Let's talk about Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman, and how unbelievably fucked up this all is

Zimmerman not even arrested is going to embolden a hella large number of haters with guns in states with this stupid Stand Your Ground law. BWH (black with hoodie) is now a capital crime.

I keep thinking about this (amazing) novel: http://www.upne.com/1555533965.html

If all that comes of this is "Stand Your Ground" getting repealed and Zimmerman being hounded absolutely everywhere he goes for the rest of his life, I guess I can accept that. I'll probably have to.

I do not see a Republican Florida legislature repealing "Stand Your Ground" or any of the other largely conservative states doing so either. Some conservatives have said that Zimmerman's behavior as first described was not a proper use of "Stand Your Ground," but that does not mean they oppose the use of "Stand Your Ground" as they interpret it.

Is it bad to hope that this dude's life gets ruined so bad that he just eats his gun?

(I know, I know, it is bad, but god damnit.)

yeah, "refinement" more likely than appeal, if that

xps

appeal repeal

also, action against police & prosecutors seems more likely than murder or even manslaughter charges against zimmerman at this point, but i'm not holding my breath for either

I'd be vaguely surprised if there's any real repercussions for Zimmerman or anyone in law enforcement at this point.

It's splitting hairs, but while Zimmerman has not been arrested, he is most certainly not a free man, and I suspect is in fact is probably in police custody one way or the other.

Which is to say, there will be no real repercussions for the police, but there will be for Zimmerman, legal, extra-legal or otherwise.

Basically, if I were him, I'd start packing heat, just in case, you know, someone tried to punch him for being an asshole.

He'll have to start wearing a hoodie to avoid being recognized in public.

he should also dye his skin a mach darker hue to prevent being recognized.

mach=much

guys, this thread is enraging enough without us generating our own dubious content

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dubious content

thread concept

The lead homicide investigator in the shooting of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin recommended that neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman be charged with manslaughter the night of the shooting, multiple sources told ABC News.

But Sanford, Fla., Investigator Chris Serino was instructed to not press charges against Zimmerman because the state attorney's office headed by Norman Wolfinger determined there wasn't enough evidence to lead to a conviction, the sources told ABC News.

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Serino filed an affidavit on Feb. 26, the night that Martin was shot and killed by Zimmerman, that stated he was unconvinced Zimmerman's version of events.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/trayvon-martin-detective-wanted-charge-george-zimmerman-manslaughter/story?id=16011674

the same state attourney, wolfinger, was also tasked with leading the investigation into the shooting but has since stepped down citing "conflict of interest."

http://m.jacksonville.com/news/crime/2012-03-22/story/angela-corey-take-over-investigation-sanford-shooting-death-trayvon

so can we start hounding this states attorney guy yet? or are we going stay fixated on the single paranoid shooter and ignore the gross institutional dysfunction demonstrated by how this case was handled

i think there is room for rage against both elmo, tbh

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University of Texas Student Paper Wins 'Most Racist Trayvon Martin Cartoon' Contest

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if you look at the rest of her cartoons she just seems like a very confused, not very bright person.

at least she isn't just drawing five panels that feature the same stick figures in the same poses every week like every other college newspaper cartoonist. ;-)

i wish someone could just draw arrows towards the key words, maybe underline them?

maybe mispell a name? you know, drive the point home

I guess 1997's nutty, the kitten with testicles for legs was a cartooning high water mark for the daily texan.

I really look forward to having yet another thing to be ashamed of when I tell people I'm from Florida. even worse that I live like a half hour from where this happened. I mean shit would someone please submerge us?

i got the offer to relocate a year ago. said I'd think about it but probably in 2-3 years. thinking it might be a good time to bump that up a year or two.

fucking daily texan

I really look forward to having yet another thing to be ashamed of when I tell people I'm from Florida.

― Bo Jackson Overdrive, Tuesday, March 27, 2012 10:02 PM (11 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

o/

Bring back Martin Wagner imo

luckily it's March so I can tell people that I'm from Florida and they wanna party with me

MARTIN
CASE OF
JOURNALIS

TREYVON
AND THE
YELLOW

xpost i s'pose i could offer free mojitos...

Angry Television Host Interviews Chair

Yeah, it isn't BAD to kill people. Fuck whoever drew that.

with a bubonic plague infected dildo

vivid

i mean there was some news site that said "did the media rush to judgment on the Trayvon case? new developments re: Trayvon suggest they might have" AS IF HIM BEING A 17 YEAR OLD KID THAT TRIED A LITTLE MARIJUANA HAD ANY GODDAMN RELEVANCE ON TEH SHOOTING

I don't care what the law says, you don't kill unarmed people.

Well ideally you dont kill people at all, imo. but anyway.

Who are this guy's supporters other than straight-up racists at this point? Even if you're anti gun-control or pro stand-your-ground, this isn't the guy you want to be repping for as a great example of your cause.

Who are this guy's supporters other than straight-up racists at this point?

what is that, only like 1 in 3 white people?

Fair point.

i mean i know there are many more racists out there than that one white guy w/ his two non-racist friends but that is the intersection between "this guys supporters" and "straight-up racists"

i notice something though, among this guys supporters. a lot of them talk about "thugs", as in "when did a thug ever stand his ground?" or "when did a thug follow and handgun rule" or "dress like a thug die like a thug"

is that like, an actual thing that nra supporters worry about? thugs loose on the street, stealing jewelry with screwdrivers, selling weed and defacing the hallways?

Yes.

it's like a particular stereotype?

i feel like it's not a word i hear out on the west coast, or if i do, it can refer to lots of different types of people.