Blacks Plan to Riot When Zimmerman Walks

[Sunni Man]

They might not riot because then Whitey would be right.

Do you really believe rioters think that far ahead?? ..

 

[S.J.]

They might not riot because then Whitey would be right.

Do you really believe rioters think that far ahead?? ..

No, but maybe a white person pointed it out to 'em.

 

[The Professor]

Some posters have said that Zimmerman should have been convicted because he profiled Martin. I disagree. Profiling is not illegal; in fact it is an accepted and vital part of police work. It is impossible to prevent crime and catch criminals without a great deal of profiling. There are professional profilers who work with law enforcement agencies at all levels including the FBI and CIA. Their skills are in great demand and their talents are highly regarded. The problem that many people have is that they fail to understand that there is a difference between “profiling” which is legal and “racial profiling” which is not.
Here is how the ACLU defines racial profiling:

"Racial Profiling" refers to the discriminatory practice by law enforcement officials of targeting individuals for suspicion of crime based on the individual's race, ethnicity, religion or national origin. Criminal profiling, generally, as practiced by police, is the reliance on a group of characteristics they believe to be associated with crime. Examples of racial profiling are the use of race to determine which drivers to stop for minor traffic violations (commonly referred to as "driving while black or brown"), or the use of race to determine which pedestrians to search for illegal contraband.

Racial Profiling: Definition | American Civil Liberties Union

Here is a good definition of profiling (without the “racial” qualifier):

“the act or process of extrapolating information about a person based on known traits or tendencies <consumer profiling>; specifically : the act of suspecting or targeting a person on the basis of observed characteristics or behavior.”

Profiling - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary

For example, if Zimmerman called 911 solely because he had seen a Black man walking the streets and assumed he had committed or was going to commit a crime based upon his race alone, that would be racial profiling. Of course, if Zimmerman had called 911 and said, “There's a Black man walking around and we need to check him out,” the 911 dispatcher would have laughed at him. However, Zimmerman was concerned with a lot more than race. The evidence proves beyond the possibility of doubt that Zimmerman called 911 because (1) there had been a number of recent burglaries in his neighborhood; (2) a man he had never seen before was walking in the rain at night just looking around, staring at houses; and (3) the man appeared to be on drugs (Martin had in fact been smoking Marijuana). Zimmerman found that conduct to be suspicious and worth calling 911 to report it. The 911 dispatcher also thought the man should be checked out and dispatched the police to the area. I think that given the circumstances, Zimmerman did what any responsible neighborhood watchman would have done.

What Zimmerman did was a good example of legal profiling. He realized that generally someone who is just walking around at night in the rain in a strange neighborhood staring at houses and acting like he's on drugs is most likely up to no good. I don't know about you, but that's what I would think.

There is no evidence which tends to suggest that the 911 call was based upon anything other than suspicious behavior, not race. Profiling, yes; racial profiling, no. There may be those who think that Martin's behavior was not suspicious, and I won't condemn them for that. However, I certainly wouldn't want them to be neighborhood watchmen where I live.

Look, I think Zimmerman could have handled the matter in a way which would not have resulted in a deadly confrontation. He should have known that given all the attendant circumstances Martin may have been alarmed by him (being followed by a strange man at night is not the most comforting thing in the world) and people in that mental state sometimes respond aggressively. I often wonder what would have happened if Zimmerman had said to Martin, “Hey are you OK?,” and then followed by saying, “I'm George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watchman. You must be new to the area. Is there anything I can do for you?” Chances are that Martin would have been relaxed enough to explain that he and his dad were visiting the dad's girlfriend who lived in a townhouse house there. In that scenario, the parties go their separate ways, neither one suspicious of the other and both alive and unharmed. The tragedy could also have been avoided if Martin were not so angry, distrusting and impulsive or if he had simply said, “Why are you following me?” However, I put most of the blame on Zimmerman since he was much older and should have been wiser. I wouldn't expect the 17-year old to control the situation.

Sadly, if either one had known the other's intent, it is at least possible that nothing would have happened. If Zimmerman knew Martin belonged where he was, I believe he would have responded differently, and if Martin knew Zimmerman meant him no harm I believe he would have explained his actions and then gone home as planned. As stupid as it may sound, it is possible that one person is dead and another's life in shambles because of one of life's most basic and avoidable foibles: the failure to communicate.

That is my honest and humble opinion although it took me a while to come to that conclusion.

 

[Esmeralda]

Yeah, he wouldn't have been charged; he would've been indefinately detained as a terrorist, without charges.

