Neighborhood Watch Shooting of Trayvon Martin
Neighborhood Watch Shooting of Trayvon Martin
MrMidwest
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/8/05
#1Neighborhood Watch Shooting of Trayvon Martin
Posted: 3/14/12 at 1:45am
This story is so completely effed up on so many levels.
Cops 'Corrected' Witness in Fla. Shooting
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#2Neighborhood Watch Shooting of Trayvon Martin
Posted: 3/14/12 at 9:22amAre we surprised that you can still get killed for being black in the wrong neighborhood? Or that the police support vigilantism?
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#2Neighborhood Watch Shooting of Trayvon Martin
Posted: 3/14/12 at 9:43am
Since when was the (self-appointed, apparently) "Neighborhood Watch Captain" allowed to carry a gun?
Growing up, our neighborhood watch consisted of nosey old women who peaked out of their curtains.
#3Neighborhood Watch Shooting of Trayvon Martin
Posted: 3/14/12 at 12:13pmFollowing a teenage boy, starting a fight with him, and then shooting him to death when he is unarmed is a Constitutional right! This is very clearly defined in the Second Amendment. Obviously, it is the victim's fault for not carrying a gun.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
#4Neighborhood Watch Shooting of Trayvon Martin
Posted: 3/14/12 at 12:15pmI mean, he was walking in the rain. Slowly. Wearing a hoodie. What else was this Hannity-loving Great American supposed to do?
#5Neighborhood Watch Shooting of Trayvon Martin
Posted: 3/14/12 at 12:53pmIt's also in the Bible. And if you ask me where then you are going to Hell.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
broadwaybaby086
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/12/06
#6Neighborhood Watch Shooting of Trayvon Martin
Posted: 3/14/12 at 7:57pmI went to high school a few towns over from where this happened and wasn't at all surprised when I heard that this happened in Sanford. The town is notorious for this kind of attitude toward minorities, especially the African-American community. It's tragic that a boy was killed; hopefully, though, the attention paid to the PD as a result of this careless shooting will effect change. Sadly, though, I doubt it will.
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