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11189. arkymalarky - 7/17/2013 12:16:05 AM so setting questions of consistent application based on race aside, the woman who fired a warning shot in Florida might have gone free had she just shot her ex husband. 11190. anomie - 7/17/2013 12:22:47 AM Yes. I did read that she shot into a room where she knew there was children. But still. 11191. anomie - 7/17/2013 12:24:31 AM i3b, I don't see why you blame Zimmerman. He had a gun for self defense. He used it. Why not blame the insane interpretation of the second amendment we're living under? 11192. arkymalarky - 7/17/2013 12:29:37 AM "I followed somebody because he's black and he scared me! and he scared me because he hit me because I followed him so I shot him!" yeah I can'timagine why anybody would blame Zimmerman for the scenario that played out. 11193. judithathome - 7/17/2013 12:38:03 AM The juror who spoke out last night made the statement "Black, white, Hispanic, Asian...I don't think it would have mattered...George would have done what he did regardless."
Nice. Good to know. Especially since the gun is gone from the police department...more than likely, in George's hip pocket. 11194. iiibbb - 7/17/2013 1:37:19 AM If people lump me in with Zimmerman as a class... And decide that as a class my gun rights should be lessened, then it is obviously irresponsible actions of Zimmerman that this will happen...
so I blame yahoos like him 11195. anomie - 7/17/2013 1:58:06 AM And he's a yahoo because he got out of his car, watched a person and called the police. Got it. What a creepy-ass cracker. We don't want this guy on watch after all the break ins lately. Let's physically attack him and beat his head in since he's obviously a bad guy racist asshole dumbass with the intent to murder a child.
You know this is crazy. If he wanted to kill black people he could have just shot and ran. But no, he calls the police, waits at the scene and is happy to know that there is video of what transpired. 11196. arkymalarky - 7/17/2013 2:03:09 AM you're willfully misconstruing what happened. you know damn well he didn't just watch someone. he followed him after being told not to. nice to see Zimmerman has such passionate defenders. 11197. iiibbb - 7/17/2013 2:17:14 AM Yes he is a yahoo because he got out of his car and entered un unknown situation alone. 11198. anomie - 7/17/2013 2:28:08 AM He was not told that, Arky. Doesn't matter that you want to believe it or how many times you claim it. This hatred, blame, and derision of everything Zimmerman is unreasonable and unfair and is based on deceitful accusations made by you and others as to the events and as to his intent. It's as though the truth doeasn't matter. Our ideals of due process and justice don't matter. YOu give permission for people to be attacked and beaten for doing nothing but watching out for their neighborhood (yes dammit I know it was Martin's place too). So, no I am not willfully misconstruing anything. I don't know what happened. But the misconstruing on your part would be worthy parody if it weren't so sad. There is some fundamental dishonesty in the aggression I see here against Zimmerman. It's the purest hate I've seen on any discussion board ever. What bothers me most, however is that the vitriol is unprincipled. For one thing, no matter our race, we could not live very well in a society described by your right-to-attack creed. 11199. iiibbb - 7/17/2013 3:17:11 AM if he's man enough to shoot someone in a life and death struggle he's man enough to be criticized 11200. arkymalarky - 7/17/2013 3:54:46 AM Man this is bizarre. Yes he was. Even his most rabid supporters don't argue that fact. 11201. arkymalarky - 7/17/2013 3:55:44 AM and if you think this is pure hate you live a very sheltered life. 11202. judithathome - 7/17/2013 6:30:48 AM What bothers me most, however is that the vitriol is unprincipled. For one thing, no matter our race, we could not live very well in a society described by your right-to-attack creed.
But we ARE expected to live just fine and dandy in YOUR right-to-shoot-anyone-we-feel-threatened-by society?
What's wrong with this picture?
No one asked me if people could run around my state armed to the teeth...I didn't have a say in the matter.
11203. iiibbb - 7/17/2013 11:19:17 AM Anomie cannot conceive that Martin was wronged somehow in this tragedy.
Black and White paradox.
The fact of the matter is that this situation is fucked up almost by definition.
Zimmerman is "innocent" by that doesn't mean that he didn't do something wrong... we'll probably see it bear out in some sort of civil case against Zimmerman where the bar isn't quite so high.
When we'll have two juries in apparent disagreement and Anomie's head will subsequently explode. 11204. iiibbb - 7/17/2013 11:46:23 AM I'm not even anti-gun. In fact I am one of the most vehement pro-gun people that's been on this board. I don't think government is capable of protecting people everywhere, all the time.
But now I can probably never have another discussion with Judith about responsible gun ownership where Zimmerman's name isn't going to pop up; who's actions were legal, but irresponsible.
If you think that's hate, then grow skin. 11205. judithathome - 7/17/2013 7:01:26 PM I resent that, frankly...you and I have discussed guns many times without rancor and we know one another's positions...for you to assume I will be unable to discuss things in the future without me throwing around this case is prejudging me.
I guess what you're saying is that I am just another hysteric who is forever tainted by my prejudice...has it ever occurred to you that I am probably the only posting here who's lost a son recently and that it just might be hitting me a little harder than it should have?
A mother lost her son needlessly....people seem to forget that she and others might be a little upset over that fact.
11206. iiibbb - 7/17/2013 7:10:44 PM Aw shucks Judith... you'd be right to bring up Zimmerman... my points are usually predicated on most people being responsible and making correct decisions.
But even if you personally can avoid the topic of Zimmerman... the public in general is still going to have that asshat's face in at least the back of their mind when talking about concealed carry or other gun rights. 11207. Jenerator - 7/17/2013 7:50:15 PM I heard an interesting analysis of this case on KERA yesterday. Basically the facts don't matter; it's our reaction to this which matters. And our reaction is indicative of our stance on race, racism and racial inequality.
So, if a person makes an informed decision based on the facts of the case, and supports that decision of the jury, s/he is a racist.
So ridiculous. 11208. arkymalarky - 7/17/2013 8:07:09 PM the facts matter completely. the question is when you have a right to use deadly force, and the answer to that is getting blurrier and blurrier. race is significant question in terms of what prompted Zimmerman to follow Martin in the first place. getting out of his car after being advised not to continue to follow Martin, then shooting him in an altercation, goes to questions of gun rights.
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