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by: Steven Haninger April 30, 2012 9:00 AM PDT

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Here's an example of how the media keeps racism alive

by Steven Haninger - 4/30/12 9:00 AM

Rodney King beating 20th anniversary

So now we get to expose an entire new generation to the event without their even knowing the full details. He got 3.8 million dollars in a lawsuit but continued to be anything but a model citizen after the dust settled. So here he's made to look like a saint and a ground breaker for justice.

IMO, here was our chance to let this die, move on and improve ourselves. But, No!, the media has to resurrect the old story, add it's own new twists and serve it again. I suppose they think that those who weren't around or were too young to experience a painful time should not be left out of that misery. Just what good does this do? None!, IMO. sad


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I knew "black" would be in there somewhere

by JP Bill - 5/1/12 8:25 AM

In Reply to: striking similarities by James Denison

Did you hear about the 5 white guys that were plotting to blow up a bridge in Ohio?

Here's my comparison...WHY they aren't similar

Differences.....The MAIN one...and it's a biggie.

The guy was riding a bike and 3 people attacked him

Similarities?

A guy was killed with a bullet.


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I knew the word "white" would be in there somewhere

by James Denison - 5/1/12 8:56 AM

In Reply to: I knew "black" would be in there somewhere by JP Bill

Did you hear about the two bridges that had someone drive off them into the water?

Nothing in common, one went into fresh water, the other into salt water.

Meanwhile people were shooting guns in other places.


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I'm looking for a story with

by JP Bill - 5/1/12 10:28 AM

In Reply to: I knew the word "white" would be in there somewhere by James Denison

short, fat, white guys committing crimes.

Given that there are many obese people in North America.

THEY are an easier target.

no moving targets......I'm sure it won't involve any "running" away.


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OK...I found it

by JP Bill - 5/1/12 12:13 PM

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As was recently reported in The New York Times, a number of economists have been drawing links between a person's physical attributes--such as height, weight, and attractiveness--and the likelihood that they'll commit crimes. People who are shorter than average, or heavier, or less likely to be considered good-looking, tend to spend more time in jail, according to various findings.

I'm not done yet.


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One small difference you overlooked

by Josh K - 5/1/12 9:42 AM

In Reply to: striking similarities by James Denison

The teens in the Pennsylvania case were on a crime spree and were trying to rob the man who shot them.

It's a minor detail, I realize....


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one attack vs three attacks

by James Denison - 5/1/12 5:10 PM

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does it have to be a "spree"?


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Well......yes, actually, it does

by Josh K - 5/1/12 5:52 PM

In Reply to: one attack vs three attacks by James Denison

Trayvon wasn't out robbing people. He was on his way to his dad's fiance's house. He had no criminal record (unlike the kids in your linked story) and was not out looking to commit a crime that night (unlike the kids in your linked story). If Zimmerman had not gone after him, Trayvon would never have had any contact with him (unlike the kids in your linked story, who were actively looking for victims).

But of course you know all that.


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I know that and do you know this?

by James Denison - 5/1/12 10:04 PM

In Reply to: Well......yes, actually, it does by Josh K

It doesn't matter to you when you are being attacked if the attacker has decided to make you his first victim, or his third. Like the old saying goes, "there's a first time for everything".


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how to post a new thread

by rihont - 5/1/12 11:05 PM

In Reply to: I know that and do you know this? by James Denison

i'm new settler, i'm wondering how i can post a new thread and how to edit my signature


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Keep on......

by Josh K - 5/2/12 6:30 AM

In Reply to: I know that and do you know this? by James Denison

......bending over backwards to try to spin this as a situation in which Trayvon Martin mercilessly and without provocation attacked poor innocent George Zimmerman.

I can't help but wonder whether you would still hold that opinion if Zimmerman was black and Martin was not.


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Something positive in the first two links...IMO anyway

by Steven Haninger - 5/1/12 11:09 AM

In Reply to: Speaking of Trayvon Martin, at the same time.... by James Denison

I saw no mention of lad's race who was killed. Too many rags out there would make that detail known. While I wish these things never happened, I can appreciate when they are reported responsibly.


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check the obituary link

by James Denison - 5/1/12 5:09 PM

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Rodney King didn't start the riot

by James Denison - 4/30/12 9:28 PM

In Reply to: Here's an example of how the media keeps racism alive by Steven Haninger

That didn't happen at his arrest. It happened later, after a trial of the officers.


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