devildog

A number of heads should roll, but they won't. You stop breathing for a few minutes and everyone jumps to conclusions.

911 Operators are following protocol when they instruct how and what people should do in certain situations. The same way they would instruct a person in a burning building how to get out safely. Is it best to listen to them? Or NOT? Best- Richard Protocol for 911 dispatchers actually is NOT to give orders at all. It opens them up for all sorts of lawsuits. Saying "Had GZ not followed / gotten out of his truck" is the same weak sauce, and frankly disgusting IMHO, lines that people give rape victims like "Had she not gone to the bar..." or "Had she not wore what she did..." GZ did nothing illegal and GZ did nothing to warrant getting attacked. You stop breathing for a few minutes and everyone jumps to conclusions.

Had he done as instructed, there's a real possibility Trayvon would be alive right now. Don't be happy because GZ got off. I remember OJ Simpson was found "Not Guilty" I was mad as hell. He killed those people and everyone knew it. He got away with it for what ever the reason. Just because he got off, doesn't mean he wasn't guilty. Best- Richard Had Trayvon not sucker punched GZ, climbed on top of him and started bashing his skull into the concrete, he probably would still be alive too. Course, since he was getting into illegal arm sales, TM might have been killed by now by some other way. You stop breathing for a few minutes and everyone jumps to conclusions.

Told you guys he'd walk. You stop breathing for a few minutes and everyone jumps to conclusions.

Email sent! joy! You stop breathing for a few minutes and everyone jumps to conclusions.

Because before we had less costly insurance, more doctors, and more jobs. I totally see your point. You stop breathing for a few minutes and everyone jumps to conclusions.

I believe that any mentally competent person has the right to decide what happens to their own body without government interference. So do 99.99999% of pro-lifers. They (we) just say your rights end when you're about to kill a baby. Maybe you're okay with shoving scissors into the back of an infant's skull (Gosnell might have some openings for you after his appeals), but I'm not. You stop breathing for a few minutes and everyone jumps to conclusions.

You do realize that what is considered conservative and what is considered liberal is wholly dependent on the times, right? Liberalism a hundred years ago would have been called conservative by today's standards. So what have those awful liberals of yesteryear done? Freed slaves. Gave women the right to vote. Demanded equality in the workplace. yadda yadda (all something Democrats at the time fiercely opposed). But, speaking to today's conservatives, conservatives are generally happier than liberals, and report much better mental health. So in both of those regards, I'd say things have come out positive due to conservative philosophy, and arguably, those are the most important things in life anyway, to have a sound mind and to be happy. You stop breathing for a few minutes and everyone jumps to conclusions.

Miami disagrees. So do those affected by the Rodney King riots. You stop breathing for a few minutes and everyone jumps to conclusions.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/07/12/bernhard-goetz-on-george-zimmerman-the-same-thing-is-happening.html You stop breathing for a few minutes and everyone jumps to conclusions.

Yeah right. People say that, but people have a short attention span. They'll forget him in no time flat soon as the next "RAWRARWAWRAW" item pops up on radar. You stop breathing for a few minutes and everyone jumps to conclusions.

If it would happen, it would be on a civil right or hate crime level IF, it would happen Now that more is known about the political pressure used to get this to trial, they may not push it any further FBI has already come in tho and said no dice to those. You stop breathing for a few minutes and everyone jumps to conclusions.

Unless of course, there is no agreement on what's fact. You stop breathing for a few minutes and everyone jumps to conclusions.

General reply. On the matter of the DOJ: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jul/11/justice-trayvon-audio-released-doj-member-urging-a/#.Ud9yuDcrKHk.twitter That whole spiel about them simply assisting to keep the peace and negotiate b/w sides just went up in flames. You stop breathing for a few minutes and everyone jumps to conclusions.

Life is full of conflicting opinions. You stop breathing for a few minutes and everyone jumps to conclusions.

Care to offer some proof of that? http://lmgtfy.com/?q=homosexual+promiscuity Here. Take your pick. You can find people supporting the claim. People refuting it. And everyone in between. You stop breathing for a few minutes and everyone jumps to conclusions.

Did you catch the testimony of the 22ish year police vet the defense had? He pretty much nailed the self defense claim for Zimmerman. You stop breathing for a few minutes and everyone jumps to conclusions.

+1 You stop breathing for a few minutes and everyone jumps to conclusions.

Well, when they riot someone please remind them to burn down their own neighborhood first. Usually what happens anyway. You stop breathing for a few minutes and everyone jumps to conclusions.

Homosexuals (male and female), by a wide margin, have a much higher promiscuity rate (average number of sexual partners) than their hetero counterparts. Take that for what you will. You stop breathing for a few minutes and everyone jumps to conclusions.

At least no violations of federal law. The Rodney King trial was about civil rights violations by sworn officers acting under color of authority. That's different from a private person. Of course, it doesn't mean that Zimmerman won't be charged with terrorism. Seems to be the hip thing. When there are riots after his acquittal, he'll be charged with inciting riots. You stop breathing for a few minutes and everyone jumps to conclusions.

Did the defense make their closing yet? You stop breathing for a few minutes and everyone jumps to conclusions.

Lesser charges are often included at the end in FL. Its just the way it works down here. The defense probably was prepping for it from day 1.I believe that's the way it works in every state. If you're charged with 1st degree murder, the jury could return a verdict of not guilty, but guilty of 2nd degree, manslaughter, or even aggravated assault. The "abuse of a child" I haven't heard of before. Think of it this way: if lesser charges are not included , then if Zimmerman is acquitted of 2nd degree murder he could be re-tried for manslaughter or assault without violating double jeopardy, since he would not have faced those charges already. Do any of you really want the state to get another kick at the can, where they could clean up some of their witnesses before putting them back on the stand? Don I don't think DJ works that way, especially since the defense was staying we want an all or nothing judgment on 2nd degree murder. You stop breathing for a few minutes and everyone jumps to conclusions.

Most women who train seriously at martial arts are strong enough. Yes, a big burly dude can hit pretty damn hard, especially if he knows HOW to hit. But there is a threshold, and well trained women are strong enough to meet that threshold... the amount of force needed to injure, incapacitate, or knock someone out. Other important factors are speed, skill, and experience. I know personally a couple women who train quite hard... one is a competitive boxer, the other has about 8 years of Systema under her belt. They both have speed, skill, and experience. They also train with and against men much bigger than themselves. Believe me when I say you don't want either of them pissed at you. They can and WILL hurt you... a lot. I'm not denying that at all. There are plenty of badass females out there. That doesn't change the fact that genetics and anatomy play in the male's favor. Take a look at a less injury-provoking sport: tennis. There's a reason why females and males compete separately. Guys can simply drill the ball a hell of a lot harder than the gals. You stop breathing for a few minutes and everyone jumps to conclusions.

When I was an undergrad a long, long time ago, someone in the class brought up something about women being able to fight just as well as men and that gender differences weren't real. I pointed up, much to all the femi-nazi's dismay, I'm sure, that that was patently not true, and that males generally hit much harder than their female counter parts in various sporting events. The girl at the time, then mentioned something about her having a black belt in whatever, at which point I conceded (even praised) that she was probably a skilled fighter, but that didn't change the fact that the biggest, most skilled and ripped male would hit a hell of a lot harder than whoever the top female fighter was. To my surprise, she didn't argue any further, but she wanted to. Some people just can't accept the fact that there are differences, and automatically assume that if differences exist, one of the two (or more) groups has to be "bad" or "inferior." You stop breathing for a few minutes and everyone jumps to conclusions.