Teenager shot/killed while Tweek's hero gets off free

[Sera]

Translation: "Nah, it's working the way we wanted it to."

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/201...ur-ground-law/

Florida Senate President Rejects Calls For Committee To Review ‘Stand Your Ground’ Law
By Amanda Peterson Beadle on Mar 22, 2012 at 6:10 pm

Police in Sanford, Florida still maintain that George Zimmerman’s actions when he shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin were legally justified because of the state’s controversial “Stand Your Ground” law. The self-defense law passed in 2005 over objections that it could lead to “racially motivated killings,” and now, lawmakers have asked Gov. Rick Scott (R) to appoint a special task force to look into the Martin case.
The governor’s office said he is reviewing the request. In the meantime, Senate President Mike Haridopolos said there would be no special committee on the use of the “Stand Your Ground” law, according to the Palm Beach Post:

“The Senate President feels that Governor Scott is currently taking all of the appropriate steps to address the tragic shooting of Trayvon Martin. Additionally, the Senate President is confident that the circumstances surrounding this shooting will be closely examined by lawmakers, and if the Senate concludes that laws need to be revised they will be addressed in the future,” Haridopolos’s spokeswoman Lyndsey Cruley said in an e-mail.

Haridopolos’ reaction is another example of Republicans who bow to the National Rifle Association, which pushed for the Florida self-defense law in the first place. And while debate continues in Florida about it, the NRA continues to lobby other state legislatures to enact the same controversial law. Just days after Martin’s tragic death, the NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action urged Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton (D) to sign a bill that would bring a Florida-style “Stand Your Ground” law to Minnesota. (Dayton vetoed the legislation.)

Despite the NRA’s backing, the statistics still show that “justifiable homicides” have shot up in Florida since the self-defense law passed. And even the bill’s author thinks that, in this case, Zimmerman should be arrested for his role in Martin’s death. Nationally, Martin is one of more than 400 people who have been killed by people who have permits to carry a concealed gun.

[Dimmauk]

Beast mode should get involved as the spokesman for the running with skittles campaign

[falseliberty]

Idk why people keep focusing on zimmerman here, I think there is something else at work here.

Namely Incompetent cops that failed that night to do ALOT of things like sobriety testing or 911 dispatcher failed to tell zimmerman to stand down "we dont need you to do that" is not strong enough language. this is either very poor policeman work or even worse a coverup

the city council has already had a vote of no confidence on the police chief after this.
I believe a few people in sanford are gonna join the rest of the country in unemployment

[Sera]

Idk why people keep focusing on zimmerman here, I think there is something else at work here.

Namely Incompetent cops that failed that night to do ALOT of things like sobriety testing or 911 dispatcher failed to tell zimmerman to stand down "we dont need you to do that" is not strong enough language. this is either very poor policeman work or even worse a coverup

the city council has already had a vote of no confidence on the police chief after this.
I believe a few people in sanford are gonna join the rest of the country in unemployment

Oh come on. The 911 operator handled himself fine. It was Zimmerman's fault for not listening to him -- stronger language wouldn't have mattered, the guy was on a mission to pursue & shoot Treyvon from square 1. He even agreed not to and then essentially continued to pursue Treyvon anyway. That isn't even remotely that dispatchers' fault and I think it's pretty inappropriate to imply or state that it is.

The police department was definitely incompetent, but they didn't do the shooting (though what they have done was nearly as bad.)

[Chun Liroy]

Oh my lol, turned on NBC waiting for community to come on, and see the rev. mr. Sharpton talking about Trayvon and just said IGNANT. I'm dying here.

[Sera]

Oh, internet


http://littlegreenfootballs.com/arti...Shot_Zimmy#rss

I don’t even know what to say about this any more; the comments about Trayvon Martin at Fox News are just unbelievable.

Here’s the article: Department of Justice Opens Investigation Into Case of Black Teenager Killed by Neighborhood Watch Captain | Fox News.

This opens the door for more than 3,000 comments from the Fox News audience, packed with whiny right wing victimhood and overt racism. Again.

