[QUOTE=Ralakis;41449311]Unfortunately the media made it white vs black people.[/QUOTE]
People made it white vs black.
[editline]13th July 2013[/editline]
[QUOTE=Skelmech;41449319]i still don't understand what makes him innocent[/QUOTE]
Innocent until proven guilty. The prosecution could not prove his guilt.
[QUOTE=Skelmech;41449315]because the first 10 pages were more or less WOW WHAT A FUCKER HE'S SO GUILTY[/QUOTE]
Where? I don't see that at all.
[QUOTE=Skelmech;41449257]I haven't followed anything about the zimmerman/trayvon shit since the actual shooting itself but last I saw FP was SO sure he was guilty, now he's innocent?
what happened? what did I miss that changed FP's views so dramatically on this subject?[/QUOTE]
We found out the CNN/NBC/American media in general was full of shit (altering evidence, extremely biased even by their standards), and as the trial played out the prosecution was based more on emotion/"if" scenarios whereas the defense showed evidence giving more than a reasonable doubt to his guilt. Seeing as that's how the system works - they need to prove YOU are guilty, not the other way around, it made him seem a lot less "murderer" and a lot more "fucked over by the media guy who defended himself."
[QUOTE=Skelmech;41449257]I haven't followed anything about the zimmerman/trayvon shit since the actual shooting itself but last I saw FP was SO sure he was guilty, now he's innocent?
what happened? what did I miss that changed FP's views so dramatically on this subject?[/QUOTE]
at first there was a lot of media speculation and false information about what happened, with the media playing sad music and pictures of trayvon kissing his grandmother and helping with charity paired with zimmerman looking like a thug in his mugshot, but the outcome has become more clear with more evidence and testimonies and shit.
[QUOTE=Raidyr;41449267]I get all my news from FP and a little bit from Kotaku.[/QUOTE]
that's like saying you get all your news from a mix of TMZ and the National Inquirer
[QUOTE=milkandcooki;41449292]how the fuck am i being racist? race never occurred to me when i grabbed the first 10 tweets that popped up.
holy shit what[/QUOTE]
i guess it could just be a coincidence that all of the screenshots of "hilarious" tweets and facebook posts that have been posted in this thread just happen to be of black people
pretty strange coincidence though
[QUOTE=Skelmech;41449315]because the first 10 pages were more or less WOW WHAT A FUCKER HE'S SO GUILTY[/QUOTE]
Knee jerk reactions. Literally nothing new considering it's Facepunch.
[QUOTE=Skelmech;41449319]i still don't understand what makes him innocent[/QUOTE]
lack of evidence to guilt him
[QUOTE=Skelmech;41449319]i still don't understand what makes him innocent[/QUOTE]
He was an overzealous neighborhood watch guy, but he was within his rights to shoot to kill. His life was definitely in danger and as long as you have that, you're fine. Especially when he climbed on top of Zimmerman started beating the shit out of him. I would have killed him long before that.
[QUOTE=Skelmech;41449319]i still don't understand what makes him innocent[/QUOTE]
not enough hard evidence that shows zimmerman is guilty on the charges he was given.
Florida's anus is about to be ripped open by a giant black penis.
[QUOTE=IceWarrior98;41449274]Racism still goes strong unfortunately. And sadly it does heavily effect the justice system. Another thread has links to another case where a woman was convicted for 20 years for firing warning shots. She was indeed black. Is that a case of racism? I don't know. But it's pretty fishy that someone who fired a warning shot got 20 years, while someone else who fired a shot that killed didn't get anything.[/QUOTE]
Maybe you've missed the threads we've had on that case but it boils down to her firing a gun for no reason. No, firing a 'warning shot' is NOT a good reason. Zimmerman proved he fired his gun in self defense, which IS a good reason. One is a crime, with a set punishment, one is not a crime and thus gets no punishment.
[QUOTE=Skelmech;41449319]i still don't understand what makes him innocent[/QUOTE]
The lack of proof to show he's not.
[QUOTE=SigmaLambda;41449333]i guess it could just be a coincidence that all of the screenshots of "hilarious" tweets and facebook posts that have been posted in this thread just happen to be of black people
pretty strange coincidence though[/QUOTE]
Most people blowing up my facebook are black
I hope riots don't break out, I don't mind people being mad on the internet on this instance.
