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Wishing Lurker safe travel while he loots Tiffany's. :D
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Didn't see everything, but from what I did see and read, this appears to be a just verdict.
240 on suicide watch...
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Eat shit Rob, talking out of your ass from day 1. Maybe you should learn to keep ypur mouth shut a bit more?
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anybody that didnt see this coming was blinded by emotion, i imagine thats exactly what we will see driving the words and actions of those same idiots over the next few days.,,,
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I want to see what that dumb bitch on cnn that was a lawyer for martins family who spun everything the prosecution did to be a good thing for them says in response to this.
she reminds me very much of somebody but I cant quit think of who it is
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anybody that didnt see this coming was blinded by emotion, i imagine thats exactly what we will see driving the words and actions of those same idiots over the next few days.,,,
Honestly, I thought they would get him on something. The pressure was so great I was expecting a compromise verdict of manslaughter.
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Eat shit Rob, talking out of your ass from day 1. Maybe you should learn to keep ypur mouth shut a bit more?
He's been desperately and pathetically trying to play both sides.
Oddly, the biggest liar throughout the entire trial, was from a guy not even involved - 240 himself.
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Honestly, I thought they would get him on something. The pressure was so great I was expecting a compromise verdict of manslaughter.
I was thinking along similar lines. Perhaps not murder, but something lesser. They've got some angry people yelling into the camera right now.
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I was thinking along similar lines. Perhaps not murder, but something lesser. They've got some angry people yelling into the camera right now.
Angry people who don't give a shit what happens to anyone for the other 364 days of the year. On to civil court.
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Waiting for Rob to get into my website and "change" a few things, like put Trayvon's head on Kongo's body...LOL!
j/k Rob ;D
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Angry people who don't give a shit what happens to anyone for the other 364 days of the year. On to civil court.
Very true.
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Watching the prosecution's news conference. These people are trash...real fucking trash.
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Wishing Lurker safe travel while he loots Tiffany's. :D
LOL!! Surprised you remembered that comment.
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Wishing Lurker safe travel while he loots Tiffany's. :D
;D
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333386 - njailed this prediction out of the park AGAIN!!!
FUCK OBAMA!!!! FU you ghetto mook!!!
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Watching the prosecution's news conference. These people are trash...real fucking trash.
lmfao yes they are, they are the worst of the worst fucking slime
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lmfao yes they are, they are the worst of the worst fucking slime
They over charged a guy - and now are making excuses for teir failures
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lmfao yes they are, they are the worst of the worst fucking slime
Defense is talking now about how the prosecution tried to hide shit from them and they still have a hearing to go after the prosecutors. I know the prosecutors fired the whistleblower in their office.
I hope they are all disbarred. What a bunch of sleazy shitbags.
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OWNED!
240 and Vince guaranteed his guilt. 240 said it for years. Sanity prevails and his credibility is destroyed.
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They over charged a guy - and now are making excuses for teir failures
And still couldn't get him on the lesser included offense.
Now they said they will get Zimmerman immunity from civil prosecution.
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Andreisadouche is crying into his pillow right now.
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OWNED!
240 and Vince guaranteed his guilt. 240 said it for years. Sanity prevails and his credibility is destroyed.
seriously. Remember Vince recently swearing up and down that they would never let him walk? Both of them pretty much made up facts as they went along, until Rob started realizing the triak wasnt going his way...... then jnstant backtrack even before the trial was halfwY over
he spent a year arguing why he was guilty... but he always made sure to tack in his disclaimer line once a month in case it backfired on him... Dude is a snake plain an simple. (I said from day one the shoot was legal guys!!!) ::)
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ahem...
As usual, Fury, tony, myself, 333 and a godlike contingency of select posters on this board have been proven correct.
The rest of you suck a dick.
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ahem...
As usual, Fury, tony, myself, 333 and a godlike contingency of select posters on this board have been proven correct.
The rest of you suck a dick.
Racist post reported
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ahem...
As usual, Fury, tony, myself, 333 and a godlike contingency of select posters on this board have been proven correct.
The rest of you suck a dick.
hey, I resemble this remark.
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hey, I resemble this remark.
Indeed. You are one of the unnamed "godlike contingency" posters.
Cheers.
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seriously. Remember Vince recently swearing up and down that they would never let him walk? Both of them pretty much made up facts as they went along, until Rob started realizing the triak wasnt going his way...... then jnstant backtrack even before the trial was halfwY over
he spent a year arguing why he was guilty... but he always made sure to tack in his disclaimer line once a month in case it backfired on him... Dude is a snake plain an simple. (I said from day one the shoot was legal guys!!!) ::)
He still is guilty regardless of what a jury says. He killed a boy and lied about the circumstances. But like OJ, he has somehow managed to get away with it....
Florida is one fucked up place but he won't be celebrating for long. As far as 333386 is concerned, you had a 1 in 2 chance....its not the lottery
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He still is guilty regardless of what a jury says. He killed a boy and lied about the circumstances. But like OJ, he has somehow managed to get away with it....
Florida is one fucked up place but he won't be celebrating for long. As far as 333386 is concerned, you had a 1 in 2 chance....its not the lottery
Lol. You were sold a bill of goods from the beginning that was based on total bs
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Lol. You were sold a bill of goods from the beginning that was based on total bs
A verdict doesn't change much. I believe that Zimmerman tried to apprehend Trayvon that night and shot him as a result of Trayvon fighting him to get away. He lied about the whole incident but unfortunately, we'll never truly know.
It baffles me that Zimmerman got off for now but I prob would not be celebrating tonight because he's still in deep shit. For now, he needs to go into hiding...Bin Laden style. Can't figure out why they are rioting in California???
Till the next case... ::)
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A verdict doesn't change much. I believe that Zimmerman tried to apprehend Trayvon that night and shot him as a result of Trayvon fighting him to get away. He lied about the whole incident but unfortunately, we'll never truly know.
It baffles me that Zimmerman got off for now but I prob would not be celebrating tonight because he's still in deep shit. For now, he needs to go into hiding...Bin Laden style.
Till the next case... ::)
This case was NEVER as clear vut as the politicians and media tried to portray
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This case was NEVER as clear vut as the politicians and media tried to portray
No case ever is.....Zimmerman may have been found innocent....but he's still as guilty as sin.
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A verdict doesn't change much. I believe that Zimmerman tried to apprehend Trayvon that night and shot him as a result of Trayvon fighting him to get away. He lied about the whole incident but unfortunately, we'll never truly know.
It baffles me that Zimmerman got off for now but I prob would not be celebrating tonight because he's still in deep shit. For now, he needs to go into hiding...Bin Laden style. Can't figure out why they are rioting in California???
Till the next case... ::)
Dude, you've had your mind made up ever since day 1 when all the facts weren't even released and just a picture of a cute 12 year old was circulating. At least I don't remember you lying and fabricating shit like some posters here.
And it's not over for him.
The feds can still go after him.
Let's see...chances Eric Holder will go after him (whilst ignoring the Black Panthers, of course)...
I'll give it 90% chance the Justice Department goes after him.
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Andreisadouche is crying into his pillow right now.
:D
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Dude, you've had your mind made up ever since day 1 when all the facts weren't even released and just a picture of a cute 12 year old was circulating. At least I don't remember you lying and fabricating shit like some posters here.
And it's not over for him.
The feds can still go after him.
Let's see...chances Eric Holder will go after him (whilst ignoring the Black Panthers, of course)...
I'll give it 90% chance the Justice Department goes after him.
wouldnt that be fucked. ... dude is found not guilty by a trial by jury, and the feds go after him anyway. Talk about a mockery of justice.
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hahaha
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wouldnt that be fucked. ... dude is found not guilty by a trial by jury, and the feds go after him anyway. Talk about a mockery of justice.
With Obama weighing in and the libs trying to make this a race issue, do you think they will not? I think there's a very high probability they will.
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With Obama weighing in and the libs trying to make this a race issue, do you think they will not? I think there's a very high probability they will.
Obama can rot in hell. Most useful piece of dirt ever
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Obama can rot in hell. Most useful piece of dirt ever
So you think there's a good chance he'll go after Zimmerman?
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So you think there's a good chance he'll go after Zimmerman?
I don't so because that case is even weaker than the murder charge since the 9/11 call speaks for itself.
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ahem...
As usual, Fury, tony, myself, 333 and a godlike contingency of select posters on this board have been proven correct.
The rest of you suck a dick.
LOL @ godlike consistency
I don't recall the track record of you and your fellow dimwits predictions to be that impressive and your few success were hardly unexpected outcomes
other than the 2010 midterms and this case I can't think of anything else you've been right about
I do give you credit for not going into a Tourette's like racist victory dance like 333 and at least you're not referring to yourself in the third person
I do find it hilarious that you guys take this court case as some kind of personal victory
Since you always been an advocate of racism and violence I assume you won't shed a tear or complain at all if Zimmerman's bloated beaten or bullet ridden carcass shows up on the evening.
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Im only happy to the extent that it makes oTWINK look like a loser again.
LOL @ godlike consistency
I don't recall the track record of you and your fellow dimwits predictions to be that impressive and your few success were hardly unexpected outcomes
other than the 2010 midterms and this case I can't think of anything else you've been right about
I do give you credit for not going into a Tourette's like racist victory dance like 333 and at least you're not referring to yourself in the third person
I do find it hilarious that you guys take this court case as some kind of personal victory
Since you always been an advocate of racism and violence I assume you won't shed a tear or complain at all if Zimmerman's bloated beaten or bullet ridden carcass shows up on the evening.
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Im only happy to the extent that it makes oTWINK look like a loser again.
who is OTWINK
is that your nickname for you boyfriend?
