Trayvon Martin (13 Viewers)

[swag]

Probably hoping to prevent riots.

Probably. But I think that would be a little insulting...like being warned by a parent to behave at dinner at a relative's house as if they expect you to burn it down.

Obama is also carrying the expectations of having to say something because he's half-black.

 

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[Enron]

Probably. But I think that would be a little insulting...like being warned by a parent to behave at dinner at a relative's house as if they expect you to burn it down.

Obama is also carrying the expectations of having to say something because he's half-black.

Well, in this case there is a high likelihood of the house being burned down.

 

[swag]

Well, in this case there is a high likelihood of the house being burned down.

Why so? Every protest about this case before the trial was non-violent.

As always, the biggest danger aren't the people politically motivated. It's the opportunistic asswipes who couldn't care less who Treyvon Martin was and are just looking for an excuse to damage, burn, and loot to break the day's monotony. May as well yell "toga party!" for those clowns.

 

[Hist]

So a hispanic dude gets into a fight with a black dude. The black dude beats the shit out of the hispanic dude before the hispanic dude shot him. Why is this getting any headlines and why is everyone siding with the black dude?

 

[Enron]

So a hispanic dude gets into a fight with a black dude. The black dude beats the shit out of the hispanic dude before the hispanic dude shot him. Why is this getting any headlines and why is everyone siding with the black dude?

Try a google search.

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Why so? Every protest about this case before the trial was non-violent.

As always, the biggest danger aren't the people politically motivated. It's the opportunistic asswipes who couldn't care less who Treyvon Martin was and are just looking for an excuse to damage, burn, and loot to break the day's monotony. May as well yell "toga party!" for those clowns.

I think you just answered your own question.

 

[GordoDeCentral]

So a hispanic dude gets into a fight with a black dude. The black dude beats the shit out of the hispanic dude before the hispanic dude shot him. Why is this getting any headlines and why is everyone siding with the black dude?

because everyone's erratic, emotional, and irrational

 

[swag]

And if the glove don't fit, you must acquit.

 

[Salvo]

The problem really with the case, I think, was the police not taking the guy into custody initially. That sent out a bad message and got people's attention because it gave the impression that the authorities (for whatever reason) weren't taking the incident particularly seriously.

If the police had arrested him initially - even if they had then released him without charge - I doubt the case would have got half the attention it did.

And the difference US law (or is it just Florida?) compared to here, I think, is that here the burden would be on the defence to prove that the killing was in self-defence, rather than it being for the prosecution to prove it wasn't.

Fair. Wasn't a lot of evidence. So it was pretty much Zimmerman's word against Martin's word.

The Martin family will get their "justice" at the civil trial.

 

[GordoDeCentral]

And if the glove don't fit, you must acquit.

that was one of my favorite dictums in college, if it rhymes it must be true

 

[swag]

It is why Vanilla Ice speaks the truth.

 

[ALC]

I'm surprised Obama came out with an official statement on this case (when does a president comment on a court case between citizens??), but it's a good and appropriate one.

He also said if he had a son he would look like Trayvon, so I'm assuming he's trying not to seem like not as much of an asshole.

That is exactly why America is always gonna have a ridiculous crime/murder rate. Right to bear arms.

Nothing wrong with that.

 

[Salvo]

Right to bear arms is ridiculous.

 

[ALC]

if you don't love freedom

 

[Bianconero_Aus]

if you don't love freedom

:derp:

 

[ALC]

like not everyone in australia keeps shotguns in their shed by the bush

 

[ZoSo]

if you don't love freedom

guns = freedom :trollol:

 

[ALC]

guns = freedom :trollol:

american freedom > rest of the world freedom

 

[Bianconero_Aus]

american freedom > rest of the world freedom

:yao:

 

[Mr Chocolate]

good ol america

 

[ALC]

i love how funny faces is the only response the aussies can muster up against the powerful aura and force released by the american freedom which can be felt even throughout this monitor.

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that eagle will fuck you full of freedom.