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A black man named Vick goes to prison for three years for killing a dog.

A white man named Zimmerman gets his life and gun back.
 
I saw a similar Facebook post. Not really a good analogy imo nor does it describe what Vick actually did.
 
Vick ran and funded a massive dog fighting and dog killing ring. He was one of the most disliked people in the country at the time. Now he is a sympathetic person? My do things change quickly.
 
Threedee said:
America worships dogs the way ancient Egyptians worshipped cats. Vick picked the wrong crime to commit in this country.
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Too bad white America can't muster the same level of outrage for the black man killed they managed when a couple dogs got killed.
 
These situations are not remotely comparable. What Vick did was deplorable & there was no doubt whatsoever about his involvement, the evidence & his intent.

By comparison, the GZ case was wrought with doubt & conflicting testimony. Even on the board, the best anyone could muster was that it seemed like more people heard something one way than the other - but the prosecution was never able to remove the idea of reasonable doubt.
 
Thing1 said:
These situations are not remotely comparable. What Vick did was deplorable & there was no doubt whatsoever about his involvement, the evidence & his intent.

By comparison, the GZ case was wrought with doubt & conflicting testimony. Even on the board, the best anyone could muster was that it seemed like more people heard something one way than the other - but the prosecution was never able to remove the idea of reasonable doubt.
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So, what Zimmermanbwas not deplorable, bad way to word it, Thing1.
 
Rana said:
So, what Zimmermanbwas not deplorable, bad way to word it, Thing1.
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I hated what he did, but never for a second did I believe that he set out to kill another human being that day. His intent was not deplorable, imo.

When I first heard the GZ tape, it sounded completely cut & dry. But clearly, circumstances were much more ambiguous. People believed what they wanted to in this case - but anyone who pretended that the evidence backed them up 100% is delusional.
 
Thing1 said:
I hated what he did, but never for a second did I believe that he set out to kill another human being that day. His intent was not deplorable, imo.

When I first heard the GZ tape, it sounded completely cut & dry. But clearly, circumstances were much more ambiguous. People believed what they wanted to in this case - but anyone who pretended that the evidence backed them up 100% is delusional.
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Killing is deplorable, I am disappointed you don't think it is as well.
 
cawacko said:
How many other murders of black men this weekend did you get outraged over Zap?
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Every one I read about, there are those of us that are aware of this plight. I am also aware of gang violence amongst the Samoans in my state. It is different races in every state, but the facts that don't change is that they are male and younger than 35.
 
It will be interesting to see the wrongful death suit that will be coming. Zimmerman will not be allowed to take the fifth, because he will never again be tried to Martin's death. There is no danger of a perjury charge because Zimmerman never testified. I don't think he will confess to anything, but it will be interesting to see if he testimony in the civil case will remain "consistent" with his statements in the past.
 
Rana said:
Every one I read about, there are those of us that are aware of this plight. I am also aware of gang violence amongst the Samoans in my state. It is different races in every state, but the facts that don't change is that they are male and younger than 35.
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Sometimes it doesn't even take the murder of a black man to get one outraged.

Sometimes all it takes is reading about how a black man, simply defending himself from an attacker, gets arrested for defending himself with his fists while a coward with a gun kills someone and doesn't even see the inside of a jail until public outcry becomes too great for local sheriffs to handle:


A New York City man was hospitalized after allegedly instigating a confrontation by hurling racist slurs at two black restaurant patrons on Friday.

WCBS-TV reported that the altercation took place at a Greenwich Village restaurant after the unidentified victim, described by witnesses as being drunk at the time, knocked into a table occupied by an African-American couple.

According to the New York Post, the man did not listen to demands by restaurant staff that he leave the establishment, instead choosing to approach 25-year-old Douglas Reddish.

The New York Daily News reported that the man also reportedly yelled, “You ni-gers are why I lost my job” at the couple, and “This ni-ger wants to fight me” at Reddish in particular, allegedly leading to Reddish punching the man and knocking him to the ground causing him to hit his head on the sidewalk. Reddish was arrested a few blocks away from the scene and charged with assault.


http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/07/...-after-starting-racially-based-confrontation/
 
Socrtease said:
It will be interesting to see the wrongful death suit that will be coming. Zimmerman will not be allowed to take the fifth, because he will never again be tried to Martin's death. There is no danger of a perjury charge because Zimmerman never testified. I don't think he will confess to anything, but it will be interesting to see if he testimony in the civil case will remain "consistent" with his statements in the past.
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with the injuries that zimmerman received, wouldn't it be extremely difficult to prove that zimmerman is liable for his death?
 
ZappasGuitar said:
Sometimes all it takes is reading about how a black man, simply defending himself from an attacker, gets arrested for defending himself with his fists while a coward with a gun kills someone and doesn't even see the inside of a jail until public outcry becomes too great for local sheriffs to handle:
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there she is.....miss congeniality
 
ZappasGuitar said:
Unable to discuss the points I raise in my post, the uninformed, angry Rightie detours right for the petty ad homs once again.
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you are nothing but a simple assed liar. you went straight for the insults because someone needed a gun for self defense, so you called them a coward. you've been exposed as a liar and hypocrite.
 
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