What a shame—a tragedy, really— because the dead lil’ gangsta could’ve used “‘A-FIRM-TIV AK-SHUN” to go to kollige an play footballz and make lotsa cash munny!”

[…]

Fast and Furious didn’t work to pass new gun control so now Eric Holder will try the race card.

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No matter how crime figures are massaged by those who want to acknowledge or dispute the existence of a Dirty War, there is nothing ambiguous about what the official statistics portray: for the past 45 years a large segment of bIack America has waged a war of v i o l e n t retribution against white America.

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Zimmerman was attacked by the man and defended himself with a gun. Zimmerman’s wounds were verified by police.

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17 = child. LOL!!!!!!

Let the LIB word games begin.

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Yet the “justice department” refuses to prosecute any voter intimidation that involves a blac k as the intimidator.

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Why should anyone care about this kid? Because he is of color? People don’t value kids period. They are property. BTW, I am a conservative that cares a great deal about kids. We follow hundreds of cases each year, many white babies and children, none of them get attention. But he does??

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Zimmerman felt threatened by Martin’s gang’s actions…this could have possibly lead to these terrible circumstances. Gang violence MUST BE STOPPED OBAMA!

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Blacks can do no wrong, period! That is the DOJ’s excuse for becoming involved. 50+ years of being told they are special and entitled and the gov’t’s only focus is to make it so!!

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In any event, it appears to be a case of one sc u m bag Cuban-type (Zimmerman) offing some scummy b l a ck kid (Trayyy-Vonnnn)…in some trash neighborhood….

but now, because the dead kid’s a kneegrow, we have:

the BIG BAD FBI on this “important” case…and

the usual BLACK-RADICAL-PROTESTERS who can’t mind their own business!

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Gated communities exist because people are afraid….& negros thrive on crime…Look at our prisons.

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Need that too….But Negr0s only have their welfare checks….and in any event can’t follow rules

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What time do the riots start? Gotta get my popcorn and munchies ready for the “hood” burning!

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Funny you never see them rally against the drug dealing murderers that control their neighborhoods. LOL!!!

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How does anyone know what this 17 yr old said, Most likely he threw the race card out ” you stop me because I*M B L ACK” and then became threatning. The media alway plants the seed of doubt when when a B l ac k is sh ot by a caucasian

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maybe his gang brothers incited violence too?

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How’d the kid get into the “gated” community in the first place?

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Them monkeys can jump!

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This is going to be a tough case. gang violence is hard to prosecute. martin’s gang may even want to retaliate. this is scary

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Let’s find out why the “po’ baby” was REALLY there!

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The little thug ghetto monkey should have been home doing his homework, not out gang bangin.

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I’m just glad Zimmerman didnt miss and hit an innocent bystander.

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THIS IS PURE RACIST!! When do you ever see the DOJ investigate the death of a white child??

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This is pure B.S I want to see the kids police record even if something is expounged also why was he removed from facebook it says account terminated.Why because his parents are trying to cover his tracks just like if you hit a bus they see Dollar signs.People have dragged data about Zimmerman out where is the kids past.Don’t say he was a good boy prove it.Ask yourself what is more likely to happen any 17 year old kid when you ask a question.A smartass reply I have never and I mean never seen a teenager run unless he did something wrong.I guess no crinimal has ever cased a place when they went to a store.It takes me aback the way all these facts are quoted by people who read one story on a issue.

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Who says his gang wasn’t hiding near by?

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he could be a good kid, but being in a gang doesn’t help his case

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An unfortunate death, but when will DOJ investigate the death of a Caucsasian?

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Here we go again— a LOCAL law enforcement matter (no federal issues) is being hijacked by the FEDS because the alleged “victim” is bl a c k! We all KNOW this kid was up to no good and now he’s feedin’ worms. Too bad-ha ha ha!

