Oh please, it seems like in your world, there is nothing wrong with profiling a black person. Martin was simply walking home and George Zimmermann said “these *******s, they always get away” / “these ****ing punks…”. And he followed Martin so that he shouldn’t get away, all simply because the boy was black.
The question is not whether he was profiling a black person. The question is is his guilty of second degree murder. The picture released seems to support Zimmermans account of what happened I dont think charges should even have been filed
This would be a terrible thing if it were true. At this time there is zero evidence that this is true.
Agreed . But even if it were true it wouldn’t support the charges against him.
No, not simply because the boy was black, but because he was behaving oddly, which is why Zimmerman called the police in the first place. This was a racially mixed neighborhood; he wouldn’t have called for every young black man he saw or he’d have been on the phone all the time!*
I guess being sent to jail for refusing this “privilege” was just a form of “tough love.”
In the future you might be wise to say something factual rather than sinful rash judgment.
I hope he successfully sues them for a billion dollars and bankrupts MSNBC which is nothing more than yellow journalism.
You don’t listen to cops? It might be best to reconsider that stance.I’ve called 911 twice in the past year.
Neither time did I call for advice. Both times I called for a police/ambulance response. And since the people that answered the phone was a police officer or medical personnel, I wouldn’t have listened to them anyway.
Not like FOX news which is “fair and balanced.”
Not sure what you are talking about. I wasn’t suggesting compulsory military service. I am suggesting that EVERYONE should devote one year to service to country. It could be working in a food bank, a hospital, with social services, etc. Something like the Peace Corps. EVERYONE needs to get off their own block and see how the other side lives. There should be no exemptions.
You guys really need to get off the Fox News thing. They don’t specialize in reporting lies and distortions. I have heard Bill O’Reilly (not news, BTW) apologize for getting things wrong. Has NBC apologized for deliberately altering the tape?Not like FOX news which is “fair and balanced.”
Zimmerman and his wife tutored disadvanted children, some of whom were black. It is an unfortunate fact that a disproportionate number of crimes are commited by black youths. Black on black crime is appalling. Until we can openly address this issue without being called racist, the problem will continue.
CNBC and FOX- different sides of the same coin.
It depends on how folks want to discuss the issue if their comments are called racist. I, for example, am white and have been on coalitions of white folks, black folks and everything in-between and spoken extensively of crime in the minority community.
I hope it gets thrown out.
Give me one example of Fox deliberately altering tapes and news. (Dan Rather anyone)?
How about for altering the tape? Is that freedom of speech?
True. All you have to do is read the comments section of the newspaper any time black crime is reported.
And what about slandering a person? Is that alright with you? And you don’t think Zimmerman has been harassed since that? I don’t know what really happened and neither does anyone else on this forum. I think it is unwise to state one’s opinion as if it were fact until the facts are known. And how long do we let the MSM, whichever side it supports, misreport the facts in order to gain ground for their particular point of view.