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Obama can rot in hell. Most useful piece of dirt ever
yet you know that Obama will leave a life of comfort, celebrity and wealth and you will continue to live a life of a ghetto dwelling loser who spends 20 hours a day posting racist bullshit on the internet
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yet you know that Obama will leave a life of comfort, celebrity and wealth and you will continue to live a life of a ghetto dwelling loser who spends 20 hours a day posting racist bullshit on the internet
Obama will be divorced and broke within 3 years of leaving offce
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LOL @ godlike consistency
I don't recall the track record of you and your fellow dimwits predictions to be that impressive and your few success were hardly unexpected outcomes
other than the 2010 midterms and this case I can't think of anything else you've been right about
I do give you credit for not going into a Tourette's like racist victory dance like 333 and at least you're not referring to yourself in the third person
I do find it hilarious that you guys take this court case as some kind of personal victory
Since you always been an advocate of racism and violence I assume you won't shed a tear or complain at all if Zimmerman's bloated beaten or bullet ridden carcass shows up on the evening.
Without going into each and every aspect of the political landscape we have correctly predicted, I will list 3 recent occurrences to underscore the examples you cited above:
- Egypt falling apart
- Obamacare being a disaster
- Gun Control not being passed
I don't take this Zimmerman thing as personal victory at all. It was a crude miscarriage of justice that this joke of a case even went to Court in the first place. What makes me feel proud is that a jury could ignore the rabblerousers and race hustlers to reach a verdict consistent with the law. Though it may not be portrayed as such by our biased / delusional media, the Zimmerman verdict is a victory for all Americans-- even a queer, leftist sycophant such as yourself.
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Without going into each and every aspect of the political landscape we have correctly predicted, I will list 3 recent occurrences to underscore the examples you cited above:
- Egypt falling apart
- Obamacare being a disaster
- Gun Control not being passed
I don't take this Zimmerman thing as personal victory at all. It was a crude miscarriage of justice that this joke of a case even went to Court in the first place. What makes me feel proud is that a jury could ignore the rabblerousers and race hustlers to reach a verdict consistent with the law. Though it may not be portrayed as such by our biased / delusional media, the Zimmerman verdict is a victory for all Americans-- even a queer, leftist sycophant such as yourself.
Yeah, it seems they are taking some joy out of the fact that Zimmerman has to live under threat. I don't seem to recall all these threats on OJ's life after he was acquitted.
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Yeah, it seems they are taking some joy out of the fact that Zimmerman has to live under threat. I don't seem to recall all these threats on OJ's life after he was acquitted.
no one here is taking any joy out of Zimmerman getting off
right ?
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no one here is taking any joy out of Zimmerman getting off
right ?
I am - Obama looks like the racist shitstain he is, the zealous DA looks horrible, and the leftist media has egg all over its face
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no one here is taking any joy out of Zimmerman getting off
right ?
Oh...well, 2 wrongs make a right. ::)
Of course, that's your standard response for anything Obama does, so I guess it's just par for the course.
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Oh...well, 2 wrongs make a right. ::)
Of course, that's your standard response for anything Obama does, so I guess it's just par for the course.
I see
so you criticize those who point out the fact that Zimmerman may live a life of fear but you don't condemn those who take pleasure in the fat that Zimmerman got off
that makes a lot of sense
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I am - Obama looks like the racist shitstain he is, the zealous DA looks horrible, and the leftist media has egg all over its face
I was watching this morning and they are still putting up pics of the cute 12 year old against the full grown Zimmerman.
They just can't help themselves.
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I see
so you criticize those who point out the fact that Zimmerman may live a life of fear but you don't condemn those who take pleasure in the fat that Zimmerman got off
that makes a lot of sense
No, I pointed out in 240's thread that the defense should not be high fiving and partying it up.
As usual, you don't know your facts.
As usual, you have your head up your ass.
As usual, you've earned your nickname...
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I was watching this morning and they are still putting up pics of the cute 12 year old against the full grown Zimmerman.
They just can't help themselves.
why would you care
don't you think your mother looks at picture of you when you were a kid or thinks about you when you were a kid
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why would you care
don't you think your mother looks at picture of you when you were a kid or thinks about you when you were a kid
I'm sure that's got some relevance in your illogical mind, but try to keep up Goebbels.
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No, I pointed out in 240's thread that the defense should not be high fiving and partying it up.
As usual, you don't know your facts.
As usual, you have your head up your ass.
As usual, you've earned your nickname...
Dumbfuck.
perhaps I misunderstood you
who is the "they" in your statement below
did people on this board not take virtual orgasmic joy in Zimmerman getting off?
Yeah, it seems they are taking some joy out of the fact that Zimmerman has to live under threat. I don't seem to recall all these threats on OJ's life after he was acquitted.
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I'm well aware that the jury made that determination
you weren't celebrating last night on this board as if this was some kind of personal victory for you ?
perhaps you recall you claims of godlike ability ?
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I'm sure that's got some relevance in your illogical mind, but try to keep up Goebbels.
why do you care that a picture of him at 12 is shown somewhere
what's it to you?
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I'm well aware that the jury made that determination
you weren't celebrating last night on this board as if this was some kind of personal victory for you ?
perhaps you recall you claims of godlike ability ?
Nice attempt at spin. I said "god like contingency" of posters on this board who frequently predict things correctly-- much to the chagrin of people such as yourself. Never designated the credit strictly for myself or claimed anyone has a god like ability to do anything.
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Nice attempt at spin. I said "god like contingency" of posters on this board who frequently predict things correctly-- much to the chagrin of people such as yourself. Never designated the credit strictly for myself or claimed anyone has a god like ability to do anything.
god like consistency ?
what's the difference you have no "god like" anything except delusions
remind us again of your godlike consistency
what are you like 2 for 20 or something like that
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god like consistency ?
what's the difference you have no "god like" anything except delusions
remind us again of your godlike consistency
what are you like 2 for 20 or something like that
Scroll up to my first response to you in this thread. You named 2, I named 3 more. That's 5 recent predictions. Remind me again what I was wrong about?
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Scroll up to my first response to you in this thread. You named 2, I named 3 more. That's 5 recent predictions. Remind me again what I was wrong about?
Egypt falling apart is one of your claims
The place was never "together" at any time
It's just one ongoing disaster and likely to continue that way
It's like claiming a rock that is falling is going to continue to fall
Your claim that Obmacare is a disaster is unproven as it's not even in effect yet.
Let's face it man, predicting the Senate is not going to pass legislation on almost ANYTHING is the most likely outcome
Did you make a prediction about the Supreme Court decision on Affordable Care act or on the outcome of the 2012 elections
Also, since you included 333 in your group my statement about the lack of a track record applies more to him than you
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:'( :'( :'(
Egypt falling apart is one of your claims
The place was never "together" at any time
It's just one ongoing disaster and likely to continue that way
It's like claiming a rock that is falling is going to continue to fall
Your claim that Obmacare is a disaster is unproven as it's not even in effect yet.
Let's face it man, predicting the Senate is not going to pass legislation on almost ANYTHING is the most likely outcome
Did you make a prediction about the Supreme Court decision on Affordable Care act or on the outcome of the 2012 elections
Also, since you included 333 in your group my statement about the lack of a track record applies more to him than you
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http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/07/12/155918/more-evidence-released-in-trayvon.html#.UeNHyBbs38t
Bbbaadddaabbbooommm
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No matter which side of the fence you were on during the trial either rooting for him or against him, one thing is for certain. His life is basically over now. Dude will never ever hold a job that is meaningful. Even if he started his own company he is going to only do 50% of business he should because another 50% is going to be against him and avoid him out of their beliefs of injustice.
Sad thing is, this dude isn't even interesting enough to write a book about himself and make any $$$ off it to get by.
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No matter which side of the fence you were on during the trial either rooting for him or against him, one thing is for certain. His life is basically over now. Dude will never ever hold a job that is meaningful. Even if he started his own company he is going to only do 50% of business he should because another 50% is going to be against him and avoid him out of their beliefs of injustice.
Sad thing is, this dude isn't even interesting enough to write a book about himself and make any $$$ off it to get by.
Disagree.
he'll make $3mil from a book. He'll invest. He'll sit at home, watching tv and pacing. And eventually, he will find himself more drama, simply out of boredom.
No way, given his past, personality, ability to lie, and hyper-aggressive personality - I think he will be in trouble again before too long. Hopefully he moves to another state to do it, though!
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Disagree.
he'll make $3mil from a book. He'll invest. He'll sit at home, watching tv and pacing. And eventually, he will find himself more drama, simply out of boredom.
No way, given his past, personality, ability to lie, and hyper-aggressive personality - I think he will be in trouble again before too long. Hopefully he moves to another state to do it, though!
You should go befriend him. ;D
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Robert Zimmerman seems like an intelligent responsible fellow, dad is a judge, George Zimmerman apparently tutored black kids or something.
I think they're decent people.
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No one wants to read a book about a wannabe cop that can't throw a punch and has been heard all over the country getting his ass kicked and screaming like a girl.
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The Top 10 Myths Surrounding the Trial of George Zimmerman
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The Top 10 Myths Surrounding the Trial of George Zimmerman
1. Zimmerman was told by police not to get out of his car.
Fact: When Zimmerman called police he was already out of his car. Zimmerman never returned to his car even after calling police. While speaking with the 911 operator, the operator asked “Are you following him?” Zimmerman:”Yes.” Operator: “We don’t need you to do that.” At no time was Zimmerman ordered not to get out of his car. The 911 operator has since admitted that 911 operators have no authority to deny a citizen’s pursuit of another while reporting a suspected crime. Also, the 911 operator in this case was not a police officer.
2. Zimmerman racially profiled Trayvon Martin.
Fact: During the 911 call Zimmerman only indicated what he believed Trayvon’s race was when asked by the 911 operator. He actually answered with a lack of certainty as to Martin’s race. While on the phone with 911, Zimmerman indicated that Trayvon was walking back toward him. At that time he got close enough for Zimmerman to see that he was a black male and so indicated to the operator.
Zimmerman’s report to police actually centered on what he thought was the odd behaviour exhibited by Martin. Martin was walking back and forth in the rain while seemingly doing nothing else. Zimmerman believed Martin to be looking at various houses, but we’ve since learned that Martin was in fact having a hands free telephone conversation while Zimmerman was observing him.
Zimmerman also reported that he believed Trayvon Martin to be under the influence of drugs. Trayvon’s autopsy revealed the presence or marijuana in Martin’s system at the time of the incident.
When asked in a television interview if she believed Zimmerman racially profiled Martin, Martin’s stepmother of more than fourteen years indicated that she did not believe that Zimmerman racially profiled Trayvon Martin.