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Last night on CNN Anderson Cooper kept referring to zimmerman as white when he knew he was Hispanic I wonder why

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maybe then the kid was not bIack maybe Hawaiian like tiger woods then we can say s p i c s h o o t s Hawaiian

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This has Bl ack racist Holder and his all bl ack racist “DOJ Civil Rights Div” written all over it.

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Crack Skittles the new disguise

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Skittles actually has a couple slang meanings. Could be referring to recreational usage of Coricidin. Also refers to a male getting lipstick marks from young ladies on the member. Taste the rainbow..

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You think the DOJ or main stream will report zimmerman was Hispanic not White

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That is all it was — just another n i qq er. No loss

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He was slinging crack.

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Is tea and skittles slang for guns and crack.

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Skittles is actually slang for recreational usage of Coricidin.

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This is what happens when you join a gang. kids need to learn from Martin’s mistakes

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They should have a hunting season in Florida for these drug crazed gang members.

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This could have had a tragic outcome. His gun could have jammed. Whew!

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At least he didn’t chain him to the back of his truck?!?!?

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How long will it take to get all of those little blk curly nappys out of the White House bedding so that the next POTUS can sleep without that Creepy Crawly feeling .

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The picture is of an innocent choir boy designed to evoke sympathy for the “victum” and justify the skewed actions of a corrupt department of justice.

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the b!ack community has created a sense of fear with the excessive amounts of cr!me and v!olence and the glamorizing and glorification of cr!mes and v!olence through c rap music (term used lightly) and most are rude, crude, nasty and give others the tough guy BS attitude.You people (term also used lightly) made your beds and now have to lie in them………don’t be angry with us or blame us you did this all on your own.

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Hunting, maybe thinning the herd…

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It is obvious the un-civilized B!ACKS who dwell in the greatist nation on earth have never wanted to be part of the TEAM, they CRY and P!SS and MOAN at every given oportunity about fairness and equality, While lining up for the free ride at welfare.
The United States is cursed with these baboons, Who will never gain the ability to stand up and make it on their own without our help.
They are the eternal retarded stepchild , needfull and helpless until the end of time.

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Now the family of the kid has lost there way out of the ghetto.

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ANOTHER TOOKY WILLIAMS, ABORTED.
GOOD SHOT ZIMMY. lol

Original article and comments at : http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012...-by/3/#comment

[Chun Liroy]

Thanks, and despite many of you on this forum not thinking it possible, I actually got more retarded from reading simply a fraction of those.

[Sera]

Truly the best of humanity right there.

So fucking depressing

[Chun Liroy]

http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/i...3d051bb509bbcd

Sort of related.

[Denchi]

I wasn't sure about everything that transpired just hearing tidbits around the interwebs.

But after hearing those 911 recordings it's pretty much gg. Dude was told NOT to follow. Vigilante neighborhood watch person with a gun would probably freak the shit outta me too. I used to walk around town here in MN late at night all the time. At the very worst we would meet up with friends and just chill in parks. The idea that somebody could follow me around is terrifying (neighborhood watch dude), I don't know what I'd do. I might freak out and think it's another kid trying to intimidate me, I might try and run because I don't know what they want with me (omg then might call my parents). The only thing I can think of is Zimmerman was paranoid or racist/wanting to kill. Paranoid seems more likely. Dude needs psychiatric help.

[Aevis]

wow this story gets huge. made it frontpage on swiss largest free daily (20min.ch).

[imveryemo]

http://cnninsession.files.wordpress....olicreport.pdf
http://i43.tinypic.com/9uswap.jpg

[Sepukku]

Obama just jumped into the issue and said how it bothers him cause if he had a son he'd be profiled by people like the shooter no differently than Martin was. News places are blowing up over the quote, "if I had a son, he'd look like Treyvon Martin." Which apparently is some how news. Last I checked, black presidents have black children.

[Sera]

What you wear should be a factor in whether you live or die. This is your America, circa 2012.

Fox’s Geraldo Rivera Blames Hoodie For Trayvon Martin’s Death
By Alex Seitz-Wald on Mar 23, 2012 at 9:45 am
As ThinkProgress noted, Fox News ignored the controversy over the killing of Trayvon Martin at first, even after every other network was covering it, but maybe they were better off not covering the issue than what they’re doing now.

