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11-24-2014, 08:58 PM | #1951 (permalink) | |
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But my point is that does not fit the description of "self defense" so why are you calling it that? |
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11-24-2014, 08:59 PM | #1952 (permalink) |
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it does fit the description. the court already ruled on that and most honest lawyers will tell you they got it right. he brought it on himself but once trayvon started physically attacking him he still had the right to defend himself.
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11-24-2014, 09:04 PM | #1954 (permalink) |
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i'm not sure about that, but at the end of the day legality is the only thing that matters in court.
and the media will pick up on stories like this specifically because of the racial element and turn it into a huge us vs them issue where everyone gets all riled up. there was a very similar incident in florida when i was a kid where a white kid got shot on halloween for knocking on someone's door and running away. castle law says you have the right to defend your property and the homeowner mistook the kid as a robber/threat. it made a little buzz locally but never went national cause there was no racial aspect of it for the media to exploit. |
11-24-2014, 09:05 PM | #1955 (permalink) |
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Like I said earlier, you won't be able to post a single reliable statistic to prove your statement that millions of black males have been murdered by the police in the USA.
There's nothing in that list that has any bearing on your statement. The first item on that list does, however, corroborate my statement that the overwhelming majority of black murder victims in the USA are murdered by other blacks (94% from 1976 to 2005) according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics. |
11-24-2014, 09:06 PM | #1956 (permalink) | |
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If Trayvon was a white male it would have been a different verdict |
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11-24-2014, 09:16 PM | #1958 (permalink) | ||
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Honestly, whatever the statistics for gun violence, I'd rather live in a permissive society that didn't decide my ability to defend myself based on graphs and pie charts. Just because I'm more likely to shoot someone who actually lives in my house doesn't mean I like the idea of not even having the option if my home is invaded.
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11-24-2014, 09:18 PM | #1959 (permalink) | |
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Report: Black Male Teens Are 21 Times More Likely To Be Killed By Cops Than White Ones Report: Black Male Teens Are 21 Times More Likely To Be Killed By Cops Than White Ones | ThinkProgress |
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11-24-2014, 09:19 PM | #1960 (permalink) | |
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You can gloss and sugar coat it, I am not going too. It IS an issue! |
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