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It's Watch!... Neighborhood Watch. Not shoot.

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!, Mar 8, 2012.

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  1. king cranium maximus IV

    king cranium maximus IV Active Member

    Same name. Different kid.

    These photos were initially distributed via Stormfront's website. The company you keep, etc.
     
  2. PCLoadLetter

    PCLoadLetter Well-Known Member

    Exactly. Wrong kid, and being promoted by a white supremacist. Nice.
     
  3. young-gun11

    young-gun11 Member

    It doesn't, but someone who talks and acts like that isn't just chillin, walking down the street. Especially if a "P*ssy A** Cracker" is following him..
     
  4. TowelWaver

    TowelWaver Well-Known Member

    It's a different kid with the same name (linked above in my earlier post).
     
  5. Azrael

    Azrael Well-Known Member

    So call 911.

    And when 911 tells you to stop following him, stop following him.
     
  6. king cranium maximus IV

    king cranium maximus IV Active Member

    You may now direct yourself to my above comment.
     
  7. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    I'm not sure what this means.

    There is a constitutional right to bear arms. Unless it's proven that Zimmerman is mentally ill, he's within his rights to carry a firearm. That might make you uncomfortable, but that's the law.

    And, I'm willing to believe that the truth of this story is probably somewhere in between what the "supporters" of both Trayvon and Zimmerman believe.

    But, if Zimmerman's story checks out, than he was probably within his rights to use his firearm. If Trayvon was on top of him, and slamming his head into the sidewalk, he was unable to retreat, and probably was in fear of his life.

    Even if Zimmerman was "stalking" him, Trayvon also had a responsibility to retreat and not engage Zimmerman.

    Now, again, this assumes Zimmerman's story is true and factual. And, it doesn't mean that Zimmerman didn't act like an asshole that night.

    But, either way, it sounds like a series of mistakes by both parties resulted in a tragedy. And, the facts should determine whether that tragedy was murder.
     
  8. young-gun11

    young-gun11 Member

    Understandable. Like I said, I didn't know if this was the same kid. All I know is they must be hiding something because they're still showing pictures of the kid when he's a pre-teen...
     
  9. Zeke12

    Zeke12 Guest

    Egads, man.
     
  10. dreunc1542

    dreunc1542 Active Member

    How exactly would that make him more likely to look suspicious? How does giving the finger (even though that's not even the same person) make one more likely to be/look suspicious?
     
  11. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    A series of mistakes that would not have resulted in anyone being dead if some bozo with a hard-on for being a cop wasn't walking around with his piece.

    Guns and cowards are a dangerous mix.
     
  12. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Maybe true. Maybe false. Maybe Zimmerman is dead.

    Or, maybe he's too much of a "coward" to "stalk" Trayvon. I don't know either way. Why don't we just let the facts of this case determine how justice should be served?

    Zimmerman being armed wasn't illegal.
     
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