This morning on Fox and Friends, Fox contributor Geraldo Rivera remarked, “I think the hoodie is as much responsible for Trayvon Martin’s death as George Zimmerman (his killer).” While he agreed that Zimmerman “should be prosecuted,” Rivera also blamed Trayvon’s parents for letting him go outside wearing a hooded sweatshirt. Media Matters flagged the exchange:

BRIAN KILMEADE KILMEADE (co-host): Let’s talk about the Trayvon Martin case and what’s going on in Florida right now.
GERALDO RIVERA: I believe that George Zimmerman, the overzealous neighborhood watch captain should be investigated to the fullest extent of the law and if he is criminally liable, he should be prosecuted. But I am urging the parents of black and Latino youngsters particularly to not let their children go out wearing hoodies. I think the hoodie is as much responsible for Trayvon Martin’s death as George Zimmerman was.
JULIET HUDDY (guest-host): What do you mean?
RIVERA: When you, when you see a kid walking — Juliet — when you see a kid walking down the street, particularly a dark skinned kid like my son Cruz, who I constantly yelled at when he was going out wearing a damn hoodie or those pants around his ankles. Take that hood off, people look at you and they — what do they think? What’s the instant identification, what’s the instant association?
STEVE DOOCY (co-host): Uh-oh.
RIVERA: It’s those crime scene surveillance tapes. Every time you see someone sticking up a 7-11, the kid is wearing a hoodie. [...] When you see a black or Latino youngster, particularly on the street, you walk to the other side of the street. You try to avoid that confrontation.
Watch it:

Rivera’s comments suggesting that Martin’s attire was responsible for his death are offensive and repugnant. One of the reasons Martin may have been wearing a hood is that it was raining on the day he was shot. As Rivera himself has experienced, a hood can be helpful in a rainstorm
http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/...eraHoodie2.jpg
(photo credit: Flickr user Extreme WX Photographer).

Activists have organized around Martin’s hoodie, holding a “Million hoodie march” in New York City and other events.

http://thinkprogress.org/media/2012/...rayvon-martin/

[Milkster]

http://static.divbyzero.nl/facepalm/doublefacepalm.jpg

[Dimmauk]

Geraldo's mustache makes him look like a villain. I say we kill him.

[Sera]

Hey guys! Remember when Geraldo got hit in the face with a chair? I wonder if he was wearing the wrong thing and asking for it.

Remember when he revealed the secret contents of Al Capone's vault? How about the time when he and his girlfriend got busted for messenger-ing coke all over NYC in film cans -- and he threw her under the bus and let her take the rap for it? Or when he was outed for having called himself Jerry Rivers in college (in his Hispanic-heritage-rejecting yute)? How about when he was nearly expelled from Iraq for practically revealing troop locations? (Thanks TBR, forgot about this one!)

The guy whores so hard for publicity because he hasn't been relevant in 20 years. He's resorted to victim blame to get attention. Pathetic.

[vagus]

http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/pol...n-share-blame/

His hoodie killed Trayvon Martin as surely as George Zimmerman did.

*Facepalm*


Some Chav music.

Spoiler: show

About 4 years ago, an area in England attemped to ban hoodies. Wonder how long before baseball caps, sneakers, jeans become a real danger.

[imveryemo]

http://cnninsession.files.wordpress....olicreport.pdf

you guys miss the police report? or are we ignoring the fact that it was a righteous kill and operating solely on the predilection that zimmerman is guilty because the perpetrator is black?

[Eurell]

you guys miss the police report? or are we ignoring the fact that it was a righteous kill and operating solely on the predilection that zimmerman is guilty because the perpetrator is black?

What? Maybe I missed something here. How was it a righteous kill?


Edit: And idc what race the kid or the killer was. Yeah, racism is a problem, but I'm much more concerned with the fact that a killer is free right now, regardless of his motive.