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33. The connection is in how it has been used

Thu Jul 25, 2013, 01:00 PM

Jul 2013

It has been used in news media and on social media and blogs to justify Zimmerman's suspicions of a young black man.

See? They are likely to be killers! Baby killers! No wonder Georgie had to shoot him--he was probably a baby killer just like these guys!

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Remember the two black teens who killed the baby? [View all] kpete Jul 2013 OP

Bad news for a certain Fox News Blond. nt onehandle Jul 2013 #1

Telling lies on Fox gets them kudos. They intend to tell lies. Lies are what their audience live rhett o rick Jul 2013 #8

Yep...and when the faux news lie is exposed... tex-wyo-dem Jul 2013 #36

Every female anchor on there? Dash87 Jul 2013 #61

That's disgusting, and there is some precedent for it Xyzse Jul 2013 #2

There is one famous precedent: Charles Stuart, Boston. kestrel91316 Jul 2013 #14

I was thinking of Susan Smith, the one who claimed she got carjacked Xyzse Jul 2013 #15

Her, too. She claimed it was black guys, right? kestrel91316 Jul 2013 #21

Yeah... She had a police sketch and everything Xyzse Jul 2013 #22

Susan Smith, step-daughter to Republican activist and Christian Coalition Leader Beverly Russell Ghost in the Machine Jul 2013 #43

Like I said... Ugh. Disgusting as heck. Xyzse Jul 2013 #45

Jesse Anderson in Milwaukee mockmonkey Jul 2013 #47

Gee, that guy gets around Politicalboi Jul 2013 #87

And Diane Downs. REP Jul 2013 #76

The lady who carved a backwards "B" on her own face before the election and blamed it on a Black guy Erose999 Jul 2013 #57

Yeah, idiotic Xyzse Jul 2013 #58

Except for the fact that the two suspects mothers' told police where geek tragedy Jul 2013 #3

But how did the husband get gun residue on him? Politicalboi Jul 2013 #90

If he put his hands anywhere on the mother in the aftermath of the shooting, geek tragedy Jul 2013 #91

It's easy for people to believe, because the perception is we are all criminals. JRLeft Jul 2013 #4

It didn't happen in an Atlanta suburb. RebelOne Jul 2013 #5

Really! Why believe anything in the story if they Phentex Jul 2013 #11

To the news media NewJeffCT Jul 2013 #26

Any information on the gun exboyfil Jul 2013 #6

So they may have shot their own baby? bravenak Jul 2013 #7

original was all over facebook dembotoz Jul 2013 #9

there are at least two pages devoted to the baby dlwickham Jul 2013 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author raccoon Jul 2013 #10

Where's the outrage NOW, right-wing sheeple? Roy Rolling Jul 2013 #12

No, it does not turn out that mom had a gun. geek tragedy Jul 2013 #16

So? Zoeisright Jul 2013 #35

Just like Trayvon Martin having gunpowder residue on him geek tragedy Jul 2013 #37

Republicans don't much care for babies once they're HERE, only unborn Lex Jul 2013 #17

Remember when DUers who questioned the mom's story got slammed? mainer Jul 2013 #18

there still is no reason to believe she shot herself and the baby. KittyWampus Jul 2013 #42

They still should be slammed Union Scribe Jul 2013 #103

..something familiar about this post OmahaBlueDog Jul 2013 #19

A Special Place in Hell! chuckstevens Jul 2013 #20

+1 PotatoChip Jul 2013 #63

Sorry I did not see this post n/t UglyGreed Jul 2013 #23

If this is true, when will other media outlets report this info? Catherine Vincent Jul 2013 #24

It pays to wait. Igel Jul 2013 #27

The informtion about the parents and the gun residue was reported in March 2013 OmahaBlueDog Jul 2013 #28

It's a horrible story, no matter what. But I don't see how it has anything to do with.... Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2013 #25

It's relevant because a Fox News anchor insisted it was evidence of Obama's bias. byronius Jul 2013 #30

Not for a lot of people. But I could see how it looks similar. Igel Jul 2013 #32

The connection is in how it has been used lolly Jul 2013 #33

Does the name Susan Smith ring a bell? The link to Zimmerman is: "Black men are thugs and murderers" Hekate Jul 2013 #34

In this case, the victim has a bullet in her, and there are corroborating geek tragedy Jul 2013 #39

+1000. tumtum Jul 2013 #46

*IF* it turns out the mother made the story up, then I could see some simularlity. Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2013 #48

