Lake Mary police: We don't have enough evidence to prosecute George Zimmerman

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

You seem to like answering questions with questions. Not sure why. My point is that if TM was white, we probably would've never heard of this case. Your assertion that GZ acted stupidly is debatable. It may make him a nut with a gun, it may not. The former appears to be the case due to all this recent news. However, to say it has to be because TM was black, is just stupid IMO.

I do that to make people think. The issues I've highlighted, have you ever heard of them happening to anyone other than black or brown people? If TM was white, this wouldn't have happened. Why? Because restraint is always shown when it's white people involved. It's a fact:

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Police-Man-who-fired-officers-gun-at-city-hall-was-high-on-mushrooms-217499791.html

This kid was high as a kite, actually fighting several cops at one time, and got his hands on a gun and fired a shot, yet, he is still alive today. There was more reason to put a bullet in this kid than this guy: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/07/29/front-yard-shooting/2597129/

Any time there is a massive amount of deadly force, chances are it's a black or brown person at the end of it, and what's scary, is most of the time they're not even armed.

Being black always adds an element of wrong, even when you're right.

[Karee 4,190]

You say you arent, but you clearly are and not just about blacks. You said 'black folks need to get off their @ss'. What is that saying if not that black people are lazy? Then you seem to be spinning the idea that people complaining about racism are liberal do gooders living a life of privilege who have no experience of the black community.

It may get 'old' to you but it doesnt mean that racism isn't real. Some people here seem to think its only possible to be racist if you say 'n*gger', for example. It isn't the case,

I have no disagreement that a 17 year old cant be less dangerpus than a 20 y/o, a 30 y/o or what have you. Let me ask you, why did you bring up Google searches, what is the point if it returned searches of black faces. What is to be taken from that?

There's are real problem in the black community with unemployment, violence, poverty etc. Much greater than any other race except maybe Native Americans Now if pointing out factual numbers makes me a racist than so be it, I guess I'm a racist. The reason I single out black folks is that they seem to be the race more than any other that is always running around TRYING to find racism in cases were it doesn't exist. Didn't get that job, has to be racism. That white guy cut you off changing lanes? Must be racism.

Now I'm not saying if someone is black, that they must be a no good lazy person that leeches off of govt. handouts. That's not what I'm saying at all. The majority of my family is a bunch of no good lazy people leeching off of govt. handouts, and they're all white. The thing that tires me to no end is to keep hearing people point the finger at racism when I don't believe it exists in certain scenarios. This TM/GZ thing is one of those scenarios. Doesn't racism still exist? You betcha. (Sorry couldn't resist) No doubt about it. I just think it's becoming way to easy for people to keep blaming racism on the ills of the black community. That's not going to resolve anything.

The point was that 17 year olds can be, and are just as dangerous as adults. Maybe even more. Janelle was trying to make the point that 5-6 year olds are innocent children the same as Trayvon Martin. I simply pointed out that doesn't seem to be the case. Janelle had a problem with the search that happened to show a bunch of black faces. Again, not my problem. I did a search, and those were the results.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Lumping them all black people together as 'they' is part of the problem.

[Karee 4,190]

Lumping them all black people together as 'they' is part of the problem.

Nice response.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I'm not sure what you want me to say. You want to talk about black people in sweeping generalities but don't like it being pointed out that doing so is stereotyping and arguably racist.

But hey, we can just do a Google search and just see the black faces. Nudge nudge, wink wink. Nothing needs to be said

Edited November 19, 2013 by Papa Lazarou

[mota bhai 2,675]

On Facebook a few days ago, a friend of mine who recently moved from one town (he lived in a predominantly black part of it) to another (very jewish, like him) posted a picture of a black vulture sitting on a ledge. The caption indicated the picture was taken in his old town, with language indicating the image represented everything that was wrong with the town. It got over a dozen likes, all white people, no comments. Because does anything really need to be said?

