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#277 Jul 17 2013 at 5:49 PM Rating: Default
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I mean the double and triple posting. Surely it doesn't matter if you have a long post or a very long post. People are going to skim or skip it anyway.


Because I'm responding to different things? Would you prefer I wrote one really big post in response to everything that's been posted since I last read the thread? Pick your poison!
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What he said.
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idiggory, King of Bards wrote:
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Don't care. No difference between one post or three if the person doing them is a lousy writer.
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idiggory, King of Bards wrote:
I suspect I speak for everyone when I say, "Yes."
Don't care. No difference between one post or three if the person doing them is a lousy writer.

Easier to ignore one post than three.
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lolgaxe wrote:
idiggory, King of Bards wrote:
I suspect I speak for everyone when I say, "Yes."
Don't care. No difference between one post or three if the person doing them is a lousy writer.

Easier to ignore one post than three.

Mhmm. When I click on a thread that has (4) new posts, I expect at least a couple of them to be someone readable.

#284 Jul 17 2013 at 9:21 PM Rating: Default
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Are we done with your ridiculous line of nutty reasoning now? I'm not even sure what point you're arguing. I said at the very beginning that this was just speculation on my part. However, it's as legitimate (more legitimate IMO) a line of speculation as the idea that Martin thought Zimmerman was some kind of crazed killer out to get him. Hell. Martin's girlfriend even gave an interview this week where she said straight out that "Craka" in her vocabulary (and Martin's) didn't refer to a white person but to a person of authority (police, security, etc). Which kinda does support my speculation that Martin thought Zimmerman was a member of the watch who was calling the police on him, and that's why he ran.

Add in the fact that he chose not to call 911 (which you'd think he'd do if he really thought there was a criminal chasing him rather than a watch member), and that he chose not to run directly home, and it further strengthens the idea that he might have been fleeing Zimmerman, not because he thought Zimmerman was a criminal, but because he saw Zimmerman as an extension of the law.

Again, this is speculation on my part. But I think it's pretty reasonable speculation. It certainly fits the facts better than "Black kid fleeing from someone he thought was a mugger/rapist/killer


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You didn't answer the question. Facts are what differentiate "speculation" from "prejudice". You know that Martin was on the phone with a bag of skittles. So what facts do you have that supports the speculation of Martin about to commit a crime? If you have no facts, then by definition, you are prejudging not speculating. Maybe you're the one who needs to understand those definitions.


You are an expert at avoiding questions. My above quote clearly clarified "facts" for support, not "proof".

You said yourself, that Martin didn't like "authority". If Martin is as thuggish as people like you want to make him out to be, it's possible that he had PREVIOUSLY done something and was scared getting caught. That doesn't support the speculation that he was ABOUT to commit a crime.

So, I ask again. What facts do you have to support your speculation that he was about to commit a crime? The only thing that you have done so far is support my argument that Martin was scared and ran. If you believe that it was due to a FUTURE crime as opposed to a PREVIOUS crime or just plain scared, then I would like to know what facts that you used to differentiate the two.
#285 Jul 18 2013 at 1:53 AM Rating: Excellent
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What rights are we talking about? I'm talking about the idea that in many cases it's not a difference in skin color that causes differences in outcomes, but differences in behavior, and that those differences of behavior themselves arise from black kids being taught to distrust and even fear law enforcement of any kind.


While I don't argue that different behaviors can cause different outcomes when one deals with people of authority, resisting authority isn't always wrong. I also don't argue that some black kids may be taught to distrust & fear cops, I think how cops treat black people has a lot more to do with it. Cops in this country have disproportionally targeted blacks for generations. Verdicts handed down in the cases of Rodney King, Trayvon Martin, & that lady whom fired a warning shot in Florida & got 20 years further reinforce that belief.

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Can you really be so sure that if a white kid had behaved exactly as Martin did that night that the outcome would have been different?


