Justice for Zimmerman
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So if I get sick of this shit and want to move to another country, whats good this time of year?
Tanoomba
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Zimmerman seems like kind of a dick now. Guy carrying a paper bag?Call the cops.Can't reach his sister?Call the cops.Pothole?Call the cops.Guy on speed bike?Call the cops.Guy cutting people off?Call the cops.Trash on the road?Call the cops.
Take it easy, Zimmy, you're not here to save the world.
Take it easy, Zimmy, you're not here to save the world.
Dude, I'm sure he's is going through psychological issues I couldn't even fathom. I'd be scared shitless. I woulda definitely applied for asylum in Sweden.
Tuco
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lol, never thought about it this way. Maybe this guy was just a normal dude who wanted what was best for his community but that list makes him look like he peers out of his blinds with his phone in his hand. IT was over several years though so he only called the police a few times a year.
But yeah, to go from calling the police because someone is walking around with a paper bag to being the #1 enemy of black people is pretty steep.
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hodj
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Some of those calls are legit, though they may have been to the wrong agencies, like reporting a pothole, usually you don't call 311 or a local non emergency police call for that, however, if the pothole was bad and cars were breaking down on it, I could see the police being called first. If I had my way, it would be criminal for the state to allow potholes to remain longer than a certain period of time, but that's a personal pet peeve of mine in a city of absolutely horrible roads which seem to get worse now by the day....
40 some odd calls over 8 years is a lot, more than most people would make, but not what I would call excessive necessarily. Some of them were weeks apart, others months apart.
I wouldn't go so far as to say Zimmerman's activities in reporting issues to the police was perfectly normal, most people aren't observant enough or don't care enough to call the police.
However, I'd say those phone calls are still a pretty far stretch away from justifying all the "he's a crazed wanna be cop child killer white supremacist" tripe the media has peddled on this case for over a year now.
40 some odd calls over 8 years is a lot, more than most people would make, but not what I would call excessive necessarily. Some of them were weeks apart, others months apart.
I wouldn't go so far as to say Zimmerman's activities in reporting issues to the police was perfectly normal, most people aren't observant enough or don't care enough to call the police.
However, I'd say those phone calls are still a pretty far stretch away from justifying all the "he's a crazed wanna be cop child killer white supremacist" tripe the media has peddled on this case for over a year now.
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Regarding people coming late to this thread:
I wonder if most people were like me and before and during this trial they dismissed it as just another stupid media trial, another episode of our nations asinine voyerism, more fodder for Nancy Grace and her ilk. So, like the rest it, the reality TV world we are so disgusted by, many of us totally tuned it out.
But something weird happened... Many people took this trial very personally, as evidenced by this thread. Black people took Trayvonn for a symbol of the racial stereotyping they endure and white people took Zimmerman as a symbol for how victimized they are as well.
The trial itself is stupid. Neither of the people involved are qualified for what people want them to be. People's reaction to the trial... Now that's interesting. It's amusing to see people behave exactly like what they claim to hate. Senasationalizing issues of race... It's a pastime all Americans can enjoy!
I wonder if most people were like me and before and during this trial they dismissed it as just another stupid media trial, another episode of our nations asinine voyerism, more fodder for Nancy Grace and her ilk. So, like the rest it, the reality TV world we are so disgusted by, many of us totally tuned it out.
But something weird happened... Many people took this trial very personally, as evidenced by this thread. Black people took Trayvonn for a symbol of the racial stereotyping they endure and white people took Zimmerman as a symbol for how victimized they are as well.
The trial itself is stupid. Neither of the people involved are qualified for what people want them to be. People's reaction to the trial... Now that's interesting. It's amusing to see people behave exactly like what they claim to hate. Senasationalizing issues of race... It's a pastime all Americans can enjoy!
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Depends on your locale, I'd imagine. I use 311 to get in contact with just about any local agency, including police (obviously non-emergency). I call them if I'm not even sure who to call, because they will. It's a great service.
And yeah, he was trying to be a good neighbor. If I went on vacation I'd want someone to see I had my garage door open and not just walk his ass into my house. I would also call in a 7 year old in the middle of the street with no parental supervision around. Piers Morgan would wait for him to get run over so he could talk about how society caused his parents to be fucking losers and it's "our" fault now. One call every other month or so (on average) looking out after your community isn't excessive, especially if you give a shit and are part of the NW.
Him calling in a pothole is racist as fuck, though.
And yeah, he was trying to be a good neighbor. If I went on vacation I'd want someone to see I had my garage door open and not just walk his ass into my house. I would also call in a 7 year old in the middle of the street with no parental supervision around. Piers Morgan would wait for him to get run over so he could talk about how society caused his parents to be fucking losers and it's "our" fault now. One call every other month or so (on average) looking out after your community isn't excessive, especially if you give a shit and are part of the NW.
Him calling in a pothole is racist as fuck, though.
well he was til the president called him a racist killer.
Tanoomba
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I agree with you, but I would add one thing: That we shouldn't take the fact that this case was irresponsibly sensationalized to mean race issues don't exist or shouldn't be discussed. Even if the case had nothing to do with race at all, the fact that it is sparking discussion about enduring racial inequality could be seen as the silver lining in the mushroom cloud this case turned out to be.
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Only reason I care about this trial now is the number of people acting on their misinformation and how poorly the media is handling it. I can't think of an instance where the facts brought out by the case are so ignored in a big story. Almost no one I've talked to that is neutral or even remotely pro-Trayvon knows that he doubled back and attacked GZ.
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We can certainly talk about race if needed, but it gets upsetting when people who cry out racists then lump all black people together as targets of non-racial issues, or that they all have the same views, culture, and language. Lumping all black people into one easy-to-categorize group certainly isn't going to help race relations. I've known black people who I respect more than I respect myself for what they've had to endure andovercometo honestly, be better people than I am.It's the "thugs" I have issue with, and it has nothing to do with skin color.
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This. Lleauaric might be right about why some people are interested in the story, but to me its just a case about horrible media misinformation.
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So you think a case that had nothing to do with race and being turned into a race-based story by horrible media disinformation is sparking useful discussion? No. Certainly not on the national level.
Also, your signature is fucking stupid. You have no idea if Zimmerman would have suffered more injuries if he didn't have a gun, as we have discussed at length in this thread. You should be better than obvious trolling. Stop trying to replace Numbers please, I usually enjoy your posts.
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