Stand Your Ground: George Zimmerman Charged

Kobranzilla · Mar 20, 2012

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Is there some way a redneck could identify you as Jewish? Do you walk around wearing a yarmulke, answering questions with questions?

There are some Whites who can deal with Jews but not Black people.....
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The mean streets of Boca can grind even the toughest of men down

Cascarino's Pizzeria · Mar 20, 2012

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cleansheetbsc said: ↑

Well, I've been down there the last 7 Februarys and no one has called be a 'Jew boy.' Then again, I've been in the Boca Raton area.

If those rednecks can deal with all the NYC Jewish folk, bless them.
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Boca's like the lower, lower East Side.

The Panhandle is actually the most redneck part of FL IMO.

minerva · Mar 20, 2012

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Cascarino's Pizzeria said: ↑

Boca's like the lower, lower East Side.

The Panhandle is actually the most redneck part of FL IMO.
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I've only been along the coast in the panhandle (Pensacola, Destin, Panama Beach, etc.), so I don't know what 5-10 miles north is like, but I'm sure it's very similar to central FL once you get away from the coast. with Disney, Orlando has become quite a city in the last 20 years or so, but prior to that it was just waste/swamp land. the st. johns river watershed area is especially prime redneck territory.

DynamoEAR · Mar 20, 2012

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As soon as he identified him as a black male in the tape, I just without a doubt knew this guy is fearful of us.

Real Corona · Mar 20, 2012

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Personally I wonder why we have the death penalty in many states when it isn't used in appropriate times.

Cascarino's Pizzeria · Mar 20, 2012

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The shooter is half latino, he can't be racist according to his family

roadkit · Mar 20, 2012

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Cascarino's Pizzeria said: ↑

Boca's like the lower, lower East Side.

The Panhandle is actually the most redneck part of FL IMO.
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That's because the panhandle isn't really Florida -- it's South Alabama.

Maybe someone will run across Zimmerman on the street, and knowing his background, feel threatened.

And then blow his ********ing cracker brains out.

ElJefe · Mar 20, 2012

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Cascarino's Pizzeria said: ↑

The shooter is half latino, he can't be racist according to his family
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I've seen this defense multiple times.

Anyone who's spent time in Dallas or Houston knows that it's a crappy defense, given how many Latinos dislike blacks and vice versa in both places. It's not exactly like they're standing together, united against The Man.

soccernutter · Mar 20, 2012

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minerva said: ↑

I don't know how many people have been to central FL - and I mean not just central in terms of north/south, but central east/west. it is surprisingly deep-South-ish. rebel flags, gun racks and pick-ups and all. coastal FL is touristy and fairly civilized, but you go in from the coast, and you're pretty much in the deep South.
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I'm curious as to when you lived there? I'm 2000 to 2004. Kissimmee...the east part. Worked for at WDW, in Lake Mary, and down the street from UCF. Officiated soccer from Hunter's Creek to Winter Park to Doctor Phillips.

What ever you want to claim Central Florida is, fine. But Orlando, like any sizable city in the south, has it's reasonable and unreasonable areas. The most uncomfortable I ever felt was in St. Cloud (apparently still had an active KKK branch in the early 2000s) and way up in Deltona. Granted I never spent time in Apopka, but I don't want to. As for the whole area, Lake Mary, Sanford, Winter Springs, Longwood are all nice communities. Almost moved up to Lake Mary to cut the commute. Worked with a variety of people living in a variety of locations. Nobody every had a problem, nor said much. This appears, to me, not as some stereotype shooting of the south, but a prick who listened to the stereotype about blacks, and could have been from anywhere, living anywhere.

Please don't confuse Orlando (Metro) from places like Haines City or Lakeland or the St. Johns's river area. And I speak this as somebody who really, really, does not like Orlando, and Kissimmee in particular.

soccernutter · Mar 20, 2012

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Kobranzilla said: ↑

The mean streets of Boca can grind even the toughest of men down
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Dude, that's not kosher at all.

Moishe · Mar 20, 2012

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Kobranzilla said: ↑

The mean streets of Boca can grind even the toughest of men down
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I'd go up against 50 heat packing crips before I walked on the same side of the street as five blued haired Jewish grandmothers. You have to experience it to understand.

HerthaBerwyn · Mar 21, 2012

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Florida is where they sued the EPA for infringing on their inherent right to run over Manatees with ski boats. Damn Gummit.

Transparent_Human · Mar 21, 2012

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Imagine if Trayvon was a white boy? Or worse, a white GIRL? With wealthy parents and he played football/was a cheerleader.

And Zimmerman was a negro?

He'd be lynched by the media and the police faster then you can say Troy Davis

wallacegrommit · Mar 21, 2012

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Transparent_Human said: ↑

Imagine if Trayvon was a white boy?
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He never would have been harassed and asked to justify his right to walk down the sidewalk.

cleansheetbsc · Mar 21, 2012

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soccernutter said: ↑

Dude, that's not kosher at all.
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Neither is Cheesecake Factory or Duffy's and both of them have perpetual 90 minute waits for a table.

That Phat Hat · Mar 21, 2012

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wallacegrommit said: ↑

He never would have been harassed and asked to justify his right to walk down the sidewalk.
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And they wouldn't have let an armed black man lead the neighborhood watch.

Seriously dude, this was a GATED community.

cleansheetbsc · Mar 21, 2012

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Transparent_Human said: ↑

Imagine if Trayvon was a white boy? Or worse, a white GIRL? With wealthy parents and he played football/was a cheerleader.

