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48. Rodney King had been speeding on the freeway

Tue Jul 23, 2013, 10:56 AM

Jul 2013

and cops had to chase him down. They should not have beaten him. But he was not just walking down the street. He had been speeding in his car and the officers were OK to have stopped him for that. He was an adult. The cops are supposed to stop speeders, whereas Zimmerman had no reason to encounter Trayvon at all.

Diallo again involved cops and they at least thought he was pulling out a gun - they were wrong, but they thought he looked like a suspect they were looking for - they didn't suspect him of generally wrong based on nothing, like Zimmerman did.

The jury in Grant decided it was an accident and he was convicted on involuntary manslaughter which was at least something - Zimmerman should have been convicted of manslaughter at least. Also involved cops and a claim at least of resisting arrest.

The Martin case is far more egregious than all of those - Zimmerman was not a cop yet he profiled someone for walking in the street and then evidenced a determination that he not get away.

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Stop pretending racism is confined to Florida [View all] BainsBane Jul 2013 OP

Racism is planet wide greytdemocrat Jul 2013 #1

Stop over-intellectualizing it! Seeking Serenity Jul 2013 #2

Someone actually said that to me BainsBane Jul 2013 #3

I know Seeking Serenity Jul 2013 #5

Oh, hey, announcing you are boycotting Florida is cheap and easy! djean111 Jul 2013 #4

That's about it BainsBane Jul 2013 #7

Agreed, and they get a high off it Puzzledtraveller Jul 2013 #54

Very true. LisaLynne Jul 2013 #6

So true, I did some research and found Ghost of Tom Joad Jul 2013 #8

or blaming one region, for that matter - none of your examples are in the south DrDan Jul 2013 #10

None in the South BainsBane Jul 2013 #12

That's a big, Godzilla sized straw man. Bonobo Jul 2013 #9

Yes BainsBane Jul 2013 #11

Gotta start somewhere Bonobo Jul 2013 #16

It's ridiculous BainsBane Jul 2013 #21

People could work to mount legal challenges to SYG BainsBane Jul 2013 #25

Stop pretending because it exists elsewhere, that makes it okay. Iggo Jul 2013 #13

Did you read the OP? BainsBane Jul 2013 #14

Yes. Iggo Jul 2013 #15

The point is not that it doesn't matter. BainsBane Jul 2013 #19

Obvious strawman is obvious. Iggo Jul 2013 #37

So you prefer not to have a substantive discussion BainsBane Jul 2013 #47

You started it, buddy Iggo Jul 2013 #55

Looking forward to the same discernment and tolerance being exhibited toward Texas. Paladin Jul 2013 #17

It's not even the region bashing that bothers me BainsBane Jul 2013 #18

Your point is valid and I certainly agree with it..... Paladin Jul 2013 #23

I hear you BainsBane Jul 2013 #26

California Niceguy1 Jul 2013 #40

... Scurrilous Jul 2013 #49

stop throwing up straw men HiPointDem Jul 2013 #20

My wife cancelled her trip to Florida this weekend... RevStPatrick Jul 2013 #22

I understand the viseral reaction BainsBane Jul 2013 #43

Maybe they should have? RevStPatrick Jul 2013 #50

The Martin case is a protest against a jury verdict BainsBane Jul 2013 #53

I agree with you davidpdx Jul 2013 #24

Not only could BainsBane Jul 2013 #27

Fuck Florida CatWoman Jul 2013 #28

Fuck cats Boom Sound 416 Jul 2013 #62

I don't think that Florida is the HappyMe Jul 2013 #29

What bothers me is pretending a boycott of Florida will accomplish BainsBane Jul 2013 #30

People are very upset about the verdict. HappyMe Jul 2013 #32

I don't think that anyone has ever said that racism is confined to Florida Bettie Jul 2013 #31

So why boycott Florida? BainsBane Jul 2013 #33

I'm not boycotting Florida Bettie Jul 2013 #59

He's not my governor BainsBane Jul 2013 #60

Steve King is not my rep...I'm in Bruce Braley's district Bettie Jul 2013 #61

You don't think there are serious issues in the legal system in the other 49 states? BainsBane Jul 2013 #64

But there have been several cases in Florida which highlighted these issues Bettie Jul 2013 #65

No, I want people to acknowledge the broader problem BainsBane Jul 2013 #66

When people feel helpless, they look for something they can do Bettie Jul 2013 #70

harangue people? BainsBane Jul 2013 #71

No, but it is more widespread and institutionalized in the South Hugabear Jul 2013 #34

It manifests itself differently in the North and South BainsBane Jul 2013 #36

Here is one way racism is institutionalized in the South kwassa Jul 2013 #63

I wasn't aware of that BainsBane Jul 2013 #72

No, the rest of the country is perfect, just Florida is fucked up... snooper2 Jul 2013 #35

stop pretending "anything" about racism alc Jul 2013 #38

All the focus on race is a matter of fact BainsBane Jul 2013 #39

Other states haven't produced such an infamous verdict treestar Jul 2013 #41

Not true BainsBane Jul 2013 #42

What were the facts on those cases treestar Jul 2013 #44

You need to look them up yourself BainsBane Jul 2013 #46

Rodney King had been speeding on the freeway treestar Jul 2013 #48

All were terrible injustices BainsBane Jul 2013 #51

Dog piling at its finest. lpbk2713 Jul 2013 #45

Racism is everywhere. rrneck Jul 2013 #52

People are inferring that I am a racist because if what I think of the so called Florida boycott. William769 Jul 2013 #56

I understand an initial angry reaction BainsBane Jul 2013 #57

I couldn't agree more. William769 Jul 2013 #58

no one is remotely saying that CatWoman Jul 2013 #67

I have seen people say pretty much that BainsBane Jul 2013 #69

Nobody is thinking or pretending that. Racism is everywhere, Floriduh made itself a target Egalitarian Thug Jul 2013 #68