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In the discussion thread: I don't know. This Trayvon thing seems to be CONSUMING America [View all]

Sat Apr 7, 2012, 01:32 AM

40. Well, let's not rush into anything, then

Wouldn't be prudent, would it?

Remember, arrest doesn't automatically mean guilt. It's just normal police work to arrest suspects, even if the facts are not known.

But that's not the case here, is it?

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92 replies	Author	Time	Post
I don't know. This Trayvon thing seems to be CONSUMING America [View all]	Canuckistanian	Apr 2012	OP
Fortunately it is the "many" that feel the same way as you do. nt	Lost-in-FL	Apr 2012	#1
I think you know the answer to your question! Killing anyone in cold blood and using a fk up	teddy51	Apr 2012	#2
It seems to go against Common English Law	Canuckistanian	Apr 2012	#7
These laws are indeed a perversion of common law	nadinbrzezinski	Apr 2012	#13
Right on... plus...	Joseph8th	Apr 2012	#25
How do you want to "rein it in"? Specifics, please.	Johnny Rico	Apr 2012	#47
Sure... sensible gun regs...	Joseph8th	Apr 2012	#60
Thank you for being so specific, it's appreciated.	Johnny Rico	Apr 2012	#70
... then "self defense" wouldn't always be lethal."..............	socialist_n_TN	Apr 2012	#59
Exactly right! Thx for saying more clearly... nt	Joseph8th	Apr 2012	#63
I dont think the mere posession of a gun	rrneck	Apr 2012	#78
Stand Your Ground was drafted by ALEC, not in good faith	csziggy	Apr 2012	#80
i think we should change the acronym	barbtries	Apr 2012	#90
Yup, many of us feel this way	nadinbrzezinski	Apr 2012	#3
I know	Canuckistanian	Apr 2012	#8
What is happening here is that the corporate right wing has control	Sarah Ibarruri	Apr 2012	#4
No... the system is working (at least so far)	-..__...	Apr 2012	#5
I just don't understand how anyone couldn't be outraged at what happened to Trayvon.	Obamacare	Apr 2012	#6
+1	Art_from_Ark	Apr 2012	#28
what I find stranger, is how obsessed Canadians are with the issue.	provis99	Apr 2012	#9
Well think about it	nadinbrzezinski	Apr 2012	#11
A long and mostly undefended and even unwatched ...........	socialist_n_TN	Apr 2012	#61
Maybe they thought that they were like us.	hay rick	Apr 2012	#15
I wouldn't say "obsession"	Canuckistanian	Apr 2012	#26
people also need to look at their own communities	annm4peace	Apr 2012	#10
Locally we have at least four hate groups.	nadinbrzezinski	Apr 2012	#12
Ohhhh.... yeahhh...	Joseph8th	Apr 2012	#46
The killing of Trayvon Martin was horrible.	amandabeech	Apr 2012	#14
And what do we do with Zimmerman?	-..__...	Apr 2012	#17
Love it!! Remember how...	Joseph8th	Apr 2012	#64
Well said	Meiko	Apr 2012	#48
Thank you! n/t	amandabeech	Apr 2012	#86
The reason the family went to Al Sharpton and brought the case to the media	csziggy	Apr 2012	#82
The greed of corporation interests put ahead of individuals...	timesup	Apr 2012	#16
I am embarrassed about a poll I saw tonight...	MrMickeysMom	Apr 2012	#18
That first point, "nationalism". That was something the folk schools in Denmark	jtuck004	Apr 2012	#21
What about the 14 points?	MrMickeysMom	Apr 2012	#54
Maybe the problem is that people always, incorrectly, think of Nazi Germany	jtuck004	Apr 2012	#81
2 separate police shootings in Austin today	Blort	Apr 2012	#19
Lets wait to the facts are all in before we say a white guy hunted	doc03	Apr 2012	#20
Yeah, a white guy twice as big and ten years older than this kid	EFerrari	Apr 2012	#22
the pasadana case	mactime	Apr 2012	#23
shoot first, ask questions later	Cali_Democrat	Apr 2012	#30
Bullshit.	EFerrari	Apr 2012	#38