And Zimmerman was a negro?

He'd be lynched by the media and the police faster then you can say Troy Davis
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The police are now saying they might have missed some information in their initial investigation:

http://abcnews.go.com/US/neighborho...ls-racial-slur/story?id=15966309#.T2nRH9m-3Sg

The Florida police department handling the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teen by a self-appointed neighborhood watch leader admitted to ABC News tonight that investigators missed a possible racist remark by the shooter as he spoke to police dispatchers moments before the killing.

The admission comes a day after the Justice Department announced that it has launched an investigation of the slaying of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman last month as a possible hate crime.

On a tape of one of Zimmerman's 911 calls the night of the shooting, he is heard saying under his breath what sounds like "f**ing coons." Seconds later he confronted Martin and after a brief scuffle shot him dead.

CHICO13 · Mar 21, 2012

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cleansheetbsc said: ↑

The police are now saying they might have missed some information in their initial investigation:

http://abcnews.go.com/US/neighborho...ls-racial-slur/story?id=15966309#.T2nRH9m-3Sg

The Florida police department handling the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teen by a self-appointed neighborhood watch leader admitted to ABC News tonight that investigators missed a possible racist remark by the shooter as he spoke to police dispatchers moments before the killing.

The admission comes a day after the Justice Department announced that it has launched an investigation of the slaying of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman last month as a possible hate crime.

On a tape of one of Zimmerman's 911 calls the night of the shooting, he is heard saying under his breath what sounds like "f**ing coons." Seconds later he confronted Martin and after a brief scuffle shot him dead.
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Hate crime! Adios douchebag, don't drop the soap.

minerva · Mar 21, 2012

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soccernutter said: ↑

I'm curious as to when you lived there? I'm 2000 to 2004. Kissimmee...the east part. Worked for at WDW, in Lake Mary, and down the street from UCF. Officiated soccer from Hunter's Creek to Winter Park to Doctor Phillips.

What ever you want to claim Central Florida is, fine. But Orlando, like any sizable city in the south, has it's reasonable and unreasonable areas. The most uncomfortable I ever felt was in St. Cloud (apparently still had an active KKK branch in the early 2000s) and way up in Deltona. Granted I never spent time in Apopka, but I don't want to. As for the whole area, Lake Mary, Sanford, Winter Springs, Longwood are all nice communities. Almost moved up to Lake Mary to cut the commute. Worked with a variety of people living in a variety of locations. Nobody every had a problem, nor said much. This appears, to me, not as some stereotype shooting of the south, but a prick who listened to the stereotype about blacks, and could have been from anywhere, living anywhere.

Please don't confuse Orlando (Metro) from places like Haines City or Lakeland or the St. Johns's river area. And I speak this as somebody who really, really, does not like Orlando, and Kissimmee in particular.
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I lived in Merritt Island and Titusville (on the Space Coast) from 2002 - 2009.
I like to travel, drive, have an adventure, etc., so I traveled all over the state pretty extensively. you're probably right, Sanford isn't as redneckish as say Mims, Bithlo, Christmas, Deltona, Deland, Apopka, etc., but still, it's not quite Miami Beach either. as you can tell, I'm more familiar with the parts east of Orlando, rather than West. although I've been to Tampa many times, I hardly ever got off I-4 and 417, so I'm not as familiar with Kissemmee and Lakeland.

The Devil's Architect · Mar 21, 2012

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Cascarino's Pizzeria said: ↑

The shooter is half latino, he can't be racist according to his family
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ElJefe said: ↑

I've seen this defense multiple times.

Anyone who's spent time in Dallas or Houston knows that it's a crappy defense, given how many Latinos dislike blacks and vice versa in both places. It's not exactly like they're standing together, united against The Man.
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California as well as here too.

minerva · Mar 21, 2012

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HerthaBerwyn said: ↑

Florida is where they sued the EPA for infringing on their inherent right to run over Manatees with ski boats. Damn Gummit.
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the Indian River and the Banana River are these really wide, but fairly shallow, slow-moving "rivers." dude, it seriously takes forever to chug your way at idle speed from the dock to the channel - which is only a hundred or so feet wide in most places. not saying the manatees don't need protecting, but that was just really annoying.

minerva · Mar 21, 2012

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cleansheetbsc said: ↑

Neither is Cheesecake Factory or Duffy's and both of them have perpetual 90 minute waits for a table.
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may not be kosher, but both split the hoof and chew the cud, so it's cool.

minerva · Mar 21, 2012

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cleansheetbsc said: ↑

The police are now saying they might have missed some information in their initial investigation:

http://abcnews.go.com/US/neighborho...ls-racial-slur/story?id=15966309#.T2nRH9m-3Sg

The Florida police department handling the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teen by a self-appointed neighborhood watch leader admitted to ABC News tonight that investigators missed a possible racist remark by the shooter as he spoke to police dispatchers moments before the killing.

The admission comes a day after the Justice Department announced that it has launched an investigation of the slaying of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman last month as a possible hate crime.

On a tape of one of Zimmerman's 911 calls the night of the shooting, he is heard saying under his breath what sounds like "f**ing coons." Seconds later he confronted Martin and after a brief scuffle shot him dead.
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maybe I'm just not up on the racist vernacular these days, but I thought "coon" or "coonass" were words to describe Louisianans - particularly those living deep in the bayous. no?

Funkfoot · Mar 21, 2012

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Coonass is for Cajuns. Coon is for blacks.

minerva · Mar 21, 2012

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ah, thanks for the clarification. I knew of that distinction before.