boyst Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 I am glad I do not have twitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 TWEET OF THE DAY: “No matter how much contempt you have for the media in all this, you don’t have enough.” Reminder: Guilty Until Proven Innocent: How the Press Prosecuted Zimmerman While Stoking Racial Tensions February 26, 2012 - George Zimmerman Shoots and Kills Trayvon Martin Zimmerman claims self-defense. After an investigation, the police agree and decide not to press charges. March 13, 2012 - NBC's Al Sharpton Uses MSNBC Platform to Stoke Phony Racial Narrative Sharpton's National Action Network released a statement calling for... ...a “complete and thorough investigation” into Martin’s death. He added: “[W]e are told that racial language was used when the young man reported his suspicions to police[.]” The story about Zimmerman's use of racial language was false. March 13, 2012 - ABC News Reporter Claims Trayvon Shot Because "He Was Black" March 22, 2012 - Zimmerman Described as a "White Hispanic" by The New York Times Just in the nick of time, before the story was engineered to explode the very next day with the Sharpton rally, The New York Times put its stamp of approval on the term "white Hispanic." March 21, 2012 - CNN Falsely Accuses Zimmerman of Saying "F**king Coon" Knowing full well the phony racial storm brewing around the Zimmerman case was about to have gasoline thrown on it the next day, CNN went to extraordinary lengths to claim Zimmerman had uttered the racial slur "coon" when he had not. This has to be watched to be believed. March 22, 2012 - NBC's Al Sharpton Goes to Florida With the help of thousands of dollars from Obama's Justice Department, it was then that Rev. Al Sharpton (anchor of MSNBC's Politics Nation) held his incendiary rally: March 23, 2012 - President Obama Repeats Sharpton's Talking Point The day after Sharpton held his rally and said, "Trayvon could have been any one of our sons," President Obama made huge news when he stepped before the cameras, demanded action in the Zimmerman case, and famously said, "If I had a son, he would look like Trayvon." March 27, 2012 - NBC News Edits 911 Audio to Make Zimmerman Look Racist On the storied Today Show, NBC News told America Zimmerman said this on the 911 call: Zimmerman: This guy looks like he’s up to no good. He looks black. When the truth is that the unedited audio actually went like this: Zimmerman: This guy looks like he’s up to no good. Or he’s on drugs or something. It’s raining and he’s just walking around, looking about. Dispatcher: OK, and this guy — is he black, white or Hispanic? Zimmerman: He looks black. March 28, 2012 - ABC News Falsely Claims Zimmerman Wasn't Injured Night of Shooting The day after NBC News released its falsified 911 bombshell, ABC News released a phony, hyped-up story of its own. Using grainy surveillance video of Zimmerman at the police station on the night of the shooting, ABC News claimed, "A police surveillance video taken the night that Trayvon Martin was shot dead shows no blood or bruises on George Zimmerman." April 11, 2012 - George Zimmerman Is Arrested, Charged with Second Degree Murder There's more at the link, but you get the idea. http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2013/07/13/Media-Zimmerman-Coverage-Rap-Sheet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Anyone see Stevie Johnson's tweet about the case? "Living in a world where you fight dogs; you could lose everything (Mike Vick).. If you kill a black man you're not guilty! #INjusticeSystem" https://twitter.com/...233842404753409 And then there's Roddy White's, which is extremely distasteful: "All them jurors should go home tonight and kill themselves for letting a grown man get away with killing a kid" https://twitter.com/...247500937629696 I'd link to the original Bleacher Report article that lists all sorts of tweets, but that's apparently not allowed here... Take the link. Copy pasta it to tinyurl.com, create a link which redirects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Has anyone noticed that there have been no Latino activists or politicians expressing their "outrage" over the verdict? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepthefaith Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Much of the media and activists have chosen to completely ignore that 6 people heard weeks of testimony and facts, deliberated for more than 12 hours and rendered a decision based on the law. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Much of the media and activists have chosen to completely ignore that 6 people heard weeks of testimony and facts, deliberated for more than 12 hours and rendered a decision based on the law. This is the time for the president to come out and remind everyone that the other side won and those who lost need to get on the back of the bus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 If we are going to be bombarded by equality quotes today, can we get some that are from anyone beyond mlk? Or atleast not the same exact ones from "I have a dream" Lets get some folks out there discussing it at a higher level than the first equality quote everyone in America learns. Lets get some depth to the talk if we're going to talk race- even if that's a result of media more than the actual case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 I really wish people spent more time proof-reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 I really wish people spent more time proof-reading. Yeah there's definitely sum tim wong in the fact checking world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillsForever Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Much of the media and activists have chosen to completely ignore that 6 people heard weeks of testimony and facts, deliberated for more than 12 hours and rendered a decision based on the law. What makes it worse is the majority of the talking heads on HLN and CNN that cover this 24/7 are lawyers. They even totally miss the point that the the evidence and the law of florida dictate the proper result of a not guilty verdict. This whole thing is a sham. Disgusting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Never watched a trial before where it was so clear that the prosecution NEVER proved their case. There was reasonable doubt all over. The jury got this ABSOLUTELY correct. If you follow the evidence and the law (jury instructions) non guilty is