Arkansas police shoot dead 107-year-old man at home

[DavenRoxy 1,073]

Darling, an obese Mexican has no reason to defend himself from an unarmed teenager.

Unless said teenager was 4 inches taller than him and hopped up on drugs. Heck, druggies have been known to keep coming even after being shot several times. Speaks to their (albeit temporary) incredible strength.

And GZ was hardly obese at the time. Don't believe all the media hype. 5'7" and 185 lbs is hardly obese.

What he was the night of the shooting, and what the media opted to portray were quite different... http://i0.wp.com/thegrio.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/trayvon-martin-711-bw.jpg?fit=1000%2C1000

ETA: Or, if you prefer... http://sadhillnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/trayvon-martin-george-zimmerman-photos-images-race-baiting-obama-photo-media-bias-sad-hill-news.jpg

Edited September 9, 2013 by DavenRoxy

[Novembro 1,763]

Unless said teenager was 4 inches taller than him and hopped up on drugs. Heck, druggies have been known to keep coming even after being shot several times. Speaks to their (albeit temporary) incredible strength.

And GZ was hardly obese at the time. Don't believe all the media hype. 5'7" and 185 lbs is hardly obese.

What he was the night of the shooting, and what the media opted to portray were quite different... http://i0.wp.com/thegrio.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/trayvon-martin-711-bw.jpg?fit=1000%2C1000

ETA: Or, if you prefer... http://sadhillnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/trayvon-martin-george-zimmerman-photos-images-race-baiting-obama-photo-media-bias-sad-hill-news.jpg

Continue arguing a moot point with me, it's cute.

A filthy #### got off with murder and that's my opinion (at least his wife caught on, amirite?!).

A lauded community hero was acquitted of murder and that's your opinion.

Let's agree to disagree.

[DavenRoxy 1,073]

So because their marriage is failing, that makes him a murderer? Mayhap it was on the rocks before the lawful killing took place. Or maybe it fell apart because of all the threats they received, of how miserable their life must have been in the past year and a half. IDK But divorce does not make a man guilty of murder.

And you're not disagreeing with me, but a jury of his peers, guys and gals like you and me who listened to the facts unfold throughout the trial, and decided he was innocent.

And now, back to the topic of a 107 year old "innocent" man killed in a police state....

[Penny Lane 8,159]

Show me where you said GZ had a right to defend himself ?

P.S. I know you know things..Where is Marvin..?

I said if TM was the one who attacked first, that GZ should absolutely walk. You can look it up if you want. I'm not sure the 'my content' thing goes back that far.

The controversial part of the case (for me, anyway) is that there's no way of proving how the physical altercation started. The only thing to go on is GZ's word. I'm not convinced it went down the way he said it did, but there's no evidence either way.

I've never been against anyone defending themselves or their property. I think if someone uses a gun, that's what it SHOULD be used for. Unfortunately that isn't always the case.

As for Marvin, I have no idea.

Edited September 9, 2013 by Penny Lane

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

5'7" and 185 lbs is hardly obese.

That's a BMI of 29. Obesity starts at 30. So, 5'7" and 185 lbs is 26 lbs away from the upper edge of normal weight for a 5'7" individual but just 7 lbs away from being obese.

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/BMI/bmicalc.htm

• Normal weight = 18.5–24.9
• Overweight = 25–29.9
• Obesity = BMI of 30 or greater

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

That's a BMI of 29. Obesity starts at 30. So, 5'7" and 185 lbs is 26 lbs away from the upper edge of normal weight for a 5'7" individual but just 7 lbs away from being obese.

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/BMI/bmicalc.htm

• Normal weight = 18.5–24.9
• Overweight = 25–29.9
• Obesity = BMI of 30 or greater

All of these men are morbidly obese by your standards.

All of these men are morbidly obese by your standards. BMI calculations are like time of possession in a football game. Often quoted and often does not mean #######.

[Jacque67 7,328]

Those guys have a lower BMI than GZ. They have a strong core and inner muscle strength.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

All of these men are morbidly obese by your standards.

My standards? I thought I posted a link that revealed the source of the standards. Just for the record, I am not the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

None of these men would require a firearm to handle a skinny teenager. These are men. George Zimmermann ain't no man.

[GandD 5,966]

Yeah but we know what Penny really wants. I agree with her. Why do we need the government to have guns? We need regular people to have guns so we do not need to call the govcernment to bring them.

This man would still be alive if the police were disarmed. How many more must die?

You have seriously derailed. It would have been nice if you were born in the 1800's in the western US. You'd have been happy.

[Operator 1,927]

Pine Bluff is a city of about 50,000 people, located in the heart of a rich agricultural area in the Arkansas River Basin.

It has been repeatedly ranked by research and publishing company Morgan Quitno Press as one of the most dangerous metropolitan areas in the US and is included on the Forbes list of America's 10 most impoverished cities.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24011751