Trayvon Martin

[Quovatis]

Originally Posted by Figment

@Sheppy: regarding the taking matters into his own hand after being told not to... I'm not sure we can be sure that's the case: verbally, Zimmerman approved/agreed/submitted to the order not to follow Martin.

He was told "you don't need to do that" in regards to following Martin. That's very different than being told "stop doing that" by the dispatcher. A minor point, but worth repeating.

[WildGunsTomcat]

Originally Posted by Quovatis

He was told "you don't need to do that" in regards to following Martin. That's very different than being told "stop doing that" by the dispatcher. A minor point, but worth repeating.

I've pointed this out before, but I will again:

911 operators are not cops. You do NOT have to follow their orders.

They can only make suggestions, it is not illegal to disobey them.

[Artimus]

I did not bother even skimming through these pages... What happend in Florida was sad but I am from Chicago I read about teenagers and children being shot and killed everyday. Nuff said.

[ArcIyte]

big zman gonna get off

black floridians will naturally riot and destroy their own property as is custom

[Malorn]

Meh.

[Baneblade]

Originally Posted by Malorn

That's because to the race peddlers the crime only matters if it was committed by someone of another race. Same-race crime is uninteresting and doesn't generate headlines for their cause.

Don't forget how it is racist to discuss crimes committed black on black.

[Malorn]

Meh.

[Quovatis]

50% Hispanic + 50% White = White (Zimmerman)
50% Black + 50% White = Black (Obama)

Makes sense, right?
Race is such a silly thing. Obama is as much white as he is black, yet nobody considers him white. But the black community doesn't treat Zimmerman the same way.

[Baneblade]

Originally Posted by Quovatis

50% Hispanic + 50% White = White (Zimmerman)
50% Black + 50% White = Black (Obama)

Makes sense, right?
Race is such a silly thing. Obama is as much white as he is black, yet nobody considers him white. But the black community doesn't treat Zimmerman the same way.

Well the workaround they invented was that the baby daddy determined identity, so it isn't racist... it's just sexist.

[Vash02]

It's because hispanics are a subset of whites?

It's like saying "I'm not white, I'm White-Irish!" (yes thats a racial distinction, at least in Britain).

[Quovatis]

Originally Posted by Vash02

It's because hispanics are a subset of whites?

It's like saying "I'm not white, I'm White-Irish!" (yes thats a racial distinction, at least in Britain).

No it's not. The US government and census makes a very clear distinction between the two. I dare you to go to a prison in CA and tell a hispanic inmate he is white.

But biologically, yes, you are right. But my point still stands of why we call someone who is 50% black or even 10% black a black person, but not the other way around.

[Baneblade]

Originally Posted by Vash02

It's because hispanics are a subset of whites?

It's like saying "I'm not white, I'm White-Irish!" (yes thats a racial distinction, at least in Britain).

Ever seen a blonde blue eyed chick with skin that could only have been more white if she had been albino tell a 'white' dude who has dark skin, brown hair, and damn near black eyes that she didn't want him to help her because he was white and she wasn't... because she was Brazilian.

I have. Most ridiculous case of racism I've seen to date.

[Malorn]

Meh.

[WildGunsTomcat]

Originally Posted by Malorn

Its because being black is an advantage for many things. You can claim discrimination or amplify your achievements by claiming you did it in spite of adversity because of your racial background.

Being white doesn't carry any advantages. No special support, no scholarships, no grand achievements. You're just a normal white guy. That 10% black makes you special.

They'll just argue that being white is the biggest perk of all.

It's all bullshit. Normal people that don't want to milk the system know that crap like that is bogus.

It's "Oh woe is me, I'm a lazy prick that lives on welfare...must be the WHITE MAN keeping me down."

People that aren't idiots don't fall for this.

[Baneblade]

http://www.ijreview.com/2012/04/4384...y-change-case/