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In reply to the discussion: (White) Man Beaten By Mob, In Critical Condition "Justice for Trayvon" [View all]CreekDog
(46,192 posts)27. so does this prove that everything is equal between white and black?
because i don't think so.
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wiggle-room
Apr 2012
OP
Why is it flame bait? If you believe the jest of the story or not, are you saying it just shouldn't
snooper2
Apr 2012
#165
Yes, "Really" Sir. I'm quite aware of the precision of the English Language
whathehell
Apr 2012
#258
Are there REALLY this many people here who have never heard the term "fussed at"?
whathehell
Apr 2012
#26
If they think it is "vague and has no place in a news article" they should say that.
whathehell
Apr 2012
#124
oh dear. even if he threatened them, what the mob did was unjustified and horrific. period.
cali
Apr 2012
#151
no. but I do think we all know what is ahppening in this country. The fact that
robinlynne
Apr 2012
#314
i think it makes a difference what the man said. if he called out racial slurs, then I'm not all
robinlynne
Apr 2012
#146
"Fussed" is a term that is often used in the South. Has little to do with race.
Liberal_Stalwart71
Apr 2012
#187
I know bullshit when I smell it. Don't tell me what I smell and what I don't. And include feel in
lonestarnot
Apr 2012
#47
You can smell the Internet! I thought that technology was still in it's infancy?
snooper2
Apr 2012
#168
I hate kicking this bullshit thread again, but that is interesting! However, where bullshit is
lonestarnot
Apr 2012
#307
yeah, where are all the "kill whitey" and blah, blah, statements. twenty people
okieinpain
Apr 2012
#183
and possible racial slurs replace "fussed at". doesn't excuse a 15 on 1 beating, or even a 2 on 1
HiPointDem
Apr 2012
#64
We ought to get a bunch of like-minded people together and teach these vigilantes a lesson
slackmaster
Apr 2012
#44
Just found this story at a website called "White Reference." Figures, doesn't it?
Judi Lynn
Apr 2012
#51
10-15 on a quote from the neighbor...who couldn't get his door open for all the deadbolts.
HiPointDem
Apr 2012
#66
I would think (if it's as the article indicates) it's a hate based crime.
OneTenthofOnePercent
Apr 2012
#60
Someone did record this attack, capturing the "Now that's justice for Trayvon" on tape, right?
Bolo Boffin
Apr 2012
#61
"Racial comments from both sides may have made the confrontations more toxic."
Bolo Boffin
Apr 2012
#65
story makes more sense if he was name-calling. doesn't make much sense if he was just "fussing"
HiPointDem
Apr 2012
#67
And even more sense if there's a long history of people yelling back and forth
Bolo Boffin
Apr 2012
#69
The article says that people returned to the scene which clearly suggests this guy didn't start
LisaL
Apr 2012
#81
No One Says It Is Alright, Ma'am, And You Know No One Has Said That Here
The Magistrate
Apr 2012
#83
Had The Sanford Police Done Their Job, Ma'am, No One Would Have Heard Of Mr. Martin's Killing
The Magistrate
Apr 2012
#92
I don't understand how they were supposed to arrest him on the night of the shooting.
dkf
Apr 2012
#94
Because Probable Cause To Arrest Him Was In Hand, Ma'am, For At Least Manslaughter
The Magistrate
Apr 2012
#95
Among Other Things, Ma'am, They Are Not Required To Believe What He Says
The Magistrate
Apr 2012
#98
That Is Because You Do Not Want To, Ma'am: Doing So Would Torpedo Your Schtick
The Magistrate
Apr 2012
#100
You and I have had our disagreements over the years, but on this you and I are
coalition_unwilling
Apr 2012
#120
Funny how the white guy Owen is doing some very vague 'fussing' but one of
coalition_unwilling
Apr 2012
#116
He clearly is a racist. We have only that racist and the racist police for not acting to blame.
morningfog
Apr 2012
#106
I worry now that most every time a black beats up a white a witness is going to say someone said
Quixote1818
Apr 2012
#84
Excuse me if there are 20 people...there should be at least 1 witness who can identify one of them.
vaberella
Apr 2012
#103
Oh I'm aware. But in this day and age...you'd think someone had a phone with a camera on them.
vaberella
Apr 2012
#123
Brass buckles and paint cans... this was definitely the work of STEAMPUNKS...
Erose999
Apr 2012
#131
The Zimmerman story has been so sensationalized by the media that I think we should
ZombieHorde
Apr 2012
#134
Funny how on this case the consensus is either BS/we need to wait on more info
4th law of robotics
Apr 2012
#162
Also funny is how the valid case under judicial review in FL is responded to...
LanternWaste
Apr 2012
#180
So it's your belief that the validity of a statement is judged by the individual stating it
4th law of robotics
Apr 2012
#196
It's my belief that knowing someone has a lot to do with how we interpret what they say.
cali
Apr 2012
#246
How about until we get to know each other you just take what I write at face value
4th law of robotics
Apr 2012
#248
I didn't say this didn't happen. I said it's another "Scary Black People" story.
Hugabear
Apr 2012
#176
Pray tell, why exactly is this "news that should be covered" on a national level?
Hugabear
Apr 2012
#211
You're right, I guess the national media should be focusing on important things,
4th law of robotics
Apr 2012
#241
Are the local police trying to cover up the case, pretend that nothing ever happened?
Hugabear
Apr 2012
#209
We can talk when the police sweep this under the rug and decide not to thoroughly investigate
Lilyeye
Apr 2012
#277
What worries me most is that a feedback-loop may be created, whereby
coalition_unwilling
Apr 2012
#174
I don't know - reminds me alot of that girl who had a B carved in her face by 'Obama supporters'
LynneSin
Apr 2012
#189
I think LynnSin's point is that things may not always appear to be what they seem at first
Cali_Democrat
Apr 2012
#197
The case being referenced was one where a person made up an assault
4th law of robotics
Apr 2012
#199
"Obviously the reason that story was chosen for comparison was to imply this whole thing was fake"
Cali_Democrat
Apr 2012
#287
I don't believe everything I read or here either and I doubt he just "fussed at" some people who wer
uponit7771
Apr 2012
#207
Mr. Fussy prolly picked fight with a kid smaller than himelf and got his ass kicked
jpak
Apr 2012
#210
And you know what happened? It looks like Mr. Fussy went All Vigilante on some kids
jpak
Apr 2012
#278
I don't beleive for a SECOND that he went up to a crowd of black kids ballin and "Fussed" at them
uponit7771
Apr 2012
#213
Police are investigating this attack ... sad that they waited so long in the Martin case to do so.
JoePhilly
Apr 2012
#220
It's almost analogous to the "How come there isn't a White History Month" argument
Hugabear
Apr 2012
#240
The article is extremely thin on facts and only tells one side of the story
Cali_Democrat
Apr 2012
#274
Well, not exactly. The clip and story are the local Fox affiliate's
coalition_unwilling
Apr 2012
#301
I was the person who knee-jerkily claimed upthread that only one media outlet in Mobile
coalition_unwilling
Apr 2012
#315