correct. Trumped up charges, prosecutal misconduct with discovery. I don't even know this should have gotten to trial the evidence was so lacking, but since it did Manslaughter and the lesser charge of the 3rd degree should have been the charges. The DA were idiots for overcharging and not arguing in the trial about manslaughter. Omara was fanstastic. Totally agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob's House Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 What makes it worse is the majority of the talking heads on HLN and CNN that cover this 24/7 are lawyers. They even totally miss the point that the the evidence and the law of florida dictate the proper result of a not guilty verdict. This whole thing is a sham. Disgusting. They're not missing the point, they're intentionally obscuring it. They know exactly what they're doing. They're just a bunch of scum bags. Anyone see Stevie Johnson's tweet about the case? "Living in a world where you fight dogs; you could lose everything (Mike Vick).. If you kill a black man you're not guilty! #INjusticeSystem" https://twitter.com/...233842404753409 And then there's Roddy White's, which is extremely distasteful: "All them jurors should go home tonight and kill themselves for letting a grown man get away with killing a kid" https://twitter.com/...247500937629696 I'd link to the original Bleacher Report article that lists all sorts of tweets, but that's apparently not allowed here... These dipshits should stay off twitter. I used to be a fan of SJ. At least Roddy White had the decency to apologize for his idiocy, SJ stands by his. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 They're not missing the point, they're intentionally obscuring it. They know exactly what they're doing. They're just a bunch of scum bags. These dipshits should stay off twitter. I used to be a fan of SJ. At least Roddy White had the decency to apologize for his idiocy, SJ stands by his. The head of the NAACP is making the Vick comments to anyone that'll listen. It's got to make Stevie feel like its more justified. Whites was way more offensive, even if I'd much prefer he learned to let opinions form for more than 5 minutes and express them in more than 140 characters. At some point the guy has to learn to put the phone back in his pocket when something controversial is on his mind to share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 (edited) Everything is a balance. Give something, take something. I like the verdict. I still think Zimmerman instigated the whole affair... YET, he was attacked and killed the attacker. Good for him, thank God he killed him or he would be doing time. Maybe Trayvon just got sick of always being hassled and this was not his day... So he attacked... I can understand that, everybody gets hassled a lot, especially AA's... I was just followed all around town by a cop "trying to read my plates." I led him on all through town, making about 20 turns... I finally pulled over and asked what the problem was. That was a first, pulling over a cop, not the other way around! LoL... I am such a douche. Now I am white and respectful... But I was coming home @ 0830 from working the graveyard shift, I was in no mood to be followed. Just imagine if I pulled that crap if i was AA and had issues w/my vechicle, record, what not. I think the cop (white) was astonished with my mood... His reply was: "Oh really?" when I insinuated I don't like creepy cops following me all through my own town... Good part, I am squeaky clean... He had to let me go! Okay, maybe not so sure of that? LoL! All I can conclude is that the balance has shifted... Instigators could have a field day if they shoot first and kill. That is what I have a problem with: Lead them on. Edited July 14, 2013 by ExiledInIllinois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillsForever Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 At least one lawyer Alan Dershowitz "gets it" http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/dershowitz-zimmerman-trayvon-martin/2013/07/12/id/514847 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 http://m.usatoday.com/article/news/2515113 Celebs react ... Wow. They're dumb. They should all read this: decoded science article on the jury findings http://www.decodedscience.com/not-guilty-did-the-zimmerman-jury-make-the-right-decision/32621 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob's House Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 (edited) I think I posted this a while back, but it's worth mentioning again. About a year or so ago I could have been in Zimmerman's position. A black guy was on my friend's neighbor's porch around midnight. The guy looked suspicious and we walked up to him and asked him what he was doing while calling the cops. My friend went in his house to get his doberman while I questioned the guy in the street. I never threated or made physical contact with the man, but I asked him who he was and who he was looking for. It turned out he was a prowler, didn't know who lived there, claimed he had the wrong address, but couldn't even come up with the name or address he was looking for. By the time the cops got there he was long gone and probably has victimized others since. If I'd followed him up the street to tell the cops where he was he could have answered to them. If at any time he had decided to attack me, and was able to break my nose, mount me, and start pummeling me (which is unlikely, but he could be tougher than he looks) I would have shot him out of fear for my safety, and I'd be in the exact same spot as Zimmerman (minus tea and skittles). Edited July 14, 2013 by Rob's House Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Yeah, OJ and Zimmerman are not even close. I think it is a bit of stretch that they will get anything in a civil suit. The evidence is simply not there. There wasn't even probable cause to bring this trial once the investigation was done. Then the media and politics got involved. When it comes to a civil trial, the argument's much simpler: Zimmerman got out of his car, followed Martin, and ultimately Martin ended up with a hollow-point bullet in his heart. That's enough to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Surprised at how many people look at a guy who twice voted for Obama and has spent time tutoring black youth for free, and still consider him a racist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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