3. Zimmerman used racial slurs while on the phone with 911.
At no time did Zimmerman use racial slurs during the 911 call. The only inflammatory language used by Zimmerman was when he stated, “.... these a__holes they always get away.”, referring to a recent string of burglaries in the area, and when he said “.... it’s f__king cold.” As has been stated, the night was a cold and rainy night. The 911 operator stated that at no time did he hear racial epithets from Zimmerman.
4. The screams on the neighbor’s 911 call were Trayvon Martin.
Although there was conflicting witness testimony during the trial, on the night of his arrest one of the first things Zimmerman told the responding officers was that he was screaming for help, but that nobody responded. When Trayvon’s father listened to the tape he initially indicated that the screams for help were not that of his son. Zimmerman’s neighbors universally stated that they believed the screams were that of Zimmerman.
5. The Stand Your Ground Law is to blame for Trayvon Martin’s death.
While Zimmerman’s council originally cited the “Stand Your Ground” law as one possible reason Zimmerman did not flee rather than shoot Martin and a hearing on that matter was scheduled, counsel eventually concluded that the encounter was a simple case of self defense and therefore opted not to participate in the Stand Your Ground hearing, but instead opted for a jury trial. At no time did the defense invoke the standard as their case included evidence that Zimmerman actually had no opportunity to flee once attacked by Martin and therefore did not require the protection of that particular legal standard.
6. Zimmerman pursued Trayvon Martin as Martin fled.
During the 911 call, Zimmerman indicated that Trayvon had turned back toward Zimmerman and even voiced fear of the teen as he insisted that the police get to the scene quickly. In fact, Zimmerman indicated that he was too far away from Martin to identify his race or to accurately identify his clothing. Only after Trayvon walked back toward Zimmerman did Zimmerman confidently identify Trayvon’s race and clothing. Before Trayvon eventually ran away, Zimmerman indicated that Trayvon had in fact, stopped walking several times, turning back and walking toward Zimmerman
Once Trayvon fled, Zimmerman continued toward where he last saw Martin. Zimmerman refused to give his full address to the 911 operator stating that he feared the teen might still be close by. Once Zimmerman reached where he last saw Martin, Zimmerman alleges that Trayvon Martin then attacked him. This is the case that police officers believe is supported by forensic evidence, witness testimony, and the officers observations from the time they first arrived and throughout Zimmerman’s interrogation.
7. Trayvon did nothing wrong that night.
Except for the gunshot wound to his chest, Trayvon showed no outward signs of violence. Zimmerman on the other hand had contusions to his face and abrasions to the back of his head, leading officers to conclude that he’d been punched and otherwise assaulted by Trayvon.
Had Trayvon lived the criminal charges filed against him would likely have been trespassing, assault, battery, public disturbance, and being under the influence of a controlled substance. This, of course, is not meant to imply that Trayvon would have been convicted of these charges, but nonetheless there is evidence for each of them.
8. The justice system worked as it should.
In filing charges directly, the Special Prosecutor ignored the expertise of responding officers as well as their Police Chief, all of whom concluded that Zimmerman acted in self defense. Rather than impaneling a Grand Jury, which is the usual protocol in criminal cases, the Special Prosecutor filed charges herself. Legal experts nearly universally agree that a grand jury would not likely have brought charges against George Zimmerman. By bypassing both the officers and the Grand Jury system, George Zimmerman was subjected to a trial and additional media scrutiny.
Since the beginning of the trial Zimmerman and defense counsel have received numerous death threats. Nationwide, countless threats of violence and rioting have been levied by those who believe in Zimmerman’s guilt. The judicial system as manipulated by the Special Prosecutor and as presented by the mainstream media has led to a climate of heightened racial tension and public uncertainty with virtually no evidence that race was a factor in Zimmerman’s report or in the eventual shooting that resulted. Virtually no evidence has been presented that indicates wrongdoing by officers or that race was a factor in their decision making process.
9. The police never arrested George Zimmerman.
The first responders immediately disarmed Zimmerman and allowed him to receive medical attention on scene as administered by EMTs. Upon the completion of that treatment, officers immediately arrested Zimmerman. Zimmerman was handcuffed and put in a patrol car until he was taken to the police station, still in handcuffs, and then questioned for an excess of five hours. At that time the arresting officers concluded that Zimmerman had acted in self defense and they released him pending further review. His gun was held as evidence.
10. Had the prosecution charged Zimmerman with Manslaughter, the jury would have convicted.
In Seminole County, Florida a manslaughter charge requires that the prosecution prove an intent to kill. Legal experts almost universally agree that the prosecution failed to prove that Zimmerman intended to kill Trayvon Martin and that doing so was virtually impossible given the evidence.
To hear the actual 911 call made by George Zimmerman CLICK HERE
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/14/zimmerman-nbc-news-lawsuit_n_3596612.html?utm_hp_ref=daily-brief?utm_source=DailyBrief&utm_campaign=071513&utm_medium=email&utm_content=NewsEntry
Zimmerman is going to sue NBC. Regardless of ones view on the case; what NBC did was wrong. I hope he wins. Should be a nice payday.
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No one wants to read a book about a wannabe cop that can't throw a punch and has been heard all over the country getting his ass kicked and screaming like a girl.
Let's hope that's the case
Zimmerman was so fucking stupid he couldn't even get an AA degree from Seminole State Community College (for quick review - Zimmerman got D's in Introduction to Criminal Justice and Juvenile Delinquency, and a C in a course called Evil Minds -Violent Predators. He failed algebra and astronomy and was placed on academic probation in 2011)
This is the moron who falsely profiled a kid who was doing absolutely nothing wrong
Apparently it's now legal in Florida to be so fucking stupid that you falsely profile someone, stalk them and get into a confrontation with them and then kill them and then claim self defense for a situation created solely by your own stupidity
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Stop whining like a bitch - Ashtray started the physical conflict and in the end won the fight but lost the war.
Let's hope that's the case
Zimmerman was so fucking stupid he couldn't even get an AA degree (for quick review - Zimmerman got D's in Introduction to Criminal Justice and Juvenile Delinquency, and a C in a course called Evil Minds -Violent Predators. He failed algebra and astronomy and was placed on academic probation in 2011)
This is the moron who falsely profiled a kid who was doing absolutely nothing wrong
Apparently it's now legal in Florida to be so fucking stupid that you falsely profile someone, stalk them and get into a confrontation with them and then kill them and then claim self defense for a situation created solely by your own stupidity
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Stop whining like a bitch - Ashtray started the physical conflict and in the end won the fight but lost the war.
don't worry - I won't take over your role as the whiny bitch on this board
just stating facts
this guy is a loser and a moron (proven fact) and he will be back in trouble with the law again eventually
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Prediction:
Neighborhood watch reality show with Zimmerman lol
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Prediction:
Neighborhood watch reality show with Zimmerman lol
Zimm would be perfect w Dog the Bounty Hunter
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Prediction:
Neighborhood watch reality show with Zimmerman lol
Sir, we don't need you to watch that.
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Sir, we don't need you to watch that.
lol why?
PS i wouldn't watch it anyway. i hate reality shows.
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lol why?
PS i wouldn't watch it anyway. i hate reality shows.
Dispatcher
Are you following him?
Zimmerman
Yeah.
Dispatcher
Ok, we don't need you to do that.
Zimmerman
Ok.
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Zimm would be perfect w Dog the Bounty Hunter
Zimm is a borderline retard who couldnt even get an AA degree
he would be worthless in almost anything except maybe wrecking a buffet
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Zimm is a borderline retard who couldnt even get an AA degree
he would be worthless in almost anything except maybe wrecking a buffet
Well he is an Obama voter so . . . . .
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Well he is an Obama voter so . . . . .
that's the funny part.
dude assaulted a cop. dude loved obama. dude fingered his underage cousin. dude beat his wife. dude was a little bitch who called 911 constantly.
if he hadn't shot trayvon, you'd look at him as a total failure, screw-up, ppiece of shit, oxygen thief.
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Well he is an Obama voter so . . . . .
He probably meant to vote for Romney but was too dumb to even get that right
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He probably meant to vote for Romney but was too dumb to even get that right
romney only got 24% of the hispanic vote.
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romney only got 24% of the hispanic vote.
He's a white man can't you see that?
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Disagree.
he'll make $3mil from a book. He'll invest. He'll sit at home, watching tv and pacing. And eventually, he will find himself more drama, simply out of boredom.
No way, given his past, personality, ability to lie, and hyper-aggressive personality - I think he will be in trouble again before too long. Hopefully he moves to another state to do it, though!
Doubt it. Why would anyone buy a book when they can pretty much watch the whole story on Hannity and YouTube?
And, his best friend already wrote a book on his behalf with the proceeds going to a fund for Zimmerman.
I don't see him being very employable either.
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Prediction:
Neighborhood watch reality show with Zimmerman lol
lol, that might be a good prediction.
If they can sell that woman who had 8 kids, why not sell this shit, haha.
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Doubt it. Why would anyone buy a book when they can pretty much watch the whole story on Hannity and YouTube?
And, his best friend already wrote a book on his behalf with the proceeds going to a fund for Zimmerman.
I don't see him being very employable either.
he co-wrote that book a year ago.
Now, imagine how some suckers are just dying to read "how I survived the rigors of a terrible trial - in my own words" and "Victim of the media" and "Neighborhood Watch" and any other drivel he wants to whine about.
People WILL buy it. They will. It'll be worth a million to a publisher who will receive enough exposure to make their $, even if the book flops. And there are idiots out there high-fiving, they were all cheeering the other night when this fuccking molesting, cop shoving, wife-beating, low IQ neighborhood watchman beat the rap. They were HAPPY! they'll buy his book ,stop for some chik-fila, and cheer for anything FOX news puts on.
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Prediction:
Neighborhood watch reality show with Zimmerman lol
LFMAO every see "The Trailer Park Boys"?
He will be Jim Lahey!!!!! hahahhaha
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LFMAO every see "The Trailer Park Boys"?
