105

No sensitivity either. brush Jul 2013 #113

That's because it IS hateful. And the most difficult thing about that kind of rank bigotry is Squinch Jul 2013 #118

this is a REAL problem noiretextatique Jul 2013 #102

You will of course, define for us, precisely what a "real problem" is, yes? LanternWaste Jul 2013 #103

So easy for you to write this from your privileged perch Politicub Jul 2013 #107

What privileged perch? ram2008 Jul 2013 #108

Live thread rdharma Jul 2013 #26

+1. blkmusclmachine Jul 2013 #29

good, peaceful protests are what we need treestar Jul 2013 #36

Good to see the protests are peaceful MissDeeds Jul 2013 #38

A beautiful sea of people Politicub Jul 2013 #43

amen uponit7771 Jul 2013 #101

K & R SunSeeker Jul 2013 #48

I'm watching the news right now. Beacool Jul 2013 #50

Glad to see all the peaceful protests tiredtoo Jul 2013 #53

Man I just got into NYC a bit too late tonight. Will it still be going on tomorrow? Initech Jul 2013 #69

Mahalo, NYC! Cha Jul 2013 #73

K&R. KoKo Jul 2013 #78

Barring the one ridiculously insensitive post in this thread, it's encouraging to see solidarity.... Tarheel_Dem Jul 2013 #84

It's great to see that the protests are peaceful. We cannot give the right wing ammunition by totodeinhere Jul 2013 #92

That's an impressive turnout, and it will have an impact. MineralMan Jul 2013 #104

Or as my MIL called it, "Rioting". Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2013 #119