Yes, I'm positive Zimmerman would have been arrested immediately & all evidence would have been collected. As opposed to what happen in Martin's case. I'm also positive Zimemrman would have been convicted of Manslaughter & that the story would have changed in the media to "overzelous hispanic cop-wannabe murders innocent white teenager". Fictional white teenagers suspension from school & pot use also wouldn't have gained any traction either.
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I'm presenting for consideration the idea that whatever rate of actual racial discrimination towards black males that may exist among our law enforcement is significantly outweighed by the rate of fear based behavior by black males creating reactions from the police which cause negative outcomes for black males.


I guess it depends on whether or not you think that fear based behavior by blacks is justified or not. I think history shows that it is, you obviously disagree. I think a black man has just as much of a right as a white man to resist authority but is disproportionally arrested, when compared to whites, for doing so. I'm positive any statistics on the subject would support that claim.

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This is *not* a violation of anyone's rights, nor is it racial discrimination unless you can really argue that if a white kid had done exactly what Martin did, that the outcome would have been different. And I don't think you can really make a strong argument for that.


Speculating hypotheticals never make strong arguments. But when a black woman gets 20 years for firing a warning shot right around the same time Zimmerman gets off for killing Martin, it certainly implies racial bias, doesn't it?
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#286 Jul 18 2013 at 6:33 AM Rating: Decent
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Disparaging a dead kid to try and bolster the defense of the white guy is pretty darn despicable.

I've heard the Black Panthers have a bounty out on Zimmerman...
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Disparaging a dead kid to try and bolster the defense of the white guy is pretty darn despicable.

I've heard the Black Panthers have a bounty out on Zimmerman...


I didn't have the slightest clue the Black Panthers still existed...
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Disparaging a dead kid to try and bolster the defense of the white guy is pretty darn despicable.
I guess it's easier to paint him as an evil demon if you ignore his hispanic roots and just stick to the white side.
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#289 Jul 18 2013 at 7:25 AM Rating: Good
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idiggory, King of Bards wrote:
Elinda wrote:
Disparaging a dead kid to try and bolster the defense of the white guy is pretty darn despicable.

I've heard the Black Panthers have a bounty out on Zimmerman...


I didn't have the slightest clue the Black Panthers still existed...


They do, but they're more full gang now than armed protest movement like back in the day.
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#290 Jul 18 2013 at 7:59 AM Rating: Excellent
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idiggory, King of Bards wrote:
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Disparaging a dead kid to try and bolster the defense of the white guy is pretty darn despicable.

I've heard the Black Panthers have a bounty out on Zimmerman...


I didn't have the slightest clue the Black Panthers still existed...

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I guess it's easier to paint him as an evil demon if you ignore his hispanic roots and just stick to the white side.

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Disparaging a dead kid to try and bolster the defense of the white guy is pretty darn despicable.
I guess it's easier to paint him as an evil demon if you ignore his hispanic roots and just stick to the white side.
I didn't know gbaji had hispanic roots.

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#293 Jul 18 2013 at 9:39 AM Rating: Excellent
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What FACTS do you have that supports the speculation of Martin about to commit a crime?
He was black, wearing a hoodie and eating skittles, which everyone knows unleashes the BEAST mode.

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His Excellency Aethien wrote:
I mean the double and triple posting. Surely it doesn't matter if you have a long post or a very long post. People are going to skim or skip it anyway.


Because I'm responding to different things? Would you prefer I wrote one really big post in response to everything that's been posted since I last read the thread? Pick your poison!
I like the little ones. They're easier to read. If you're going to make big ones, try breaking them up with some illustrations or something.
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#294 Jul 18 2013 at 11:53 AM Rating: Decent
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You are an expert at avoiding questions. My above quote clearly clarified "facts" for support, not "proof".


And the one above that demanded "proof". Since that was the original question you asked, and to which you have repeatedly demanded an answer, that's the reason I haven't answered it.