He will be Jim Lahey!!!!! hahahhaha
haha!!! Or Randy lol
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haha!!! Or Randy lol
hahaha
thats a great show, only saw it on netflix but I watched every episode lol
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hahaha
thats a great show, only saw it on netflix but I watched every episode lol
lol
Same here, I was hooked after seeing a youtube clip. Such hilarious shit, like bubbles watching over all the cats and Mr. Lahey being a drunk. Those writers are seriously talented!!!
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http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-TV/2013/07/14/Martin-family-attorney-wearing-hoodie-on-CNN
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!
lmfao!!!!
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lol
Same here, I was hooked after seeing a youtube clip. Such hilarious shit, like bubbles watching over all the cats and Mr. Lahey being a drunk. Those writers are seriously talented!!!
hahah "whos got your belly?"
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White Priviledge: Innocent, Trayvon Martin: Guilty
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White Priviledge: Innocent, Trayvon Martin: Guilty
You know Zimmerman identifies as Hispanic. Don't bring your looney bird shit into this thread without the facts.
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You know Zimmerman identifies as Hispanic. Don't bring your looney bird shit into this thread without the facts.
Rewatch the video, ...and listen carefully to what is being said.
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Rewatch the video, ...and listen carefully to what is being said.
I did. Same old recycled bullshit.
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List Of Trayvon Martin Supporters Making Retaliatory Attacks Grows
Oposing Views ^ | July 16, 2013 | Dabney Bailey
Posted on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 2:11:37 PM by Sopater
The Trayvon Martin case has sparked violent outbursts from angry protestors on both sides of the fence. Unfortunately, the list of violent incidents continues to grow.
March 25-26: At least seven white people were attacked by mobs of black people in Grand Rapids, Michigan. / "The detective also told Jacob that he believed the Trayvon Martin media frenzy is what prompted the attacks."
April 5: A 78-year-old Ohio man said that he was the victim of a hate crime after a group of young black men attacked him while shouting, “This is for Trayvon.”
April 10: Police in Gainesville, FL investigated a “racially motivated” incident after several black men attacked a white man. The victim was punched in the face and was then struck several more times while he was on the ground. The attackers allegedly chanted, “Trayvon” before the attack.
April 25: An Alabama man was attacked by a mob of 20 black people in his home. The attackers used brass knuckles, pipes, paint cans, and other makeshift weapons to beat the victim. / "one of the assailants referenced Trayvon Martin during the attack."
April 26: A 15-year-old black male was charged with a hate crime for attacking and robbing white victims. Police say that the suspect pinned the victim, threatened him with a large tree branch, and then said, “Empty your pockets, white boy.” / "he was angry about the Trayvon Martin case."
July 14: Riots in Oakland, California turned violent when protestors threw rocks at reporters and policemen, causing an estimated $50,000 in property damage.
July 15: An eyewitness claims that a group of young black men assaulted a Hispanic man while shouting, “This is for Trayvon!” The eyewitness stated, "They were just yelling and calling him names as they ran after him, but once they were hitting him and after that they started yelling, ‘This is for Trayvon, [expletive].’”
Source: Johnrlott
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List Of Trayvon Martin Supporters Making Retaliatory Attacks Grows
Oposing Views ^ | July 16, 2013 | Dabney Bailey
Posted on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 2:11:37 PM by Sopater
The Trayvon Martin case has sparked violent outbursts from angry protestors on both sides of the fence. Unfortunately, the list of violent incidents continues to grow.
March 25-26: At least seven white people were attacked by mobs of black people in Grand Rapids, Michigan. / "The detective also told Jacob that he believed the Trayvon Martin media frenzy is what prompted the attacks."
April 5: A 78-year-old Ohio man said that he was the victim of a hate crime after a group of young black men attacked him while shouting, “This is for Trayvon.”
April 10: Police in Gainesville, FL investigated a “racially motivated” incident after several black men attacked a white man. The victim was punched in the face and was then struck several more times while he was on the ground. The attackers allegedly chanted, “Trayvon” before the attack.
April 25: An Alabama man was attacked by a mob of 20 black people in his home. The attackers used brass knuckles, pipes, paint cans, and other makeshift weapons to beat the victim. / "one of the assailants referenced Trayvon Martin during the attack."
April 26: A 15-year-old black male was charged with a hate crime for attacking and robbing white victims. Police say that the suspect pinned the victim, threatened him with a large tree branch, and then said, “Empty your pockets, white boy.” / "he was angry about the Trayvon Martin case."
July 14: Riots in Oakland, California turned violent when protestors threw rocks at reporters and policemen, causing an estimated $50,000 in property damage.
July 15: An eyewitness claims that a group of young black men assaulted a Hispanic man while shouting, “This is for Trayvon!” The eyewitness stated, "They were just yelling and calling him names as they ran after him, but once they were hitting him and after that they started yelling, ‘This is for Trayvon, [expletive].’”
Source: Johnrlott
And not one black leader gives a fuck or tries to intercede.
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I did. Same old recycled bullshit.
You are wasting your time. 24KT/JaguarEnterprises has the same level of education as Rachel Jeantel and believes all white people are "creepy ass crackers."
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You are wasting your time. 24KT/JaguarEnterprises has the same level of education as Rachel Jeantel and believes all white people are "creepy ass crackers."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/16/justice-department-zimmerman-case_n_3605742.html
Holder is now proceeding on the investigation into Zimm
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You are wasting your time. 24KT/JaguarEnterprises has the same level of education as Rachel Jeantel and believes all white people are "creepy ass crackers."
I thought I would never indulge in schadenfreude, ...but when all is said & done,
...I think I'm going to have a good 'ole time!
Have a nice life, ...what's left of it. Your world is gonna change in unfathomable proportions.
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I thought I would never indulge in schadenfreude, ...but when all is said & done,
...I think I'm going to have a good 'ole time!
Have a nice life, ...what's left of it. Your world is gonna change in unfathomable proportions.
Is that a threat?
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I thought I would never indulge in schadenfreude, ...but when all is said & done,
...I think I'm going to have a good 'ole time!
Have a nice life, ...what's left of it. Your world is gonna change in unfathomable proportions.
Is that a threat?
Yup, and it wouldn't be the first time. She has said in other threads that she hates evangelicals and has threatened to murder me and other evangelicals. She is quite the violent, uneducated, bipolar woman.
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Yup, and it wouldn't be the first time. She has said in other threads that she hates evangelicals and has threatened to murder me and other evangelicals. She is quite the violent, uneducated, bipolar, woman.
I've noticed a definite pattern here. Most people who are against Zimmerman have a history of threats to others of assault and murder. ;D
Seriously....
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Is that a threat?
Not it's not a threat. It is a diagnosis.
Loco's hubris, and ignorance has blinded him to the cliff he's heading straight for.
If it's any consolation, he exhibits such levels of ignorance, I doubt he will even recognize his predicament as he plunges over the cliffs edge...he might not even realize it as he makes a nasty splat at the bottom.
He will keep spewing his lies, ...but they will catch up to him in the end.
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I've noticed a definite pattern here. Most people who are against Zimmerman have a history of threats to others of assault and murder. ;D
Seriously....
I'm not against Zimmerman. I am against the verdict,
...and the disgusting situation that exists that could lead to such a travesty.
I make no threats, and I assault no one. The same cannot be said for many of the posters here however who demonstrate feeble & transparent attempts at psychological assault everyday. How miserable their pathetic little lives must be. :'(
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I've noticed a definite pattern here. Most people who are against Zimmerman have a history of threats to others of assault and murder. ;D
Seriously....
24KT/JaguarEnterprises definitely fits this pattern. Apparently, she is now planning on slamming my head into the pavement and then pushing me off a cliff.
Loco's hubris, and ignorance has blinded him to the cliff he's heading straight for.
If it's any consolation, he exhibits such levels of ignorance, I doubt he will even recognize his predicament as he plunges over the cliffs edge...he might not even realize it as he makes a nasty splat at the bottom.
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I'm not against Zimmerman. I am against the verdict,
...and the disgusting situation that exists that could lead to such a travesty.
I make no threats, and I assault no one. The same cannot be said for many of the posters here however who demonstrate feeble & transparent attempts at psychological assault everyday. How miserable their pathetic little lives must be. :'(
What is your argument against the verdict? Please be rational and avoid emotional pleas.
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24KT/JaguarEnterprises definitely fits this pattern. Apparently, she is now planning on slamming my head into the pavement and then pushing me off a cliff.
::) You named yourself appropriately! Loco!
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I've noticed a definite pattern here. Most people who are against Zimmerman have a history of threats to others of assault and murder. ;D
Seriously....
24KT = jaguarenterprises
I FVCKING HATE DELUSIONAL EVANGELICALS >:(
You are fvcking certifiable in your delusion & denial.
It's the goddamn evangelicals who make it a political issue. Get real!!!
I will welcome the day that religion is forced underground!
Any evangelical I off, is gonna be one who trys imposing themself on me. There's a big difference.
It's like someone on here once said "I'll shoot the fvckers if I have to."
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What is your argument against the verdict? Please be rational and avoid emotional pleas.
I didn't waste one bit of my precious time watching the trial. According to those that did, there were numerous mistakes made on the part of the prosecution, not only in presenting the case, but also in jury selection. Bottom line is verdicts are based upon evidence permitted within the trial.
No matter what a jury of 12 men or women decide, verdicts are not always just.
The adage "Justice is Blind" could not prove truer in this case.
Bottom line is an unarmed teen is shot dead in his own neighborhood by an entity charged with protecting him in his neighbourhood. It is what it is... and it's fvcked.
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Like anything else... it is what it is, ...but those with the desire to will read anything they want into it regardless.
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I didn't waste one bit of my precious time watching the trial. According to those that did, there were numerous mistakes made on the part of the prosecution, not only in presenting the case, but also in jury selection. Bottom line is verdicts are based upon evidence permitted within the trial.
No matter what a jury of 12 men or women decide, verdicts are not always just.
The adage "Justice is Blind" could not prove truer in this case.
Bottom line is an unarmed teen is shot dead in his own neighborhood by an entity charged with protecting him in his neighbourhood. It is what it is... and it's fvcked.
I'm not trying to troll or anything, I'm just curious because I can't understand your thinking on this.
