EPTThat's my question too. It seems to appear pretty legitimate to me. The only thing that seemed kind of off was the uploader saying he doesn't own the video and it was sent to him anonymously. Seems like a pretty unlikely scenario to me.
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Tewks44
United States2032 Posts
That's my question too. It seems to appear pretty legitimate to me. The only thing that seemed kind of off was the uploader saying he doesn't own the video and it was sent to him anonymously. Seems like a pretty unlikely scenario to me. | ||
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kmillz
United States1548 Posts
On July 14 2013 14:12 Gunther wrote: The funniest part was that everyone who was with the protest for "Justice for Trayvon" kept complaining about Stand Your Ground. It's like they just ignored and tuned out the entire case "Didn't Trayvon have a right to stand his ground?" Yeah..I heard that one alot. The least informed have a tendency to be the most opinionated and the loudest. | ||
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jcroisdale
United States1543 Posts
Trayvon parents said this has nothing to do with race, but that's all the media perpetrates is some kind of Rodney King 2.0 It seems to me that the people who are so vocally against racism are the same people bringing it up in every conversation. We also call Zimmerman a White male, while Obama is black male. Yet they both have one white parent. God i Hate the media sometimes. | ||
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dotHead
United States233 Posts
It's Vancouver, and from the riots there not to long ago. It's at the corner of Seymour, and Georgia. | ||
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TheBigO
United States97 Posts
On July 14 2013 14:13 dAPhREAk wrote: its in the op. http://www.volokh.com/2012/03/27/floridas-self-defense-laws/ All right. I stand corrected. I followed the case, but not closely until the trial started. As the article you linked me indicated, the media was inaccurate when the incident first occurred, which is where my incorrect judgement came from. Thanks for the source. | ||
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
On July 14 2013 14:31 jcroisdale wrote: I know this has probably been brought up before in the last 438 pages, but why does this have to be a "race war"? Trayvon parents said this has nothing to do with race, but that's all the media perpetrates is some kind of Rodney King 2.0 It seems to me that the people who are so vocally against racism are the same people bringing it up in every conversation. We also call Zimmerman a White male, while Obama is black male. Yet they both have one white parent. God i Hate the media sometimes. The American Media has one goal and one goal only, too keep Americans preoccupied from actual issues. | ||
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Jaaaaasper
United States10225 Posts
On July 14 2013 14:34 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: The American Media has one goal and one goal only, too keep Americans preoccupied from actual issues. It has one goal yes, but that is to sell as much advertising as possible, by getting people to watch as much as possible | ||
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Kaitlin
United States2958 Posts
On July 14 2013 14:34 TheBigO wrote: All right. I stand corrected. I followed the case, but not closely until the trial started. As the article you linked me indicated, the media was inaccurate when the incident first occurred, which is where my incorrect judgement came from. Thanks for the source. Don't give in so easily. Stand your ground, man. Anyways, Chicago just had a moment of silence for Trayvon Martin and people were actually giggling ... | ||
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Tewks44
United States2032 Posts
On July 14 2013 14:34 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: The American Media has one goal and one goal only, too keep Americans preoccupied from actual issues. I would think their goal is to make money by attracting viewers. And I'm not sure what you mean when you say their goal is to keep Americans preoccupied from actual issues. Is this some kind of allusion to some sort of conspiracy theory? | ||
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Sufficiency
Canada23833 Posts
On July 14 2013 11:46 dotHead wrote: I'm waiting on the NRA to make a statement saying, "If Treyvon Martin would have had a gun that night, he would be alive today". If Zimmerman did not have a gun that night, he would have sustained heavy, possibly permanent, injuries. | ||
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jcroisdale
United States1543 Posts
On July 14 2013 14:35 Jaaaaasper wrote: It has one goal yes, but that is to sell as much advertising as possible, by getting people to watch as much as possible I agree. I was discussing this earlier and the sentiment of the Media just pushing whatever makes more money was shared by everyone. | ||
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Deflective
United States12 Posts