[QUOTE=Nestophales;41449313]Vick is black
Zimmerman isn't
People are stupid[/QUOTE]
That's not a connection.
The sky is blue.
Bananas are yellow.
Connection?
[h2]NO[/h2]
[QUOTE=milkandcooki;41449292]how the fuck am i being racist? race never occurred to me when i grabbed the first 10 tweets that popped up.
holy shit what[/QUOTE]
The way people in this thread are posting screenshots and getting funny ratings for them reeks of "lol look at how dumb these black people are"
[QUOTE=Nestophales;41449298]Michael Vick, a professional NFL player, got like 2-3 years in prison for dog fighting
Zimmerman got off for [I]murder[/I]
You make the connection[/QUOTE]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/ZPBdsYQ.png[/img]
[I]premeditated[/I]
what you said implies that zimmerman either a) was driving around planning on killing a teenager or b) has magical future-reading powers that let him know when trayvon was walking around his neighborhood
Thank fuck now the media can shut up about it finally and focus on real issues like the NSA spying on half the world.
What's this thing i keep hearing about Zimmerman being in a car and leaving the car even though he was not supposed to?
before he and Trayvon had that altercation
[QUOTE=BusterBluth;41449356]Most people blowing up my facebook are black[/QUOTE]
and that somehow makes a deluge of posts to the effect of "haha check out all these upset black people, look at how bad their spelling is" not racist?
[QUOTE=Ralakis;41449340]He was an overzealous neighborhood watch guy, but he was within his rights to shoot to kill. Especially when he climbed on top of Zimmerman started beating the shit out of him. I would have killed him long before that.[/QUOTE]
Had you done that, you would have gone to prison. Zimmerman's defense hinged on the idea that Martin was using force that could be lethal, justifying Zimmerman's use of a lethal weapon. The fact that Martin was on top of him inflicting trauma to the head is the reason Zimmerman was cleared to use his firearm. You can't just shoot a guy for knocking you over.
[QUOTE=SigmaLambda;41449333]i guess it could just be a coincidence that all of the screenshots of "hilarious" tweets and facebook posts that have been posted in this thread just happen to be of black people
pretty strange coincidence though[/QUOTE]
correlation equals causation?
[QUOTE=SigmaLambda;41449333]i guess it could just be a coincidence that all of the screenshots of "hilarious" tweets and facebook posts that have been posted in this thread just happen to be of black people
pretty strange coincidence though[/QUOTE]
Are you implying he took time out of his busy schedule just to further his racist agenda?
Are you fucking serious?
[QUOTE=Skelmech;41449257]
what happened? what did I miss that changed FP's views so dramatically on this subject?[/QUOTE]
More information was revealed on the case, such as Zimmerman being attacked by Trayvon. Also, it became pretty obvious that certain news sources were attacking Zimmermen and race baiting to appeal to African Americans.
[QUOTE=Slowbro;41449372]The way people in this thread are posting screenshots and getting funny ratings for them reeks of "lol look at how dumb these black people are"[/QUOTE]
I'm [I]very[/I] confident that nobody here thinks that, or is even implying it. It just so happens that that a LOT of tweets on this subject are from black people. That's it; there's nothing malicious about it.
[QUOTE=Apache249;41449370]That's not a connection.
The sky is blue.
Bananas are yellow.
Connection?
[h2]NO[/h2][/QUOTE]
I'm not making a connection. He asked why is Vick trending.
Vick, a black athlete, was given prison time for killing dogs
Zimmerman, a hispanic, got off on what 3rd degree murder
People are being stupid using Zimmermans race as some sort of factor that made him innocent in the case. I could have worded it better but that's why people are trending Michael Vick in regards to whats goin on.
[QUOTE=milkandcooki;41449373][img]http://i.imgur.com/ZPBdsYQ.png[/img]
[I]premeditated[/I]
what you said implies that zimmerman either a) was driving around planning on killing a teenager or b) has magical future-reading powers that let him know when trayvon was walking around his neighborhood[/QUOTE]
There are a few camps that believe that Zimmerman was stalking Treyvon, and his stalking provoked Treyvon into acting in drastic ways. There may be some credence to this claim.
[QUOTE=TheCombine;41449385]correlation equals causation?[/QUOTE]
Well, yes, unless you have an alternative explanation for the phenomenon of "this thread is filled with internet nerds making fun of black people".
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