Is it that you don't believe Trayvon attacked Zimmerman or you don't think Zimmerman should have defended himself?
Zimmerman shouldn't have got into the situation, but following someone and asking question certainly isn't a crime by any stretch.
???
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I didn't waste one bit of my precious time watching the trial. According to those that did, there were numerous mistakes made on the part of the prosecution, not only in presenting the case, but also in jury selection. Bottom line is verdicts are based upon evidence permitted within the trial.
No matter what a jury of 12 men or women decide, verdicts are not always just.
The adage "Justice is Blind" could not prove truer in this case.
Bottom line is an unarmed teen is shot dead in his own neighborhood by an entity charged with protecting him in his neighbourhood. It is what it is... and it's fvcked.
Wait, you didn't follow the trial? Your information is second hand? Why do you feel qualified to make statements and to be upset when you admit you know only what other people told you?
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Wait, you didn't follow the trial? Your information is second hand? Why do you feel qualified to make statements and to be upset when you admit you know only what other people told you?
I'm not basing this on "what other people told me"
I'm basing it on the bottom line: An unarmed kid in his own neighbourhood was shot & killed in his own neighbourhood on his way home, by an entity charged with protecting him in his own neighbourhood. That is the bottom line, ...and that death should not have occurred.
I realize verdicts are based upon whatever "evidence" is brought out in trial, and verdicts can go either way because of what comes out in trial, ...however, verdicts do not always reflect justice. This kid should not have died. Bottom line. There's nothing emotional about it, ...it is common sense.
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I'm not basing this on "what other people told me"
I'm basing it on the bottom line: An unarmed kid in his own neighbourhood was shot & killed in his own neighbourhood on his way home, by an entity charged with protecting him in his own neighbourhood. That is the bottom line, ...and that death should not have occurred.
I realize verdicts are based upon whatever "evidence" is brought out in trial, and verdicts can go either way because of what comes out in trial, ...however, verdicts do not always reflect justice. This kid should not have died. Bottom line. There's nothing emotional about it, ...it is common sense.
I'm sorry but you need to take time to read about the case before you give opinions. Is this racial for you? Do you feel compelled to support Martin because of race? You can be honest.
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I'm not trying to troll or anything, I'm just curious because I can't understand your thinking on this.
Is it that you don't believe Trayvon attacked Zimmerman or you don't think Zimmerman should have defended himself?
Zimmerman shouldn't have got into the situation, but following someone and asking question certainly isn't a crime by any stretch.
???
It is that this child should not have died!!! PERIOD!
Even if Zimmerman had been found guilty, ...there would still have been no justice.
Trayvon is dead, ...and he's not coming back. A young life has been snuffed out.
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It is that this child should not have died!!! PERIOD!
Even if Zimmerman had been found guilty, ...there would still have been no justice.
Trayvon is dead, ...and he's not coming back. A young life has been snuffed out.
But that happens all the time. Kids are killed and kill each other daily. Why is it important to you now? What about this case makes it any different than the other kids being killed?
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It is that this child should not have died!!! PERIOD!
Even if Zimmerman had been found guilty, ...there would still have been no justice.
Trayvon is dead, ...and he's not coming back. A young life has been snuffed out.
::) ::)
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I'm sorry but you need to take time to read about the case before you give opinions. Is this racial for you? Do you feel compelled to support Martin because of race? You can be honest.
I was not commenting about the "case", ...but rather the "verdict"
There is absolutely nothing racial about it.
You've been on this board long enough, ...and have read far too many of my posts on the issue of race to know it is not, never has been, or ever will be a racial thing for me. I transcend race, tho many on here, and in society cannot.
For me it is about an unarmed child on his way home being killed in his own neighbourhood, at the hands of an entity charged with protecting him.
This situation does highlight the perils of racial profiling, ...however, if you take the racial aspect out of it, ...the bottom line is an innocent kid was killed in his own neighbourhood on his way home, by an entity charged with protecting him in his own neighbourhood. Can you not see what is wrong with that picture?
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I'm basing it on the bottom line: An unarmed kid in his own neighbourhood was shot & killed in his own neighbourhood on his way home, by an entity charged with protecting him in his own neighbourhood. That is the bottom line, ...and that death should not have occurred.
Bottom Line: An unarmed kid in his own neighborhood attacked an entity charged with protecting him, slammed his head into the pavement, and was shot & killed while struggling to take such entity's gun away from him to kill such entity with his own gun.
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But that happens all the time. Kids are killed and kill each other daily. Why is it important to you now? What about this case makes it any different than the other kids being killed?
What makes you think I do not care about other kids being killed daily?
The only thing about this case that makes it different from the other kids being killed daily, is that western newsmedia has exploited it for ratings & profit. It is not all of a sudden important to me. It is what it is... and I have chosen not to get caught up in the media manipulations, or the means of distraction those with an agenda wanted it to be. It is what it is... and the trial is over... a verdict rendered... and justice yet to be served.
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I was not commenting about the "case", ...but rather the "verdict"
There is absolutely nothing racial about it.
You've been on this board long enough, ...and have read far too many of my posts on the issue of race to know it is not, never has been, or ever will be a racial thing for me. I transcend race, tho many on here, and in society cannot.
For me it is about an unarmed child on his way home being killed in his own neighbourhood, at the hands of an entity charged with protecting him.
This situation does highlight the perils of racial profiling, ...however, if you take the racial aspect out of it, ...the bottom line is an innocent kid was killed in his own neighbourhood on his way home, by an entity charged with protecting him in his own neighbourhood. Can you not see what is wrong with that picture?
I understand this.
What makes you think I do not care about other kids being killed daily?
The only thing about this case that makes it different from the other kids being killed daily, is that western newsmedia has exploited it for ratings & profit. It is not all of a sudden important to me. It is what it is... and I have chosen not to get caught up in the media manipulations, or the means of distraction those with an agenda wanted it to be. It is what it is... and the trial is over... a verdict rendered... and justice yet to be served.
Not just the media. The media wouldn't be able to get away with all this nonsense if people didnt want to believe it.
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I was not commenting about the "case", ...but rather the "verdict"
There is absolutely nothing racial about it.
You've been on this board long enough, ...and have read far too many of my posts on the issue of race to know it is not, never has been, or ever will be a racial thing for me. I transcend race, tho many on here, and in society cannot.
For me it is about an unarmed child on his way home being killed in his own neighbourhood, at the hands of an entity charged with protecting him.
This situation does highlight the perils of racial profiling, ...however, if you take the racial aspect out of it, ...the bottom line is an innocent kid was killed in his own neighbourhood on his way home, by an entity charged with protecting him in his own neighbourhood. Can you not see what is wrong with that picture?
Fucking please - trayvon was 6 2 posed w a gun, high on drugs, gold teeth, called himself nolimitnigga, was on suspension for fighting, etc
spare me this unarmed innocent child bs
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Bottom Line: An unarmed kid in his own neighborhood attacked an entity charged with protecting him, slammed his head into the pavement, and was shot & killed while struggling to take such entity's gun away from him to kill such entity with his own gun.
And who in that same situation fearing for his/her own life would not try to take the gun away.
Loco, if you followed me in the dark for a few blocks and cornered me with a gun, you had best believe I would do my utmost to take it away from you and shoot you with it! I would do my damndest to make you look like a piece of Swiss cheese!
If you want to consider that a threat... go for it!
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There is absolutely nothing racial about it.
You've been on this board long enough, ...and have read far too many of my posts on the issue of race to know it is not, never has been, or ever will be a racial thing for me. I transcend race, tho many on here, and in society cannot.
The only thing about this case that makes it different from the other kids being killed daily, is that western newsmedia has exploited it for ratings & profit. It is not all of a sudden important to me. It is what it is... and I have chosen not to get caught up in the media manipulations, or the means of distraction those with an agenda wanted it to be.
White Priviledge: Innocent, Trayvon Martin: Guilty
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It is that this child should not have died!!! PERIOD!
Even if Zimmerman had been found guilty, ...there would still have been no justice.
Trayvon is dead, ...and he's not coming back. A young life has been snuffed out.
Okay, I see... I guess I can almost agree with you there.
I can see where you're coming from...
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Loco, if you followed me in the dark for a few blocks and cornered me with a gun, you had best believe I would do my utmost to take it away from you and shoot you with it! I would do my damndest to make you look like a piece of Swiss cheese!
What case are we talking about again? Do you even know anything about this case?
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I understand this.
Not just the media. The media wouldn't be able to get away with all this nonsense if people didnt want to believe it.
People want to believe alot of things... including that killing a kid in his own neighbourhood was justified.
Alot of factors went into a very unecessary escalation of the situation, ...and a child is dead,
...whether he was 6' 2", wore gold teeth, or called himself whatever? He should be alive today!
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People want to believe alot of things... including that killing a kid in his own neighbourhood was justified.
Alot of factors went into a very unecessary escalation of the situation, ...and a child is dead,
...whether he was 6' 2", wore gold teeth, or called himself whatever? He should be alive today!
Then he shouldn't have attacked Zimmerman thinking he was a creepy ass cracka and a gay perv
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Trayvon Martin Killing: Akon Tells Black People to Move to Africa
International Business Times ^ | July 16, 2013 | Toyin Owoseje
Posted on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 5:16:47 PM by NCjim
R&B star Akon has suggested that African-Americans living in the US should move back to Africa following George Zimmerman's acquittal in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin.
The Smack That hitmaker, who was born in Senegal, west Africa, took to his Instagram page after the trial in which Zimmerman was found not guilty of murder and manslaughter by a jury of six women in Sanford, Florida.
Posting a screen grab of the live broadcast of the trial he wrote: "Every African-American in the United States needs to move their money, family, knowledge back to Africa were you will be treated like the royalty you are.
"You don't deserve this treatment. This is not your country."
The 40-year-old star is among a number of stars who reacted to the acquittal of the teenager's killer after jurors accepted his claim that he shot Trayvon in self-defence.
Singer Kelly Rowland shed tears for the teenager and his family, Lil' Kim cried out for justice, and Russell Simmons called for a change to gun laws.
