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In reply to the discussion: Black Teen Killed for Carrying Skittles [View all]Snake Alchemist
(3,318 posts)123. Sorry I won't join your mob. nt
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is mr. zimmerman on face book. maybe his family would like to know how racist and evil he is?
Robeysays
Mar 2012
#1
What I've read on this horrible incident indicates the young man was shot for being Black.
Hoyt
Mar 2012
#4
WAY too little info to make a judgement on this, but I doubt that will stop anybody. nt
Snake Alchemist
Mar 2012
#15
Straw Man. Any argument started with the word "So..." is a fallacious argument.
Ikonoklast
Mar 2012
#36
No. You said the question was which one was dead. Does that only apply in certain situations?
Snake Alchemist
Mar 2012
#42
So now it's which one is dead, and which one had run-ins with the police? I thought the police
Snake Alchemist
Mar 2012
#50
You seem to have a misunderstanding of the definition of a straw man. I am just asking you to
Snake Alchemist
Mar 2012
#56
Let's invent scenarios to support our prejudices, then post about facts not in evidence.
Ikonoklast
Mar 2012
#59
Which articles? I don't remember any of them using the phrase "billy badass wannabe cop".
Snake Alchemist
Mar 2012
#113
Yes, Steven D does link to some articles, but none say anything remotely what you are saying.
Snake Alchemist
Mar 2012
#124
Could be good info, but "anonymous homeowner" does not make for a good source.
Snake Alchemist
Mar 2012
#149
Jesus, the Dalai Lama and the ghost of Mother Theresa are preparing to come down as we speak
Number23
Mar 2012
#163
Was the 17 year old charged with a crime? Was he even THOUGHT to have committed a crime
Number23
Mar 2012
#162
So should we wait to comment on ALL stories until they've been adjudicated?
DisgustipatedinCA
Mar 2012
#66
I imagine many people believe we should forbid ourselves from discussing a thing
LanternWaste
Mar 2012
#100
I wasn't talking about rules, I was talking about standards, manners, and civil discourse (nt)
petronius
Mar 2012
#87
George Zimmerman, Neighborhood Watch Captain Who Shot Trayvon Martin, Charged With Violence Before
ellisonz
Mar 2012
#19
So that guy's mug followed the teen in a SUV as he walked to 7-11 and followed him straight home
Blue_Tires
Mar 2012
#65
Something happened because George was bloodied, according to one of the articles.
The Backlash Cometh
Mar 2012
#70
Self defense for Skittles??? Or was it the tea? Being black is more like it. Jeeze. Pathetic. nt
babylonsister
Mar 2012
#77
Yeap, the fact that he got out ALREADY poses question of Zimmermans aggression
uponit7771
Mar 2012
#93
If the 911 recording proved Zimmerman was in the right, it would have been released the day after...
Blue_Tires
Mar 2012
#106
Well, he wasn't killed because he had Skittles. The subject line is a ittle disingenuous. nt
Honeycombe8
Mar 2012
#78
He was killed because he was a skinny black kid visiting a family in a gated community and this
MADem
Mar 2012
#102
Stand Your Ground doesn't mean you can pick a fight with someone and then shoot the person
slackmaster
Mar 2012
#143
Portions of the police report released show he was told to keep his distance.
morningfog
Mar 2012
#142
This story is heartbreaking. A child is dead because of some disgusting trigger happy idiot.
Lilyeye
Mar 2012
#91
They need to make this a FEDERAL CASE. There is no justice in racist Florida, I think.
MADem
Mar 2012
#98
Actually, it sounds like Martin may have been protected by "Stand Your Ground"
krispos42
Mar 2012
#167