The racial dog whistle has evolved, not gone away.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Indeed. Not everything needs to be criticised.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

On Facebook a few days ago, a friend of mine who recently moved from one town (he lived in a predominantly black part of it) to another (very jewish, like him) posted a picture of a black vulture sitting on a ledge. The caption indicated the picture was taken in his old town, with language indicating the image represented everything that was wrong with the town. It got over a dozen likes, all white people, no comments. Because does anything really need to be said?

The racial dog whistle has evolved, not gone away.

And anyone can hear it, if they pay attention.

[Karee 4,190]

And anyone can hear it, if they pay attention.

Conversely, if you're only listening for that whistle, it's hard to hear anything else.

[Janelle2002 3,865]

Conversely, if you're only listening for that whistle, it's hard to hear anything else.

In some situations the whistle can blow continuously without a break.

You act as if we are saying racism is rampant and people are killing blacks or whites in the streets and this is not what we are saying. At least what I am saying is there is no such thing as post racial America as racism is still well and alive.

This only.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Conversely, if you're only listening for that whistle, it's hard to hear anything else.

What did you say? I wasn't listening

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

I do that to make people think. The issues I've highlighted, have you ever heard of them happening to anyone other than black or brown people? If TM was white, this wouldn't have happened. Why? Because restraint is always shown when it's white people involved. It's a fact:

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Police-Man-who-fired-officers-gun-at-city-hall-was-high-on-mushrooms-217499791.html

This kid was high as a kite, actually fighting several cops at one time, and got his hands on a gun and fired a shot, yet, he is still alive today. There was more reason to put a bullet in this kid than this guy: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/07/29/front-yard-shooting/2597129/

Any time there is a massive amount of deadly force, chances are it's a black or brown person at the end of it, and what's scary, is most of the time they're not even armed.

Being black always adds an element of wrong, even when you're right.

If TM had been white, you would have never heard of him. It would be, some kid kid committed aggravated assualt and the evidence shows killing him was justified.

There would be no,President of the US, claiming to care because they were the same race, no justice department push to indicate..It would be case closed.

It was because of race plain and simple.

In some situations the whistle can blow continuously without a break.

You act as if we are saying racism is rampant and people are killing blacks or whites in the streets and this is not what we are saying. At least what I am saying is there is no such thing as post racial America as racism is still well and alive.

This only.

Yes there is racism, Plenty on the black side also

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

On Facebook a few days ago, a friend of mine who recently moved from one town (he lived in a predominantly black part of it) to another (very jewish, like him) posted a picture of a black vulture sitting on a ledge. The caption indicated the picture was taken in his old town, with language indicating the image represented everything that was wrong with the town. It got over a dozen likes, all white people, no comments. Because does anything really need to be said?

The racial dog whistle has evolved, not gone away.

I live in a place in which 90% of violent crime is committed by young black males.

What color should the vulture be?

Should I guard against little old white ladies, or black ones for that matter?

[Janelle2002 3,865]

If TM had been white, you would have never heard of him. It would be, some kid kid committed aggravated assualt and the evidence shows killing him was justified.

There would be no,President of the US, claiming to care because they were the same race, no justice department push to indicate..It would be case closed.

It was because of race plain and simple.

Yes there is racism, Plenty on the black side also

You never heard me say there was not.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

If TM had been white, you would have never heard of him. It would be, some kid kid committed aggravated assualt and the evidence shows killing him was justified.

There would be no,President of the US, claiming to care because they were the same race, no justice department push to indicate..It would be case closed.

It was because of race plain and simple.

Yes there is racism, Plenty on the black side also

If TM was white, and GZ was black, he would be in jail right now. If GZ and TM were both white, GZ would still be in jail. We've proven that here a few times now.

The president wouldn't have to speak on it because the law works when it's black killing white(cept OJ, but I guess you think that makes us even or something).

I live in a place in which 90% of violent crime is committed by young black males.

What color should the vulture be?

Should I guard against little old white ladies, or black ones for that matter?

What's the makeup of your neighborhood?