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LiberalLoner

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8. I can't stand either of them and I hate to play devil's advocate, but

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Jun 18, 2012, 01:34 PM

Jun 2012

I think she meant, don't the things we USED to stress over seem insignificant now that we are facing this prison sentence....

That's the way I interpret it anyway. Not that the murder itself was insignificant.

I believe she was basically saying, "we USED to think we had problems...now we know what REAL problems are.."

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Shellie Zimmerman: �It�s amazing how insignificant the things we stress out over are.� [View all] kpete Jun 2012 OP

God I hope he goes away for a long long time... trumad Jun 2012 #1

That would be sweet justice. zeemike Jun 2012 #4

I hope they civil suit them, too obamanut2012 Jun 2012 #6

Well, I wonder if she thinks it's all so insignificant now. BlueToTheBone Jun 2012 #2

She thinks they're going to ride off into the sunset with millions of dollars ecstatic Jun 2012 #3

This conversation amkes me hate both of them obamanut2012 Jun 2012 #5

Insignificant. HE JUST KILLED A YOUNG MAN!! nolabear Jun 2012 #7

I can't stand either of them and I hate to play devil's advocate, but LiberalLoner Jun 2012 #8

Hadn't thought of it that way. You might be right RZM Jun 2012 #10

He won't be so excited when he is convicted of 2nd degree murder. yellowcanine Jun 2012 #9

it's just a dead black kid.. frylock Jun 2012 #11

Horrible people. I hope Trayvon's family takes every goddamned cent they've got...since that would AzDar Jun 2012 #12

It is crystal clear what she meant dsc Jun 2012 #13

Passports and deposit bottles juniorbonner Jun 2012 #14