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Billy

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  • Birthday 07/07/1984

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    People, books, sports, politics, music, history, travel, and life. I have a lot of general knowledge, but a master of any discipline, I'm not. So, I'll talk to just about anyone about anything. Who knows, maybe one of us might learn something new.

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  1. I'll shut up and mind my own business
  2. If everything you said was true, then you would be right. However, nothing you just said was proven at the trail. There was ZERO evidence that Zimmerman continued looking for Martin after a 911 operator advised him not to follow Martin. The operator is NOT the police. And even if he did ignore the operator, that's not illegal. There's nothing illegal about assuming anything, especially after all the recent break-ins in that neighborhood by young black males. I do agree that it's tragedy that the boy died. You're also right that some of the "Neighborhood Watch" guys do think they're cops. I believe that Martin after getting stoned, got mad that the creepy-ass cracker was following him, and started to beat Zimmerman to death. Did Martin stop when a neighbor came out and yell for him to stop? No. Did Zimmerman have the right to defend himself? Yes. No one but those two knows "exactly" what happened. Everyone blames Zimmerman for getting out of his car and following,which he had a right to do, but no one mentions the fact that Martin was less than 300 feet away from his house and once he had ran away could have easily have walked inside his house instead of confronting Zimmerman. Perhaps it's best not to bring your fists to a gun fight. Just like my friend that was put into a hospital from being beaten by three males and robbed him. If he had a gun, perhaps people would be yelling for my friend to be jailed and run off to some other country. In this Zimmerman case, it's best to stick to the facts, not what the media put out there.
  3. It is what it is. Everyone can read for themselves what was said, what was implied, etc...
  4. I just found this blog today and it's one of the most heart-warming, real-life story, I've read in a long time.
  5. I could quote the facts, since I watched the trail from beginning to end, but it's clear to me that a lot of people never watched the evidence presented in the trail, wait, I mean the lack of evidence that Zimmerman committed any illegal act. EVERY state in the country has a conceal weapon law, giving citizens the right to carry a conceal weapon. I'm sorry if some of you disagree with that, but I just had a friend who was walking to work as he does every work day that was attacked by three people and seriously hurt. Had he been carrying this may have been prevented. Criminals will ALWAYS be armed. Zimmerman had every right to get out of his car and follow Mr. Martin. Yes, Mr Martin had every right to be there as well. But if you had watched the trail, you would know that when Mr. Martin ran towards his house, which was less than three hundred feet away, there was four minutes between the time he ran and when he confronted Mr. Zimmerman. Mr. Martin then confronted Mr. Zimmerman in a pitch dark area. It's clear to me that if any racial profiling went on, it was the one that said a 'creepy-ass cracker'. And that's what his friend said who has a history on toning down what he said, depending on who she was talking to at the time. By the way, Mr. Zimmerman is not white. That's another lie the media told at the beginning, just before the President jumped into a local criminal matter causing it to become racial. If this site is a full of leftwing nutz, then clearly I made a mistake joining. I thought the left was an open-minded, tolerant group of people. Personally, I don't see Zimmerman as a hero, but he isn't the monster painted by some pretty bias people. It's really funny when people ask for a civil conversation and then suggest the death of another human being. SHAME!
  6. It's clear that everyone that has posted their view feels that a boycott would be a mistake. A reader of my story had asked me this week if I would post a link at the bottom of each chapter to a site where they have started a petition and sign it. I read up on the situation in Russian and looked back at the views of the athletes of the last boycotted Olympics. After my research, I was already leaning towards not signing a petition or posting much of anything concerning it, with my story, After listening to more experienced voices, I believe my first reaction was correct. I know that Putin is looking for a way to bring Russia back to what his perception is of the former USSR. I really don't know of a way to stop his drive to reestablish communism there, especially if the Russian people are going to allow it. The recent attempts by Russia and China to have closer military ties are troubling, in fact, threatening. But on the subject of this forum, unless the West as a whole cuts all ties, economic and social (I'm not suggesting we cut political ties), I don't see much of a change in direction by either Russia or China. I thank everyone for sharing their thoughts. It has been most helpful. I will note, that although I have reached a conclusion, I remain open-minded and reserve the right to change my mind.
  7. Sorry! I just signed onto the site. But.... what Camy said. :) I believe I have it fixed now.
  8. LOL I do tend to ask the hard questions. If the question was easy, I probably already know the answer :)
  9. Everyone that has posted their thoughts thus far have all been of the same mind: boycotting the Olympics would be a mistake. I must say that I too lean in this direction. That being the case, I'm left wondering when is it the right battle? How do we determine what's important enough to take a stand and draw a line in the sand?
  10. I couldn't agree more with that statement.more.
  11. What you said here makes a lot of sense.
  12. Russian President Vladimir Putin just signed a law banning everything from public displays of same-sex affection to rainbow symbols – even allowing the government to arrest gay or pro-gay foreigners. Given America's evolution on marriage equality and gay rights, should the US boycott the Winter Olympics in Russia? If so, should the European Union boycott the Olympics to be held in Russia as well? Personally I can see the two sides of this issue: the free thinking, open-minded, gay rights supporters' views and the views of the athletes- the general purpose of the Olympics. I would love to read everyone's thoughts on this before I decide for myself, since this could affect a lot more people than just myself.
  13. It's never too late to be what you might of been.

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