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krispos42

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43. Essentially.

Reply to scheming daemons (Original post)

Thu Mar 22, 2012, 07:19 PM

Mar 2012

However, some weapons (most notably guns) don't depend too much on the physical size or strength of the person wielding them.

The fact that Tayvon was only 17 does not automatically render him inert. Remember, the under-25 set accounts for a disproportionally large amount of the total murders in the US.

The fact also remains, however, that Tayvon wasn't the doing the stalking. Assuming Zimmerman initiated the confrontation (which seems likely) then if Teyvon has wrestled the pistol from Zimmerman and turned the gun on him, Teyvon would be protected by the Stand-Your-Ground laws.

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Let me get this straight.... [View all] scheming daemons Mar 2012 OP

Well, thats what he claims anyhow.... K&R! peacebird Mar 2012 #1

Yep liberal N proud Mar 2012 #2

...gasp! Maybe it wasn't THOSE skittles, *maybe* it was the much more threatening Tropical Flavors! peacebird Mar 2012 #3

You forgot the can of iced tea... KansDem Mar 2012 #4

Lets don't rush to judment. UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2012 #5

And reallity is Travon was a beautiful young man that lost his life by some over paranoid teddy51 Mar 2012 #6

Yep, that's pretty accurate. But, you left arthritisR_US Mar 2012 #7

That last bit is the only reason he carried a gun, he never meant to use it, just Dragonfli Mar 2012 #20

You summed him up beautifully...lol. n/t arthritisR_US Mar 2012 #24

Well, when you put it like that... bluedigger Mar 2012 #8

Not quite.... LynneSin Mar 2012 #9

It was all that HFCS he had on him... remember he was armed with SODA too!!! tech_smythe Mar 2012 #10

Wow. That really gets to the heart of things. Pictures ARE worth a thousand words. nt Honeycombe8 Mar 2012 #11

He was carrying Skittles while black. To this guy that is unforgivable. The Wielding Truth Mar 2012 #25

+1 Revelyell Mar 2012 #12

If you believe all that chieftain Mar 2012 #13

And besides that he got out of his car to confront the young man who was minding his own business. Kablooie Mar 2012 #14

That's right. Because Control-Z Mar 2012 #41

You forgot the bottle of Arizona Tea. That's what made him a threat... freshwest Mar 2012 #15

Skittles of Mass Distruction & Texas Tea no doubt! GOPonziconz Mar 2012 #16

Them's the facts nt MrScorpio Mar 2012 #17

Yes, essentially varelse Mar 2012 #18

I wonder how the case would have been handled had it been a Yooperman Mar 2012 #19

and if it were BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2012 #22

Indeed. WheelWalker Mar 2012 #40

Everytime I see that young man's photo, it makes me cry. IndyJones Mar 2012 #21

That is not a current picture of Trayvon though. Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #23

how old could he have looked? Skittles Mar 2012 #27

No clue. I've seen some 17 yo kids who looked well into their 20's. nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #28

It was also at night, wasn't it? krispos42 Mar 2012 #42

Nor is Zimmerman's picture, yet I see no critiques to it being shown... LanternWaste Mar 2012 #29

GET WITH THE PROGRAM, LW Skittles Mar 2012 #30

Yeah, accuaracy in reporting needs to fly out the window as long as it's for the right reasons. nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #33

a picure of him DEAD would have been the most accurate Skittles Mar 2012 #38

Indeed. Indeed, it would. WheelWalker Mar 2012 #44

I'd hazard that Fox news will appease many appetites soon LanternWaste Mar 2012 #35

Could be. No cable at my house though. Netflix and the internet sustains us. nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #39

First time I have ever, EVER agreed with you. But you are right on the money Number23 Mar 2012 #45

I'd love to see a current picture of him. Maybe he's slimmed down? nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #32

I imagine your consistency has merely been overlooked LanternWaste Mar 2012 #34

I was unaware it was an older picture of Zimmerman. Sure looks like a 28 yo to me. Maybe even Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #37

CORECT Skittles Mar 2012 #26

Come on, guys. Let's be reasonable. white_wolf Mar 2012 #31

Well you can choke someone to death using Skittles. Uncle Joe Mar 2012 #36

Essentially. krispos42 Mar 2012 #43

Paranoid psychotic racist POS lynches black kid. :-( Odin2005 Mar 2012 #46

geez.. rec #155. no words. K Gardner Mar 2012 #47

In Florida apparently if you say you felt threatened you can kill legally. Kablooie Mar 2012 #48