Thanks to both you and Thaag. I guess what I'm wondering is the actual mechanics of the shooting. I mean, I mostly really don't want to know but it definitely makes this story even stranger.
Deebauch
Deebauch
White people need to take a fucking hard look at why it is that a black person is always on trial, even when they are the victim.
I mean, then fucking VOLUNTEER to go to jail. You know? First you're so goddamn terrified of the world, but so terribly curious about it, you have to open your door with your ready shotgun in your hand. And then you feel so darn bad about the totally predictable outcome of that decision you made. And, as I'm sure…
Look, I'm not trying to fight. But this is a fact that came out before today. And now that you know it, do you truly feel surprised? As much as people will blow like crazy on their black on black crime/Detroit is hell racist-ass dogwhistles, your gut tells you when you read a story like this that the shooter was not…
HE WAS WHITE. This is a fact that we have. http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
WE GET IT. YOU ARE TERRIFIED OF DETROIT. No one will ever make you live there. Would you also like to be read a nice, non-scary story and tucked into bed?
And even if it were ZOMG DOWNTOWN DETROIT then please see Keeping Your Fucking Door Closed, a public safety film that has saved millions of lives! Seriously what a complete waste of bandwidth.
Useless facts are worse than no facts. Who is trying to explain this using murder statistics? Where is that happening? All I've seen is people saying "Holy shit, there is no legitimate reason for that young woman to be dead" vs people saying "Now, hold on a minute, you can't be sure that the shooter who you DON'T EVEN…
Hi, you're full of shit. Dearborn Heights is a suburb of Detroit, and it's (SURRRRRRPRIIIIISE!) predominantly white. Also, as other commenters pointed out, if you live in the fuckin jungle man, and you can't even open your door without a loaded, readied gun in your hand, you might consider the "stay on this side of…
Gee, I wonder how easy it is to tell the entrance wound from the exit wound when you ID a family member's body? The "shot in the back of the head" detail was always an "alleged" detail, as it came from the family.
Honey, just dismiss. You can even dismiss this if you want to.
But do not let the trolls have a say here. Not about this.
I feel horrible to reflect on it, but it seems like we'll have to either see this guy convicted for a lesser charge, or see no conviction at all. They're both awful, wrong, outcomes, but the failure to convict zimmerman (who was guilty of less than premeditated, first degree murder and fuck ANYBODY who tries to argue…
Oh, you HAVE to? Or you'll be struck by lightning? Look at the words on this page. It does not make any sense that the weapon misfired because the shooter was confused.
The fact that he's giving both stories as THE explanation is what makes this so unacceptable. Full disclosure, I would accept neither of those explanations as being actually true in this case. But just speaking logically, you cannot combine a gun misfire and a case of mistaken identity into the same defense.
I am not following. What I'm trying to say is that I don't have much faith that the law will suffice to answer for this completely wrong death. But that the very least that could happen is that jail time is served. And that it's unlikely that something that happened so quickly could result in a murder conviction,…
One of many lessons of Trayvon Martin's killing is that in some states it's very very hard to prove intent, which is a key factor in prosecuting murder. This person, like Zimmerman, is a fucking murderer but it would be best if they were charged with something that's not next to impossible to convict.
I literally cannot believe I am reading this. Can you imagine her relatives and friends, watching complete idiots accept this, or even debate what Renisha McBride did wrong? This is an absolute disgrace on top of a senseless tragedy.
THAT MAKES NO SENSE. That makes NO sense. Did the GUN think she was an intruder? Either the gun (whoopsie!) fired all by itself, or you PANICKED and FIRED and fucking FAILED to call the authorities.
I can't believe this requires review. Let's go, wrongful death claim.
Let me make my point again: The problem is not racist people who announce themselves by donning a hood and lighting crosses on fire. Because people whose hatred and fear are that overt are rare, as you say. But it is a soothing white fantasy that short of that, we are no longer living in white supremacy. By clinging…