George Zimmerman, the killer of young Trayvon Martin, was found 'not guilty'.

[bono_212]

What's it from?

He's uh......interesting looking.

[Jive Turkey]

Originally Posted by deep

I actually asked for a picture of your mother

That is a picture of my mother

[Jive Turkey]

Originally Posted by The_Pac_Mule

George Zimmerman Juror Says He 'Got Away With Murder' - Yahoo!

She sounds clueless

[Irvine511]

Originally Posted by Jive Turkey

She sounds clueless

Well, she was there.

[Jive Turkey]

"As much as we were trying to find this man guilty…they give you a booklet that basically tells you the truth, and the truth is that there was nothing that we could do about it," she said. "I feel the verdict was already told."

pesky evidence

[deep]

she is Hispanic, like the accused
that should up her credibility

[deep]

Originally Posted by bono_212

What's it from?

He's uh......interesting looking.

Albuquerque

some magical, mysterious place

[IWasBored]

Originally Posted by Irvine511

Maybe for some. I think the younger you go the more people see a person rather than a monolithic entity.

But it's quite clear given the politics that govern the base of the GOP that many people have a vested, political, and monetary interest in keeping black Americans a suspect class, and in maintaining an underclass. That won't change, at least not for another generation, or until the GOP becomes something other than a protest movement against all things Obama.

George Bush doesn't care about black people!

[LJT]

We're not very good at caring for people the world over, if we did things just wouldn't be the way they are.

[The_Pac_Mule]

i've already started trembling in anticipation of the end.

[U2DMfan]

Originally Posted by deep

seriously if anyone thinks these gang killings don't or can't involved claims of standing their ground they are wrong, unless that is just reserved for 'certain' people.

Can you claim Stand Your Ground with an illegal gun?
If not, what are the chances a gang member would have a legal gun?

[BigMacPhisto]

Marijuana is the problem, not guns. Trayvon was high on marijuana as evidenced in the toxicology report from the autopsy. If people weren't getting so high on dope, disastrous events such as this entire fiasco would have never occurred.

[Irvine511]

Originally Posted by BigMacPhisto

Marijuana is the problem, not guns. Trayvon was high on marijuana as evidenced in the toxicology report from the autopsy. If people weren't getting so high on dope, disastrous events such as this entire fiasco would have never occurred.

Are you kidding?

[Vlad n U 2]

I think he is joking like that other time he was probably joking.

[Jive Turkey]

wacka wacka

[Galeongirl]

Originally Posted by BigMacPhisto

Marijuana is the problem, not guns. Trayvon was high on marijuana as evidenced in the toxicology report from the autopsy. If people weren't getting so high on dope, disastrous events such as this entire fiasco would have never occurred.

Actually, more people should get weed then. If Zimmerman was on dope, he wouldn't be driving his car, and sure as heck wouldn't pay attention to some random hooded kid. It'd be aaaallllll cooooollll mannnn.

[Jive Turkey]

I wonder what would happen if Zimmerman was on purple drank...

[nbcrusader]

Originally Posted by AEON

Actually - I think that we really haven't covered the issue of concealed weapon permits. We've only touched on it.

Forget for a moment the larger issue of gun control - let's assume we all agree people can have a rifle/handgun in their home for defense.

Should anyone be able to carry a concealed weapon out in public?

Also - regarding Stand Your Ground - If Martin was armed this could have led to an Ol West shootout. In theory, if you extend the idea - you can have groups of people "Standing Their Ground" against whole other groups (think OK Corral). Should we seriously allow this?

The discussion of Stand Your Ground laws should be viewed in light of the long standing defense of Self Defense. The defense is rooted in common law (meaning the law developed over hundreds of years and thousands of cases and is not a result of legislation). To rely on the defense, the burden of establishing the elements is on the defendant.

The general rule is a person may use non-deadly force to prevent imminent injury. The development of this law extended the applicability of the defense to include the use of deadly force when a person is in reasonable fear of serious injury or death.

Some states modified the deadly force aspect of the Self Defense rule with the statutory requirement of a Duty of Retreat. This means a defendant must take reasonable steps to retreat and so demonstrated an intention not to fight before eventually using force. The exception is not universal, with exceptions stating that a person need not retreat from their own home or a person acting under color of authority (a police officer).

Stand Your Ground is not a recent invention and is essentially the rejection of the Duty of Retreat. Some states have established Stand Your Ground by statute, while others it has developed by court decisions. The underlying concept for Stand Your Ground is that there is no duty to retreat when a person is assaulted in a place where he or she has a right to be.

It can be argued that the imposition of a Duty of Retreat rewards the aggressor and deprives a person’s right to “be where he or she has a right to be” when faced with an aggressor.

There have been suggestions that Stand Your Ground laws will return us to the days of the “Wild West”. I haven’t seen sufficient evidence to suggest that has actually happened.

Concealed Carry laws perhaps should be a separate thread. Interestingly, people have the right to obtain a Conceal Carry Permit in all 50 States. I’ll have to spend more time researching this topic – I would be interested to see how often a person uses a concealed weapon if they do have a permit – and how often the use was improper.

Knowing that some states have very restrictive gun control laws, it would be interesting to see who is able to obtain a concealed carry permit. My gut tells me the wealthy and, more importantly, politically connected, will always be able to get these permits.

[AEON]

Originally Posted by nbcrusader

There have been suggestions that Stand Your Ground laws will return us to the days of the “Wild West”. I haven’t seen sufficient evidence to suggest that has actually happened.

I think if you combined Stand Your Ground with a very generous concealed weapons law (meaning just about anyone can carry) - then you might have such an environment.

[AEON]

Three black teens attack 13 year old white kid.

When I saw this on CNN a few days back, it made me think of the media circus around the Zimmerman case. It makes me wonder - if the races of the attackers and victim had been reversed - do you think there would have been a national outcry from the Left?