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* * Blacks are seven times more likely than people of other races to commit murder, and eight times more likely to commit robbery.
* When blacks commit crimes of violence, they are nearly three times more likely than non-blacks to use a gun, and more than twice as likely to use a knife.
Arrest data: FBI, Crime in the United States, 2001
(USGPO, 2002), p. 252. FBI, Crime in the United States, 2002
(USGPO, 2003), p. 252. FBI, Crime in the United States, 2003
(USGPO, 2004), p. 288
Zimmerman has a Peruvian mother and a white father, making him hispanic, not white.
Martin should not have had to retreat when Zimmerman approached him.
A stand-your-ground law states that a person may justifiably use force in self-defense when there is reasonable belief of an unlawful threat, without an obligation to retreat first.
Or does it not apply to young black males?
So he stood his ground when Zimmerman followed and confronted him.
Originally posted by verylowfrequency
Originally posted by LadyGreenEyes
Carrying a gun doesn't mean you intend to kill someone. Do you call all cops that have to shoot murderers?
You should never carry a gun unless you intend to use it and you don't use it unless you intend to kill.
Do you always compare all murderers to cops?
Originally posted by Grimpachi
Originally posted by verylowfrequency
Originally posted by LadyGreenEyes
Carrying a gun doesn't mean you intend to kill someone. Do you call all cops that have to shoot murderers?
You should never carry a gun unless you intend to use it and you don't use it unless you intend to kill.
Do you always compare all murderers to cops?
I think you misspoke that. You should never carry a gun unless you are willing to use it. Carrying a gun has nothing to do with intent.
Originally posted by GogoVicMorrow
reply to post by LadyGreenEyes
I have never said I thought he was casing houses, but only because there is no evidence of it. I have considered that he might have been using his walk to the gas station as an opportunity to get high (as there was a push pin in his pocket which is often used for smoking). He also may very well have been casing houses, as it would fit with his personality, but we can't say for sure as there isn't really any evidence. I would say he took a walk to smoke, and grabbed some things at the gas station, and maybe we scoping out the neighborhood, but we don't really know.
Originally posted by hellbjorn012
These are just a bunch of trigger happy punks, probably been beat up before and now they have a gun they think they don't have to worry about being punked anymore.
But a punk is a punk and it will always shine through. Some of these punks will make the same mistake GZ and Dunn made, and they will be in prison, and they will not have a pistol. They will be the ones washing undies and suffering humiliation as some homo man tapes a picture of his girlfriend on their back.
I think you touched it right here, this is why they are so offended. They probably got beat up there whole life and now want to make laws which make shooting a unarmed man and walking scott free easy. More than likely they got bullied in high-school a lot. It helps them sleep at night feeling safe I guess.
Ladygreeneyes you aint the only one with a gun darling just remember that.edit on 6-12-2012 by hellbjorn012 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by DZAG Wright
Originally posted by Grimpachi
Originally posted by DZAG Wright
If Trayvon had a gun and shot GZ soon as he approached what would your feelings be? I mean he feared for his life right?
I don’t know. How do you feel about 17 year olds illegally carrying guns?
LOL...nice deflection...lemme clean it up so you can't side-step:
If 21 year old Trayvon had a gun and GZ ran up and grabbed his arm, how would you feel if Trayvon had shot GZ?
Originally posted by Grimpachi
reply to post by BenReclused
Thanks Milt but I looked up one day and this is the answer I got.
Zimmerman has a Peruvian mother and a white father, making him hispanic, not white.
www.policymic.com...
They could be wrong though it was the first answer I came across.
Originally posted by DZAG Wright
Originally posted by hellbjorn012
These are just a bunch of trigger happy punks, probably been beat up before and now they have a gun they think they don't have to worry about being punked anymore.
But a punk is a punk and it will always shine through. Some of these punks will make the same mistake GZ and Dunn made, and they will be in prison, and they will not have a pistol. They will be the ones washing undies and suffering humiliation as some homo man tapes a picture of his girlfriend on their back.
