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blackspade

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23. Very good question.

Reply to WilliamPitt (Original post)

Thu Feb 7, 2013, 04:15 PM

Feb 2013

Answer: They are fucking hypocrites.

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WOW. Nails it. [View all] WilliamPitt Feb 2013 OP

kick Angry Dragon Feb 2013 #1

K&R libtodeath Feb 2013 #2

Excellent 1gobluedem Feb 2013 #3

Because black = "bad guy with a gun" whatchamacallit Feb 2013 #4

+1000 baldguy Feb 2013 #8

EXACTLY! The only thing scarier than a black man is a black man with an actual gun to them...(n/t) Moostache Feb 2013 #17

Racism is alive and well and if he had had a gun, his killer would be walking free without charges Mojorabbit Feb 2013 #37

Excellent question lunatica Feb 2013 #5

so excellent arely staircase Feb 2013 #11

That would make it a rhetorical question ashling Feb 2013 #30

Yup. progressoid Feb 2013 #6

Yeah . . . why IS that??? patrice Feb 2013 #7

Or How About Why Wasn't Martin in the Right if he Fought Z Based on SYG & His Fear For His Life? dballance Feb 2013 #9

Again, to be fair, there are those who argue that Martin was the one who... Moonwalk Feb 2013 #12

But assuming Zimmerman's story to be true, it was Martin who was standing his ground. JDPriestly Feb 2013 #70

Oh, I'm not arguing otherwise. All evidence so far points to Martin as the one who... Moonwalk Feb 2013 #89

Actually, there were those who said that, apparently.... Moonwalk Feb 2013 #10

Huh? Doesnt he realize that Trayvon was ... well you know? rhett o rick Feb 2013 #13

Armed Jackpine Radical Feb 2013 #22

Dont underestimate the danger of Skittles. nm rhett o rick Feb 2013 #35

I most certainly don't. Skittles has been on this board for a long time. Jackpine Radical Feb 2013 #42

K&R Solly Mack Feb 2013 #14

The notion that good guys need guns Blue4Texas Feb 2013 #15

It came up on every discussion I saw about the case Demo_Chris Feb 2013 #16

Did the NRA make a statement leftynyc Feb 2013 #21

Probably not, I don't follow the NRA my friend. Demo_Chris Feb 2013 #28

I'm hoping the prosecution makes leftynyc Feb 2013 #31

I very much want to see Zimmerman convicted Demo_Chris Feb 2013 #41

Not going to happen tiredtoo Feb 2013 #77

If Trayvon had a gun, there wouldn't even be a trial had the same outcome occured. nt EastKYLiberal Feb 2013 #18

Agreed. That poor kid would be under the jail. nt Nay Feb 2013 #29

Jeff runs THE SMIRKING CHIMP, my favorite political website other than this one nt HomerRamone Feb 2013 #19

Do you have a link that you could share with us? left on green only Feb 2013 #46

If you go to the DU home page thucythucy Feb 2013 #51

K&R gademocrat7 Feb 2013 #20

Very good question. blackspade Feb 2013 #23

Because they can only parrot talking points.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #24

Such silly statements are almost always made in jest by gun control proponents slackmaster Feb 2013 #25

Zimmerman qualified for a permit under lax gun laws. Hoyt Feb 2013 #26

OUCH DonCoquixote Feb 2013 #27

Even in SYG states, you don't get to shoot someone for approaching you. There has to be Flatulo Feb 2013 #32

Had Martin been carrying the gun, had Martin lived, he would be the one claiming reasonable JDPriestly Feb 2013 #72

But Zimmerman initiated contact by pursuing Martin. That act renders any claim of self-defense Flatulo Feb 2013 #74

Personally, I think you are right. I like this statement: JDPriestly Feb 2013 #87

I hadn't thought of that angle... Flatulo Feb 2013 #88

we need a new Black Panther Party advocating for gun rights Hamlette Feb 2013 #33

Interesting scenario, and you gave the only two possible outcomes: Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #36

Dark people are scary. They don't need guns. Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #34

Spot. On. K&R. apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #38

We don't allow people under 21 to carry handguns in this nation. AtheistCrusader Feb 2013 #39

Wow, never thought about that! Rex Feb 2013 #40

40 replies and NOT ONE from those to whom the question was addressed. TheMadMonk Feb 2013 #43

Amazing how that works, isn't it? MH1 Feb 2013 #44

I think that WAS said. The replies were like "so you think a shootout would've been the way Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #45

does the NRA.. FormalObserver Feb 2013 #47

Because Only Southern White Protestants Are Responsible Gun Owners cantbeserious Feb 2013 #48

How novel. Another slam at the South. Yawn. nt. OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #50

Born And Raised In Texas - I Know The Culture Well cantbeserious Feb 2013 #52

I see no evidence of that. nt Skip Intro Feb 2013 #53

Will Have To Agree To Disagree About The Time Spent In Baptist Pews Suffering Hell Fire cantbeserious Feb 2013 #54

Your experience gives you the right to broadbrush an entire region? Skip Intro Feb 2013 #55

IMHO - When The Shoe Fits ... cantbeserious Feb 2013 #56

Yeah, bigotry is a comfortable fit for some people. nt Skip Intro Feb 2013 #57

Yes - Quite Right - To Include Many Of Those Southern White Protestants cantbeserious Feb 2013 #58

I've said all I have to say about your broadbrush bigotry. Skip Intro Feb 2013 #59

Great - Thanks For Sharing cantbeserious Feb 2013 #61

Interesting..."quite right" is not what you would call.... OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #60

Shooting The Messenger I See - A Form Of Ad Hominen Attack cantbeserious Feb 2013 #62

Nope....just responding with an astute observation.... OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #63

We Will Have To Agree To Disagree cantbeserious Feb 2013 #64

Piece of advice to see you on your way...don't use "quite right".... OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #65

Piece Of Advice As We See You On Your Way - Don't Lecture Another Southerner cantbeserious Feb 2013 #67

As far as I can tell, you're not from the South. Good luck with your attempted charade. nt. OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #86

Doesn't sound at all strange to this New Yorker n/t markpkessinger Feb 2013 #66

To This Texan - Quite Right - Is Just That - Quite Right cantbeserious Feb 2013 #68

I've lived in, worked in, or traveled through all 48 states of the mainland US, and.... OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #69

You know, "Yankees" have a reputation for correcting grammar... Pholus Feb 2013 #78

Hmmm. Let's see....I was born in Virginia, earned degrees from a major college in Virginia.... OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #85

No. You and I are pretty much alike here. Pholus Feb 2013 #91

If you were bitten by a dog recently, it would be wise for you to stay away from dogs you do not JDPriestly Feb 2013 #73

Because they were defending Zimmerman JI7 Feb 2013 #49

Big ass kick... n/t Agschmid Feb 2013 #71

Kickin' it. In_The_Wind Feb 2013 #75

K&R ck4829 Feb 2013 #76

I like this one: "If guns don't kill people, why give them to soldiers, just send the people." Coyotl Feb 2013 #79

Exactly libodem Feb 2013 #80

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Not sure what this has to do with the OP? cyberswede Feb 2013 #82

So, you're implying that blacks are the ones who kill the most people, MoonRiver Feb 2013 #84

BRILLIANT! MoonRiver Feb 2013 #83

Yep... Neoma Feb 2013 #90

I did, others did as well. The unity in audience inferred does not exist. TheKentuckian Feb 2013 #92