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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

What The Media Doesn’t Want You To Know About Trayvon Martin

When a story regarding the Trayvon Martin death appears, it is almost universally accompanied by this image:

It is of a Trayvon Martin years younger than he really was. And it's not accurate. Dan Linehan has done some sleuthing and found a much different picture of Trayvon Martin than the one being forced down our throats. The real Trayvon Martin is being scrubbed as you read this.

This is a more recent image of Trayvon Martin
Twitter



It seems that Tray was also on Twitter, but his account seems to have been recently deleted by his family or friends.

His screen name was “@NO_LIMIT_NIGGA, as you can see from the twitpic account screenshot above. He was also a member of a twitter hash group #team4dat.

At first, I was skeptical that anyone would maintain an account with that sort of derogatory slur in the title, but after doing some research, it’s apparent that it was Trayvon’s account.

The account was in existence long before the shooting occurred a few weeks ago, and was deleted only recently, there are still dozens of references to @NO_LIMIT_NIGGA in google’s cache.

The associated twitpic account matches the account name and is still online at the time of publication. Most of the pics were uploaded months ago, so this account was associated with Trayvon long before the shooting took place.

Several of Tray’s friends have been very open about referring to Trayvon using that account as well. His cousin, who is quite active on Twitter, refers to Trayvon more than a dozen times using the @NO_LIMIT_NIGGA nickname.

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86 comments:

Anonymous said...

Everybody is so quick to condemn the shooter Zimmerman. But consider this. Tryvon was no angel. Also he was 6' 3'' tall. So I am sure Zimmerman did not know he was only 17 years old. Also Zimmerman did not know if he was armed with a knife or something. All Zimmerman knew was here is this 6' 3" guy that just knocked me to the ground and broke my nose and now he is banging my head against the road. What would you do if that were you on the ground with Trayvon on top of you beating your head against the road. Probably you would have feared for your life and would have done anything possible to get out of that situation before Trayvon killed you.

Anonymous said...

I just dont see it. The kid looks young and lanky. I wouldnt shoot someone even if I was catching a butt whopping. He disregarded orders not to follow and killed an unarmed juvenile. Imagine how many people would be dead if allowed to shoot anyone as long as they were pushed or hit first.

Anonymous said...

Zimmerman should not have been following him in the first place. If he had called police and waited there would have been no problem for either one. I'm not saying Trayvon was an angel but when civilians start playing wanna be cop accidents will happen.

Anonymous said...

OMG!!! As a parent I Know first hand that kids like to call themselves rediculous names. In the 80s guys liked to wear their hair long, girls wore tight jeans does that make them bad?In the sixties people ran around half naked and smoked pot, took acid and everything else were they bad? NOOO its dumb stuff you do to try and be cool.. Do I think the teenager!! Dont forget Teenager was innocent no but should he have died No..People of the same race call each other all kinds of nicknames.. I would like everyone one who reads this that is a parent remember people that live in glass houses dont throw stones.Everyone that has TEENS, you may think you know what they are doing... but do you really.. If this kid had been a GANGSTA as evryone wants to believe than why didn't he have protection on him? Try and go down town Salisbury and come across a REAL THUG and watch to see if they are packing i'm willing to bet on it...

Anonymous said...

he was nothing but a punk so glad the president would have had a kid like him shows his real colors

Anonymous said...

I am a white person but if the tables were turned and it was a white kid that got shot... by another race OMG!!!! It would be terrible and we would be acting the same way. Now as far as the presdient he sholud not get in the middle he should not take race sides.. but look who we are talking about.. enuf said!!

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Anonymous said...

What kind of a society do we live in when a kid so innocent and sweet looking can turn into a thug (that is how the second picture makes hum look) in only three or four years It is just a damn shame this can happen.

Anonymous said...

Chuck Adams, if you live in a gated community and see a non resident walking around you don't have the right to ask them if they live in the community or what brings them there?
Someone who has no business there is trespassing. This particular community had been plagued with incidents of crime.
Is it wrong for Zimmerman to want to see that his community remains safe and secure?
Was it right for Martin to start banging Zimmerman's head into the ground when just asked a question by this man?
You Chuck are the problem! You Chuck are why alot of neighborhoods aren' fit for animals much less people to live in. You Chuck are the reason for the inner city's decline.

