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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, 02:31 AM

46. Ohhhh.... yeahhh...

I live in Albuquerque, home of the Albuquerque Death Squads -- gangs of cops that killed dozens of immigrant workers' rights activists in the '70s. Around the time the Martin tragedy started getting picked up by the media, we had 2 shootings by cops in 2 days. In one case someone got in a car accident with a cruiser, and the cop pretty much jumped out and blew him away while he ran for his life. Media distorts, complicit in the cover-up, until called on it.

They got called on it:

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57403496-504083/albuquerque-police-involved-in-shootings-got-union-checks-report-says/

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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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