On July 14 2013 14:34 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: The American Media has one goal and one goal only, too keep Americans preoccupied from actual issues. While I don't think this case was racially charged, it's pretty shitty to suggest institutional racism doesn't exist. | ||
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ShadowDrgn
United States2497 Posts
On July 14 2013 14:34 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: The American Media has one goal and one goal only, too keep Americans preoccupied from actual issues. That's a bit conspiracy theory-ish. The media's goal is ratings, and things like race wars make for good ratings. Actual issues are complex, difficult to understand, and usually unconnected from people's day-to-day lives, therefore they don't garner high ratings. As a result, the media panders to the lowest common denominator of easy-to-digest, inflammatory stories that appeal to the largest numbers of people. If some people get hurt along the way because the news is fanning the flames, that's just business as usual for them. | ||
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plogamer
Canada3132 Posts
On July 14 2013 14:39 Sufficiency wrote: If Zimmerman did not have a gun that night, he would have sustained heavy, possibly permanent, injuries. If Zimmerman did not have a gun that night, he would have listened to the police dispatch and not go 'supercop' by himself. | ||
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docvoc
United States5491 Posts
On July 14 2013 14:06 SKC wrote: In the midst of all those insane celebrity twits, Donald Trump showing some common sense. I was pleasantly surprised by that. When I saw that, I kinda remembered that he isn't just a celebrity, but also a high profile businessman and a highly educated individual. On July 14 2013 14:04 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: NBC is probably already on a conference call with their attorneys as the moment the juror said not guilty they knew they were screwed. I bet they were. There are about to be a barrage of suits from Zimmerman claiming libel. Also didn't President Obama and Eric Holder just issue some suit against Zimmerman for "violating Trayvonn's rights." What the fuck? Doesn't that violate Zimmerman's right to double jeopardy too? Why is Obama attempting to profit by playing towards the public opinion when he is grossly out of his bounds? | ||
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jcroisdale
United States1543 Posts
On July 14 2013 14:38 Tewks44 wrote: I would think their goal is to make money by attracting viewers. And I'm not sure what you mean when you say their goal is to keep Americans preoccupied from actual issues. Is this some kind of allusion to some sort of conspiracy theory? I don't think he means conspiracy but what is shown on American news channels is never ever the most News worthy issues. According to data collected by the FBI, Thirty-six people were murdered on average each day in 2010. The data also shows that this number increases over time. So why aren't we talking about the other 8k~ people who ever already been murdered this year? | ||
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
On July 14 2013 14:42 ShadowDrgn wrote: That's a bit conspiracy theory-ish. The media's goal is ratings, and things like race wars make for good ratings. Actual issues are complex, difficult to understand, and usually unconnected from people's day-to-day lives, therefore they don't garner high ratings. As a result, the media panders to the lowest common denominator of easy-to-digest, inflammatory stories that appeal to the largest numbers of people. If some people get hurt along the way because the news is fanning the flames, that's just business as usual for them. So you agree. | ||
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ShadowDrgn
United States2497 Posts
On July 14 2013 14:42 docvoc wrote: Also didn't President Obama and Eric Holder just issue some suit against Zimmerman for "violating Trayvonn's rights." What the fuck? Doesn't that violate Zimmerman's right to double jeopardy too? I don't know what Obama/Holder have done, but the federal government has separate sovereignty from the state so there are no double jeopardy issues. StealthBlue you make it sound like they have some nefarious hidden agenda though.  | ||
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dAPhREAk
Nauru12397 Posts
On July 14 2013 14:45 ShadowDrgn wrote: I don't know what Obama/Holder have done, but the federal government has separate sovereignty from the state so there are no double jeopardy issues. StealthBlue you make it sound like they have some nefarious hidden agenda though. im pretty sure the NAACP has just asked for them to take steps, and not that they have actually taken steps. for them to step into florida's sovereign nature like that would be amazing. | ||
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Beachman
United States17 Posts
On July 14 2013 14:39 Sufficiency wrote: If Zimmerman did not have a gun that night, he would have sustained heavy, possibly permanent, injuries. If Zimmerman had stayed in his vehicle that night, none of this would have happened and both of them would be living their lives to the fullest. | ||
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