Anonymous said...

Well, this is Chuck Adams... I am not sure who posted the post above with my name. I dont know of any other Chuck Adams on the shore Joe, so please verify that person who posted that.

Second, we do not know the truth about this, and there are two sides to story. Let the police do their job and the President and Black Panthers, and media should give them time to do it. If you were accused of a crime, I am sure you would want a fair chance...

The real Chuck Adams -

Anonymous said...

10:55
He did call police and they told him to stop following him. He had lost sight of him at that point. When he returned to his car he was attacked by Trayvon.

Anonymous said...

hey 11:45 The TEENAGER wasn't trespassing HES FATHER GIRLFRIEND LIVES THERE!!! And as far as asking people what they are doing there he doesn"t pay everyones bills so WHO GAVE HIM THE RIGHT TO PLAY GOD!! So MR ANONYMOUS YOU ARE THE PROBLEM!!!

Anonymous said...

11:45 - Right on! The only thing you left out is that the Martin thug attacked Zimmerman from behind.

Anonymous said...

Would brother Al, and Jessie Jackson be doing the same thing had the boy been white and the man black? If not, pay no attention to these headline grabbing fools who never worked a day in their lives.

Anonymous said...

its always a Race thing when blacks are involved as victims, what about when everyone else is.

Please stop crying wolf... its getting old, slavery is gone, you have been more than paid back.

Be grateful for everything you have, stop using Race as a crutch...

Anonymous said...

I don't care about anyone else, but if I'm on the ground with my nose already broken and someone's on top of me pounding my head into the ground,I'm pulling the trigger.For me, the issue isn't color it is about survival.entyin poadv

Anonymous said...

At the end of th eday if this kid was white Zimmerman would not have stopped him plain and simple. SO you can sit up on your horse and look down on others and try to blame this kid for what happened. If someone stopped me when I was walking for no reason what so ever other then he didn't know me when we were in a giant city I would be a little mad as well. Self defense means you do what you have to do when you feel threatened. Regardless of whether or not Zimmerman ffeared for his safety he ended his chance at self defense the minute he followed Trayvon. If he found him or not doesn't matter, he made the choice to follow the kid and that is in no way shape or form an indication that he feared for his life. I agree the media is pouring it on a bit with the pictures of Trayvon when he was a baby and kid, but that is to take heat off of Obama most likely as the investigation continues to go on into his background as a US citizen. SO YOU ARE THE PROBLEM IF YOU THINK THE ANSWER IS FOR A PESRON TO WALK AROUND CARRYING A GUN AND CALL HIM SELF THE NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH. That is just plain stupid.

Anonymous said...

FUnny we will never hear a word abou the white college student at Mississippi State who was shot by 3 black men who did not even go to the school. We won't be seeing any headlines with AL or Jesse on that one.

Anonymous said...

You all say that Trayvon attacked Zimmerman. What would you do if some strange grown man was stalking you as you walked home. Had anyone thought about that. At least Trayvon only hit him. He had the right to defend himself. He didn't know what Zimmerman wanted. How was he supposed to know he was neighborhood watchman. Zimmerman should have stayed in his own yard and let the police ask the questions if there was a problem. Zimmerman is a vigilante that tried to take the law into his own hands.

Anonymous said...

12:26
Zimmerman DID NOT STOP HIM. He was returning to his car. Travon confronted him. If someone was walking in the rain down through my neighborhood and there had been several break ins I would have called the police also. Had Trayvon not approached Zimmerman at his car would he still have been shot? NO. You seem to think it was NOT ok for Zimmerman to follow Trayvon but was Ok for Trayvon to follow Zimmerman. You can't have it both ways.
If Trayvon would not have been shot would Zimmerman still be alive?

Anonymous said...

What gave Trayvon the right to follow the guy back to his truck and then deck him in the head, 12:06.
I doubt if Zimmerman was able to see Martin was only a "teenager." All he could see possibly while Martin was banging his head into the ground was the gold teeth, tattoos and the "hoodie" all symboles of ghetto trash to decent people.
You got it! GHETTO TRASH TO DECENT PEOPLE!
There was no excuse for Martin to start following Zimmerman.
When you are the agressor stuff happens and good riddance. Another low life off the face of the earth.

Anonymous said...

