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Native American teens were found to have the highest prevalence of alcohol use (37 percent), followed by whites (35.3 percent) and Hispanics (32.2 percent). By contrast, 24.8 percent of African American and 18.9 percent of Asian teens reported using alcohol in the previous year.
Drug use followed a similar pattern, with the highest rate of use reported among Native American youngsters (31 percent), children of multiple ethnicities (23.3 percent) and whites (20 percent). African American and Hispanic youths had drug use rates of about 18 percent, while Asians had the lowest rate at 11.7 percent.
The right to bare arms was installed in you constitution - to give the people the power and means to get rid of corrupt - oppressive and criminal governments that might take root...This right to weaponry is not there to get rid of each other! The whole idea and reasoning for arms has gone far astray - You leave criminal governments in place who have their way with you....and you go about blaming your fellow citizens for the ALL the criminality that takes place...it's a mess...and not to sound extreme...but it seems all the wrong people are getting killed...Not that I believe in killing...but you sure can't get a bead on real problems...oh well...carry on and do your best....good luck- You are going to need it.
And GZ's claims (and one of the witnesses states) that it was GZ crying for help. Other witnesses say they know (even though they didn't see) that it was TM screaming. Conflicting eyewitness reports make it difficult to figure out what happened that night. I have stated before, that if that indeed was TM screaming for help, then GZ is a cold blooded murderer. And some guy being annoying and an idiot asking why you are in his neighborhood does not warrant an attack.
That's the point, he may have had NO reason to attack GZ other than he got pissed that GZ was being a Barney Fife wannabe.
Key word: may. You don't know this, so why speculate?
And, unless Zimmerman updates his version of events, it is clear that he did not identify himself as Neighborhood Watch, so Trayvon didn't know who this guy was. WE know now; but Trayvon didn't have this information at the time of his run-in with Zimmerman.
Sure, attacking someone instead of calling the police for help is a much better solution. You're a genius.
That's what you BELIEVE. You weren't there, so you don't KNOW who was the aggressor who started the physical confrontation, nor do you know if GZ was trying to see where TM went to report to police and TM confronted him. Unless you were there and witnessed it, you're making crap up.
Even if Trayvon HAD called the police, they wouldn't have arrived in time, right? Because Zimmerman called before the confrontation and they hadn't arrived.
So, not really sure what your point is re: Trayvon calling 911.
Rather live in a boring peaceful place then live in a place where you need a gun...There are immigrants from Mexico in Toronto...They like it...They are thrilled that they can wear gold around their neck in public and not get robbed...so what's wrong with that?
No, your example is absolutely correct. However, he did profile him as a suspicious person who was on drugs and up to no good.
Also, keep in mind that Zimmerman had made at least 46 other 911 calls to the Sanford Police, and who knows how many more when he lived elsewhere. He was very familiar with the procedure. Someone else might have said "a Black male" but he already knew the drill. It's the other comments in the tape that are disturbing to me like "these a-holes, they always get away." So he obviously decided before he even approached Martin that he was an a-hole, right? Telling an officer you see a man who is Black isn't racism. Assuming that person is a thug, up to no good, on drugs, an a-hole who plans to burglarize one of the townhouses might be.
He made 46 calls in 8 years. That's less than 6 calls a year.
I believe it was his brother, with whom he was watching a ballgame on tv, who stated that Trayvon went to the store to get some skittles for him. I suppose it was just inexcusable for Martin to actually walk BACK from the store, huh?
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