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That doesn't really deserve an answer Mech. The law was so stupid even its sponsors are rejecting it.
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Hmm.....Greger......NIce to see you have such a vast respect for the law and constitutional processes ! If you don't like FL law, or how its enforced, you're free not to visit ! Actually, Mech, as far as I know, Greger was born, bred, and has lived in Florida all of his life. As for Zimmerman, he was not only detained, but he was also handcuffed and taken in for questioning. But, you do make a good point in suggesting that more facts are needed before the fellow is hung out to dry by popular opinion. Issodhos
"When all has been said that can be said, and all has been done that can be done, there will be poetry";-) -- Issodhos
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Hmm.....Greger......NIce to see you have such a vast respect for the law and constitutional processes ! If you don't like FL law, or how its enforced, you're free not to visit ! Its "early days" in this case and the media, not to mention the usual tribe of "racism" touters are hard at work "convicting the shooter" before the case goes to the GJ !
Apparently the investigating officers) didn't feel they had sufficient "probable cause" to detain the shooter. Doesn't mean he's going to skate on a bogus shooting, either ! But then it might, since all the national press coverage and political grandstanding pretty much ensures there's no venue for him to get a "fair trial" ! >Mech well like iss said, greger is born and bred right there in florida, and i believe right down the road from the shooting if i am not mistaken. contempt prior to investigation much? secondly, one can and will argue that if not for the press this thing could well get shoved off to the side. folks like you like to bellyache about the press, yet it is my very direct experience that if not for the press there's plenty that would go unchecked. frankly, if you don't like the press then you're welcome to stop watching fox, or reading the washington times.
sure, you can talk to god, but if you don't listen then what's the use? so, onward through the fog!
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Very interesting for calls to reserve judgment until facts are known -- wouldn't it be great if the same were accorded for other events? That would pretty much shut mechanic and issodhos down 100% it seems to me.
There is no question there would be no investigation if not for public and press insistence.
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...the kid was armed only with a can of iced tea and some candy, he has a good school record, lots of friends to vouch for his personality, values and outlook on life...this is clearly a predator situation and the young man became prey, unarmed and innocent prey at that. Turns out that Zimmerman has a long history of making false police reports as well.
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Long history of false reports? I cannot find that in the article. There is a reference from an anonymous source down in the comments on the blog you cited, but nothing substantive that I can see. I think you need to take a careful look at altering your statement.
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Ted, now don't go getting your panties in a bunch: read and weepIn the months leading up to the shooting, Zimmerman had called police numerous times to report incidents
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Hey LT its either going to be a "good " shooting or the shooter is going to get prosecuted. Every year there's a lot "doubtful" shootings by LEOs, too ! What I'd like to see is everyone shut up and let the Sanford PD do its thing sans public/political/media pressure(s) ! The present situation is akin to "The Oxbow Incident" and a "lynch mob" mania ! >Mech Ah, another NonCon in support of less personal responsibility. GOP ROT (Grand Ol' Party Rule of the Opposite Thing). Mech, I was commenting on the stupid law and the way the po-leece are interpreting it, not lynching the idiot. No one is contesting that he shot the Skittles Armed kid. Seems like potential manslaughter, or murder. So you advocate for letting him go because he claims he felt threatened? Hope you don't have any enemies when you are vacationing in Florida.
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There may be some question as to the accuracy of the article you linked to, rick. It says: Oh, and guess the races of the parties. Just take a shot in the dark.
The big problem here — aside from the racist killing of an unarmed minor ...
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In a racist society, you can find a racist person who “reasonably believes” that the existence of a black kid is dangerous, and that a confrontation with a black kid — even if the white adult started it — is life-threatening. : In a letter to the Orlando Sentinel, Zimmerman’s father defended his son, saying the portrait in the media is “extremely misleading.” The letter reads, in part:
“George is a Spanish speaking minority with many black family members and friends. He would be the last to discriminate for any reason whatsoever.... The media portrayal of George as a racist could not be further from the truth... I am not all that trusting of the Washington Post, but I think it is probably more reliable than what appears to be an advocacy site. Yours, Issodhos
"When all has been said that can be said, and all has been done that can be done, there will be poetry";-) -- Issodhos
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Life is a banquet -- and most poor suckers are starving to death -- Auntie Mame
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