The only one who claims he was attacked was Zimmerman. He is also the only one alive as Trayvon is dead.

For all we know Trayvon is the one where that law is applicable. Afterall he was threatened by a man with a gun.

Anonymous said...

Imagine how many people would be dead if allowed to shoot anyone as long as they were pushed or hit first.

March 28, 2012 10:26 AM

Imagine how many people who would STOP attacking if they thought they might get killed. Who threw the first punch? He is dead from his own choices.

Stop the blame game and take some responsibility for yourselves. It doesn't fly anymore.

Anonymous said...

When gangs shoot each other up I guess it is just the "way of the streets" but let someone who isn't black shoot a black kid and the world ends. THIS GUY ZIMMERMAN ISN'T EVEN WHITE!!!!!!But yet its ok for them to sell "Cracker " shirts and blame it on the White people. In Chicago two weeks ago a little black girl who was half Trayvons age was murdered by a man who drove up and just started shooting at her house. She was on the porch. Yet that won't be making headlines because the man who murdered her was a mid twenties black man. This goes on everywhere across the US on a daily basis yet its a national headline when a not black man (who is not white) shoots a younger black kid. And then try to make Travyon look as innocent as they possibly can while blasting his baby pictures all over the tv and internet.

Anonymous said...

12:35 What would I do if some grown man was stalking me as I was walking home?
Well I would immediately hang up on the phone from my girlfriend and call 911.
There is no way I would turn around and follow the man and then hit him. That's asking for trouble and that's exactly what Martin got.
The "official" word for what Martin did was to "engage." When you engage expect the worst.

Anonymous said...

@12:35 have you listened to the 911 call? Zimmerman blantanly states that he is follwing the kid and the dispatcher says "We do no tneed you to do that". Travyon was walking down the road when approached by Zimmerman, Trayvon did not just come out of the blue and start hitting him. He was approached and then after on he had an altercation with Zimmerman. Is Zimmerman secretly Batman? SHould he be allowed to police the neighborhood with a deadly weapon even though he is not a police officer?

Anonymous said...

12:41 there are multiple witnesses as to not only hearing Zimmerman screaming for help but also him being attacked.
It can not be any plainer. Trayvon Martin is trash!

Anonymous said...

Or when little black children are shooting themselves with guns their father's obtain illegally or are killed by stray bullets it's the way of the streets also.
These people making a big deal out of a thug no good SOB getting killed make me sick. Make a big deal out of the true innocence ones that are being killed.

Anonymous said...

@12:42 So now it is OK to shoot someone when you get punched? Last time I checked if someone was punching me and I shot them and they had no gun, that would be murder. IF a cop had shot this person because he punched him then there would be a huge uproar too so why should't this guy get charged?

Anonymous said...

12:51
How did we get from following to confronting him? If I was "innocently" walking down the street *in the rain* and someone stopped me I don't think I would begin to start pounding their face.

Anonymous said...

12:58
So I guess he should have just let him continue to beat his head into the ground til he was dead. You would be ok with that right?

Anonymous said...

You have got it wrong 12:51. Listen again and read the police report.
Dispatcher tells Zimmerman to go back to his vehicle and while he is walking to it, Martin starts following him then decks him. He falls to the ground starts screaming for help, witnesses hear this come running and clearly see Martin pounding Zimmermans head into the ground.
No matter what spin anyone tries to put on this-Martin is the agressor and got his butt handed to him and rightfully so.

Anonymous said...

12:58 it's totally okay and lawful to use deadly force if someone is punching you and you feel threatened! You need to check again because
I don't know where you've been checking but in no way shape or form would it be considered murder!

Anonymous said...

If I saw some weird fat guy following me I would be outta there in a second. I sure wouldn't confront him. It's just an all around tragic situation who our wonderful prez has chosen to exploit. You don't hear much about the 13 yr old that had gasoline dumped on him and a match thrown at him with 2 black teens telling him how he deserved it. I guess that's perfectly fine, because the white kid didn't look too much like barack

Anonymous said...

12:58
cops do it all the time.... just because you choose not to be aware of the injustice doesnt mean it doesnt happen.
I know of 2 instances here recently. Hurlock and Princess anne.

Anonymous said...

