[Shimpy]

Originally Posted by manaboutown

and the Tawana Brawley fiasco. Thanks a lot Sharpton. You have again cost the taxpayers a bundle.

Where was Sharpton and the rest of the protesters when OJ got off?

[John_W]

Originally Posted by BarryRX

Walking while black is apparently still a crime in some places.

I can give you a some neighborhoods in Baltimore where walking while white is apparently a crime.

[golf2140]

Originally Posted by John_W

I can give you a some neighborhoods in Baltimore where walking while white is apparently a crime.

Amen

[CMANN]

Originally Posted by Shimpy

Where was Sharpton and the rest of the protesters when OJ got off?

OJ killed white people.

[buggyone]

Originally Posted by CMANN

OJ killed white people.

O.J. was found not guilty by a jury of killing his wife and the waiter.

Casey Anthony was found not guilty by a jury of killing her daughter.

George Zimmerman was found not guilty by a jury of murder or manslaughter.

All three are not guilty in the eyes of the law.

[golf2140]

Originally Posted by buggyone

O.J. was found not guilty by a jury of killing his wife and the waiter.

Casey Anthony was found not guilty by a jury of killing her daughter.

George Zimmerman was found not guilty by a jury of murder or manslaughter.

All three are not guilty in the eyes of the law.

But we didn't people shutting down highways, Etc.

[Monkei]

Originally Posted by kittygilchrist

Just this once, justice happened.
how refreshing after OJ and Casey Anthony...
we got it right.

GZ will now have open season with his gun ... After all if he thought his life was in danger before he should check it out now. He is not guilty but he is getting a just sentence none the less. Enjoy your life of looking over your shoulder GZ.

[Monkei]

Originally Posted by mac9

How true, how sad. In my lifetime, I have never felt that I couldn't (or shouldn't) walk somewhere. Even when I lived in "big" cities like Manhattan or Philadelphia, I always went everywhere that I wanted without fear. But, then, I am not a black male.

Being a black male is of course a rule changer.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by Monkei

GZ will now have open season with his gun ... After all if he thought his life was in danger before he should check it out now. He is not guilty but he is getting a just sentence none the less. Enjoy your life of looking over your shoulder GZ.

AOL On - Zimmerman Apologizes to Martin Family

[mickey100]

That "apology" is really telling. He takes no personal responsibility, just says he's "sorry for the loss of your son", and that he's sorry for them that their son is gone. That ties in with his previous statement on the Fox news show “I feel that it was all God’s plan, and for me to second-guess it or judge it ... ” .

[dillywho]

Originally Posted by mickey100

That "apology" is really telling. He takes no personal responsibility, just says he's "sorry for the loss of your son", and that he's sorry for them that their son is gone. That ties in with his previous statement on the Fox news show “I feel that it was all God’s plan, and for me to second-guess it or judge it ... ” .

That 'apology' to me was very telling that day when the bond hearing was televised. On the released tape, he told the NEN operator that he appeared to be in his teens, late teens, and then tells the family that he thought their son was just a little bit younger than himself. This man was 28 at the time and that is pretty far removed from being a teenager. To me, that is not an inconsistency but an outright lie.

I wondered during the trial, why this was not entered into evidence with the other tapes. Seems to me they left out way too many things and concentrated too much on his getting out of his car, etc. Getting out of your car is not illegal. Lying under oath is.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by mickey100

That "apology" is really telling. He takes no personal responsibility, just says he's "sorry for the loss of your son", and that he's sorry for them that their son is gone. That ties in with his previous statement on the Fox news show “I feel that it was all God’s plan, and for me to second-guess it or judge it ... ” .

I thought the apology was sincere. Don't forget that a very young strong teenager attacked him, he didn't know he was younger. What would YOU do if a very young strong child of the same age attacked you and you were on the ground under him and had a weapon of some kind?

Leave all the stuff that you and I have as a philosophy of life and all the things we have been taught. And all the stuff about guns, remember, I am not a gun person.What if someone was beating your head into the pavement and you had a stun gun for protection or a knitting needle and put it to his eye.

Then found out it was a teen. What would your children say that you killed someone who was attacking you?

We have got to step back from the color and the gun issue and the media and ask ourselves that question.

I couldn't kill anyone and possibly would have been beaten badly or even killed. My kids would be mad.

[tucson]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

I thought the apology was sincere. Don't forget that a very young strong teenager attacked him, he didn't know he was younger. What would YOU do if a very young strong child of the same age attacked you and you were on the ground under him and had a weapon of some kind?

Leave all the stuff that you and I have as a philosophy of life and all the things we have been taught. And all the stuff about guns, remember, I am not a gun person.What if someone was beating your head into the pavement and you had a stun gun for protection or a knitting needle and put it to his eye.

Then found out it was a teen. What would your children say that you killed someone who was attacking you?

We have got to step back from the color and the gun issue and the media and ask ourselves that question.

I couldn't kill anyone and possibly would have been beaten badly or even killed. My kids would be mad.

Amen Gracie! :-)

[JP]

Originally Posted by John_W

I can give you a some neighborhoods in Baltimore where walking while white is apparently a crime.

Yeah and I can add Detroit, Cleveland, St. Louis, Chicago.......I think I am sensing a pattern.

[John_W]

Originally Posted by dillywho

...he told the NEN operator that he appeared to be in his teens, late teens, and then tells the family that he thought their son was just a little bit younger than himself. This man was 28 at the time and that is pretty far removed from being a teenager. To me, that is not an inconsistency but an outright lie.

I wondered during the trial, why this was not entered into evidence with the other tapes. Seems to me they left out way too many things and concentrated too much on his getting out of his car, etc. Getting out of your car is not illegal. Lying under oath is.

Probably for the same reason Trayvon Martin's toxicology report that he had marijuana in his system was left out. Actually, saying someone appears a little younger and then changing his mind later is not lying. When talking to the operator he is looking at a subject in darkness and rain who's wearing a hoodie, and he's estimating the age, that of a black male under these circumstances that he's never saw before. At most trials they always say eye witnesses make for the worse evidence.

Have you ever sat in a class and then someone unknown to you walks into the room and talks to the teacher, and then leaves the room. The teacher then asks students to describe the person, they'll get ten different descriptions.

The prosecutor fought to have the toxicology report kept out of the trial, but after listening to the juror last night I came to the conclusion that he should of let it in. Trayvon's behavior of taking a slow route back to his father's place could of been contributed to being high, and he was somehow tripping on the rain, or whatever else fascinated him at the moment.

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