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131. Let me know when rich white guys who kill unarmed black men in gated

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Tue Mar 13, 2012, 11:49 AM

Mar 2012

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Black Teen Killed for Carrying Skittles [View all] babylonsister Mar 2012 OP

is mr. zimmerman on face book. maybe his family would like to know how racist and evil he is? Robeysays Mar 2012 #1

Paging Anonymous! Paging Anonymous! A doxing is in order!!! n/t backscatter712 Mar 2012 #5

Yeah, descend to that idiot's level--that'll help .... NOT. MADem Mar 2012 #99

nobody has stooped this idiot's level until he is lying in a morgue frylock Mar 2012 #156

I'm quite certain his family knows about this incident arcane1 Mar 2012 #7

Has skittles posted since this incident? pipoman Mar 2012 #2

Is that supposed to be funny? Hoyt Mar 2012 #6

Post removed Post removed Mar 2012 #13

Looks like the police have a few questions that need to be answered Rex Mar 2012 #3

There's even more to the story about that as well Major Nikon Mar 2012 #11

Why did they treat Zimmerman like he was special? Rex Mar 2012 #14

It's what I've been trying to tell you all. The Backlash Cometh Mar 2012 #28

I'm wondering who Zimmerman's family is or who he's related to Blue_Tires Mar 2012 #51

I agree. Something is fishy here. MADem Mar 2012 #105

I can't say for sure Major Nikon Mar 2012 #58

Why did Gregory Floyd get a pass on shooting Liko Kinney? Mopar151 Mar 2012 #108

Somebodywho has political connections in the area. The Backlash Cometh Mar 2012 #26

What I've read on this horrible incident indicates the young man was shot for being Black. Hoyt Mar 2012 #4

But it is Florida... LiberalArkie Mar 2012 #9

Yup. Bigots like that love authority Cali_Democrat Mar 2012 #10

authoratay The Backlash Cometh Mar 2012 #29

Hell, I can lay on the ground and punch myself in the nose... angstlessk Mar 2012 #8

Shane did it in Walking Dead last night. The Backlash Cometh Mar 2012 #30

Beware of black men carrying candy! KamaAina Mar 2012 #12

WAY too little info to make a judgement on this, but I doubt that will stop anybody. nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #15

Black kid goes to store for candy, gets hassled by white guy with gun. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2012 #17

Did you take video? nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #18

LOL! Rex Mar 2012 #21

What article? nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #23

I read the article. It's light on facts, heavy on assumptions. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2012 #114

Finally, a voice of reason, nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #116

LOL! Rex Mar 2012 #134

Get our guns. We ride tonight! nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #140

Right he shot a kid armed with a bag of skittles. Rex Mar 2012 #130

I'd like to see a demographic breakdown of that gated community azurnoir Mar 2012 #152

Really? Which person is dead? Ikonoklast Mar 2012 #22

So if someone killed an unarmed rapist then..... Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #24

So where did you read of a rape ? Stick with the facts. bahrbearian Mar 2012 #32

No one knows all the facts just yet, so why should I stick with them? Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #43

So if someone is Suspected of rape, its ok to kill them? bahrbearian Mar 2012 #64

Maybe if only caught in the act. nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #110

Don't bend over too-far backward sudopod Mar 2012 #89

Yeah, innocent until proven guilty is so passe. nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #109

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

Which one had previous violent run-ins with the police? Ikonoklast Mar 2012 #48

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

Another Straw Man. Ikonoklast Mar 2012 #55

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

you have specific criteria on who we should cast scorn upon Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #74

I am fine with casting scorn on those who call 911 and THEN start fights morningfog Mar 2012 #117

I see that determining the facts is not your first priority. Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #118

Bullshit. morningfog Mar 2012 #121

Sorry I won't join your mob. nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #123

It's no mob, just racial justice. It is clear which side you have joined. morningfog Mar 2012 #126

All mobs seem to yell about justice. nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #127

Oh, you're so dramatic. And obvious. morningfog Mar 2012 #128

Let me know when you round up the menfolk and we ride. nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #129