The funny part is these parents who are prancing around without a hint of embarrassment.
Here their kid who had the gold teeth and tattoos going, multiple suspensions from school, caught with stolen jewelry and burglary tools and they are acting like he was some kind of angel.
Any normal parent would be mortified and hiding out of embarrasement.

Anonymous said...

They were both wrong, nothing else needs said. It was not racial, only sad that this young man lays dead.

Anonymous said...

I hear both sides of the argument here and in my opinion both sides are right. Is it tragic a young man was killed? YES. Did Zimmerman do anything wrong in defending himself? NO. The Florida state law allows him to defend himself with lethal force, which he did. Did Trayvon deserve to die for punching someone out? NO. But again, no crime was committed by Zimmerman. Trust me, there is a reason why he has not been arrested. If you have a problem with the means in which he defended himself your beef is with the state of Florida, not Zimmerman. In the eyes of the law in the state of Florida Zimmerman is a law abiding citizen. End of story!

Anonymous said...

Travons parents are all about the money , they don't give a crap about him. Can't say I blame them either. He was going down hill fast and just caught a bullet on the way.
These parents approve of the things he did , they promote violence until they are hit with it, then they want to be compensated as they have been all their life.

Anonymous said...

I had "Private Property No Trepassing" signs up all over my Ocean City property.
I had tresspassers all day long and when I would ask them if I could help them or if they were looking for someone I would more often than not get a smart cuss filled answer in return. Alot of answers like "what's it to you" or even "F you."
I think decent people are on edge due to the fact that this younger generation lacks civility.
It seemed I always got the apoligetic answers from believe it or not the "June Bug" graduates.
The tattoed up, some with them on their necks even were the worst ones of all. They always tended to be very very uptight, confrontational and looking for a fight. Some were even older than in their 20's.

Anonymous said...

I don't think Zimmerman was wrong 1:14. He was a Neighboorhood Watch person. He saw a strange person in the neighboorhood and called the police then while retreating back to his vehicle was struck down by Martin who proceeded to pound his head into the ground.
I don't think it's sad that Martin lays dead as it was his own choice to confront Zimmerman. No one forced him to do that.

Anonymous said...

zimmerman is soft. No 17 year old lanky kid should be able to beat a grown mans butt...

Anonymous said...

I haven't any sympathy for Trayvon Martin. Had he been a straight A student with dreams and goals then I would have a tremendous amount of sympathy.
Killings of thugs like himself go on each and everyday in our inner cities and there is no out cry.
I refuse to pretend that this is any different because it's not. Just like the 100's of others killed in the inner cities, it was due to his own bad choices.

Anonymous said...

I think most of you are missing the point here. The crime here is being committed by the media and the politicians spinning this thing to suit their own purposes.

There are various accounts, but unless you were there you don't really know what happened, but..

“They’ve killed my son, and now they’re trying to kill his reputation,” his mom, Sybrina Fulton, said Monday.

"They" didn't kill anyone, Zimmerman did.

This is just what the media and the politicians want. A great excuse to divide people and whip them up into and frenzy. A grand event for grandstanding. Just look at the comments on the Senate floor from Maryland's very own Asshat Ben Cardin.

Anonymous said...

1:28 is right. His parents could have cared less about him and are only exploiting this opportunity. His Facebook was full of ganster/drug references and it was only after he died that they deleted it. It was perfectly okay for him to emulate the ganster lifestyle-to dress and act like one.
Wouldn't surprise me is they weren't encouraging the lifestyle. Probably even pawning the stuff he was stealing for him.

Dana said...

I can guarantee that neither one of us know what we would have done if faced with this situation. WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT REALLY HAPPENED YET!!!! Let's wait til we get all the facts then base our opinions on that. By the way those two pictures don't even look like the same person. The top one the person's face is longer and the bottom picture their face looks rounder. Just an observation.

Anonymous said...

The police report was leaked.
We know what happened. Self defense-Zimmerman's story is backed up with witness accounts and evidence such as his wounds.
History has proven pretty much what one does when confronted and attacked. They try and defend themselves as evidenced by what is characterized as defensive wounds found on victims. To fight back is as natural as one blinking their eyes.

Anonymous said...

I'd like to know how the mother thinks "they" are trying to kill his reputation. He did a good job of that himself. People are only pointing it out. It's not like they are lying.

Anonymous said...