Beyoncé took a moment to honour Martin during her Mrs Carter Show World Tour concert at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennesse. Her concert started about 30 minutes after news of the Zimmerman verdict began to circulate.
Before singing the chorus of I Will Always Love You, she told the crowd : "I'd like to have a moment of silence for Trayvon."
Protests have been held across country. Trayvon's parents, Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, were "heartbroken and devastated," their lawyer said.
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Trayvon Martin Killing: Akon Tells Black People to Move to Africa
International Business Times ^ | July 16, 2013 | Toyin Owoseje
Posted on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 5:16:47 PM by NCjim
R&B star Akon has suggested that African-Americans living in the US should move back to Africa following George Zimmerman's acquittal in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin.
The Smack That hitmaker, who was born in Senegal, west Africa, took to his Instagram page after the trial in which Zimmerman was found not guilty of murder and manslaughter by a jury of six women in Sanford, Florida.
Posting a screen grab of the live broadcast of the trial he wrote: "Every African-American in the United States needs to move their money, family, knowledge back to Africa were you will be treated like the royalty you are.
"You don't deserve this treatment. This is not your country."
The 40-year-old star is among a number of stars who reacted to the acquittal of the teenager's killer after jurors accepted his claim that he shot Trayvon in self-defence.
Singer Kelly Rowland shed tears for the teenager and his family, Lil' Kim cried out for justice, and Russell Simmons called for a change to gun laws.
Beyoncé took a moment to honour Martin during her Mrs Carter Show World Tour concert at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennesse. Her concert started about 30 minutes after news of the Zimmerman verdict began to circulate.
Before singing the chorus of I Will Always Love You, she told the crowd : "I'd like to have a moment of silence for Trayvon."
Protests have been held across country. Trayvon's parents, Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, were "heartbroken and devastated," their lawyer said.
They would never do that, not unless the evil white man built them a society in Africa.
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They would never do that, not unless the evil white man built them a society in Africa.
Read about Liberia to see how that worked out.
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Trayvon Martin Killing: Akon Tells Black People to Move to Africa
International Business Times ^ | July 16, 2013 | Toyin Owoseje
Posted on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 5:16:47 PM by NCjim
R&B star Akon has suggested that African-Americans living in the US should move back to Africa following George Zimmerman's acquittal in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin.
The Smack That hitmaker, who was born in Senegal, west Africa, took to his Instagram page after the trial in which Zimmerman was found not guilty of murder and manslaughter by a jury of six women in Sanford, Florida.
Posting a screen grab of the live broadcast of the trial he wrote: "Every African-American in the United States needs to move their money, family, knowledge back to Africa were you will be treated like the royalty you are.
"You don't deserve this treatment. This is not your country."
The 40-year-old star is among a number of stars who reacted to the acquittal of the teenager's killer after jurors accepted his claim that he shot Trayvon in self-defence.
Singer Kelly Rowland shed tears for the teenager and his family, Lil' Kim cried out for justice, and Russell Simmons called for a change to gun laws.
Beyoncé took a moment to honour Martin during her Mrs Carter Show World Tour concert at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennesse. Her concert started about 30 minutes after news of the Zimmerman verdict began to circulate.
Before singing the chorus of I Will Always Love You, she told the crowd : "I'd like to have a moment of silence for Trayvon."
Protests have been held across country. Trayvon's parents, Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, were "heartbroken and devastated," their lawyer said.
Sounds like the KKK paid Akon a lot of money to say this. :-X
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Read about Liberia to see how that worked out.
Or South Africa :-X
This isn't just a racist opinion, this is complete fact.
Meanwhile, Akon is enjoying an extremely high standard of living made single-handedly possible by the evil white man. Who does he think makes Rolex, Ferrari, Mercedes Benz, Dom Perignon and Cristal, Nike, Adidas? Who does he think designed the recording equipment and business practices and system that made him rich?
I could completely understand his comments if he lived in the wild like an Animal.
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Sounds like the KKK paid Akon a lot of money to say this. :-X
Or perhaps maybe Akon has a different perspective.
The leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.
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Or South Africa :-X
This isn't just a racist opinion, this is complete fact.
Meanwhile, Akon is enjoying an extremely high standard of living made single-handedly possible by the evil white man. Who does he think makes Rolex, Ferrari, Mercedes Benz, Dom Perignon and Cristal, Nike, Adidas? Who does he think designed the recording equipment and business practices and system that made him rich?
I could completely understand his comments if he lived in the wild like an Animal.
White men? Oh Puleaze!!! Everyone knows it is little children in Pakistani sweatshops who make Nikes!
And if you think Akon's life is about "living large"... you don't have the first clue about Akon.
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Or perhaps maybe Akon has a different perspective.
The leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.
It's a silly comment that makes him come off as an overreacting hysterical child. Obviously he wasn't satisfied staying in Africa.
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:D
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White men? Oh Puleaze!!! Everyone knows it is little children in Pakistani sweatshops who make Nikes!
And if you think Akon's life is about "living large"... you don't have the first clue about Akon.
Do you feel the need to defend him because he's black? I really want to know.
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White men? Oh Puleaze!!! Everyone knows it is little children in Pakistani sweatshops who make Nikes!
And if you think Akon's life is about "living large"... you don't have the first clue about Akon.
Akon doesn't live in a mansion, drive a Mercedes, BM car or fully utilize society and culture that originated in Europe? There's not a single thing about Akon (or you) that's African besides the genes.
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Akon doesn't live in a mansion, drive a Mercedes, BM car or fully utilize society and culture that originated in Europe? There's not a single thing about Akon (or you) that's African besides the genes.
There always seems to be a knee jerk reaction to defend fellow blacks yet they never seem to recognize the bias
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White Priviledge: Innocent, Trayvon Martin: Guilty
See, this is why I don't take you seriously.
We had that whole discussion over white privilege and now you want to apply it to a hispanic, just cause you don't like the outcome.
First you claim you haven't wasted any time on the case, but you have an informed opinion.
Then you claim it's about the bottom line, although as Loco pointed out, it's just because you've chosen to define the bottom line in a way to suit your preconceived notion.
17 year olds are not children. They're young, strong, mere months away from being legal draft age, and very capable of hurting someone.
The media calls him a white hispanic.
Why is Obama not called a white black?
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And who in that same situation fearing for his/her own life would not try to take the gun away.
Loco, if you followed me in the dark for a few blocks and cornered me with a gun, you had best believe I would do my utmost to take it away from you and shoot you with it! I would do my damndest to make you look like a piece of Swiss cheese!
If you want to consider that a threat... go for it!
trayvon didnt know he had a gun before confronting him and beating him jagson....
try and keep up, if you cant shut the fuck up!!!
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trayvon didnt know he had a gun
we dont konw what the fck trayvon knew. that's a WILD assumption.
I'd be ignorant to say "Trayvon KNEW there was a gun" and you'd be the same to say "I KNOW for a FACT that trayvon had no idea zimm had a gun".
At some point, he became aware of the weapon. ZImm tells us it was during the struggle. Depending on which story - he saw it. Another time he reached for it. Third time he told the story, trayvon grabbed it.... and muttered some threats that 911 calls all missed while hearing everything else.
I'll accept zimm beat the rap, trayvon deserved what happened, etc - BUT ytou have no fuggin clue when trayvon discovered the gun, just as I dont. Zimm is the only one who knows, and his own lawyer admits he lies about shit, so yeah.
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we dont konw what the fck trayvon knew. that's a WILD assumption.
I'd be ignorant to say "Trayvon KNEW there was a gun" and you'd be the same to say "I KNOW for a FACT that trayvon had no idea zimm had a gun".
At some point, he became aware of the weapon. ZImm tells us it was during the struggle. Depending on which story - he saw it. Another time he reached for it. Third time he told the story, trayvon grabbed it.... and muttered some threats that 911 calls all missed while hearing everything else.
I'll accept zimm beat the rap, trayvon deserved what happened, etc - BUT ytou have no fuggin clue when trayvon discovered the gun, just as I dont. Zimm is the only one who knows, and his own lawyer admits he lies about shit, so yeah.
Come on, you've speculated and made assumptions as much as anyone, maybe more.
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Come on, you've speculated and made assumptions as much as anyone, maybe more.
and I admit i'm guessing. I'l say "Oh i just KNOW this or that." But I'm just guessing. Same as toney.
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http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/07/16/fired-employee-to-slap-zimmerman-prosecutors-with-whistleblower-lawsuit
Nice - sue the shit out of that hag
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we dont konw what the fck trayvon knew. that's a WILD assumption.
I'd be ignorant to say "Trayvon KNEW there was a gun" and you'd be the same to say "I KNOW for a FACT that trayvon had no idea zimm had a gun".
At some point, he became aware of the weapon. ZImm tells us it was during the struggle. Depending on which story - he saw it. Another time he reached for it. Third time he told the story, trayvon grabbed it.... and muttered some threats that 911 calls all missed while hearing everything else.
I'll accept zimm beat the rap, trayvon deserved what happened, etc - BUT ytou have no fuggin clue when trayvon discovered the gun, just as I dont. Zimm is the only one who knows, and his own lawyer admits he lies about shit, so yeah.
LOL do you realize how much you are emotionally invested in this?
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LOL do you realize how much you are emotionally invested in this?
Ha. His life has revolved around this case since the week of the shooting.
See, this is why I don't take you seriously.
We had that whole discussion over white privilege and now you want to apply it to a hispanic, just cause you don't like the outcome.
First you claim you haven't wasted any time on the case, but you have an informed opinion.
Then you claim it's about the bottom line, although as Loco pointed out, it's just because you've chosen to define the bottom line in a way to suit your preconceived notion.
17 year olds are not children. They're young, strong, mere months away from being legal draft age, and very capable of hurting someone.
The media calls him a white hispanic.
Why is Obama not called a white black?
You have to forgive Jag. She blames the white devil for the fact that no one in Hollywood wants to hire a shitty black actress with a googly lazy eye.
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Ha. His life has revolved around this case since the week of the shooting.
You have to forgive Jag. She blames the white devil for the fact that no one in Hollywood wants to hire a shitty black actress with a googly lazy eye.
She has a googly eye? Pics?
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Read about Liberia to see how that worked out.
