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Racially charged? Yes.
A Burning? Yes
Black victim? No
http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-03-04/news/31122324_1_white-boy-fire-tv-station
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It isn't news worthy because it isn't racist.
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Maybe they should change their name.
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The article posted:
"They rushed him on the porch as he tried to get the door open," Coon told KMBC. "(One of them) poured the gasoline, then flicked the Bic, and said, 'This is what you deserve. You get what you deserve, white boy.'
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If the victim had been burned to death, but the police had sent the two kids home, saying they acted in self-defense, I suspect it would have gotten a bit of attention.
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Groucho48 posted:
If the victim had been burned to death, but the police had sent the two kids home, saying they acted in self-defense, I suspect it would have gotten a bit of attention.
Do you think it would have got national coverage if the races were reversed?
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Bonzoboy1 posted:
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If the victim had been burned to death, but the police had sent the two kids home, saying they acted in self-defense, I suspect it would have gotten a bit of attention.
Do you think it would have got national coverage if the races were reversed?
Depending on the news day, quite possibly. Fox, if no one else. Then, everyone else would jump in.
But, first degree burns? That's not exactly Crime of the Century material. Why do you think it should be a national story?
Last winter, I think it was, the male in a black-white couple got beaten up, here in Buffalo, by racists. Was a fairly big story around here for a week or so, but, never went national, nor should it have.
Stuff like this goes on all the time, but no one really pays attention untless someone dies and there is some kind of hook in the story.
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Bonzoboy1 posted:
Do you think it would have got national coverage if the races were reversed?
*crickets*
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The Coon kid didn't remind Obama of his kids.
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The story sounds suspicious. Doused with gasoline and set on fire but he only suffered first degree burns?
I'm skeptical. Is that even possible?
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But, first degree burns? That's not exactly Crime of the Century material.
If the races were reversed you'd be arguing intent was all that mattered.
Because you're racist.
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WHAT IF HE WAS JEWISH??!?
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Thugoneous posted:
Racially charged? Yes.
A Burning? Yes
Black victim? No
http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-03-04/news/31122324_1_white-boy-fire-tv-station
What's it like being that fucking stupid? Does it hurt? I hope so.
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WHAT IF HE WERE WHITEEEEE!?!?!?!?!?11
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paulg_68 posted:
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But, first degree burns? That's not exactly Crime of the Century material.
If the races were reversed you'd be arguing intent was all that mattered.
Because you're racist.
As usual, when you predict something, you are wrong.
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That story is not even a close comparison to the Trayvon Martin case, if that's what you were trying to do 
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That story is not even a close comparison to the Trayvon Martin case, if that's what you were trying to do
You're right. This case race was obviously a factor, Martin case is being injected by race baiting sycophants who are using his murder to make themselves more powerful/popular, while ignoring real hate crimes.
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Denying racism is the new racism.
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Seeing racism everywhere it's not is paranoia.
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If you don't think there was a strong racial element to the trayvon case than you don't know the facts or are in deep denial.
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He didn't die.
In fact all he got were first degree burns, which are not even as serious as a sun burn. No blisters. It's sort of hard to believe he was doused in gasoline and had his head set on fire and that's all he got. Actually, I don't believe it. At all. I imagine others came to the same conclusion.
Not really important, I'm no expert on burns or the severity of them if your head is doused in gas then set on fire. I suppose it's entirely possible that having your face burning while covered in gas would result in only minor reddening and pain. The real issue is...he isn't dead and cops didn't let the people who killed him go without charging them because they claimed he was attacking them and they feared for their lives.
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If you don't think there was a strong racial element to the trayvon case than you don't know the facts or are in deep denial.
I've seen nothing but speculation for racism, CNN plays this story all day, "there are reports that a racial slur was used on the 911 tapes" but the transcripts would be everywhere if this was true, all I see as "facts" are it's cops don't have enough evidence to do anything. Personally I think this guy wanted to chase the kid off, got his ass kicked and started shooting.
I'm gonna go wear a hoodie today and pretend it will make a difference to a murdered kid.
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Looks like it's the denial one.
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Looks like it's the denial one.
There's nothing to deny. There's only racism because the vampires want there to be.
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I find what he is saying to be more than a little sucpicious...but I should wait and see what happens.
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Thugoneous posted:
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If you don't think there was a strong racial element to the trayvon case than you don't know the facts or are in deep denial.
I've seen nothing but speculation for racism, CNN plays this story all day, "there are reports that a racial slur was used on the 911 tapes" but the transcripts would be everywhere if this was true, all I see as "facts" are it's cops don't have enough evidence to do anything. Personally I think this guy wanted to chase the kid off, got his ass kicked and started shooting.
I'm gonna go wear a hoodie today and pretend it will make a difference to a murdered kid.
lol...funny..I didn't see any tapes or transcripts of what happened in your original post either but you seem convinced that happened? and then you make fun of people championing the cause of a murdered kid while you champion the cause of a kid that got first degree burns.
BTW:That kind of bias is part of the racism you don't think really exists.
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First degree chemical burns if he was not lit on fire - yeah, not just possible but even probable.
If the gasoline was lit on fire - no way in hell, it would have been second degree in 1-5 seconds, depending on what kind of gasoline it was.
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First degree chemical burns if he was not lit on fire - yeah, not just possible but even probable.
If the gasoline was lit on fire - no way in hell, it would have been second degree in 1-5 seconds, depending on what kind of gasoline it was.
This is what I was thinking. I suspect the story is made up.
Either he's covering for something he did that he shouldn't have or he's just an attention whore.
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