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OmarsComin
03/10/12 3:07:00 AM
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http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505263_162-57393088/parents-seek-justice-for-unarmed-sons-killing/

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Around 7:00 p.m. on February 26, Martin was walking back from a 7-Eleven a half-mile away where he had bought an iced tea and a bag of Skittles.

At 7:17 p.m., 26 year-old George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch member, called police to report a suspicious person inside the gated community. A dispatcher told Zimmerman police were on the way and to let them handle it.

Just two minutes later, six neighbors dialed 911 to report a fight - and then a gunshot.

Trey Martin, shot once in the chest, lay dead on this walkway just 70 yards from the home where he was staying. He was unarmed.


"what is that non-white person doing in a gated community, I fear for my life. better shoot him!"

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DeathChicken
03/10/12 3:22:00 AM
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No witnesses except the dead guy

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Weakupedia
03/10/12 3:24:00 AM
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yeah, unless some magical surveillance footage shows up, there's no way to convict this guy

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Liquid Wiind
03/10/12 3:25:00 AM
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Weakupedia posted...
yeah, unless some magical surveillance footage shows up, there's no way to convict this guy

he admitted to doing it

if it was a black guy that killed a white guy with no witnesses he'd already be in jail
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OmarsComin
03/10/12 3:26:00 AM
#5:


Yup. No witnesses but six people immediately called 911 to report a fight and shooting.

glad that we all remain safe from the menace of skittle-carrying black people

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Leebo86
03/10/12 3:30:00 AM
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Just because there are no witnesses does not mean there will be no evidence that can be used to establish, to some extent, how the encounter took place.

For instance, if they can tell the kid was shot in the back while holding his grocery items or something like that, it's hard to argue self-defense.

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Liquid Wiind
03/10/12 3:32:00 AM
#7:


hey he had an iced tea too! better to just shoot him before he does anything dangerous with it

good to see the police aren't going to prosecute this upstanding citizen, what is the world coming to when a black kid can just waltz through your neighborhood with skittles?
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voltch
03/10/12 3:44:00 AM
#8:


America hates skittles?

How terrifying.

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Raka_Putra
03/10/12 3:46:00 AM
#9:


Unfair.

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Liquid Wiind
03/10/12 4:11:00 PM
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black kid gets murdered for walking down the street with skittles, 9 posts

argument #974748784 about who won this generation of consoles, 150 posts and the topic was made 40 minutes after this one

lol b8
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CherryCokes
03/10/12 4:14:00 PM
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SANFORD, Fla

of f***ing course

horrible s*** hole of a state

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Ayuyu
03/10/12 4:16:00 PM
#12:


From: Liquid Wiind | #010
black kid gets murdered for walking down the street with skittles, 9 posts

argument #974748784 about who won this generation of consoles, 150 posts and the topic was made 40 minutes after this one

lol b8


It's because we can't throw ad hominem at each other with such a thread, unless one of us go agree with the murderer or something.

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Blairville
03/10/12 4:17:00 PM
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Well, time to move to Georgia.

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thundersheep
03/10/12 4:17:00 PM
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From: CherryCokes | #011
SANFORD, Fla

of f***ing course

horrible s*** hole of a state


Seriously. It's not even funny anymore. You can honestly read any ****ed up headline that comes from the US and assume it's Florida these days and you'd be right at least 95% of the time.

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Paratroopa1
03/10/12 4:20:00 PM
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I saw the topic title and was like "oh god, 'looking suspicious' is just a euphemism for being black, isn't it" and sure enough
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Biolizard28
03/10/12 4:24:00 PM
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From: thundersheep | #014
Seriously. It's not even funny anymore. You can honestly read any ****ed up headline that comes from the US and assume it's Florida these days and you'd be right at least 95% of the time.


Is... is Texas finally free?

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_Regaro_
03/10/12 4:25:00 PM
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Texas is alright as long as you stick to the suburbs tbqh

inner-city stuff though 'no thanks'

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HeroicGammaRay
03/10/12 4:25:00 PM
#18:


George Zimmerman is a college student majoring in criminal justice.

i laughed
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SlymDayspring
03/10/12 4:26:00 PM
#19:


I actually live like 10 minutes from Sanford, FL! That is where my high school was....we actually on more than one occasion were held in school late because of homicides occuring on the street outside. once it was a double homicide!

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Coffee Ninja
03/10/12 4:28:00 PM
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Should have bought a lemonade.

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Ayuyu
03/10/12 4:28:00 PM
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From: SlymDayspring | #019
I actually live like 10 minutes from Sanford, FL! That is where my high school was....we actually on more than one occasion were held in school late because of homicides occuring on the street outside. once it was a double homicide!


Must've been fun for the parents.

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WazzupGenius00
03/10/12 8:34:00 PM
#22:


From: Liquid Wiind | #010
black kid gets murdered for walking down the street with skittles, 9 posts

argument #974748784 about who won this generation of consoles, 150 posts and the topic was made 40 minutes after this one

lol b8


because there's nothing to argue about here, everyone agrees that this is bull

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Lieutenant Kettch
03/10/12 8:41:00 PM
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From: Weakupedia | #003
yeah, unless some magical surveillance footage shows up, there's no way to convict this guy


Forget conviction. He was never even arrested.

"You shot and killed an unarmed 17 year old?"
"Yeah, but I had a good reason."
"OK, just answer a few questions and you can go home while we look into it."

Whole thing is insane.

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pjbasis
03/10/12 8:44:00 PM
#24:


Yeah this kind of stuff happens all the time and only pains me to think about.