I think you touched it right here, this is why they are so offended. They probably got beat up there whole life and now want to make laws which make shooting a unarmed man and walking scott free easy. More than likely they got bullied in high-school a lot. It helps them sleep at night feeling safe I guess.
Ladygreeneyes you aint the only one with a gun darling just remember that.edit on 6-12-2012 by hellbjorn012 because: (no reason given)
They will avoid this like a plague!
I see it right through the monitor. Many of these pro-shoot people have been victims their entire lives. Beaten up by the other kids and now they have a gun so they THINK they are untouchable.
Thing is though...a coward will still be a coward! They will STILL get their butts handed to them, rather on the street or in prison when they go for cowardly killing someone.
Originally posted by kimish
Originally posted by kerazeesicko
Why are Zimmerman's supporters assuming he was in the right.
What if it was Martin who felt his life was in danger and fought to preserve it. Zimmerman was the armed fellow who had nothing to fear so it sounds like he confronted Martin and Martin felt threatened. It certainly sounds like that when you hear what Martins GF has to say about her phone conversation with him as it was going on.
The racists who believe Martin was a hardcore criminal casing houses in his fathers neighborhood because of a few misdeeds...need not answer, We know where you stand...you see a black person out at night ..you automatically assume he was up to good. Yeah yeah...now go back to your klan meeting.
The idiot who also believes that the ice tea was for drug or alcohol use without any evidence need not answer either...I cannot argue in moron language...edit on 6-12-2012 by kerazeesicko because: I CAN
In defense to that, every time somebody in my neighborhood has seen blacks walking through our neighborhood at night stuff always ends up getting stolen from somebody. There is some truth to stereotypes and the FBI crime data base statistics would back that up.
On topic, Half the people on here claiming to be a "man" or my favorite one "warrior" have no clue what they would've done in this predicament. Once the bodys adrenaline gets flowing it's extremely hard to keep level headed and control yourself.
If roles had been reversed would you be sticking up for GZ or is it just because St. Tray was black that you feel the need to be "united" to stick up for your own?
Originally posted by kerazeesicko
reply to post by kimish
Actually if you looked in all the charts..Arrests by Race, 2011
Forcible rape 65.0 whites 32.9 blacks
Aggravated assault whites 43.0 blacks 55.6
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter whites 48.0 blacks 49.7
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution whites 72.6 blacks 24.9
All the other charts are pretty much the same. What stats are you looking at?
Originally posted by LadyGreenEyes
Well, since blacks account for only 12.85% of the population, those stats show that they are committing FAR more than their share of the crime. Nice of you to show that.
Originally posted by kerazeesicko
Yes it does..blacks like to fight...whites and black like to kill...but whites love to get their rape on..
Forcible rape 65.0 whites 32.9 blacks
Aggravated assault whites 43.0 blacks 55.6
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter whites 48.0 blacks 49.7
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution whites 72.6 blacks 24.9
Those number are in percentages.
As you can see 65% of black assault...blacks and whites are pretty even when it comes to killing..but rapes....whites appear to love it.
The only time blacks beat crime white stats are in assaults ...pretty even in killing.,...everything else...whites win by majority.
So if we are to go by those stats...whites are more prone to criminal activities than any other race.
So what was your point again?
I will answer later...life calls...
Originally posted by olaru12
Originally posted by LadyGreenEyes
Well, since blacks account for only 12.85% of the population, those stats show that they are committing FAR more than their share of the crime. Nice of you to show that.
So what is your solution to this problem? Obviously it's a problem created by blacks, right?
Nice of you to help with this social and cultural dilemma.
Want peace? pray for justice...
edit on 6-12-2012 by olaru12 because: (no reason given)edit on 6-12-2012 by olaru12 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by LadyGreenEyes
Well, since blacks account for only 12.85% of the population, those stats show that they are committing FAR Other solutions? Well, I think the case in question here offers one.
Why thanks coming from some fluent in it..I take that as a compliment..