Had Zimmerman been black and Trayvon white, Zimmerman would have been arrested immediately, tried, and be currently serving 25 to life. That is the reality of life in America.

 

[Esmeralda]

A racist calling someone else a racist. How hilarious.

Hilarious? Your statement in itself is hilarious. The racists on this message board do exactly that every day a hundred times a day. Every liberal on here who points out the disgusting racism is called a racist for pointing it out. Nothing hilarious about it: it's sickening and pathetic.

 

[Esmeralda]

I live in Las Vegas. Why do I need to hear about this story 2,000 miles away

Hmmmm....

Black kids die every day, why is Zimmerman important?

Having to ask that question illustrates the limited field of vision your mind has. You live in a vacuumn.

 

[FA_Q2]

Yeah, he wouldn't have been charged; he would've been indefinately detained as a terrorist, without charges.

Had Zimmerman been black and Trayvon white, Zimmerman would have been arrested immediately, tried, and be currently serving 25 to life. That is the reality of life in America.

Based on… well… nothing but your preconceived notions that Zimmerman should have been found guilty in the complete absence of evidence.

Face it, there was nothing to convict on and the racial bullshit is staggering. The blanket ‘if he was black and Martin was white’ is utter nonsense and conjecture. Zimmerman was not even white. Where did white even get brought into this?

The reality here is that you can’t seems to see the world without your racial glasses nor look at facts objectively. This is sad.

 

[Mac1958]

VERY LIKELY. As the national media made this issue a "white' vrs black issue.

Why can't you admit this?

He knows it, they know it, there's just no way in hell they'd admit it.

Meanwhile, the slaughter continues in Chicago, and the PC Police doesn't give a shit.

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[Rozman]

It will be interesting to see The Rev Al show on MSNBC tomorrow night.

 

[Redfish]

Ok, so lemme get this straight: I can now follow George Zimmerman, stalk him, assume he's guilty of a crime based on the fact he appears "suspicious" to me, pick a fight with him, and then shoot him dead and go free if I make up a story about how he was really the one that was the aggressor and not me?

Wicked.

sure, except thats not what happened. TM picked the fight and might have killed GZ if GZ had not had a gun. TM just picked the wrong crazy ass cracker to jump.

 

[yidnar]

the filthy bastards are already starting to show their sub human asses in Oakland.

 

[Rozman]

Maybe it's a good idea if someone is harassing you to a point where it's a problem you don't call your girl friend you call 911.If Trevon didn't go off and try to be a bad ass to a guy he thought he could beat the shit out of this would have been different cause the guy happened to have a gun.

 

[william the wie]

This is not news, blacks targeting whites for assault is a long standing problem. That is why block busting worked until it was banned.

 

[Sarah G]

I'm now convinced that O'Mara is a racist. He used race-baiting throughout the trial - both in and out of court.

Mark O'Mara: If George Zimmerman Were Black 'He Never Would've Been Charged With A Crime'

What? Grampaw Osteen, good ole country boy, racist? Not possible..

 

[Redfish]

I'm now convinced that O'Mara is a racist. He used race-baiting throughout the trial - both in and out of court.

Mark O'Mara: If George Zimmerman Were Black 'He Never Would've Been Charged With A Crime'

What? Grampaw Osteen, good ole country boy, racist? Not possible..

you may not like it, but what o'mara said is correct. if this was a black on black incident it would never have made the local news, much less the national media circus that it became.

 

[rightwinger]

They might not riot because then Whitey would be right.

Not riot because of spite?

 

[editec]

I do not expect to many riots will break out in Maine over this verdict.

 

[hjmick]

I'm now convinced that O'Mara is a racist. He used race-baiting throughout the trial - both in and out of court.

Mark O'Mara: If George Zimmerman Were Black 'He Never Would've Been Charged With A Crime'

Can't be, he's a Democrat.

 

[dilloduck]

Geraldo Rivera Says All Six Jurors Would Have Also Killed Trayvon Martin

They basically did...

LOL Geraldo Rivera--did you even read that article?

 

[hjmick]

Geraldo Rivera Says All Six Jurors Would Have Also Killed Trayvon Martin

They basically did...

Dude, reading is fundamental...

RIVERA: I see those six ladies in the jury putting themselves on that rainy night, in that housing complex that has just been burglarized by three or four different groups of black youngsters from the adjacent community. So it’s a dark night, a 6-foot-2-inch hoodie-wearing stranger is in the immediate housing complex. How would the ladies of that jury have reacted? I submit that if they were armed, they would have shot and killed Trayvon Martin a lot sooner than George Zimmerman did. This is self-defense.