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03-20-2012, 08:47 AM
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When "Neighborhood Watch" Gets Out of Hand
This case in Florida is in the national spotlight:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/...ce?sc=fb&cc=fp I think it's less a story about race than about the "Stand Your Ground" law in Florida, which needs to be revisited. Sanford, FL PD and neighborhood watch programs also under the microscope as a result of this tragedy. Ocala Mike 
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03-20-2012, 08:51 AM
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no, it is a story about race and about a guy who has cop wannabe syndrome. his statements to the 911 operator show he's a racist. he sought a confrontation with the kid, he should be in jail awaiting trial.
i have been keeping up with the story, and am appalled that the guy who killed the teenage boy has not been arrested and charged. but i'm glad the feds are now involved.
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03-20-2012, 10:47 AM
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 ....Claims self defense, what a crock...You see the pic of this guy?...Looks like Larry the cable guy....no offense to Larry...
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03-20-2012, 11:02 AM
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Zimmerman violated major principles of the Neighborhood Watch manual, ABC News has learned. The manual from the Neighborhood Watch program states: "It should be emphasized to members that they do not possess police powers. And they shall not carry weapons or pursue vehicles."
According to Chris Tutko, the director of the National Neighborhood Watch program, there are about 22,000 registered watch groups nationwide, and Zimmerman was not part of a registered group, which police were not aware of at the time of the incident. http://gma.yahoo.com/trayvon-martin-...-abc-news.html how can he claim self-defense when he kept following the teen? he instigated the whole thing, he should be charged.
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Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new at all. Abraham Lincoln
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03-20-2012, 11:16 AM
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I don't know what happened. What I do know is that neighborhood watches aren't going anywhere. This story will probably be in the headlines for weeks. And Al and Jesse are preparing to pad their bank accounts and have their asses kissed.
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03-20-2012, 12:36 PM
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Still trying to outsmart me, aren't you, mule-skinner? You want me to think that you don't want me to go down there, but the subtle truth is you really don't want me to go down there!
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03-20-2012, 03:50 PM
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Notice I didnt say murder them.....just shoot 'em in the butt 
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03-20-2012, 11:30 AM
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Until you understand the full complexity (and insanity) of the "Stand your Ground" law in FL, you won't ever "get" why he wasn't or hasn't been arrested.
BTW, the media is doing a disservice by continuing along this "racial bias" mania. It has to do with the portion of this arcane law which states the instance needs to be fully investigated prior to arrests being issued, if warranted. On the opposite side of the scale, there was a case not too long ago here in a Tampa suburb where a black guy came out of his house to confront a white guy and his 5 year old child on a play ground - apparently the kids were skateboarding in the park and black guy didn't care for that too much (No Skateboarding" signs were posted) - the conversation escalated verbally, black guy goes back to his house, gets a gun, comes back, reengages in the argument and when white guy went to shove him back out of his personal space, black guy shot him dead, right in front of his kid. black guy was never arrested until after a full investigation had been performed, which took months. This particular instance is about an ******* with a gun, who apparently engaged this young kid, provoked a reaction, and then shot. The 911 tapes are pretty damning, including the portion where he tells the 911 operator that he is going after the kid. This dick will be brought up on charges sooner than later.
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03-20-2012, 04:33 PM
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It's not the media worried about the kids color. It's the shooter. And it's outrageous. This country still has a significant racism and inequality problem, it was revealed by the election of the first mixed-race president, and it's ugly and ever present in our political discourse right now concerning blacks, Hispanics, women, etc.
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03-20-2012, 09:32 PM
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I googled, as I'd not heard of this case before, and found out that the shooting happened Sept 26, 2010 and the shooter was arrested Sept 28, 2010. Two days between murder and arrest. Plea entered Oct 15, 2010. While Zimmerman, three weeks later, still walks free.
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03-20-2012, 09:55 AM
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