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

[Irvine511]

Originally Posted by 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?

Are the black teens going to be acquitted?

I think this is really cheap and shows that you don't understand what the issue really was in the TM case. It's not interracial violence, but the unequal application of justice and how racial profiling can kill, as well as the insanity of our gun laws as well as SYG.

This has nothing in common other than the fact that you have victims and perps of different races.

That video made me want to vomit, fwiw.

[Jive Turkey]

What the fuck is up with blaming the 64 year old bus driver?

[AEON]

Originally Posted by Irvine511

It's not interracial violence, but the unequal application of justice

I disagree - the media circus began before Zimmerman was acquitted.

[Popmartijn]

Originally Posted by AEON

I disagree - the media circus began before Zimmerman was acquitted.

The media circus began when the police determined it not necessary to arrest Zimmerman after having shot the black kid. That does suggest there was inequal application of justice being applied.

[Irvine511]

Originally Posted by AEON

I disagree - the media circus began before Zimmerman was acquitted.

Because he was let go after shooting an unarmed teenager.

[AEON]

Originally Posted by Irvine511

Because he was let go after shooting an unarmed teenager.

Did it not seem the media convicted Zimmerman before all the facts were in? And when all the facts came to light - at the trial - it turns out there wasn't enough evidence to convict Zimmerman.

I wish I had the money to start a boring, dry news channel that just reported facts. I don't care if it operated at a loss - at least people would be able to sort through facts without being bothered by rhetoric.

[Irvine511]

Originally Posted by AEON

Did it not seem the media convicted Zimmerman before all the facts were in?

Fox race-baited the entire time.

I wish I had the money to start a boring, dry news channel that just reported facts. I don't care if it operated at a loss - at least people would be able to sort through facts without being bothered by rhetoric.

PBS and NPR.

[bono_212]

I'd like to start a website that just reports every single murder, and it's victims, despite race, religion, sexual orientation, etc.

[digitize]

NPR is pretty great.

[AEON]

Originally Posted by digitize

NPR is pretty great.

Yeah - that's about as close as you get I suppose.

[tim722]

Originally Posted by Popmartijn

The media circus began when the police determined it not necessary to arrest Zimmerman after having shot the black kid. That does suggest there was inequal application of justice being applied.

The police were absolutely right not to charge Zimmerman. You are 100% wrong. The police were right. He never should have been charged as the jury aquitted him. In fact he was overcharged in order to appease to the race baiting left. If anything Zimmerman is a victim of politics.

[tim722]

Originally Posted by Irvine511

Because he was let go after shooting an unarmed teenager.

He was the victim of a crime and defended himself as his head was being bashed against concrete.

[tim722]

Originally Posted by Irvine511

Fox race-baited the entire time.

PBS and NPR.

MSNBC is the more a race baiting channel then Fox

[tim722]

Originally Posted by bono_212

I'd like to start a website that just reports every single murder, and it's victims, despite race, religion, sexual orientation, etc.

Redeye does it in Chicago. Maybe this will help you.

http://homicides.redeyechicago.com/

[Popmartijn]

Originally Posted by tim722

The police were absolutely right not to charge Zimmerman. You are 100% wrong. The police were right.

Why were the police right not to arrest him when they arrived at the scene? You have a guy who has just shot and killed a teenager. That guy says "Stand my ground! Yadda, yadda, yadda." So are you then just going to say, "OK. Let's forget about it. You can go now."?

Originally Posted by tim722

He was the victim of a crime and defended himself as his head was being bashed against concrete.

How would you know this was the situation the moment the police arrived at the scene?
I mean, this was before Zimmerman was able to hire a top lawyer team from donations he solicited (and received) after it became an international news item. And before all the testimonials, etc.
What you're saying in your quote is the outcome of his trial, he was acquitted. But at the moment it happened the situation was a lot murkier. So I would expect the person who shot and killed someone else to be taken into custody. After some more research it might be that there is no case, but that's most likely not something you know in the first moments after arriving on the crime scene.

[bono_212]

Originally Posted by tim722

Redeye does it in Chicago. Maybe this will help you.

http://homicides.redeyechicago.com/

That's far more cold and clinical than what I was thinking.

[AEON]

He was handcuffed and taken in for questioning.

[PhilsFan]

Originally Posted by tim722

MSNBC is the more a race baiting channel then Fox

You're an idiot.

[Diemen]

You're out of line.

[LemonMelon]

Originally Posted by tim722

MSNBC is the more a race baiting channel then Fox

Do you even English?