I read this on another forum recently regarding South Africa... :o
Originally posted by undo
this same thing is happening in south africa. the new government has said that until the black population represent the largest percentage of the working force, no new white people are allowed to be hired. this is by law. however, since the majority of the country is black and unemployed, this means white people who are not self employed there, will never have a job. the white people working government jobs, have all been fired and replaced by blacks. unfortunately, the economy is in really bad shape and is showing no signs of repairing itself. when the unemployed start to complain, their politicians blame the only remaining whites -- the farmers. this is causing violence against white farmers, who are often slaughtered in their homes, and their farms confiscated by gangs of blacks who don't know how to farm. in addition, the white farmers were employing groups of blacks, who summarily lose their jobs and their homes, which were often on the farms. this has resolved to an even worse unemployment amongst the black community, and it is also slowly destroying the bread basket of their country.
it's like a huge people eating destroyer. it kills the remaining white members of the population while also causing thousands of blacks to not only become unemployed but homeless. and when the newly umemployed and homeless complain, the politicians, repeat the process -- blame it on the remaining white farmers, and so it spirals downward, deeper into misery.
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She has a googly eye? Pics?
Barney goo goo... with the goo goo googly eyes... Barney goo goo... with the goo goo googly eyes. :)
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They would never do that, not unless the evil white man built them a society in Africa.
Akon has been in Canada for as long as I can remember. They would all be in for a rude awaking if they moved back to Africa. By all means... what's stopping them?
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I'm sorry but you need to take time to read about the case before you give opinions. Is this racial for you? Do you feel compelled to support Martin because of race? You can be honest.
This is par for the course with Jags. Typical CTer mentality applied to an issue. She doesnt take any time to research the facts of the case but yet crafts an argument out of aspects of the case. Similar to saying if flight 777 didnt vaporize then 911 planes that crashed into the WTCs must have been fake.
Shes made up her mind without investsgation. How dumb is that?
I know, its a CT... The jurors were threatened by the klux klux klan and Obama is really a white person, born in kenya with a permanent tan in disguise and its all part of a plot by white men with latin fondness to murder black teens to cuase a financial collapse and drive the price of gas up. And thats just her opinion so dont fuck with it.
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Ivy League professor calls God a 'racist' after Zimmerman verdict
FoxNews.com ^ | 7/16/2013
Posted on Wednesday, July 17, 2013 7:36:05 AM by RoosterRedux
An Ivy League professor blogged after George Zimmerman was found not guilty of murdering Trayvon Martin that the verdict shows God is a “white racist” who stalks “young black men.”
Anthea Butler, an associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Department of Religious Studies, made the unusual comments in a blog post released on Monday on ReligionDispatches.org, where she is a regular contributor.
“God ain’t good all of the time. In fact, sometimes, God is not for us,” she wrote in the post. “As a black woman in an [sic] nation that has taken too many pains to remind me that I am not a white man, and am not capable of taking care of my reproductive rights, or my voting rights, I know that this American god ain’t my god.
“As a matter of fact, I think he’s a white racist god with a problem. More importantly, he is carrying a gun and stalking young black men,” she added.
Butler adds that Trayvon Martin’s killing was the result of racism that was influenced by Christianity.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
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Ivy League professor calls God a 'racist' after Zimmerman verdict
FoxNews.com ^ | 7/16/2013
Posted on Wednesday, July 17, 2013 7:36:05 AM by RoosterRedux
An Ivy League professor blogged after George Zimmerman was found not guilty of murdering Trayvon Martin that the verdict shows God is a “white racist” who stalks “young black men.”
Anthea Butler, an associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Department of Religious Studies, made the unusual comments in a blog post released on Monday on ReligionDispatches.org, where she is a regular contributor.
“God ain’t good all of the time. In fact, sometimes, God is not for us,” she wrote in the post. “As a black woman in an [sic] nation that has taken too many pains to remind me that I am not a white man, and am not capable of taking care of my reproductive rights, or my voting rights, I know that this American god ain’t my god.
“As a matter of fact, I think he’s a white racist god with a problem. More importantly, he is carrying a gun and stalking young black men,” she added.
Butler adds that Trayvon Martin’s killing was the result of racism that was influenced by Christianity.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
Considering the level of black on black crime, it seems more likely god would be an angry black male stalking black men in their own neighborhoods.
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Angela Corey’s Checkered Past: The Zimmerman Prosecutor Knows about Personal Vendettas
National Review ^ | 07/17/2013 | Ian Tuttle
Posted on Wednesday, July 17, 2013 10:06:40 AM by SeekAndFind
Angela Corey, by all accounts, is no Atticus Finch. She is “one hell of a trial lawyer,” says a Florida defense attorney who has known her for three decades — but the woman who has risen to national prominence as the “tough as nails” state attorney who prosecuted George Zimmerman is known for scorching the earth. And some of her prosecutorial conduct has been, well, troubling at best.
Corey, a Jacksonville native, took a degree in marketing from Florida State University before pursuing her J.D. at the University of Florida. She became a Florida prosecutor in 1981 and tried everything from homicides to juvenile cases in the ensuing 26 years. In 2008, Corey was elected state attorney for Florida’s Fourth Judicial Circuit, taking over from Harry Shornstein — the four-term state attorney who had fired her from his office a year earlier, citing “long-term issues” regarding her supervisory performance.
When Corey came in, she cleaned house. Corey fired half of the office’s investigators, two-fifths of its victim advocates, a quarter of its 35 paralegals, and 48 other support staff — more than one-fifth of the office. Then she sent a letter to Florida’s senators demanding that they oppose Shornstein’s pending nomination as a U.S. attorney. “I told them he should not hold a position of authority in his community again, because of his penchant for using the grand jury for personal vendettas,” she wrote.
Corey knows about personal vendettas. They seem to be her specialty. When Ron Littlepage, a journalist for the Florida Times-Union, wrote a column criticizing her handling of the Christian Fernandez case — in which Corey chose to prosecute a twelve-year-old boy for first-degree murder, who wound up locked in solitary confinement in an adult jail prior to his court date — she “fired off a two-page, single-spaced letter on official state-attorney letterhead hinting at lawsuits for libel.”
And that was moderate. When Corey was appointed to handle the Zimmerman case, Talbot “Sandy” D’Alemberte, a former president of both the American Bar Association and Florida State University, criticized the decision: “I cannot imagine a worse choice for a prosecutor to serve in the Sanford case. There is nothing in Angela Corey’s background that suits her for the task, and she cannot command the respect of people who care about justice.” Corey responded by making a public-records request of the university for all e-mails, text messages, and phone messages in which D’Alemberte had mentioned Fernandez. Like Littlepage, D’Alemberte had earlier criticized Corey’s handling of the Fernandez case. Not many people are willing to cross Corey. A Florida attorney I spoke with declined to go on record because of “concerns about retaliation” — that attorney has pending cases that will require Corey’s cooperation. The attorney mentioned colleagues who have refused to speak to the media for the same reason. And to think: D’Alemberte crossed Corey twice. He should get a medal.
But what these instances point to is something much more alarming than Corey’s less-than-warm relations with her peers.
In June 2012, Alan Dershowitz, a well-known defense attorney who has been a professor at Harvard Law School for nearly half a century, criticized Corey for her affidavit in the Zimmerman case. Making use of a quirk of Florida law that gives prosecutors, for any case except first-degree murder, the option of filing an affidavit with the judge instead of going to a grand jury, Corey filed an affidavit that, according to Dershowitz, “willfully and deliberately omitted” crucial exculpatory evidence: namely, that Trayvon Martin was beating George Zimmerman bloody at the time of the fatal gunshot. So Corey avoided a grand jury, where her case likely would not have held water, and then withheld evidence in her affidavit to the judge. “It was a perjurious affidavit,” Dershowitz tells me, and that comes with serious consequences: “Submitting a false affidavit is grounds for disbarment.”
Shortly after Dershowitz’s criticisms, Harvard Law School’s dean’s office received a phone call. When the dean refused to pick up, Angela Corey spent a half hour demanding of an office-of-communications employee that Dershowitz be fired. According to Dershowitz, Corey threatened to sue Harvard, to try to get him disbarred, and also to sue him for slander and libel. Corey also told the communications employee that she had assigned a state investigator — an employee of the State of Florida, that is — to investigate Dershowitz. “That’s an abuse of office right there,” Dershowitz says.
What happened in the weeks and months that followed was instructive. Dershowitz says that he was flooded with correspondence from people telling him that this is Corey’s well-known M.O. He says numerous sources — lawyers who had sparred with Corey in the courtroom, lawyers who had worked with and for her, and even multiple judges — informed him that Corey has a history of vigorously attacking any and all who criticize her. But it’s worse than that: Correspondents told him that Corey has a history of overcharging and withholding evidence. The Zimmerman trial is a clear case of the former and a probable case of the latter. Zimmerman was charged with second-degree murder, also known as “depraved mind” murder. The case law for that charge, an attorney who has worked in criminal prosecution outside Florida tells me, is near-unanimous: It almost never applies to one-on-one encounters. Second-degree murder is the madman who fires indiscriminately into a crowd or unlocks the lions’ cage at the zoo. “Nothing in the facts of this case approaches that.” Which Angela Corey, a veteran prosecutor, should have known, and a grand jury would have told her. In fact, both the initial police investigation and the original state attorney in charge of the case had determined exactly that: There was no evidence of any crime, much less second-degree murder
But that did not stop Corey from zealously overcharging and — the facts suggest — withholding evidence to ensure that that charge stuck.
Still, by the end of the case it was clear that the jury was unlikely to convict Zimmerman of second-degree murder; hence the prosecution’s addition of a manslaughter charge — as well as its attempt to add a charge for third-degree murder by way of child abuse — after the trial had closed. “In 50 years of practice I’ve never seen anything like it,” says Dershowitz. It’s a permissible maneuver, but as a matter of professional ethics it’s a low blow.
Corey’s post-trial performance has been less than admirable as well. Asked in a prime-time interview with HLN how she would describe George Zimmerman, Corey responded, “Murderer.” Attorneys who spoke with me called her refusal to acknowledge the validity of the jury’s verdict everything from “disgusting” to “disgraceful.”