It's up to us to change the frame of the narrative. nt Hekate Jul 2013 #93

both "stories" are appeals to racism noiretextatique Jul 2013 #110

There's an episode of 'The Sopranos' that deals with this phenomenon. byronius Jul 2013 #29

There is nothing in this story that implicates the mom or dad. tumtum Jul 2013 #31

why we need a follow up gnews channel. pansypoo53219 Jul 2013 #38

Gun residue on the mother doesn't implicate her. SHE WAS THERE. And it might have rubbed off on KittyWampus Jul 2013 #40

Absolutely astounding to see this posted at DU go west young man Jul 2013 #41

But, but, but, that woman who was shot at close range had gunpowder geek tragedy Jul 2013 #44

+ a brazillion and one... TeeYiYi Jul 2013 #51

wow, really well-said Vattel Jul 2013 #52

Well said. tumtum Jul 2013 #54

... Phentex Jul 2013 #55

There's no race issue here = I don't live the black experience so I'll minimize it the best I can uponit7771 Jul 2013 #56

I guess the younger defendant must be racist. geek tragedy Jul 2013 #64

False confessions have been coerced from more than one person REP Jul 2013 #79

Explain the aunt of the shooter leading police to the murder weapon? tumtum Jul 2013 #82

Quid pro quo REP Jul 2013 #86

Sooo, the aunt was bribed, the kid is lying about his confession, geek tragedy Jul 2013 #92

I'm not convicting anyone and I think the confession may be coerced, not a lie REP Jul 2013 #98

Not everything is about race. go west young man Jul 2013 #70

Plus ignoring the facts to get an emotional response. Rex Jul 2013 #73

So you just decided to ignore the OP and post a lot of Rex Jul 2013 #71

Yeap, cause no one has EVER EVER accused a black guy of wrong doing because of race... uponit7771 Jul 2013 #89

People who blame the mother here =Juror B37. nt geek tragedy Jul 2013 #94

Yep. Totally agreed. Union Scribe Jul 2013 #104

But that's an NRAtalkingPoint�! RW troll! Racist...or something.. Eleanors38 Jul 2013 #95

This case goes to trial in August... TeeYiYi Jul 2013 #49

Fox News will never play the correction!! Disgusting Pisces Jul 2013 #50

And what correction would that be? tumtum Jul 2013 #53

GPR on the mother with no known contact with the shooter?! REALLY?! Don't tell me, you supported uponit7771 Jul 2013 #59

she was shot and her baby was shot. You think she wouldn't have residue on her? KittyWampus Jul 2013 #60

This message was self-deleted by its author uponit7771 Jul 2013 #62

Has the gun been proven to be the murder weapon? mainer Jul 2013 #78

Even better, we have one of the defendants saying they shot the baby. nt geek tragedy Jul 2013 #88

What's GPR? tumtum Jul 2013 #65

They also have one of the kids saying "we totally tried to geek tragedy Jul 2013 #67

I just don't get it sometimes. tumtum Jul 2013 #72

Conspiracy theories have large constituencies in all geek tragedy Jul 2013 #75

Spoken like someone geek tragedy Jul 2013 #66

Wasn't GPR found on Trayvon? Union Scribe Jul 2013 #105

Well that should send the Zimmerman apologists into overdrive. Rex Jul 2013 #68

Erm, the parents didn't do it, the two black kids did do it in this case. geek tragedy Jul 2013 #69

So where did the gun powder residue come from on their hands? Rex Jul 2013 #74

The mom got it the same way that Trayvon Martin got geek tragedy Jul 2013 #77

Wrong the GPR was on both the hands of the parents. Rex Jul 2013 #80

when you and your baby are shot, why wouldn't you have residue on yourself? KittyWampus Jul 2013 #81

Anyone who disagrees with Rex is a racist Zimmerman lover. geek tragedy Jul 2013 #84

Plenty of DUers in the Gungeon get that memo everyday. Eleanors38 Jul 2013 #96

Actually I was talking about replies on Yahoo. Rex Jul 2013 #99

Lovely combination of ignorance and lies you've provided here. geek tragedy Jul 2013 #83

+1000. tumtum Jul 2013 #85

Also Greek kalisto2010 Jul 2013 #100

He saw me post about the racists on yahoo and identified himself as a Rex Jul 2013 #102

Witness for the prosecution: Dominique Lang geek tragedy Jul 2013 #106

Post removed Post removed Jul 2013 #101

What the fuck are you talking about? Union Scribe Jul 2013 #107

Ok really? SQUEE Jul 2013 #108

Greek kalisto2010 Jul 2013 #97

the ever-popular "the black guy did it" excuse noiretextatique Jul 2013 #109