Now if you want facts, which constitute "evidence" of my speculation, how about the following. Let's remember that we're assessing the relative likelihood that Martin was afraid of Zimmerman because he thought Zimmerman was a killer/stalker/whatever, or Martin was afraid of Zimmerman because he thought Zimmerman was a law abiding/concerned/whatever citizen who was calling the cops on him:

1. FACT: Martin was roaming around in a manner in which Zimmerman thought was suspicious, well before Zimmerman knew Martin was black.

2. FACT: Zimmerman was sitting in his car for quite some time watching Martin walk towards him, while describing what was going on to police.

3. FACT: Martin fled from Zimmerman seconds after seeing Zimmerman sitting in his car, watching him, and talking on his phone.

4. FACT: Martin did not call 911, either upon spotting Zimmerman in the car or after Zimmerman exited the car and followed him.

5. FACT: Martin did not run directly home, but some how managed to encounter Zimmerman nearly 3 minutes (by my count right around 2:48 seconds) after fleeing from this threatening man sitting in his car talking on his cell phone approximately 100 feet away from where he originally saw Zimmerman.


My problem with the "he was afraid of Zimmerman because he thought he was a criminal/stalker/whatever" is that Martin ran *before* Zimmerman ever chased him. He ran before he could have known that Zimmerman was going to follow him. He ran from a man sitting in a parked car talking on his cell phone. There is no rational explanation for that behavior. Too many people keep repeating the "he was being followed, so that's why he was scared" assumption, but at the time he ran from Zimmerman he had not been followed at all. He wasn't even aware that Zimmerman was there until he (Martin) walked relatively close to Zimmerman's parked car. Else we can assume he wouldn't have been walking towards him for a good block.

Given that Zimmerman thought Martin's behavior was suspicious, it's a reasonable assumption that Martin would realize that his behavior would look suspicious to a third party. If you were doing something that you know looked suspicious, and then suddenly realized that the car parked on the side of the road that you've been walking towards for the last few minutes is occupied and the person inside is looking at you and talking on his phone, what would be your assumption? You might think that guys calling the cops, right? Otherwise, why would you run from that person right after seeing him?


Let's turn this around. What facts support the claim that Martin thought Zimmerman was a killer/stalker/whatever intent to do him harm, and that's why he ran. Remember to support such a claim you have to show something about Zimmerman that Martin would have known prior to his decision to flee from Zimmerman. I don't think there's evidence to support this, but you're free to try.

And if you mention anything that happened *after* Martin fled, you automatically lose.

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You said yourself, that Martin didn't like "authority". If Martin is as thuggish as people like you want to make him out to be, it's possible that he had PREVIOUSLY done something and was scared getting caught. That doesn't support the speculation that he was ABOUT to commit a crime.


I'm still unsure why you believe this is a requirement for anything though.

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So, I ask again. What facts do you have to support your speculation that he was about to commit a crime?


I have never made this speculation.

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#296 Jul 18 2013 at 1:18 PM Rating: Good
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gbaji wrote:
And if you mention anything that happened *after* Martin fled, you automatically lose.
Just the fact the two of you are continuing this after the verdict means we've all lost.
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And if you mention anything that happened *after* Martin fled, you automatically lose.
Just the fact the two of you are continuing this after the verdict means we've all lost our minds.
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While I don't argue that different behaviors can cause different outcomes when one deals with people of authority, resisting authority isn't always wrong.


Resisting in the form of running away from or arguing/fighting with the police right there on the scene is nearly always the wrong course of action. Scratch that. It *is* always the wrong thing to do. Even if the cops are completely in the wrong at the time, you're never going to make your outcomes better doing that.

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I also don't argue that some black kids may be taught to distrust & fear cops, I think how cops treat black people has a lot more to do with it.


And I think the perception of how the cops will treat black people far far outweighs the reality. Meaning that a hell of a lot of young black men get in trouble with the law for "resisting" something that likely would not have happened.

