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vaberella

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80. He's 40.

Reply to JDPriestly (Reply #68)

Wed Apr 25, 2012, 07:02 PM

Apr 2012

He was wielding two kitchen knives and screaming racial epithets at kids.

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Zimmerman - national attention is NOT because of racial profiling or 'Stand Your Ground' laws [View all] Hugabear Apr 2012 OP

When people say it's about race I say, NO it isn't - it's about PRIVILEGE. blm Apr 2012 #1

I hope you will consider crafting your argument here into an OP of its own, such coalition_unwilling Apr 2012 #11

Thank you for noticing. Comprehension has been sorely missing from this debate. blm Apr 2012 #103

I was going to make a post making the same point Enrique Apr 2012 #2

Yup Lilyeye Apr 2012 #4

Exactly. Lilyeye Apr 2012 #3

Just saw an ad for Disney World Orlando libodem Apr 2012 #5

I totally agree with your OP. He would have been walking around free, and there is no doubt about teddy51 Apr 2012 #6

Emphatic K&R! Utterly shreds the fallacy of coalition_unwilling Apr 2012 #7

Don't injest rationality in the conversation. vaberella Apr 2012 #8

"If Zimmerman was a Black man and Trayvon Martin was a White Kid....SYG would never come into play". teddy51 Apr 2012 #14

I think that's an element of it gratuitous Apr 2012 #9

I still think that it's the entire town of Sanford that is fucked up. There was a story teddy51 Apr 2012 #16

+1 robinlynne Apr 2012 #10

well, the Daniel Adkins shooting isn't gettting national attention, so maybe that is the key Bacchus4.0 Apr 2012 #12

Casey Anthony got legs because Nancy Grace became obsessed with it obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #13

the Owens case hasn't exploded yet. the TV news media decides on that n/t Bacchus4.0 Apr 2012 #18

And Here Is Your Link For It, Fella, And A Sample Of Its Comments.... The Magistrate Apr 2012 #15

I answered your post in the other thread and what do the comments by readers Bacchus4.0 Apr 2012 #19

And Yet That Is The Link You Posted, Sir, Rather Than A Clean One To A News Source The Magistrate Apr 2012 #22

yes, my reason. its the link I found. thats it my friend. If MSNBC or CNN or Yahoo Bacchus4.0 Apr 2012 #27

Wriggle Away, Sir: Local Media There Has Plenty Of Coverage On This, But You Linked This Cess-Pool The Magistrate Apr 2012 #32

Your link is to an OP that includes both the article AND this statement by the OP author: pinboy3niner Apr 2012 #42

Pretty sad, their comments in the blog are pathetic. Rex Apr 2012 #36

Haven't heard of that case prior. dkf Apr 2012 #66

What Figures, Ma'am? The Magistrate Apr 2012 #74

No one cares much about the case. dkf Apr 2012 #81

Why Do You Think That Is, Ma'am? The Magistrate Apr 2012 #83

They need to belong to a list of preapproved victims. dkf Apr 2012 #93

And The Approved And Unapproved, Ma'am, Would Be...? The Magistrate Apr 2012 #94

"If the guy was GLBT the place would be going nuts." What the FUCK is that supposed to mean? DevonRex Apr 2012 #97

Us vs Them Capt. Obvious Apr 2012 #107

When I lack knowledge, I place the responsibility of that ignorance on me... LanternWaste Apr 2012 #102

Oh that is easy, most others have proper police procedure Rex Apr 2012 #21

I don't think that is the reason the story got so big at all n/t Bacchus4.0 Apr 2012 #24

So What Do You Think Is The Reason, Fella? The Magistrate Apr 2012 #26

oh, I absolutely believe its the race thing. "White" man kills black and walks Bacchus4.0 Apr 2012 #28

And What Is It Makes That So Fascinating, Do You Think, Sir? The Magistrate Apr 2012 #34

I'd say its the dynamics of our society. and you? Bacchus4.0 Apr 2012 #47

What Do You Mean By 'The Dynamics Of Our Society, Sir? The Magistrate Apr 2012 #49

Thing is, we know that racism is rampant and things are JDPriestly Apr 2012 #68

He's 40. vaberella Apr 2012 #80

Different Case, Ma'am: This Is a Shooting In Pheonix The Magistrate Apr 2012 #84

Oh oh...thanks so much. I read up thread and realized my mistake. n/t vaberella Apr 2012 #101

That is fine, your opinion means as much as mine does Rex Apr 2012 #29

I know you're wrong. the public isn't enthralled with police procedures Bacchus4.0 Apr 2012 #31

Not true at all, this made national news when it was discovered Rex Apr 2012 #33

then I am expecting the SPD to be indicted at any moment for the cover up Bacchus4.0 Apr 2012 #37

The FBI is investigating the case. Rex Apr 2012 #39

oh, OK. its funny how I always see news about the bond hearing, the bloody head but not Bacchus4.0 Apr 2012 #44

