Family of Florida boy killed by Neighborhood Watch seeks arrest

[Anna Mae Bollocks]

The alternative school here has a strict "no gang stuff" dress code. No red, no blue and if it's winter and your kid has a coat in one of those colors, you have to get them a different one. But they never had a problem with hoodies if they weren't red or blue, so yeah, it's an import.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Matches some of what I've heard - this tumblr talks about it sometimes. She says she's known Black guys who wear suits all the time so as to avoid the "thug" association our culture makes with Black men in casual clothing.

Yeah, you see that a lot among Black Muslims too. But "thug" wear in America has been shit like track suits, baggy pants and poofy jackets. The idea that hoodies are thug wear is totally new for us as far as I know.

[Anna Mae Bollocks]

A quick google search on "thug hoodie" turned up one hoodie printed with brass knucks and a bunch of UK stuff.
Oh, and some people protesting Geraldo.

[Doktor Howl]

The police chief and the DA involved in the local end of things have been shitcanned.

Well, the police chief was given a vote of no confidence at 3-2, and forced out of office, and the DA "stepped aside" and "has been assigned to other duties".

[Anna Mae Bollocks]

HAR HAR 

[Bu🤠ns]

Looks like someone is about to have a rather awkward date with Mikhail Muhammad.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

The police chief and the DA involved in the local end of things have been shitcanned.

Well, the police chief was given a vote of no confidence at 3-2, and forced out of office, and the DA "stepped aside" and "has been assigned to other duties".

Interesting developments!

[Prince Glittersnatch III]

The police chief and the DA involved in the local end of things have been shitcanned.

Well, the police chief was given a vote of no confidence at 3-2, and forced out of office, and the DA "stepped aside" and "has been assigned to other duties".

The last police chief was canned after he let the son of an officer off for beating the shit out of a homeless dude on cam. I dont think its a sign of actual change, its more a sacrificial lamb to quell the bad media.

[Cain]

Matches some of what I've heard - this tumblr talks about it sometimes. She says she's known Black guys who wear suits all the time so as to avoid the "thug" association our culture makes with Black men in casual clothing.

Yeah, you see that a lot among Black Muslims too. But "thug" wear in America has been shit like track suits, baggy pants and poofy jackets. The idea that hoodies are thug wear is totally new for us as far as I know.

I suspect in the UK the criminal connotation is that it is very hard to identify someone via CCTV footage if they have a hood up.

Never mind most of the people who whine about hoodies also whine about CCTV, but that is part of where it stems from, other than white, suburban fear of Da Yoof.

[Anna Mae Bollocks]

I saw an ad on the paper once with a pic of a guy in with his hood up from CCTV, between that and the lousy quality of newsprint you couldn't see his face AT ALL. "Wanted for robbery black male if you have information call..."

but 

[Doktor Howl]

The police chief and the DA involved in the local end of things have been shitcanned.

Well, the police chief was given a vote of no confidence at 3-2, and forced out of office, and the DA "stepped aside" and "has been assigned to other duties".

The last police chief was canned after he let the son of an officer off for beating the shit out of a homeless dude on cam. I dont think its a sign of actual change, its more a sacrificial lamb to quell the bad media.

Good enough is good enough.

Now they prosecute the guy.

Nothing will change in the long run, but they'll hopefully at least be forced to deal with this particular pile of shit.

[Cain]

I was reading with interest that there was an incident at another Florida gated community not too far from this one, where a black man was shot while in a car.  Neighbourhood Watch types, who did the shooting, claimed he was trying to run them down, yet he was shot in the back.  The judge dismissed the case against the shooters based on lack of evidence.

No doubt, this gave Zimmerman, who was in constant contact with the local police, and was known to be nearly paranoid about "suspicious blacks" near the gated community, reason to believe he could kill a black kid with impunity.

At least in this case, the public outcry means justice may still yet be done.

[Junkenstein]

There's no justice quite like publicly mandated justice. Call 0800 HANG EM to cast your vote now.......


You may mock but justice via a phone vote is probably closer than you think. If not the verdict then certainly the punishment.

Memo - Make public access TV show, get premium rate phone line and do this.

[Anna Mae Bollocks]

And the Persecuted Rich Honky Faction weighs in.

[Cain]

Oh God, I just had the most tasteless thought ever:

When will Obama be inviting George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin to the White House for a beer?