If anyone else commented on Zimmerman's weight,please excuse me.He weighed 170 at the time of the incident,not 250.Trayvon was app 6 inches taller than Zimmerman and 20 lbs lighter.The MSM automatically exaggerated Zimmermans size to make a huge disparity and a good story.They minimized Trayvon's weight and appearance at the time of the incident.Now we all have great big huge white guy shooting an innocent small defenseless black child.That definately sells,but will ultimately create a nightmare for a jury.

Anonymous said...

nor have we seen a recent picture of Martin, 2:29. His Facebook account with supposedly gangster style pictures was deleted. You know they were there otherwise the family would not have deleted it.
I bet Martin looked anything like a 17 year old with those gold teeth flashing.

Anonymous said...

Everyone says the police told him not to pursue. He was on the phone with 911. My question is this: Are 911 dispatchers actually police officers? Was there a police officer on the line with dispatcher? It seems to me that people confuse who is really an actual LEO and who is not. I am not a fan of calling 911 for the simple fact that 911 tapes often come back to haunt the caller. If you are going to handle a situation on your own, handle it then inform the police.

Anonymous said...

Sorry but the only hting "witnesses" saw alledgedly was Trayvon on top of Zimmerman. No one saw what lead to that fight. Perhaps Zimmerman caused the fight.


We will never know as the only one who claims he was walking to his car was Zimmerman The other witness is dead.

Anonymous said...

Martin punched Zimmerman. Does that give Zimmerman the right to shoot him? Absolutely under the laws of FL and most states.
FL as does virtually all other states has statutes that allow the use of force against a criminal attack (in this case the assault Martin was engaging in against Zimmerman.)
Zimmerman's account of what happened has been corroborated by witness accounts.
This should go no further. There are no gray areas. What Zimmerman did was perfectly within his right under FL statues.

Anonymous said...

2:58 Sorry to inform you but the burden to prove who started the fight is not on Zimmerman. If the state can't prove it by evidence then it's not applicable who stated what.
It's that old piece of paper called the Constitution getting in the way again.

Anonymous said...

The version of events has Zimmerman on the ground straddled by Martin and Martin pounding Zimmerman's head into the ground. Zimmerman says he did not have the opportunity to retreat. Unless the police can produce hard evidence to prove otherwise they have no right to detain or arrest Zimmerman. It's called "probable cause." The criterion which is derived from the Constitution and is meant to protect against unreasonable arrest.
The point is not whether investigators disbelieve Zimmerman. The point is whether thay can prove that he is lying if that's the case.

Anonymous said...

12:58 PM

Yes, if someone starts punching you, and in this case, even smashing your head on concrete, you can and should shoot them.

If you are knocked unconscious who knows what would happen to you. I wouldn't hesitate a second to shoot someone doing that to me.

Anonymous said...

Fact - A 17 year old unarmed black male is dead.
Fact - Cause of death is a 9mm gunshot wound to the chest fired at close range.
Fact - The shooter has a history of domestic violence and has physically assualted a police officer.
Fact - The shooter has made over 60 calls to 911 reporting suspicious activity in his neghborhood in the past.
Fact - The shooter called 911 and was advised to not follow "suspicious" victim.
Fact - Shooter left vehicle and followed "suspicious" victim.
Fact - Shooter was not arrested at scene of homicide.

These are the facts, anything else out there right now for public consumption are rumors, conjecture or unsubstatiated heresay.

Let the legal process run it's course. None of you has anymore facts than have been listed above. This case will be solved not by the media or public opinion, instead by professional police work.

Anonymous said...

Some Questions I Have That I Haven’t Seen Asked or Answered

Who was the custodial parent? What town did they live in? Where did the other parent live? Where were they when he was shot?

How did he get the 250 miles from Miami to Sanford after he was suspended?

What steps did parent(s) take regarding current and prior suspensions?

Why was his body in the morgue unclaimed for 3 days?

Where was the dad’s fiancĂ©e when all the police were at the scene? When he didn’t come back from the store?

Who was supervising him during his suspension?

Had he visited fiancĂ©e’s home before? Any match-up with prior break-ins then?

Did any other residents participate in neighborhood watch? How many? How often?

What kind of training did shooter have before/after acquiring pistol? Met/exceeded minimums?

