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In reply to the discussion: (White) Man Beaten By Mob, In Critical Condition "Justice for Trayvon" [View all]coalition_unwilling
(14,180 posts)174. What worries me most is that a feedback-loop may be created, whereby
shitty journalism (as in the case of the article cited in the OP) leads to retaliation, prompting more shitty journalism and more retaliation. I'm not sure how realistic that fear is - hope I'm just the "Nervous Nellie" type.
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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