Happy Face 29 Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Compare the case of his murderer, with this victim of domestic violence in the same state... http://m.cbsnews.com/storysynopsis.rbml?&pageType=national&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2F8301-201_162-57433184%2Ffla-mom-gets-20-years-for-firing-warning-shots%2F&feed_id=1&videoid=37&catid=57433184&nb_splitPage=2 ..and explain how it's not about race. David Simon has summed it up well... Trayvon You can stand your ground if you’re white, and you can use a gun to do it. But if you stand your ground with your fists and you’re black, you’re dead. In the state of Florida, the season on African-Americans now runs year round. Come one, come all. And bring a handgun. The legislators are fine with this blood on their hands. The governor, too. One man accosted another and when it became a fist fight, one man — and one man only — had a firearm. The rest is racial rationalization and dishonorable commentary. If I were a person of color in Florida, I would pick up a brick and start walking toward that courthouse in Sanford. Those that do not, those that hold the pain and betrayal inside and somehow manage to resist violence — these citizens are testament to a stoic tolerance that is more than the rest of us deserve. I confess, their patience and patriotism is well beyond my own. Behold, the lewd, pornographic embrace of two great American pathologies: Race and guns, both of which have conspired not only to take the life of a teenager, but to make that killing entirely permissible. I can’t look an African-American parent in the eye for thinking about what they must tell their sons about what can happen to them on the streets of their country. Tonight, anyone who truly understands what justice is and what it requires of a society is ashamed to call himself an American. http://davidsimon.com/trayvon/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DavidSimon+%28David+Simon%29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44891 Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Yeah it's disgusting. There's parts of America that haven't moved on since the 60s and sadly there's not enough being done about it by the parts that have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 The 1760s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 4386 Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 I agree with the opinion above but the prosecution case was shit. Reminded me of the case against Jackson that went to court - definitely a crime imo but abysmal lawyering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30616 Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Is Zimmerman white? I thought he was some form of Latino? The two cases aren't that similar though, one size doesn't fit it. However, I do agree that the law is an ass regarding both the stand your ground law and the mandatory minimums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill 0 Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 I agree with the opinion above but the prosecution case was shit. Reminded me of the case against Jackson that went to court - definitely a crime imo but abysmal lawyering. Agreed, the case put forward was woeful. Lawful decision based on the evidence but doesn't feel like justice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 (edited) http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2013/07/trayvon-martin-and-george-zimmerman?fsrc=nlw|newe|7-15-2013|6137766|36011152|EU Edited July 16, 2013 by Park Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30616 Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 George Zimmerman 'pointed a shotgun at his girlfriend' A Florida man acquitted of murder in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager has been arrested on charges he pointed a shotgun at his girlfriend. George Zimmerman, 30, has been jailed in Seminole County, Florida. Mr Zimmerman was charged with felony aggravated assault, battery, domestic violence and criminal mischief, a sheriff's office spokesman said. In July, a jury cleared Mr Zimmerman of the February 2012 killing of Trayvon Martin, 17. Since then, Mr Zimmerman has had other brushes with police, including an incident in October when he was briefly detained following a domestic disturbance at the home of his estranged wife, Shellie. On Monday, a spokesman for the Seminole County sheriff's department said Mr Zimmerman was arrested on Monday morning and confined to a single-person 64 sq ft (6 sq metre) cell - standard treatment for "high-profile" defendants. About 12:30 local time (17:30 GMT), sheriff's deputies responded to an emergency call at a house in Apopka, Florida. Mr Zimmerman's girlfriend said they had argued, and he had broken a glass table in the living room, then retrieved a shotgun and pointed it at her. He then pushed her out the front door and barricaded himself inside, police said. She was not injured, police said. The sheriff's office spokesman said investigators believed Mr Zimmerman and his girlfriend had lived together since August and had been arguing about breaking up. He said Mr Zimmerman was not armed when police arrived and did not resist arrest. Mr Zimmerman's acquittal of second-degree murder over the killing of Martin sparked a fierce debate about racial profiling and gun culture in the US. Mr Zimmerman shot dead the teenager, who was unarmed and walking at night toward his father's house. He said the boy had attacked him. Following the verdict, protest marches were staged across the US including San Francisco, Philadelphia, Chicago, Washington and Atlanta. US President Barack Obama said the incident was a "tragedy" which should prompt national soul-searching. Maybe it would be a start just to remove George Zimmerman's right to bear arms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Ex-Mrs P did pro bono in Missisipi prisons. Nothing anyone can ever tell me will compare to those stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted November 19, 2013 Author Share Posted November 19, 2013 So he's already served more time for pointing his gun at a white girl than he did for killing a black man? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44891 Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Ex-Mrs P did pro bono in Missisipi prisons. Nothing anyone can ever tell me will compare to those stories. Pro boner more like. Oh yeah baby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Pro boner more like. Oh yeah baby. Dang you Bubba! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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