Grace Under Pressure, Sir, Is Part Of the Work: You Are Getting Awfully Tetchy Here Now The Magistrate Apr 2012 #46

I agree 100%. H2O Man Apr 2012 #89

Then you haven't been paying attention and clueless. vaberella Apr 2012 #78

It was a number of weeks before the Trayvon Martin case got a lot of national attention. drm604 Apr 2012 #25

on another thread, I was asked if I could point to a single case where a white man was killed Bacchus4.0 Apr 2012 #40

But I was replying to your post in this thread. drm604 Apr 2012 #50

ahhhh, it is then quite odd that the focus is about what happened between Martin and Zimmerman Bacchus4.0 Apr 2012 #52

As I said, it's still early. drm604 Apr 2012 #54

and my guess is there will not be n/t Bacchus4.0 Apr 2012 #55

So you're basing your whole argument on a guess. drm604 Apr 2012 #56

I am bringing it back to the OP, its my opinion Bacchus4.0 Apr 2012 #58

And The Lack Of National Coverage Of The Other, Sir, Owes To What --- In Your Opinion? The Magistrate Apr 2012 #59

it lacks a proper villain n/t Bacchus4.0 Apr 2012 #64

And What Is Improper About Its Villain, Sir? The Magistrate Apr 2012 #65

And you appeared to be basing that opinion drm604 Apr 2012 #62

Years ago, SNL ran H2O Man Apr 2012 #91

That Was A Helluva Shot, Sir The Magistrate Apr 2012 #92

Learned it by H2O Man Apr 2012 #95

Spend Less Time In Racist Pits, Sir, And Try Actually Following The Coverage The Magistrate Apr 2012 #57

ahhh OK, maybe you can find an acceptable link to the Daniel Adkins murder Bacchus4.0 Apr 2012 #61

You Really Are Not Very Good At This, Fella The Magistrate Apr 2012 #63

That cesspool post includes a clean source link which could have been used here pinboy3niner Apr 2012 #67

And As You say, Sir, he Did Not, But Chose To Link To The Racist Source Instead The Magistrate Apr 2012 #69

Again, if neither person had been carrying a gun, neither the killer JDPriestly Apr 2012 #70

Indeed, Sir: Basing Public Policy On Private Fantasy Is Foolish The Magistrate Apr 2012 #72

Took Him Ten Seconds, Sir, To Find This Racist Fever-Swamp The Magistrate Apr 2012 #43

find another source, dude . you just don't like the story n/t Bacchus4.0 Apr 2012 #45

You Linked To Your Source, Fella: A Racist Cess-Pool --- That Took You 'Ten Seconds' To Find.... The Magistrate Apr 2012 #48

Oh, I know. drm604 Apr 2012 #51

Knew You Knew What Was Up, Sir The Magistrate Apr 2012 #53

did the police sweep the killing under the rug? fascisthunter Apr 2012 #73

The Poor, Down-Trodden White Man Theme, Sir, Seems Oddly Popular Here Nowadays.... The Magistrate Apr 2012 #76

yeah... as a white male, it makes my skin crawl fascisthunter Apr 2012 #77

Or At Least, Sir, Bear Up Under 'The White Man's Burden' With Better Grace.... The Magistrate Apr 2012 #85

hehe... you say it a lot better than I would fascisthunter Apr 2012 #86

I also liked his visual... Oilwellian Apr 2012 #96

I agree with the point you're making, but the case is Solomon Apr 2012 #17

ummmm... Zimmer man ain't white unless you consider mestizos white. Bacchus4.0 Apr 2012 #23

The only groups claiming Zimmerman was white are RWing groups Rex Apr 2012 #30

I don't watch Fox but I know MSNBC was saying he was white Bacchus4.0 Apr 2012 #35

NO they said his father was a white man. Rex Apr 2012 #38

yep, they say his father was white. and GZ too. Bacchus4.0 Apr 2012 #41

I can't wait until you get your pepperoni.n/t vaberella Apr 2012 #79

it's like a rich kid pretending to earn everything he was born with fascisthunter Apr 2012 #82

Agreed. vaberella Apr 2012 #87

ooops... edited: right below the post fascisthunter Apr 2012 #90

It is about the SPD trying to just push the corpse Rex Apr 2012 #20

I agree and have been making the same argument for weeks. nt Quixote1818 Apr 2012 #60

It was the release of the 911 tapes Life Long Dem Apr 2012 #71

FALSE. This was blown up long before the 911 tapes came out. vaberella Apr 2012 #88

Most heard about it when the 911 tapes were released. Life Long Dem Apr 2012 #98

That's also false. Why? Because people like Lawrence O'Donnell and Joe Scarborough.. vaberella Apr 2012 #100

It's all of the above and it is why it is being picked up by the media fascisthunter Apr 2012 #75

Exactly. SYG is supposed to be a COURTROOM defense Canuckistanian Apr 2012 #99

I beg to differ. toddwv Apr 2012 #104

+1 uponit7771 Apr 2012 #105

so the police should have arrested him hfojvt Apr 2012 #106