Let me know when rich white guys who kill unarmed black men in gated morningfog Mar 2012 #131

It is sad and obvious ain't it? Rex Mar 2012 #133

I totally agree. This is a clear case of racial injustice. morningfog Mar 2012 #136

Can you give me a few other examples? nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #141

Post removed Post removed Mar 2012 #168

So you're saying you can't give me a few other examples? nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #169

Shame on you. morningfog Mar 2012 #103

Did you at least take photos? nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #111

I read the articles. morningfog Mar 2012 #112

Which articles? I don't remember any of them using the phrase "billy badass wannabe cop". Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #113

The articles in the OP and linked from there. morningfog Mar 2012 #115

You do realize that the OP does not cite a news article? Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #119

There are news articles linked from there. morningfog Mar 2012 #122

Yes, Steven D does link to some articles, but none say anything remotely what you are saying. Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #124

Well he was a known troublemaker in his neighborhood. pennylane100 Mar 2012 #148

Could be good info, but "anonymous homeowner" does not make for a good source. Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #149

He was certainly not an annoymous source. pennylane100 Mar 2012 #154

This is all based on the "anonymous homeowner's" account though. Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #155

Jesus, the Dalai Lama and the ghost of Mother Theresa are preparing to come down as we speak Number23 Mar 2012 #163

I have to assume that you do not know the definition of "data". nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #164

When members of the home association are quoted in a nation-wide publication Number23 Mar 2012 #166

What members are quoted? nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #170

Was the 17 year old charged with a crime? Was he even THOUGHT to have committed a crime Number23 Mar 2012 #162

Have either of them been charged with a crime yet? Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #165

Here is some information Boojatta Mar 2012 #37

It's not too early to ask why the cops didn't question him on the record Blue_Tires Mar 2012 #60

you are 100% correct Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #75

So should we wait to comment on ALL stories until they've been adjudicated? DisgustipatedinCA Mar 2012 #66

no. we can ask questions, but maybe we should Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #76

Tell that to Zimmerman Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2012 #82

For the record, I voted to hide this post of yours excuse not to write Mar 2012 #85

Good on you for voting to hide that shit. morningfog Mar 2012 #137

Welcome to DU. ellisonz Mar 2012 #161

I imagine many people believe we should forbid ourselves from discussing a thing LanternWaste Mar 2012 #100

Sad. ellisonz Mar 2012 #16

Seriously, ellison, you use a thread like this to call-out other DUers? petronius Mar 2012 #84

Call-outs aren't against any rule. ellisonz Mar 2012 #86

I wasn't talking about rules, I was talking about standards, manners, and civil discourse (nt) petronius Mar 2012 #87

And I'm talking about the issues... ellisonz Mar 2012 #88

George Zimmerman, Neighborhood Watch Captain Who Shot Trayvon Martin, Charged With Violence Before ellisonz Mar 2012 #19

Thanks for sharing a pic of Trayvon Martin, babylonsister Mar 2012 #27

I think people forget that the victims of gun violence... ellisonz Mar 2012 #34

did you see the video of his mother JI7 Mar 2012 #38

Yikes, that is a young looking 17 year old. nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #44

Probably an older pic... ellisonz Mar 2012 #46

Are they saying he was 300lb? nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #47

Really? ellisonz Mar 2012 #52

Sorry, haven't seen any videos and don't know what is recent footage. Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #53

The kid was 140, the killer 200 lbs. morningfog Mar 2012 #104

omg, that pic makes me want to cry...this is such sad story uponit7771 Mar 2012 #92

Here is "Mr." zimmerman and his "squeaky clean record" hobbit709 Mar 2012 #97

Ooooooh, that teen ager looks SCARY... MADem Mar 2012 #101

Post removed Post removed Mar 2012 #20

I've been jumping up and down for years The Backlash Cometh Mar 2012 #25

He could just be part of "good ole boy" network. Hoyt Mar 2012 #33

You think? The Backlash Cometh Mar 2012 #35

Here's a picture of George Zimmerman Cali_Democrat Mar 2012 #41

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

If there was any scuffle at all... ellisonz Mar 2012 #67

Something happened because George was bloodied, according to one of the articles. The Backlash Cometh Mar 2012 #70

