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Hippo_Tron

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25. I'd say more like it might have been until the cops gave it a pass

Reply to arely staircase (Reply #3)

Fri Mar 23, 2012, 12:44 AM

Mar 2012

And then it definitely became one once they did.

Zimmerman may have genuinely been so afraid of black people, he felt it necessary to shoot one for being in his neighborhood. Or he might have just murdered in cold blood. That's the kind of thing you have a trial to find out and punish accordingly.

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Trayvon's murder was a modern-day lynching. [View all] Odin2005 Mar 2012 OP

I could not agree with you more. ScreamingMeemie Mar 2012 #1

Ain't got no bidness in this here gated community boy! That's the message. It's the cops brewens Mar 2012 #2

and the cops didn't even try to look for his family in the neighborhood arely staircase Mar 2012 #11

it actually wasn't arely staircase Mar 2012 #3

If Trayvon were a white kid Zimmermann would be in jail, now. Odin2005 Mar 2012 #5

no doubt arely staircase Mar 2012 #9

I'd say more like it might have been until the cops gave it a pass Hippo_Tron Mar 2012 #25

Why don't they act honestly & come right out and SAY IT? baldguy Mar 2012 #4

I agree completely. This is a modern day lynching. indivisibleman Mar 2012 #6

Yep malaise Mar 2012 #7

If Trevor was a 20 something and had shot Zimmerman... Kalidurga Mar 2012 #8

No doubt. boxman15 Mar 2012 #27

He's guilty? Zanzoobar Mar 2012 #10

we will find out at the trial the local racist pigs tried to prevent nt arely staircase Mar 2012 #12

LOL. So, yes, he's guilty. Zanzoobar Mar 2012 #13

it certainly looks that way, yes. nt arely staircase Mar 2012 #16

What do you think? NOLALady Mar 2012 #20

Absolutely !!! WillyT Mar 2012 #14

You can thank the damned NRA and teabag republican pols for that! workinclasszero Mar 2012 #15

Interesting how against birth control and abortion but make laws for killing. Thinkingabout Mar 2012 #17

Black teens are not human life like a white zygote is. kestrel91316 Mar 2012 #19

The parallels between Martin and liberalhistorian Mar 2012 #18

I don't know . . . caseymoz Mar 2012 #21

Hearing about the Martin case reminds me of this picture Art_from_Ark Mar 2012 #22

I haven't seen the picture before AnotherDreamWeaver Mar 2012 #23

It's from the 1967 Mississippi murder trial Art_from_Ark Mar 2012 #24

Got it, Following this story has grabbed my attention. AnotherDreamWeaver Mar 2012 #29

I don't believe it was. I think this was plain ol' fashioned racism. Behind the Aegis Mar 2012 #26

It sure feels that way :(. n/t arthritisR_US Mar 2012 #28