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If you are asking if I support the NAACP (National Association for the advancement of Colored People), like I said, I support the advancement of people. I wouldn't single out one race. That would be racist. You wouldn't want that would you?
George Zimmerman is one of those "colored" people too. His famliy sure didn't arrive on the Mayflower.
Basically, the police department bungled the investigation from the onset, you do recall the police chief resignation, yes? I know if I was the chief of police and muffed a murder or assault investigation, I'd resign too so I wouldn't have to answer any questions later of how an investigation was handled.
Right.
The police bungled the investigation.
The prosecution bungled the prosecution.
There are two criminal justice systems in this country: one for whites, one for blacks.
Black males are profiled as criminals, by police and the public, every day.
Those are civil rights issues.
Frankly, I never heard of the rest of the quote, perhaps because the media who reported knew, as you seemingly don't, that it is irrelevant to the issue.
It is a distinction without a difference. Changes nothing whatsoever. Why you have attached some importance to it is beyond reason, IMHO.
It was, however, a nice attempt at spin, so kudos to you for that. A Red Herring - nothing more.
I wouldn't expect it to change your mind. For you perception is reality, when it should be reality is reality. These are two very different meanings. If the real quote was reported it wouldn't have made it past the local news channel. NBC edited it to create the perception of racism and it turned into a media storm.
The difference should be that it was none of Zim's business if Trayvon was doing drugs, smoking weed or whatever, another case of Zim acting like a cop wannabe.
Kind of like the case where Zim shoved a cop when the cop was investigating underage drinking by Zimmerman's friends. Yes? Who is Zim to judge what a person is doing? Isn't that a cop's job?
Yes, and notice that Zimmerman's response to what he perceived as wrong, was to shove a cop. Remember Rachel Jeantel's testimony, the bump she heard when Trayvon's headset fell to the ground. Maybe that's how Zimmerman responded to Trayvon's aggrieved question, "why are you following me for?"
Yes, and notice that Zimmerman's response to what he perceived as wrong, was to shove a cop. Remember Rachel Jeantel's testimony, the bump she heard when Trayvon's headset fell to the ground. Maybe that's how Zimmerman responded to Trayvon's aggrieved question, "why are you following me for?"
You mean the undercover cop who had not yet identified himself?
Yes, and notice that Zimmerman's response to what he perceived as wrong, was to shove a cop. Remember Rachel Jeantel's testimony, the bump she heard when Trayvon's headset fell to the ground. Maybe that's how Zimmerman responded to Trayvon's aggrieved question, "why are you following me for?"
Yeah maybe, maybe you can get a retrial and tell the jurors this.
Right.
The police bungled the investigation.
The prosecution bungled the prosecution.
There are two criminal justice systems in this country: one for whites, one for blacks.
Black males are profiled as criminals, by police and the public, every day. Those are civil rights issues.
Actually, examination of the facts, not urban legends, but facts, reveal what you say to be more of a fairly tale than a fact - far, far more.
I wouldn't expect it to change your mind. For you perception is reality, when it should be reality is reality. These are two very different meanings. If the real quote was reported it wouldn't have made it past the local news channel. NBC edited it to create the perception of racism and it turned into a media storm.
That's funny, I perceived no racism, just a stupid comment made by a stupd person, to wit, Obama. Factually, Obama has no "race" as he is a mix, unless you consider "mixed race" a race.
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