But will Corey ever be disciplined for prosecutorial abuses? It’s unlikely. State attorneys cannot be brought before the bar while they remain in office. Complaints can be filed against Corey, but they will be deferred until she is no longer state attorney. The governor can remove her from office, but otherwise her position — and her license — are safe.
Meanwhile, those who speak out against her continue to be mistreated. Ben Kruidbos (pronounced CRIED-boss), the IT director at Corey’s state-attorney office, was fired last week — one month after testifying during the Zimmerman trial that Corey had withheld from defense attorneys evidence obtained from Trayvon Martin’s cell phone. Corey’s office contends that Kruidbos was fired for poor job performance and for leaking personnel records. The termination notice delivered to Kruidbos last Friday read: “You have proven to be completely untrustworthy. Because of your deliberate, wilful and unscrupulous actions, you can never again be trusted to step foot in this office.” Less than two months before this letter, Kruidbos had received a raise for “meritorious performance.”
The records in question — Kruidbos maintains he had nothing to do with leaking them — revealed that Corey used $235,000 in taxpayer money to upgrade her pension and that of her co-prosecutor in the Zimmerman case, Bernie de la Rionda. The upgrade was legal, but Harry Shornstein, Corey’s predecessor, had said previously that using taxpayer funds to upgrade pensions was not “proper.”
Meanwhile, while Kruidbos has been forced out of the state attorney’s office, the managing director who wrote his termination letter — one Cheryl Peek — remains. In 1990 Peek was fired from the same state attorney’s office by Harry Shornstein’s predecessor, Ed Austin, for jury manipulation. Now, as managing director for that office, she trains lawyers in professional ethics.
Since her election, Corey seems to be determinedly purging from the ranks any who cross her and surrounding herself with inferiors whose ethical scruples appear to mirror her own. Meanwhile, those she chooses to victimize — most recently, George Zimmerman — far too often have little recourse.
“Make crime pay,” Will Rogers once quipped: “Become a lawyer.” Angela Corey seems to be less interested in making crime pay than in making her critics pay.
— Ian Tuttle is an editorial intern at National Review.
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Angela Corey’s Checkered Past: The Zimmerman Prosecutor Knows about Personal Vendettas
National Review ^ | 07/17/2013 | Ian Tuttle
Posted on Wednesday, July 17, 2013 10:06:40 AM by SeekAndFind
Angela Corey, by all accounts, is no Atticus Finch. She is “one hell of a trial lawyer,” says a Florida defense attorney who has known her for three decades — but the woman who has risen to national prominence as the “tough as nails” state attorney who prosecuted George Zimmerman is known for scorching the earth. And some of her prosecutorial conduct has been, well, troubling at best.
Corey, a Jacksonville native, took a degree in marketing from Florida State University before pursuing her J.D. at the University of Florida. She became a Florida prosecutor in 1981 and tried everything from homicides to juvenile cases in the ensuing 26 years. In 2008, Corey was elected state attorney for Florida’s Fourth Judicial Circuit, taking over from Harry Shornstein — the four-term state attorney who had fired her from his office a year earlier, citing “long-term issues” regarding her supervisory performance.
When Corey came in, she cleaned house. Corey fired half of the office’s investigators, two-fifths of its victim advocates, a quarter of its 35 paralegals, and 48 other support staff — more than one-fifth of the office. Then she sent a letter to Florida’s senators demanding that they oppose Shornstein’s pending nomination as a U.S. attorney. “I told them he should not hold a position of authority in his community again, because of his penchant for using the grand jury for personal vendettas,” she wrote.
Corey knows about personal vendettas. They seem to be her specialty. When Ron Littlepage, a journalist for the Florida Times-Union, wrote a column criticizing her handling of the Christian Fernandez case — in which Corey chose to prosecute a twelve-year-old boy for first-degree murder, who wound up locked in solitary confinement in an adult jail prior to his court date — she “fired off a two-page, single-spaced letter on official state-attorney letterhead hinting at lawsuits for libel.”
And that was moderate. When Corey was appointed to handle the Zimmerman case, Talbot “Sandy” D’Alemberte, a former president of both the American Bar Association and Florida State University, criticized the decision: “I cannot imagine a worse choice for a prosecutor to serve in the Sanford case. There is nothing in Angela Corey’s background that suits her for the task, and she cannot command the respect of people who care about justice.” Corey responded by making a public-records request of the university for all e-mails, text messages, and phone messages in which D’Alemberte had mentioned Fernandez. Like Littlepage, D’Alemberte had earlier criticized Corey’s handling of the Fernandez case. Not many people are willing to cross Corey. A Florida attorney I spoke with declined to go on record because of “concerns about retaliation” — that attorney has pending cases that will require Corey’s cooperation. The attorney mentioned colleagues who have refused to speak to the media for the same reason. And to think: D’Alemberte crossed Corey twice. He should get a medal.
But what these instances point to is something much more alarming than Corey’s less-than-warm relations with her peers.
In June 2012, Alan Dershowitz, a well-known defense attorney who has been a professor at Harvard Law School for nearly half a century, criticized Corey for her affidavit in the Zimmerman case. Making use of a quirk of Florida law that gives prosecutors, for any case except first-degree murder, the option of filing an affidavit with the judge instead of going to a grand jury, Corey filed an affidavit that, according to Dershowitz, “willfully and deliberately omitted” crucial exculpatory evidence: namely, that Trayvon Martin was beating George Zimmerman bloody at the time of the fatal gunshot. So Corey avoided a grand jury, where her case likely would not have held water, and then withheld evidence in her affidavit to the judge. “It was a perjurious affidavit,” Dershowitz tells me, and that comes with serious consequences: “Submitting a false affidavit is grounds for disbarment.”
Shortly after Dershowitz’s criticisms, Harvard Law School’s dean’s office received a phone call. When the dean refused to pick up, Angela Corey spent a half hour demanding of an office-of-communications employee that Dershowitz be fired. According to Dershowitz, Corey threatened to sue Harvard, to try to get him disbarred, and also to sue him for slander and libel. Corey also told the communications employee that she had assigned a state investigator — an employee of the State of Florida, that is — to investigate Dershowitz. “That’s an abuse of office right there,” Dershowitz says.
What happened in the weeks and months that followed was instructive. Dershowitz says that he was flooded with correspondence from people telling him that this is Corey’s well-known M.O. He says numerous sources — lawyers who had sparred with Corey in the courtroom, lawyers who had worked with and for her, and even multiple judges — informed him that Corey has a history of vigorously attacking any and all who criticize her. But it’s worse than that: Correspondents told him that Corey has a history of overcharging and withholding evidence. The Zimmerman trial is a clear case of the former and a probable case of the latter. Zimmerman was charged with second-degree murder, also known as “depraved mind” murder. The case law for that charge, an attorney who has worked in criminal prosecution outside Florida tells me, is near-unanimous: It almost never applies to one-on-one encounters. Second-degree murder is the madman who fires indiscriminately into a crowd or unlocks the lions’ cage at the zoo. “Nothing in the facts of this case approaches that.” Which Angela Corey, a veteran prosecutor, should have known, and a grand jury would have told her. In fact, both the initial police investigation and the original state attorney in charge of the case had determined exactly that: There was no evidence of any crime, much less second-degree murder
But that did not stop Corey from zealously overcharging and — the facts suggest — withholding evidence to ensure that that charge stuck.
Still, by the end of the case it was clear that the jury was unlikely to convict Zimmerman of second-degree murder; hence the prosecution’s addition of a manslaughter charge — as well as its attempt to add a charge for third-degree murder by way of child abuse — after the trial had closed. “In 50 years of practice I’ve never seen anything like it,” says Dershowitz. It’s a permissible maneuver, but as a matter of professional ethics it’s a low blow.
Corey’s post-trial performance has been less than admirable as well. Asked in a prime-time interview with HLN how she would describe George Zimmerman, Corey responded, “Murderer.” Attorneys who spoke with me called her refusal to acknowledge the validity of the jury’s verdict everything from “disgusting” to “disgraceful.”
But will Corey ever be disciplined for prosecutorial abuses? It’s unlikely. State attorneys cannot be brought before the bar while they remain in office. Complaints can be filed against Corey, but they will be deferred until she is no longer state attorney. The governor can remove her from office, but otherwise her position — and her license — are safe.
Meanwhile, those who speak out against her continue to be mistreated. Ben Kruidbos (pronounced CRIED-boss), the IT director at Corey’s state-attorney office, was fired last week — one month after testifying during the Zimmerman trial that Corey had withheld from defense attorneys evidence obtained from Trayvon Martin’s cell phone. Corey’s office contends that Kruidbos was fired for poor job performance and for leaking personnel records. The termination notice delivered to Kruidbos last Friday read: “You have proven to be completely untrustworthy. Because of your deliberate, wilful and unscrupulous actions, you can never again be trusted to step foot in this office.” Less than two months before this letter, Kruidbos had received a raise for “meritorious performance.”
The records in question — Kruidbos maintains he had nothing to do with leaking them — revealed that Corey used $235,000 in taxpayer money to upgrade her pension and that of her co-prosecutor in the Zimmerman case, Bernie de la Rionda. The upgrade was legal, but Harry Shornstein, Corey’s predecessor, had said previously that using taxpayer funds to upgrade pensions was not “proper.”
Meanwhile, while Kruidbos has been forced out of the state attorney’s office, the managing director who wrote his termination letter — one Cheryl Peek — remains. In 1990 Peek was fired from the same state attorney’s office by Harry Shornstein’s predecessor, Ed Austin, for jury manipulation. Now, as managing director for that office, she trains lawyers in professional ethics.
Since her election, Corey seems to be determinedly purging from the ranks any who cross her and surrounding herself with inferiors whose ethical scruples appear to mirror her own. Meanwhile, those she chooses to victimize — most recently, George Zimmerman — far too often have little recourse.
“Make crime pay,” Will Rogers once quipped: “Become a lawyer.” Angela Corey seems to be less interested in making crime pay than in making her critics pay.
— Ian Tuttle is an editorial intern at National Review.
I would say Florida deserves what they elected, but you gotta wonder how much of this was really known.