Could have bloodied himself... ellisonz Mar 2012 #73

True, but a scuffle wouldn't surprise me Blue_Tires Mar 2012 #96

Yup. Zimmerman was already committing an aggressive act against Martin. Withywindle Mar 2012 #158

I would like to hear more details. The Backlash Cometh Mar 2012 #69

I'm also curious to know about the professsional standards Blue_Tires Mar 2012 #94

The result is very important. The Backlash Cometh Mar 2012 #120

Does anyone have one of those people finder links The Backlash Cometh Mar 2012 #31

The white pages notadmblnd Mar 2012 #40

Thanks. The Backlash Cometh Mar 2012 #49

Looks like 2nd degree murder to me. Deep13 Mar 2012 #39

I think they got the headline backwards... hughee99 Mar 2012 #45

. Go Vols Mar 2012 #54

What a nice looking young man. knitter4democracy Mar 2012 #172

I hope the delay is only because the prosecutor wants to a strong case... Blue_Tires Mar 2012 #57

This is a county where... The Backlash Cometh Mar 2012 #71

UPDATE: Mayor and Police Chief Press Conference Today Blue_Tires Mar 2012 #61

Self defense for Skittles??? Or was it the tea? Being black is more like it. Jeeze. Pathetic. nt babylonsister Mar 2012 #77

Bullshit. ellisonz Mar 2012 #81

Yeap, the fact that he got out ALREADY poses question of Zimmermans aggression uponit7771 Mar 2012 #93

The Daily Mail has a lot more photos Blue_Tires Mar 2012 #62

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Mar 2012 #63

Kick politicasista Mar 2012 #68

Why did he confront the teen DevonRex Mar 2012 #72

If the 911 recording proved Zimmerman was in the right, it would have been released the day after... Blue_Tires Mar 2012 #106

Yep. It puts the shooter in a bad light. DevonRex Mar 2012 #150

Well, he wasn't killed because he had Skittles. The subject line is a ittle disingenuous. nt Honeycombe8 Mar 2012 #78

Why do you think he was killed? I do agree with you. nt babylonsister Mar 2012 #80

He was killed because he was a skinny black kid visiting a family in a gated community and this MADem Mar 2012 #102

Poor kid Art_from_Ark Mar 2012 #79

k/r -- horrible story fishwax Mar 2012 #83

Too little info thus far ... Kennah Mar 2012 #90

The 911 call is still the key, even before ballistics Blue_Tires Mar 2012 #107

Stand Your Ground doesn't mean you can pick a fight with someone and then shoot the person slackmaster Mar 2012 #143

It does in FL jpak Mar 2012 #146

Wrong. slackmaster Mar 2012 #147

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

there's a term for this killing: murder. spanone Mar 2012 #95

They need to make this a FEDERAL CASE. There is no justice in racist Florida, I think. MADem Mar 2012 #98

I hope some credible witnesses come forward, or a video slackmaster Mar 2012 #125

They could release the 911 call, that would help. morningfog Mar 2012 #132

They seem scared to death to release the 911 call Rex Mar 2012 #135

A community of rich white boys. So, what's a dead black boy? morningfog Mar 2012 #138

I'm not willing to read anything into it at this point slackmaster Mar 2012 #139

I am going with the 911 tape as being key evidence. Rex Mar 2012 #145

Another Castle Law get-out-of-jail-free murder jpak Mar 2012 #144

He is not covered by the Castle Doctrine. nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #151

Castle only applies to self-defense within your own home. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2012 #159

No, it is not covered by that. TheWraith Mar 2012 #160

Actually, it sounds like Martin may have been protected by "Stand Your Ground" krispos42 Mar 2012 #167

Wow, just wow. Alcibiades Mar 2012 #153

If There's A White Guy With A Gun Involved....... Paladin Mar 2012 #171

You can always Google if you want more details. jobycom Mar 2012 #157