Right? Of course their innocence can't last forever (Darius is already dealing with "ironic" racism) but hopefully their open minds and hearts will.

It's that it's a stupid argument. Show me your math on that. What legal text deems marriage restrictions "too punishing"? Felons in some states are considered unfit for society, and voting is a key characteristic of being a part of society. That is why it is denied felons in some states.

It's probably not worth bringing it up since you've vanished after using murdered babies as a prop for an indefensibly obtuse position, but here's a secret: You wanna know why black on black crime doesn't rate famous trials and rallies? Because white America does not give even half a shit. The reaction is basically,…

OK, firstly your argument is basically "Nuh-uh" so I'm going to suggest you might take a few steps back from this conversation.
I personally do not follow the logic behind the felon restrictions determining what is worse. And to be perfectly honest, it's highly unlikely that an elaboration would make it more…

I'm going to calmly and politely ask you what the fuck is the problem here. Knowledge and networking are how movements start. What exactly do you have in mind as a worthier pursuit?

Yes, it raised awareness and the state announced in April that a murder charge would be sought. You seem weirdly fatalistic about the value in people knowing things.

Congratulations on being doubly clueless. The petition started by Trayvon Martin's parents was incredibly well circulated (it set a record for change.org) and definitely made FL law enforcement aware that their piss-poor handling of the case was not going to pass unnoticed.

It's not a competition...but if it was, being barred from voting is a lot worse than not being able to get married. Come on.

What the hell is your problem? So first the gatherings themselves aren't good enough for you, and then when you lose some rhetorical ground there you have to invent some Racial Injustice Awareness rubric or else these people are posers? People want to be together to memorialize a boy who was shot dead, lament a system…

I think "togetherness" is a perfectly acceptable, nay, a fucking fantastic goal. I really don't even understand how anyone could question that.

I agree with the logic of what you are saying, but I also agree with FakePlasticTree that we should be mindful of using the actual legal vocabulary. It muddies the waters when we start debating innocence.

It's a question of scale here. A stranger on the internet choosing words that maybe possibly could make you feel like not a great person is a pretty minor hurt next to being shot dead.

Yeah, it's frustrating to see people fighting about how it's the jurors' fault—no, it's the prosecution's fault—no, it's the obvious drawback of Stand Your Ground. How about it's all bad? We have a root to stem race problem and shunting blame off into one corner isn't going to do any more than pretending racism…

There are a lot of things I want to say about the changes that I hope we as a country will make, especially to our willingness to challenge our own thinking, but I think today I just want to send some love you and your family's way.

Maybe on the day two grieving parents found out that their son's murder will walk free, you could refrain from making this about you.

I can't believe people don't see the irony of complaining about unfair generalizations on the day that a man was acquitted for murdering someone that he followed because of a fucking unfair generalization.

She clearly states that THESE white women acted as white here. And the fact that so many white women are in this thread today demanding that people acknowledge that not all of us are like that goes to show that white women do have a major fucking empathy gap to overcome. Trayvon's parents had to listen to those 911…

Also, those commenters legitimately cannot read. The OP is clearly stating that the juror's whiteness overrode the sense of empathy, logic, or justice, which would not have happened if they had viewed this case as women first. It's right there, but amazingly, even when we are presented with such a clear and hideous…

Literally the worst comment section I have ever seen on Jezebel.

That is a gorgeous comic line though. I think a fun game would be "Dialogue from a Will Ferrel movie OR Things Said By Westboro Nutbag?"