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notadmblnd

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31. No, he didn't speak the truth. He spoke his opinion based on what LEO and media put out

Sun Jul 21, 2013, 01:03 PM

Jul 2013

The only person's word we have in regards to GZ injuries is GZ. Why everyone buys into GZ's story is a mystery to me.

GZ was not arrested for 44 days. Who even knows how long it took for authorities to begin questioning witnesses?

A car ran a red light last year and plowed into me totaling my car and kept on going. In the twenty minutes it took for the police to arrive and ask what happened, I had doubts myself about what actually happened.

I do think there is data from studies out there about how unreliable eye witnesses actually are. So for people to take GZ at his word (especially since the cops were totally on his side) is beyond me.

The prosecutors failed TM and his family horribly. And what is really sad, is that people like Charles Barkley buy into it and then open their mouths hoping to influence others with their lack of knowledge.

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Charles Barkley is confused. Recognizes there was racial profiling in Zimmerman case, [View all] Baitball Blogger Jul 2013 OP

Bartley must be planning to run for office, and need the bigoted gun lover vote. Hoyt Jul 2013 #1

I don't see how convincing he will be if he can't show that he understood the basic Baitball Blogger Jul 2013 #2

Screw him. Little Star Jul 2013 #3

Sir Charles has always made an effort at addressing current events intelligently. TroglodyteScholar Jul 2013 #4

Well stated. Baitball Blogger Jul 2013 #8

Hmmm DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2013 #5

Isn't he a basketball player? notadmblnd Jul 2013 #6

LOL. Seriously, though, Barkley has a right to his opinion, just like anyone else. However, HardTimes99 Jul 2013 #7

I posted it because it was given attention. Baitball Blogger Jul 2013 #9

Glad you posted it. It got play because Barkley has toyed with running for office and byeya Jul 2013 #13

No worries and not an attack on you whatsoever. I'm not an acolyte of the HardTimes99 Jul 2013 #16

Maybe you should drop into the Lounge. Baitball Blogger Jul 2013 #17

He is a black man giving out some of the white conservative line, so the media treestar Jul 2013 #15

Not to mention that the Orlando Sentinel Baitball Blogger Jul 2013 #18

He is, but people have tried to back him running for office in Alabama. He was a republican at one Hoyt Jul 2013 #12

That's always good to know. Baitball Blogger Jul 2013 #19

You disidoro01 Jul 2013 #10

this fact is proven all over DU ceonupe Jul 2013 #14

The most difficult thing to do in the Democratic party, is to reach agreement Baitball Blogger Jul 2013 #21

It's simple ceonupe Jul 2013 #25

I don't think this is a good place to defend Charter Schools. Baitball Blogger Jul 2013 #29

You are right in some cases ceonupe Jul 2013 #33

Privatization vs. social justice Baitball Blogger Jul 2013 #40

Sounds like you agree with the republicans Kingofalldems Jul 2013 #34

Ding ding ding ceonupe Jul 2013 #36

An issue you say? I've lost count of how many issues Kingofalldems Jul 2013 #38

I don't agree with cheap labor at Walmart ceonupe Jul 2013 #39

I'm sure Barkley's opinions get far more attention than anything we have to say. Baitball Blogger Jul 2013 #20

what did he say that was inaccurate? ceonupe Jul 2013 #11

If racial profiling had been allowed, this would have been elevated to a hate crime. Baitball Blogger Jul 2013 #23

The problem is racial profiling is not against the law ceonupe Jul 2013 #24

That is incorrect. Baitball Blogger Jul 2013 #26

Those rules are civil not criminal ceonupe Jul 2013 #27

No, he didn't speak the truth. He spoke his opinion based on what LEO and media put out notadmblnd Jul 2013 #31

Racial profiling is legally irrelevant to the verdict. cthulu2016 Jul 2013 #22

Zimmerman had superficial injuries. So the use of deadly force was NOT warranted. Skwmom Jul 2013 #28

Barkley has the brains of a turnip. Zoeisright Jul 2013 #30

When did Trayvon Martin have the right to self defense? bluestate10 Jul 2013 #32

Could that switch be someone pulling a gun out and threating to use it? Rex Jul 2013 #35

And which witnesses testified to this? XemaSab Jul 2013 #37