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18. Now that's a hate crime.

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Tue Jul 23, 2013, 04:41 PM

Jul 2013

Let's see them weasel out of that one.

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"I only shot a ni---r". Yup, Florida. [View all] KamaAina Jul 2013 OP

I wish they could arrest all the people that think what he did and said was OK. woodsprite Jul 2013 #1

They'd have plenty of room if they would release the weed smokers. RC Jul 2013 #33

I second that!! 7962 Jul 2013 #41

Yep. mountain grammy Jul 2013 #44

Well what has the Zimmerman trial taught him gollygee Jul 2013 #2

Ugh sakabatou Jul 2013 #3

This makes me think gollygee Jul 2013 #4

We live in a culture of "other" LadyHawkAZ Jul 2013 #6

Precisely. DeSwiss Jul 2013 #32

Absolutely. Fantastic Anarchist Jul 2013 #63

Bookmarked for later reading, thanks! LadyHawkAZ Jul 2013 #84

You're more than welcome! Fantastic Anarchist Jul 2013 #85

A direct result of capitalism and capitalist thinking. calimary Jul 2013 #71

Competition nil desperandum Jul 2013 #78

Welcome to DU, nil desperandum! calimary Jul 2013 #79

Tiny bit of good news: the victim is expected to survive REP Jul 2013 #5

That is good news. backscatter712 Jul 2013 #7

if heaven05 Jul 2013 #48

Old article. Sadly, the victim died. nt geek tragedy Jul 2013 #9

Sadly, he died last September. QC Jul 2013 #11

Crap. REP Jul 2013 #14

Sad that he died. And the mother is so gracious. Chemisse Jul 2013 #57

They will probably give the asshole one year and let movonne Jul 2013 #28

I doubt it. It's almost an open and shut case of a hate crime. DOJ would definitely enter. nt kelliekat44 Jul 2013 #58

Well, if he's annoyed at being arrested Downtown Hound Jul 2013 #8

I blame this on the southern politicions for this movonne Jul 2013 #30

And I blame the southern politicians on the conservative machine of Koch brothers, ALEC and friends Squinch Jul 2013 #53

What's a "politicion"? AlbertCat Jul 2013 #64

Deep south just us Jul 2013 #10

Oh! Is that where 'cracker' came from? tblue Jul 2013 #13

I'd heard it came from the Scots Irish "craic" KamaAina Jul 2013 #17

I'm more inclined to believe the 'whip' version Cirque du So-What Jul 2013 #19

Both and maybe even more. RC Jul 2013 #34

The name was not coined by slaves, it is a self identification and according to the Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #37

The term "cracker" in Florida originally came from the cattle drovers. Florida was and is still 1monster Jul 2013 #61

A craic (crack) is an Irish term for fun and gossip, bragging talka and tales.... Historic NY Jul 2013 #70

Yes, that is unfortunately true. DeSwiss Jul 2013 #35

Cracker is short for corn-cracker Ian_rd Jul 2013 #72

So, are you saying that only poor people are racist where you live? PotatoChip Jul 2013 #15

"I don't see a lot of racism in my area, since there is just not a lot of racial diversity here" jtuck004 Jul 2013 #20

Could be, but hard to say without anything to go by. PotatoChip Jul 2013 #29

FYI there is a big cultural difference Alameda Jul 2013 #54

Do you really think I need one? PotatoChip Jul 2013 #60

We all need one...that is more education Alameda Jul 2013 #65

african americans have cultural knowledge: american cultural knowledge noiretextatique Jul 2013 #80

Class-ism is the master set of racism: bobalew Jul 2013 #45

I don't completely disagree. PotatoChip Jul 2013 #50

i'd say that 'isms' don't matter much without the force of the state or some similar ruling HiPointDem Jul 2013 #75

economics & power create race & racism; without constant enforcement, such distinctions die. HiPointDem Jul 2013 #76

So he's going to prison where there are NO black people. tblue Jul 2013 #12

I am seeing a mini-vacation in that asshat's future. Link Speed Jul 2013 #40

Not just a Florida problem. Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2013 #16

Now that's a hate crime. Baitball Blogger Jul 2013 #18

There is going to be a lot more of this now BainsBane Jul 2013 #21

I'm sure dusty trails Jul 2013 #22

The vile racial slur aside HillWilliam Jul 2013 #23

But America is post-racial! CakeGrrl Jul 2013 #24

This reminds me of a Dennis Hopper movie I saw many years ago, called 'Paris Trout'. Flatulo Jul 2013 #25

Because racist bigots ONLY live in Florida, right? Common Sense Party Jul 2013 #26

No. But George Zimmerman does. KamaAina Jul 2013 #36

And he is representative of the entire populace of Florida...how, exactly? Common Sense Party Jul 2013 #38

Quit whining, you sound like someone that feels guilty for failing to stand up. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jul 2013 #86

That makes no sense, and no, I don't. Common Sense Party Jul 2013 #87

sounds like zimmerman's "defense" noiretextatique Jul 2013 #27

Well hopefully he'll end up in jail for a long time and he'll be someone's little *itch. southernyankeebelle Jul 2013 #31

If his exterior is as ugly as his soul, he will just be a very lonely person in prison. n/t A Simple Game Jul 2013 #39

LOL point well taken. We already knows he has no soul. southernyankeebelle Jul 2013 #43

Florida, America's Dick Gus Lammas Jul 2013 #42

What could the verdict in Sanford, FL do if not embolden other Zimmerman indepat Jul 2013 #46

Who does he think he is mindwalker_i Jul 2013 #47

This is very difficult for me to wrap my head around. ZombieHorde Jul 2013 #49

To Rush, that's impolite. Should have called him a nigg* before he shot him. Faygo Kid Jul 2013 #51

That's basically what the Sanford PD said about Zimmerman Hugabear Jul 2013 #52

Well, it doesn't look like much happened to him. Alameda Jul 2013 #55

rescheduled for July hfojvt Jul 2013 #66

Location makes no difference, there are bigots and racists in every state rl6214 Jul 2013 #56

Didn't this happen in 2012 and Gant has already passed away? WCLinolVir Jul 2013 #59

Yes Caeser67 Jul 2013 #67

It's about fucking time to make an example out of these racist animals! Fantastic Anarchist Jul 2013 #62

Update Caeser67 Jul 2013 #68

Need to go to prison for the rest of his life. oneshooter Jul 2013 #69

"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" Chapter XXXII krispos42 Jul 2013 #73

Wow, did some quick research and found some remarkable facts. Rebellious Republican Jul 2013 #74

I'm glad the victim will live, though he will likely never be the same. nt Deep13 Jul 2013 #77

Guess you did not bother to look at the date of the article, 2012 its a year old not LBN! Rebellious Republican Jul 2013 #81

nope. in that case, I'm sorry he died. Deep13 Jul 2013 #83

See post #68. n/t oneshooter Jul 2013 #82

Disgusted by my home Dagny_K Jul 2013 #88