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Cops in this country have disproportionally targeted blacks for generations. Verdicts handed down in the cases of Rodney King, Trayvon Martin, & that lady whom fired a warning shot in Florida & got 20 years further reinforce that belief.


Those are all terrible cases to make for this argument though.

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Yes, I'm positive Zimmerman would have been arrested immediately & all evidence would have been collected. As opposed to what happen in Martin's case.


Excuse me? Zimmerman was detained, questioned, and evidence was collected. Just as would have happened if the person he shot was white. He would not be "arrested immediately" because they don't do this in shooting cases where someone claims self defense unless there's clear evidence that it wasn't. Yes. Even if the victim is white.

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I'm also positive Zimemrman would have been convicted of Manslaughter & that the story would have changed in the media to "overzelous hispanic cop-wannabe murders innocent white teenager". Fictional white teenagers suspension from school & pot use also wouldn't have gained any traction either.


This is your own bias though. Which is part of the problem I'm talking about. Begging the question.


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I guess it depends on whether or not you think that fear based behavior by blacks is justified or not.


It's not a binary question though. It's a matter of degrees. A cop car pulls up behind you and flashes its lights. You know you've done nothing wrong, but you're black and are afraid the cop is pulling you over for "driving while black" because you've been taught that this happens. Your choices are to pull over, answer the cops questions, and risk a negative outcome because the cop is racist *or* run from him, get into a highs speed chase, and virtually guarantee a negative outcome. That's the problem. And a hell of a lot of young black men end out in jail because they ran from and/or fought with cops for no reason other than that they were scared the cop would do something bad to them.

That's the harm. And I'm suggesting that the negative from that assumptive fear far far outweigh the negatives from actual racist cops.

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I think a black man has just as much of a right as a white man to resist authority but is disproportionally arrested, when compared to whites, for doing so. I'm positive any statistics on the subject would support that claim.


I think that the statistics show that black men foolishly resist authority out of proportion when compared to whites, which causes them to be arrested disproportionally compared to whites. And then people look at the arrest statistics, conclude that there must be racism by police towards black men, and feed the exact fear that is causing the problem in the first place.

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But when a black woman gets 20 years for firing a warning shot right around the same time Zimmerman gets off for killing Martin, it certainly implies racial bias, doesn't it?


Only if you have no idea what the facts are. It doesn't imply anything. It outright tells us that two radically different cases are going to have two radically different outcomes. If Martin and Zimmerman had gotten into a fight, then Zimmerman left, went to his car, then came back and shot at Martin while he was sitting on a couch and was successfully able to claim self defense *then* you'd have a point. Um... But that isn't what happened.

Complete Apples and Oranges.
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While I don't argue that different behaviors can cause different outcomes when one deals with people of authority, resisting authority isn't always wrong.


Resisting in the form of running away from or arguing/fighting with the police right there on the scene is nearly always the wrong course of action. Scratch that. It *is* always the wrong thing to do. Even if the cops are completely in the wrong at the time, you're never going to make your outcomes better doing that.

Stick with nearly always.

Something about a single female pulled over on a deserted road late at night, and a thread derail into "no-marks" land. Smiley: rolleyes
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gbaji wrote:
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While I don't argue that different behaviors can cause different outcomes when one deals with people of authority, resisting authority isn't always wrong.


Resisting in the form of running away from or arguing/fighting with the police right there on the scene is nearly always the wrong course of action. Scratch that. It *is* always the wrong thing to do. Even if the cops are completely in the wrong at the time, you're never going to make your outcomes better doing that.

Stick with nearly always.

Something about a single female pulled over on a deserted road late at night, and a thread derail into "no-marks" land. Smiley: rolleyes


Sure. I was talking about actually running away versus driving to a safer spot to pull over. But point taken. Although I'm pretty sure that the "I was afraid the cop would rape me!" defense isn't likely to stand after a high speed chase across three county lines.
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