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53. Why is the 'mainstream media' covering for a murderer

Fri May 18, 2012, 01:12 AM

May 2012

and directing a stream of character assassinations against the innocent victim?

The gun lobby isn't that powerful, is it? Does this blatantly biased coverage have to do with GZ's roots?

Racial bias continues to be a huge problem in this country, but you'd think that the media might have some sympathy towards an innocent child who was killed in cold blood, or empathy toward his family.

Apparently, there's none of that.

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Cops, Witnesses Back Up George Zimmerman's Version of Trayvon Martin Shooting [View all] alp227 May 2012 OP

again: so? Skittles May 2012 #1

okay but THC and violence? CreekDog May 2012 #2

THC would make him want to bum some chips off someone not attack them. yurbud May 2012 #82

Soo...he'd smoked pot, got the munchies for Skittles Roland99 May 2012 #3

Unfortunately, we don't know what Zimmerman was on, other than a power rush. Hoyt May 2012 #4

Oh my, he smoked a joint sometime in the last 30 days before he was murdered notadmblnd May 2012 #5

Thc tests positive for up to 30 days. Warren Stupidity May 2012 #6

Wow, he smoked some pot. If zimmerman would have he would have been more mellow, Dont call me Shirley May 2012 #7

error in the story? grasswire May 2012 #8

Yeah. NOLALady May 2012 #20

So Trayvon was drug tested but Zimmerman was not azurnoir May 2012 #9

Trayvons test was SOP Meiko May 2012 #31

Don't know about Zimmerman and 'scripts but you'd think azurnoir May 2012 #35

Fourth Amendment Travelman May 2012 #73

Nice try, but someone else reported Florida law in another thread that says if you Solomon May 2012 #79

This I'd like to see Travelman May 2012 #84

A 17 year-old who smokes pot? Who ever heard of such a thing? Ian David May 2012 #10

KILL HIM WITH FIRE! XemaSab May 2012 #11

Where's Zimmerman's drug test? Politicalboi May 2012 #12

We will not get one either Scairp May 2012 #86

Pubic hair WCGreen May 2012 #87

I've Never Seen the MSM go to such lengths to cover a murder's ass fascisthunter May 2012 #13

I notice you left out President Obama. Like me, you must be OK with him targeting 24601 May 2012 #21

WTF brush May 2012 #29

Please read post #13 - to which I replied. 24601 May 2012 #85

whatever you say coockoo bird fascisthunter May 2012 #36

A lot of kids smoke weed in high school Cali_Democrat May 2012 #14

Ah, "Reefer madness" Canuckistanian May 2012 #15

Over half of high schoolers probably would fail a THC drug test DaveJ May 2012 #16

I'll never smoke weed with WIllie again,,,,, benld74 May 2012 #17

Full Ignore stonecutter357 May 2012 #18

OH TEH NOES! MARRY-JEW-WANNA, TEH KILLER DRUGZ! slackmaster May 2012 #19

But for the War on Drugs, THC would be a non-issue SkatmanRoth May 2012 #22

Yep they are going to let him skate on this zeemike May 2012 #23

even *if* he had just smoked a joint, THC is not associated Scout May 2012 #24

The problem for the prosecution is that the finding validates something Zimmerman said in his call slackmaster May 2012 #25

Zimmerman is still the murderer. Woody Woodpecker May 2012 #26

Zimmerman is not the police officer or the community watch-person at that time... Lost-in-FL May 2012 #27

Zimmerman sounded like he was on drugs in those calls, did he get tested ? JI7 May 2012 #28

what are zimmerman's qualifications for determining whether someone is "on drugs or something?" frylock May 2012 #39

I don't see anything proving that Martin was a "f---- coon", do you? CreekDog May 2012 #48

Nope. Read this bit. "such a low level...would have played no role in Martin's behavior..." uppityperson May 2012 #55

I'm not saying that it could have made any difference in TM's behavior. slackmaster May 2012 #57

If it didn't affect his behavior, he wouldn't look "like he's on drugs" is my point. uppityperson May 2012 #70

and what the hell has that got to do with anything? JitterbugPerfume May 2012 #30

Argues AGAINST his being the aggressor. kestrel91316 May 2012 #32

Not to cast asparagus on a region or state, but do you really expect Florida jurors to know that? slackmaster May 2012 #33

Well, anyone who has ever used pot will be thrown off the jury by the prosecution, so kestrel91316 May 2012 #34

Exactly. Also, hopefully, anyone who thinks it makes black men rape white women. slackmaster May 2012 #56

Zimmerman did have drugs in his system classykaren May 2012 #37

So he was all cranked out on speed obamanut2012 May 2012 #47

With no drug test, how can that be known? Travelman May 2012 #74

Grass makes people aggressive? Who knew? AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #38

Well, if you're standing between me and that plate of cookies ... JustABozoOnThisBus May 2012 #81

Trayvon was pursued and attacked by an armed guy - he had a right to defend himself. Cass May 2012 #40

So a paranoid, racist, gun-toting 28 year old Moses2SandyKoufax May 2012 #41

No... it doesn't prove anything. -..__... May 2012 #51

you took a harder line with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. than with George Zimmerman CreekDog May 2012 #83

justice American style.... unkachuck May 2012 #42

It is obvious that TomClash May 2012 #43

The title and article don't match the one at the link: Rhiannon12866 May 2012 #44

fixed. alp227 May 2012 #49

Thank you so much! K&R! Rhiannon12866 May 2012 #54

Trace amount of THC -- big frigging deal obamanut2012 May 2012 #45

Character assasination! Odin2005 May 2012 #46

How can the aggressor claim self defense? 6000eliot May 2012 #50

ding ding ding Evasporque May 2012 #75

Nice unbiased headline Nine May 2012 #52

ABC has been trying to sew this up for awhile Blue_Tires May 2012 #59

Why is the 'mainstream media' covering for a murderer Boabab May 2012 #53

some good points here: Blue_Tires May 2012 #61

I dont get this obsession with this case BigD_95 May 2012 #58

If you don't get the "obsession", then you've clearly never known the distinct pleasure of Blue_Tires May 2012 #60

really? BigD_95 May 2012 #62

ok...I'll play Blue_Tires May 2012 #64

Ironic, isn't it? NoGOPZone May 2012 #63

They don't have a leg to stand on and they know it Blue_Tires May 2012 #65

There is evidence that conflicts with Zimmerman's account neohippie May 2012 #67

"Martin had no marks from being attacked." Tommy_Carcetti May 2012 #68

Mob mentality. L0oniX May 2012 #69

Funny you mention that... Blue_Tires May 2012 #77

If I was being followed by a stranger at night I'd fight him, too, if he got close enough wordpix May 2012 #66

So can you start a fight, then when you start losing that fight, use deadly force . . . The Stranger May 2012 #71

No, that is not true and I don't believe anyone is claiming so slackmaster May 2012 #72

Apparently in Florida the laws are confusing neohippie May 2012 #78

I had thought that they removed the requirement that the aggressor withdraw. The Stranger May 2012 #80

and 2 witnesses make it a hate crime magical thyme May 2012 #76