Most recent info I’ve seen suggests deceased struck shooter in face and had him on ground while pounding his head on paved surface before he was shot. If so, sounds like pistol was not in view before assault began, and was only deployed as last resort. Single shot?

Unfortunate situation all-around; clear there is a lot more to be examined before we make final conclusions.

Anonymous said...

If you are going to say something is a "fact" 3:47 then atleast get them correct.
The shooter (Zimmerman) was following Martin when he called
911. He was instructed to return to his vehicle. While returning to his vehicle as instructed, Martin started to follow him, punched him, straddled him as he lay on the ground, repeatedly smashing his head into the ground.

Anonymous said...

"Fact - The shooter has a history of domestic violence and has physically assualted a police officer.
Fact - The shooter has made over 60 calls to 911 reporting suspicious activity in his neghborhood in the past."

Who cares about all of this. It makes about as much difference as Trayvon being a known thief. Yes, found with stolen woman's jewelry and burglary tools on him not so long ago.
Wonderful angel that he was. Probably stole the Skittles and the ice tea also.
I have ZERO sympathy for Martin. It's not like Zimmerman ran after him and shot him. He got shot due to him wanting to act big. Martin was nothing but a druggie loser.

Anonymous said...

You better believe the pistol wasn't in view before the assault began, 3:48 otherwise Martin would have ran like hell. They all talk the big talk but when push comes to shove they retreat like little girls.
Sometime during the struggle, Zimmerman was able to pull the pistol out and shoot the SOB.

Anonymous said...

3:47 This incident happened a month ago and was "solved" with the police and DA choosing not to charge Zimmerman citing self defense. It's only recently that this hoopla has begun and some calling for Zimmermans arrest. If the evidence wasn't there then I don't see how it's going to magically appear now.

Anonymous said...

Why does black equal thug? I am a black, college educated, manager of a fortune 50 company who wears a hoody when it's cold. And even before Trayvon I would wear a hoodie to destroy any ignorant stereotypes that are obviously still abundant. Don't think racism lives? If this doesn't post, prime example!! Read the comments on the various Trayvon Martin articles on this blog. So sad the level of ignorance that we live amongst.

Anonymous said...

Read the comments on the various Trayvon Martin articles on this blog. So sad the level of ignorance that we live amongst.

March 28, 2012 5:01 PM

Yup, just like a college graduate who manages a fortune 500 company has nothing better to do than squat on here and claim he wears a hoodie. So what?

A 3 month old infant wears a hoodie too. But I'm not worried the infant will do me harm.

It's not just the hoodie, it's what is underneath of it. Until such time as whoever is under the hoodie shows that he/she is not a threat, I, and most people, will assume they are a threat and act accordingly.

That's not so much racism as it is self preservation.

Gangs have signals to show who they are and if they are a threat or not. Normal people do not.

If anyone does not like that why don't they ask themselves why people view them that way?

Is it because they commit 80% (per capita) of the crimes in this country? Is it because they are known to start fights/shootings at parties and FUNERALS?

You are looking for enemies and they are close as your mirror. You kill more of your race than any other. But you only get upset when some other race does it?

And then you want to talk about RACISM?!

Can you see why no one gives you any credibility?

Anonymous said...

If in fact you are a college educated manager of a Fortune 500 company 5:01 then you should know better than to use slang terms! It is not befitting for a supposed educated person to use slang or colloquialisms.
If you are still murdering the English language with slang terms than you need to grow up. It's very unbecoming!

Anonymous said...

5:42 PM

What he wrote seems fine to me. If all you can offer is grammar corrections, (or not), you wasted everyone's time.

Anonymous said...

Lets all take a breather on this. You don't see what's really happening here. Obama wants you to focus on the issue in Florida and away from the Obamacare issue in the Supreme Court. Look at the game he is playing and please wake up.

Anonymous said...

Hey black college educated manager of a Fortune 500 company-what about the brothers who tried to shoot each other up at a party at the YMCA in Pocomoke a few months ago? Huh??? What about that? Of course any sensible person is going to be wary when they do stuff like trying to shoot each other at birthday parties of all things. If they are going to shoot and cause violence at a party where they know people then that proves they are very capabale of hurting people they do not know.
They grew it now they can chew it! The statistics are there to prove it!

Anonymous said...