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SmartMuffin
03/10/12 8:44:00 PM
#25:


Well fortunately our wise government overlords are already looking for ways to protect us!

http://www.ksnt.com/news/local/story/Mayor-proposes-ban-on-caps-and-hoodies/q8mp1g8JwUS7QCa3LUcHxg.cspx

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paperwarior
03/10/12 8:49:00 PM
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paperwarior
03/10/12 8:49:00 PM
#27:


Well fortunately our wise government overlords are already looking for ways to protect us!

http://www.ksnt.com/news/local/story/Mayor-proposes-ban-on-caps-and-hoodies/q8mp1g8JwUS7QCa3LUcHxg.cspx


Oh good lord.

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foolm0ron
03/10/12 8:52:00 PM
#28:


George Zimmerman is a college student majoring in criminal justice.

This explains so much. These people are insane.

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Veola
03/10/12 8:57:00 PM
#29:


argument #974748784 about who won this generation of consoles, 150 posts and the topic was made 40 minutes after this one

lol b8


10% of the thread was posts by you. What're you lolling other people for?
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tee316
03/10/12 9:01:00 PM
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I was afraid it was going to be a black kid.

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ChichiriMuyo
03/10/12 9:01:00 PM
#31:


Liquid Wiind posted...
black kid gets murdered for walking down the street with skittles, 9 posts

argument #974748784 about who won this generation of consoles, 150 posts and the topic was made 40 minutes after this one

lol b8


The problem is that this is old news. It's been going around for awhile now. It's totally messed up, because we know if the roles were reversed and the shooter was the black guy his seat would already be charging up, but even if the board had their priorities "straight" you can't make 'em flock to news they've already heard.

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Uglyface2
03/10/12 9:02:00 PM
#32:


I saw this elsewhere. I'm absolutely aghast at this. Zimmerman can't be allowed to walk free, not after this.

I just can't even imagine what was going through his head when he did this. Kid walking down the street in a gated community, he called the police. Alright, he didn't recognize him, and that would be enough. But then he goes much, much further by ignoring police directions not to engage the kid, and he brings a gun with him. I can't even fathom how he'd get away with anything less than a murder charge.
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RayDyn
03/10/12 9:43:00 PM
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I'm guessing the fight was because the guy tried to detain the kid, the kid refused and resisted, they started too fight, so he shot him. At the very least this guy deserves a manslaughter charge against him, that is not enough to warrant deadly force.

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Rad Link 5
03/10/12 10:33:00 PM
#34:


From: Liquid Wiind | #010
black kid gets murdered for walking down the street with skittles, 9 posts

argument #974748784 about who won this generation of consoles, 150 posts and the topic was made 40 minutes after this one

lol b8


What else did you expect?

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HeroicGammaRay
03/10/12 10:46:00 PM
#35:


i don't see what the problem is - there is nothing to discuss in this topic. most everyone has the same assessment of the situation.

the console wars are more interesting and relevant to most of us
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MoogleKupo141
03/10/12 10:51:00 PM
#36:


Rad Link 5 posted...
From: Liquid Wiind | #010
black kid gets murdered for walking down the street with skittles, 9 posts

argument #974748784 about who won this generation of consoles, 150 posts and the topic was made 40 minutes after this one

lol b8
What else did you expect?


and what are we say

nobody's on the other side of this issue

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Rad Link 5
03/10/12 11:02:00 PM
#37:


Like there's never been a topic that's gone for about a hundred posts of just people expressing their distaste over something.

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redrocket
03/11/12 12:21:00 AM
#38:


Rad Link 5 posted...
Like there's never been a topic that's gone for about a hundred posts of just people expressing their distaste over something.

Actually that normally only happens when some assclown starts an argument over something only tangentially related to the original topic.

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Rad Link 5
03/11/12 12:24:00 AM
#39:


From: redrocket | #038
some assclown


Is that what we're calling him, now?

Keep this bumped long enough, and I'm sure this can be arranged.

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Paratroopa1
03/11/12 5:26:00 AM
#40:


you know though, are we really sure that skittles aren't a dangerous weapon

have you ever seen what marshawn lynch does to people when he gets skittles
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MartinFF7
03/11/12 7:36:00 AM
#41:


The guy will walk for sure - all he has to do is claim the teen reached into his pocket and was about to pull something out, so he shot. Pretty sure no one would convict him for that, if he thought a gun was going to be pulled on him.

Now if he shot him in the back, and he hasn't been arrested yet, well... lol justice.

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Cloud and Squall
03/11/12 7:52:00 AM
#42:


According to this report, Zimmerman was found bleeding on the back of the head, and from his nose.

http://www.suntimes.com/news/nation/11172399-418/family-of-teen-fatally-shot-by-neighborhood-watch-seeks-answers.html

Of course, I wouldn't be surprised if he hadn't provoked him. And it doesn't explain why he didn't listen to the 911 dispatcher. But I'd guess that's why he'll get off on self defense.

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SupremeZero
03/11/12 8:31:00 AM
#43:


From: Cloud and Squall | #042
According to this report, Zimmerman was found bleeding on the back of the head, and from his nose.

http://www.suntimes.com/news/nation/11172399-418/family-of-teen-fatally-shot-by-neighborhood-watch-seeks-answers.html

Of course, I wouldn't be surprised if he hadn't provoked him. And it doesn't explain why he didn't listen to the 911 dispatcher. But I'd guess that's why he'll get off on self defense.


... sounds more like bull, actually. Back of the head and nose?

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SpeedYoshi
03/11/12 8:35:00 AM
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some people get bloody noses very, very easily

a hit to the back of the head could cause that

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MartinFF7
03/11/12 12:24:00 PM
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Zimmerman goes up to the kid being totally aggro, kid's like wtf, pushes Zimmerman, falls down and hits the back of his head on the ground. Kid walks away, gets shot in the back in a fit of rage?

Here'ssss what I'm hoping for!

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