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Yes, that's about how often most of us call the police, roughly six times a year, NOT!
So cute, so pointless.
I was correcting misinformation, of which I'm getting ready to do again below.
As for your second comment - why do you even care? It wasn't directed at you.
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Originally Posted by sickofnyc
It's not as much the amount of calls as the subject of the calls. Potholes, garbage and open garage doors. In NYC we have a special # for those types of complaints. We don't tie up the 911 energency line and would probably be fined if we did. Zimmerman was quite the nitpicking alarmist.
He didn't tie up 911 either. Again, I'd urge you to get your facts straight before you post ... the amount of repeated misinformation in your posts is getting to be alarming.
I was correcting misinformation, of which I'm getting ready to do again below.
As for your second comment - why do you even care? It wasn't directed at you.
He didn't tie up 911 either. Again, I'd urge you to get your facts straight before you post ... the amount of repeated misinformation in your posts is getting to be alarming.
Were you a witness? Are you a Sanford LEO? Do you have access to sealed documents and evidence? If not, far too many posts have been made based solely on personal opinion, and one self-admittedly made without being supported by a preponderance of information, since much that might have proved helpful has been rejected out of hand due to a
prejudice against the sources. It would be informative for all of us if you'd cite sources that buttress your "opinions."
Were you a witness? Are you a Sanford LEO? Do you have access to sealed documents and evidence? If not, far too many posts have been made based solely on personal opinion, and one self-admittedly made without being supported by a preponderance of information, since much that might have proved helpful has been rejected out of hand due to a
prejudice against the sources. It would be informative for all of us if you'd cite sources that buttress your "opinions."
Lots of words in this thread, but it begs the question:
Has anyone EVER change their point-of-view based on what's posted in a intraweb forum?
Doubtful
I have at times.
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Originally Posted by Chuckity
I've been wondering this as well. Sunday on Geraldo, the parent's attorney said they were turning over a voice sample immediately.
The quotes from the so-called voice recognition experts didn't sit well with me at all either - saying that the voice's tone was that of a young man. Voice-wise, there isn't THAT big of a difference between a 17 year old and a 28 year old man.
And the 911 tapes of Zimmerman talking to dispatch - well, he didn't really have much bass in his voice. In the beginning, it wasn't a stretch for me at all to believe he was the one screaming. Especially when it was reported that Zimmerman said he was screaming (before he knew that an audio recording existed) and that there was a witness (or witnesses) that said he was screaming.
But the rampant - and sometimes downright INSANE - speculation is just plain nuts.
Yes, and 48 hours later, the results haven't been released. The horror!
Yes, and 48 hours later, the results haven't been released. The horror!
An opinion piece.
Oh, so you know they turned them over to be analyzed? Do tell ...
And yeah, my bad. I didn't realize that the link I posted included such obvious opinions & not hard cold facts like ...
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Friends, classmates, and family members have all described Trayvon Martin as an easy-going teenager. But some conservative media outlets have "gone to shocking and disgusting lengths to impugn Martin," says Ben Adler at The Nation. The Daily Caller published Martin's Twitter feed, and the tweets became part of a broader smear campaign that included reports that Martin was suspended from school for possessing an empty bag with traces of marijuana, as if to say that "by being a normal teenager he was a bad person who deserved what happened to him."
I'm sure you're going to call me out on that ^ too ... right?
It will be interesting to see what the investagations brings.I agree with much of the post that the Media and these civil rights folks (Sharpton and J Jackson) ave pretty much sentenced Mr. Zimmerman.
Personally I expect more from these folks, since they are for the common man.
The reality is the State of florida wants to build a solid case and not botch this up like the Casey anthney Trail. Let's see what happens.
The Week? The Week is the sole source of this "special" knowledge? This bastion of journalism? Hahahaha! It's been posted many times on this forum that intelligent people draw their information from a variety of sources, then think about the facts and make informed decisions. After laughing this hard I owe you a drink, not an apology!
The Week? The Week is the sole source of this "special" knowledge? This bastion of journalism? Hahahaha! It's been posted many times on this forum that intelligent people draw their information from a variety of sources, then think about the facts and make informed decisions. After laughing this hard I owe you a drink, not an apology!
You do realize that The Week draws it's information from a variety of sources, right? It is a compilation of news stories from around the world. Do you require a huffpo or dailykoz version?
The Week? The Week is the sole source of this "special" knowledge? This bastion of journalism? Hahahaha! It's been posted many times on this forum that intelligent people draw their information from a variety of sources, then think about the facts and make informed decisions. After laughing this hard I owe you a drink, not an apology!
The misreporting of Zimmerman's amount of calls to the police have been reported in several different media outlets.
I actually posted the one above because it offered BOTH sides of this story - misinformation that has been reported on both Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman. And not obviously slanted ... such as a NBC or MSNBC piece.
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In the beginning, it wasn't a stretch for me at all to believe he was the one screaming. Especially when it was reported that Zimmerman said he was screaming (before he knew that an audio recording existed) and that there was a witness (or witnesses) that said he was screaming.
