Think About It: Were Told Over And Over That If Zimmerman Was Afraid Of Martin, According To Florida

Think about it: We’re told over and over that if Zimmerman was afraid of Martin, according to Florida law, he had the right to put a bullet in the chamber of his concealed handgun, get out of his car after being told not to by the 911 dispatcher and follow and confront Martin and shoot him to death. At the same time, we are told that Martin, who had far greater reason to fear Zimmerman, practically and for reasons of American history, did not have the right to confront his stalker, stand his ground and defend himself, including by using his fists. We are told that this was entirely unjustified and by doing so, Martin justified his own execution.

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No black man or woman has the right to stand their ground in this country. They never have. Because in the eyes of white people, this isn’t their ground upon which to stand.

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"Hell is a teenage girl."

Let’s raise hell.

The object of the game is to checkmate the opponent’s King by placing it under threat of capture which cannot be avoided.

#NOTHING MAKES ME HAPPIER THAN PEOPLE GETTING CHESS METAPHORS RIGHT #the pawn; least powerful piece on the board— but with one wild move and if you get it to the end it can become the most powerful #the bishop; amazing range but can only move on its color— a piece that will surprise you #the knight; the irrational piece— hardest to predict #the rook; who guards the king— a long range piece #the king; the ultimate goal— but can’t do the work itself #the queen; the most powerful piece on the board— the only piece that doesn’t emulate it in some way is the knight

March 18th, 2013 [x]

Thanks for the comment, anon. I don't know if you want me to publish it publicly, but I'll respond to it by saying I'd normally ignore stuff like this except that that one of my pet peeves is when people misrepresent the other side in arguments to make them look frivolous. So I felt compelled to respond, but hopefully I did it in a respectful manner.