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Old 07-05-2012, 05:11 PM
 
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Then I suggest finding a different word to use;

thug   [thuhg] Show IPA
noun
1.
a cruel or vicious ruffian, robber, or murderer.
2.
( sometimes initial capital letter ) one of a former group of professional robbers and murderers in India who strangled their victims.

Thug | Define Thug at Dictionary.com


thug (thg)
n.
1. A cutthroat or ruffian; a hoodlum.
2. also Thug One of a band of professional assassins formerly active in northern India who worshiped Kali and offered their victims to her.

thug - definition of thug by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.

: a brutal ruffian or assassin : gangster, tough

Thug - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Why would people need to find a different word to use?

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Unless you can point out to me the laws which deem a thug, illegal..
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Old 07-05-2012, 05:11 PM
 
Location: La lune et les étoiles
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No one goes to jail for being a thug.. Its not a crime, its a matter of opinion.
No, they are just MURDERED for it by some random armed wannabe LEO who takes one look and assumes that they are.
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Old 07-05-2012, 05:13 PM
 
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No, they are just MURDERED for it by some random armed wannabe LEO who takes one look and assumes that they are.
In order to make that assumption, you would need to have proof that he was murdered.. Thats right, you dont.. so in order to attack someone for using the word thug, you have to lie or just make things up?
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Old 07-05-2012, 05:15 PM
 
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Why would people need to find a different word to use?

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  1. personal view: the view somebody takes about an issue, especially when it is based solely on personal judgment
Unless you can point out to me the laws which deem a thug, illegal..
In order to sound like they are familiar with the English language or at least have the ability to use a dictionary.
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Old 07-05-2012, 05:17 PM
 
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Ah, so it wasn't a "cracked skull" it was a "bashed open skull" that required band aids.
I posted a link to the picture that shows his head sewed up with quite a few stitches.
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Old 07-05-2012, 05:17 PM
 
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In order to sound like they are familiar with the English language or at least have the ability to use a dictionary.
Thats not an answer, and the word I used came directly from the dictionary. I notice how you like to use the dictionary until it disputes your made up garbage that you have nothing to go on.
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Old 07-05-2012, 05:17 PM
 
Location: Tampa Florida
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I am still trying to figure out how Zimmerman went from no apparent injuries 1 hr after the killing, to a bunch of injuries a few days later.
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Old 07-05-2012, 05:18 PM
 
Location: La lune et les étoiles
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He attacked someone bashing their skull open and breaking his nose,he had been suspended from school for possession of weed...lord knows what else this "murdered" minor had done...
This child was being stalked by a grown man with a gun and an attitude problem. And this grown man with a gun (who has been proven to be a liar in a court of law) is the only one who is still alive to tell the tale because he murdered the only witness to his crime. How convenient for him.
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Old 07-05-2012, 05:18 PM
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I am still trying to figure out how Zimmerman went from no apparent injuries 1 hr after the killing, to a bunch of injuries a few days later.
My guess is some legal advice from a certain family member and a mirror were involved.
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Old 07-05-2012, 05:19 PM
 
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This child was being stalked by a grown man with a gun and an attitude problem. And this grown man with a gun (who has been proven to be a liar in a court of law) is the only one who is still alive to tell the tale because he murdered the only witness to his crime. How convenient for him.

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