You don't think it is possible a young wiry guy 10 years younger and 6' 3" could	doc03	Apr 2012	#34
adrenalin starts flowing when you are in self defense mode and	Whisp	Apr 2012	#42
Bottom line is don't rush to judgement before the facts are known, That's what	doc03	Apr 2012	#37
There is no scenario in which Zimmerman shooting Martin is right.	EFerrari	Apr 2012	#39
thank you	barbtries	Apr 2012	#91
you got to be shitting us.	Whisp	Apr 2012	#43
I've been saying the same thing	shadowrider	Apr 2012	#73
? Twice as big ? Martin 6'2", 160, Zimmerman, 5'9", 170	shadowrider	Apr 2012	#49
Wow, Zimmerman keeps losing weight and Martin keeps gaining weight	mainer	Apr 2012	#50
In the video of Zimmerman arriving at the police station	doc03	Apr 2012	#53
Zimmerman was described as 200 pounds	mainer	Apr 2012	#56
He could have just as well been on foot returning to his vehicle and	doc03	Apr 2012	#57
So if Zimmerman was returning to his vehicle how did he end up shooting Martin	csziggy	Apr 2012	#83
Early reports had him at 250.	shadowrider	Apr 2012	#68
According to the police report (Link included)	shadowrider	Apr 2012	#71
The autopsy will give us Trayvon's weight	mainer	Apr 2012	#74
Agreed	shadowrider	Apr 2012	#87
Well, that's true	Canuckistanian	Apr 2012	#24
Once arrested there are 175 days to charge Zimmerman. That means 175 days to find evidence beyond	dkf	Apr 2012	#35
Well, let's not rush into anything, then	Canuckistanian	Apr 2012	#40
Nope because Florida has this specific 175 day law which doesn't seem to be the norm.	dkf	Apr 2012	#44
Not enough evidence? ROFL. Now THAT is the absurdity of which the OP was speaking. n/t	K Gardner	Apr 2012	#76
sorry, nope, it isnt consuming anything	pasto76	Apr 2012	#27
Really?	Canuckistanian	Apr 2012	#29
It consumed the news cycle for awhile.	bigwillq	Apr 2012	#33
Oh really? Then what do you have to say about Oklahoma this morning?	lonestarnot	Apr 2012	#55
Oh really what?	bigwillq	Apr 2012	#65
Here let me help you out. You don't even have to turn on the TV box. DU has it all! As always.	lonestarnot	Apr 2012	#66
Thanks for the link.	bigwillq	Apr 2012	#67
It highlights the divide in the U.S.	rufus dog	Apr 2012	#31
the united states of insanity	spanone	Apr 2012	#32
I know it hurts now...	Americana	Apr 2012	#36
I don't understand the whole "tears on his face" thing. Trayvon's own father	cherokeeprogressive	Apr 2012	#41
The patients are in charge of this asylum we call our country.	Cleita	Apr 2012	#45
What I can't believe is that there are ZM defenders on DU	mainer	Apr 2012	#51
I haven't seen any Zimmerman defenders here. At least not in GD.	Kaleva	Apr 2012	#62
You haven't seen ANY Zimmerman defenders on DU?	mainer	Apr 2012	#69
And you might want to look at my posting history on this subject.	Kaleva	Apr 2012	#75
I've been following your posts on numerous Trayvon threads	mainer	Apr 2012	#77
So, what di you think of my thread that I gave you a link to?	Kaleva	Apr 2012	#79
I live in Georgia, and you should see all the Facebook	ecstatic	Apr 2012	#52
The Internet disagrees	slackmaster	Apr 2012	#58
Oh the "system" is working just fine.	mzteris	Apr 2012	#72
I think the problem is the rush to label it racism.	agenda 21.	Apr 2012	#84
There is no doubt he has violence/impulse/aggression issues	cr8tvlde	Apr 2012	#92
Here's another one: Americans set up torture camps and nothing is done about it	just1voice	Apr 2012	#85
Tens of millions of Americans have lost their mind: the proof lies in what they say, what they do,	indepat	Apr 2012	#88
yeah, it's pretty whack.	barbtries	Apr 2012	#89

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