You take zimmerman's word for a lot of things. There is no one and nothing to corroborate that Trayvon was looking in windows or doors. The "available evidence" that Trayvon ambushed zimmerman is zimmerman's testimony. Out of all the witness and 911 callers, there was only one person who even partially saw the fight…

That's not what I'm saying. The fact that he left the safety of his vehicle, during a pursuit which he had no authority to carry out, should invalidate his claim of self-defense. In Marissa Alexander's case, she was not allowed to claim SYG because she left the scene to get the gun that she fired. In this case, the…

I think I will actually stab the next one who intimates that we are naive for believing "The Media"'s version of events, which is that at some point zimmerman got out of his car and soon after they were fighting, which he ended by shooting Trayvon dead. This makes us saps. But taking the trigger man's unsubstantiated…

Eh, next time just use the dismiss button. That person is not here for a discussion.

And it's not one I'm going to let pass unchallenged, from here on. White Americans (which I am one of) have been brainwashed into mistrusting and fearing black men and even boys, and this mentality kills.

Also, given that zimmerman had learned about the law in a course he apparently performed well in, it very likely factored into his decision to get out of his car with his fun. Perfect legal safety net in case things got violent.
To the OP, how about changing the law to put a burden on the shooter to prove that they…

This is some fucking truth right here. They sat through proceedings in which it was mostly their dead son who was on trial, and watched the prosecution go right along with the defense in making the entire case rest on a fucking guessing game about a sequence of events for which we only have the triggerman's story,…

I have never seen such a display of strength and grace. How ghoulish was that trial? They had to listen to speculation about what their dead son may or may not have said or done, had to hear 911 calls from the last hour of his life, with what could be his screams, basically be called a liar about previous statements…

It's what made Harold and Kumar so great! I love this kind of story.

I would love Ann Curry to interview Lauer's parents and ask them questions about if they're sorry for unleashing him on an otherwise pretty ok planet.

*Vomit-cries

I've deleted four statuses about this so far because I could not categorize Lauer to my satisfaction. You have given me the most beautiful gift today, and I thank you.

He can't even do that! How about when he was asking Anne Hathaway if she was ashamed of some paparazzo shithead putting out pictures of her getting out of a car with no panties? Not angry, ashamed. Oh, and he led into it by joking "Seen a lot of you lately." He should be filling up actual journalists' coffee cups.

Thank you for the Lauer warning in the text, because I'm not going to give the Today Show the click. Really setting the standard for lowest common denominator journalism, superstars!

Nuts and Volts actually. Not that it's super important.

Yeah, I think Jena Malone is a slam dunk. She will also capture Johanna's personality really well, probably even if the writing is terrible.

Also, their bread is distinct because it's crescent shaped. I thought that might have had some significance, I also imagined these characters as South or West Asian.

But also, HA!

I kind of love how weird he looks in the uniform. He's an inventor. He looks uncomfortable in that getup because its designed for purposes that he has no real mastery of (if I remember correctly, he was one of the many victors who couldn't swim?). I feel like as long as the writing is good, this is going to be an…

It's staggering how many white people seem to think black is a bad word. So many times when people do say it, they kinda pause first and then WHISPER it.