ldsfaqs wrote:2. Zimmerman was half hispanic and half white.
Good Lord, you are stupid.
Hispanic is not a skin color, it relates to language.
Latino is the word you are looking for, and in pretty much any Latino country he would be considered lily white.
Even people we here in the US think of as black are considered white in many South American countries.
Last point: Latino Americans and African Americans aren't exactly on good terms.
As soon as you concern yourself with the 'good' and 'bad' of your fellows, you create an opening in your heart for maliciousness to enter. Testing, competing with, and criticizing others weaken and defeat you. - O'Sensei
Sometimes in life, if you have ill-fated experiences with a subset of the populace, it can be advantageous to question if the common denominator for instigation might be you in lieu of that subset.
"Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead." ~Charles Bukowski
If Zemmerman had just done what he was told by the dispatcher and stayed in his car until the real police arrived,
No, people would just be blaming some police officer for profiling Travon instead of Zimmerman. Travon wasn't blameless in this case as the left tried to portray. He could have just walked away. Instead, he saw a smaller man who he could likely best in a fight. He proceeds to beat him into serious injury and everyone acts surprised that the little guy pulled out a gun instead of just taking the punishment.
Travon and George were both bad people.
And when the confederates saw Jackson standing fearless as a stone wall the army of Northern Virginia took courage and drove the federal army off their land.
ajax18 wrote:[...] everyone acts surprised that the little guy pulled out a gun [...]
Just a "little" quibble. While Zimmerman was shorter (about 3 inches), he weighed over 40 pounds more than Martin (according to the report from the nigth of the shooting). When he was arrested, he was almost 30 pounds heavier than Martin was.
"Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead." ~Charles Bukowski
ldsfaqs wrote:I've said this before, but it's very common for black people to attack people just because you are looking at them.
Probably because they were less valiant in the pre-existence, right?
"We have taken up arms in defense of our liberty, our property, our wives, and our children; we are determined to preserve them, or die." - Captain Moroni - 'Address to the Inhabitants of Canada' 1775
If Zemmerman had just done what he was told by the dispatcher and stayed in his car until the real police arrived,
No, people would just be blaming some police officer for profiling Travon instead of Zimmerman. Travon wasn't blameless in this case as the left tried to portray. He could have just walked away. Instead, he saw a smaller man who he could likely best in a fight. He proceeds to beat him into serious injury and everyone acts surprised that the little guy pulled out a gun instead of just taking the punishment.
Travon and George were both bad people.
Travon was not a bad person. What's interesting is we cannot get some to admit Travon was minding his own business that night when Zimmerman started to follow him. Why is it hard to imagine that Travon may have felt threatened by someone following him. He wasn't breaking any laws. He may have started a physical confrontation with Zimmerman due to him following him and feeling threatened by it. Quite natural even if not wise. Zimmerman may have started the fight. We know Travon was not looking for a fight since he was walking home. He didn't see Zimmerman and go after him. In the end I think Travon gets thrown under the bus by the extreme right because he didn't have the gun. Even the prosecutor felt Zimmerman was in the wrong.
ajax18 wrote:[...] everyone acts surprised that the little guy pulled out a gun [...]
Just a "little" quibble. While Zimmerman was shorter (about 3 inches), he weighed over 40 pounds more than Martin (according to the report from the nigth of the shooting). When he was arrested, he was almost 30 pounds heavier than Martin was.
All the more reason that if Travon really felt threatened he would have simply ran away from Zimmerman. Travon knew he could get the best of George in a fight and he did because he was angry about being followed, not scared.
And when the confederates saw Jackson standing fearless as a stone wall the army of Northern Virginia took courage and drove the federal army off their land.
ajax18 wrote:All the more reason that if Travon really felt threatened he would have simply ran away from Zimmerman.
Sorry but no. People who feel threatened go through the fight or flight scenario. Zimmerman may have started the physical confrontation forcing Travon to fight. We don't really know who started the fight.
Travon knew he could get the best of George in a fight and he did because he was angry about being followed, not scared.
You don't know this. It is only what you want to believe.
See if you can be honest here Ajax. If Zimmerman had started the fight do you think he would tell police that when he knows that he had just killed Travon with his gun?
Hispanic is not a skin color, it relates to language.
And George's first language was Spanish.
Latino is the word you are looking for, and in pretty much any Latino country he would be considered lily white.
Why are we talking about what people how people in other countries would classify Zimmerman?
If Kevin Graham had a son, he'd look like George Zimmerman.
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And when the confederates saw Jackson standing fearless as a stone wall the army of Northern Virginia took courage and drove the federal army off their land.