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gorilla;4274781 said:Yeah that 72hrs announcement doesn't sound good. Honestly if he doesn't get charged I hope that instead of tearin shit up, which will only confirm in the eyes of already racists and on the fencers what they've thought all along, we realize we need a new game plan. Burnin shit down hasn't worked for quite some time now.
lighthearted26;4274800 said:Do yall think the riots in '91 or '92 did anything positive? I mean they burnt down Korean owned businesses not black businesses and the attitude of whites in California did change. I don't know, a part of me thinks it makes us look bad but on the other hand, hasn't violence always gone hand in hand with change? How else can you get the government to listen, by talking and petitions? I really wanna know how people feel about this.
lighthearted26;4274800 said:Do yall think the riots in '91 or '92 did anything positive? I mean they burnt down Korean owned businesses not black businesses and the attitude of whites in California did change. I don't know, a part of me thinks it makes us look bad but on the other hand, hasn't violence always gone hand in hand with change? How else can you get the government to listen, by talking and petitions? I really wanna know how people feel about this.
VIBE;4274842 said:If there's any riot then that shows stupidity, weakness and immaturity. What sense does it make to riot and blame white people? Zimmerman doesn't even look white, he isn't white, he is Hispanic and his family considers him this.
Rodney King: ‘I am grieving’ for Trayvon Martin
When Rodney King learned of the killing of unarmed Florida teenager Trayvon Martin by a neighborhood watch volunteer, the news triggered a flashback.
“The horrifying sound of a young black male screaming for his life on a 911 call reminded me of my horrifying scream on a videotape 20 years ago,” King, 46, said in a statement released Wednesday by his publicist.
"At that time, I thought I was going to die. Very, very gratefully, I survived. Unfortunately, Trayvon Martin did not."
It remains unclear -- and a matter of debate -- whether the voice in the background of the Florida 911 call is that of Martin screaming, or George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who was taken into custody Wednesday on suspicion of second-degree murder.
King became a household name after he was beaten in 1991 by four police officers in an incident that was videotaped by George Holliday, who was awakened by helicopters hovering over his Lake View Terrace apartment and decided to try out his new camcorder. The officers were acquitted in 1992, igniting several days of rioting in Los Angeles. April 29 marks the 20-year anniversary of the unrest, which claimed more than 50 lives and caused millions of dollars in property damage.
matt-;4276557 said:addition to several trademark filings including Trayvon Martin’s name, government officials have received one application seeking to capitalize on the name of the gunman who shot to death the Florida teenager.
On March 30, a San Francisco businessman submitted an online application to trademark the phrase “I Believe You Zimmerman.” According to United States Patent and Trademark Office records, Lawrence Sekara paid $1100 to apply for the mark for use in four separate classes.
The 49-year-old Sekara, pictured above, wants to place “I Believe You Zimmerman” on a wide variety of merchandise, including beer mugs, bumper stickers, leggings, footwear, “Button-front aloha shirts,” and other assorted apparel.
In an interview, Sekara, owner of Corporate Fulfillment Services, declined to discuss what products he planned to market, saying that he wanted to “keep that under wraps” until a related web site--ibelieveyouzimmerman.com--launches in a couple of weeks. He registered the domain on the same day he made his online USPTO filing.
Sekara, who said that he has invested $5000 in his fledgling business, acknowledged that while he has had no contact with George Zimmerman, he planned to share some of the “I Believe You Zimmerman” proceeds with the neighborhood watch captain, pictured at left, who killed Martin on February 26 in Sanford, Florida.
Noting that members of the public have “jumped to too many conclusions” about the shooting, Sekara said that he was not concerned about being criticized for seeking to profit from the case.