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Uh, you thought electing a

PeraclesPlease — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 06:25:58 +0000

In reply to The sad part in this entire

Uh, you thought electing a black man President would end "abuse and discrimination"? Why?

The sad part in this entire

MargaretA — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 00:30:00 +0000

The sad part in this entire fiasco is that despite the presence of a black president, the abuse and discrimination that black people get still continue. When will this stop?

Beautiful - I appreciate you

PeraclesPlease — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 08:54:31 +0000

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Beautiful - I appreciate you spamming the threads to push your view.

And I suppose it's that "frenzy of hate" that caused MSNBC to report 2 audio forensic experts concluding the screams that night were not George Zimmerman's.

Or that Joe Oliver now appears to be some kind of sock puppet.

What might be useful is if people simply waited 2 days for the facts to change yet again, or maybe in a month we'll have a much more detailed investigation with the grand jury.

Oddly enough, we built a court system either because village square posses lynched too many of the wrong people, or ironically in post-Sherlock Holmes times, there are more clues and info to investigate before solving the puzzle.

What has been good about the outrage is 1) it's forced greater inquiry where it seems inquiry is due, and 2) it's calling for more examination of our racial views, standrad views & procedures, and our approach to crime, even though I'm not convinced we'll learn anything more this round.

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PeraclesPlease — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 08:11:44 +0000

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I appreciate your story, but

Anonymous — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 06:31:45 +0000

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I appreciate your story, but I can tell you we have been pouring over the evidence and while the National Media are twisting this for ratings, getting people worked up, Everything George Zimmerman and his friends have said check out. I invite you to check out the evidence we have found on our Facebook page "We Support George Zimmerman"

we invite you to join. Our fear is that pressure from those who are listening to the media and those in a frenzy of hate will cause GZ not to receive fair treatment because of the mob mentality. That would be unfair!

I always wear a watch

oldenGoldenDecoy — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:44:53 +0000

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I always wear a watch cap...

Yup. I've worn a watch cap ever since my days in the Navy.

And when I'm followed around a store by security, most likely thinking I am a "homeless bum" looking to pocket a package of bologna and some zig-zag rolling papers, I usually give them the simple salute.

Smoked bologna is a delicacy...

~OGD~

Why assume there will could

Resistance — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 03:01:33 +0000

In reply to 1. would your opinion change

Why assume there ~~will~~ could ever be parity between a lawful citizen vs a person bent on lawlessness.

A civil person wouldn't consider harming another, a criminal could careless.

A criminal will always seek the advantage, they'll use any weapon.

Dead witnesses tell no tales.

A nut job comes at you with a hatchet, is there a law against hatchets?

Is your idea of parity; I should carry a hatchet too? Maybe a baseball bat?

Maybe you could pull out your comb and fend off your attacker?

I'd much rather have a 9 mm or better, and keep some distance

Ever try to running backwards?

Turning your back on a man with a hatchet or baseball bat makes no sense and these two items are lawful to have.

Hatchets don't kill people, people kill people.

Lions and tigers kill people, so do animalistic individuals. In this concrete jungle a sane person carry's protection.

Unless you're like the individuals they speak of, "the lights are on but no ones home"

Pivoting from the Haldeman

jollyroger — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 18:34:40 +0000

In reply to And a Tomdispatch article

Pivoting from the Haldeman quote in Michelle Alexander's article we see how the racism of the drug war is a feature not a bug.

Leading to the following brain exploding contradiction:

"Vote civil rights. Vote sanity .Vote Paul! "

Just like voter suppression

rmrd0000 — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:31:13 +0000

In reply to For you or anyone to say that

Just like voter suppression laws, Stand Your Ground is directed at intimidating minority communities.

1. would your opinion change

jollyroger — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:11:02 +0000

In reply to For you or anyone to say that

1. would your opinion change if you knew that Zimmerman referred to Trayvon as a "fucking coon"? 2. Why is it better to arm Trayvon than to disarm his nutjob killer, if parity is what we seek?