The fact is 5:47, slang terms have no place in the English language. It "dumbs" a person down, making them appear common.
Having a command of the English language is one of the things that makes people successful.
Using slang is something that separates the classes. Those of a higher class and socioeconomic level make fun of those who use terms like "hoodie."

Anonymous said...

I just read that the Obama campaign is now selling hoodies at a DISCOUNTED price of 40 bucks. And the Washington Post wrote that Z was a registered democrat.

Some groups don't care about what the facts of the case are, they just want to benefit from it.

That goes for the black panthers, athletes, entertainers, spike lee, and maybe even the parents themselves who are seeking patents because of this.

My God this country has it priorities screwed up.

And he is 'white-hispanic' because the media and other groups needed him to be white so they could fan the flames of racism.

Do not be dumb and allow them to lead you by the nose. Some are trying to make this something it is not, for their personal and political gain.

If you allow them to succeed, then shame on you.

Anonymous said...

6:16 PM

You are so full of it. Stop pretending you are something you are not.

You want to correct someone else's grammar? Start with your own.

You are not impressing anyone.

Anonymous said...

I never really considered the term hoodie or hoody to be a slang. Look most of the clothing sites and they call a hooded sweatshirt a hoodie/hoody. Are only certain people allowed to wear them now? I hope not I see a lot of kids wearing them in the winter time.

Anonymous said...

just like the father in Hebron.... wait until the details come out. There is no cover up. Plain and simple, it was a justified shooting.

Anonymous said...

I'm not pretending anything 6:23.
Slang, otherwise known as nonstandard words and phrases originates in subcultures within societies.
If you choose to use slang terms then be my guest.
As for myself, I'm my own person. I do not identify with any subcultures-never have and never will.

Anonymous said...

6:51 PM

lol whatever. we have distracted from the topic long enough. Didn't think a clothing term, that most use even obammy, was slang but whatever. Bet ur real fun at a party. lol jk. I am done with this now. Peace.

Anonymous said...

The parents didn't even know what happened and it wasn't until the next day they reported him as missing. What's up with that? What parent of a 17 year old wouldn't be frantic with worry if their child was missing overnight?
Plus doesn't FL have some kind of law, "caylee's law" or something that makes it a crime to not report missing children right away?
His parents should be charged with that.

Anonymous said...

6:51
Hoodie is NOT a slang word. It's used by MANY clothing companies to describe a hooded sweatshirt. Check out websites for Old Navy, Pac Sun or even Macy's they all call them hoodies.

Anonymous said...

7:53 PM

stop feeding the trolls :)

Anonymous said...

As for myself, I'm my own person. I do not identify with any subcultures-never have and never will.

March 28, 2012 6:51 PM

lmfao uh huh

Anonymous said...

6:01 might have made more sense than all the other comments on this blog. We should focus on the biggest problem we have in this Country and that is to strike down Obamacare.

Anonymous said...

Saks Fifth Ave, Bergdorf Goodman's and Barney's all department stores of renowned fashion and luxury call them "hooded sweatshirts."
Are you getting the distinction? A word so distasteful with it's gang connotations would never come out of the mouths of those in the upper echelon of society.

Anonymous said...

10:07
Sorry but you are a LIAR. I just checked the Saks site and they TOO call them a hoodie.

Anonymous said...

10:31 is correct. I checked all 3 sites and they all call them a hoodie. Even Donna Karan makes a hoodie. It's as common as people calling Pajamas Jammies or PJs. There is nothing about being from the hood or a hoodlum concerning a hooded sweat shirt. It's just a nickname the clothing suppliers are using to describe them.

Anonymous said...

Are you getting the distinction? A word so distasteful with it's gang connotations would never come out of the mouths of those in the upper echelon of society.

March 28, 2012 10:07 PM

How would you know? Poser.

Anonymous said...

Look into the case of the two college students {white} that were kidnapped both the male and female were raped repeatedly. The female kept alive longer and was forced to drink bleach. The five Blacks thought it would kill DNA. No one made it a racialissue they where never charged with a hate crime. The total lack of media attention on this case says it all. No national outcry just two ideal students murdered and raped by five Black felons. God watch over us and forgive me. I have chosen my side. If it is a sin to kill evil then I will go to hell

Anonymous said...

0833, I remember that incident. You are right to say the media ignored it. Sad, terrible and sickening. Isn't that case still going on?