Matt Bors for March 28, 2012
Transcript:
Geraldo: Geraldo the Crime Dog here...with a message for you brown kids wearing HOODIES. "You may THINK it's a garment for moderate weather, but it's actually a magnet for well-meaning racist vigilantes - and their BULLETS. Geraldo: If you're going to dress like a THUG, don't be surprised when you are shot like one. So brave the cold in a t-shirt or stay indoors until summer and you can help... Take A Bit Out Of Crime Geraldo: And put it toward VICTIM BLAMING!
Dtroutma about 12 years ago
As long as he doesn’t get closer than 20 miles to the action, like in Thailand, he’ll be the “bold one”.
vwdualnomand about 12 years ago
no wonder he was kicked out of iraq in 2003. doing stupid things and saying stupid things. maybe someone will break his nose again.
Sportymonk about 12 years ago
There is a story on the news that they have a witness that saw the young man struggle with Zimmerman and when they fell the boy was beating the man’s head against the ground so the man shot him. Supposedly the witness is African-American so no “white witness” suspicions. Want to hear more about this but then again, amy be they need to sort out things before letting the media in on it.Time will tell.
AHHHH about 12 years ago
http://www.thenewamerican.com/opinion/thomas-sowell/11337-geraldos-point-on-hoodies
Here is an intresting opinion on the other side of the fence.
Nebulous Premium Member about 12 years ago
And if you think that the hoodie makes the kid a target then you must also think that the provacative clothing made the girl a rape victim.
gijoe76 about 12 years ago
Case in point: Allen Coon. Where are the protests? Where is his family’s justice?
lonecat about 12 years ago
I’m perfectly happy to let the decision about guilt be made by the justice system — but first you have to get the case into the justice system. If it turns out Zimmerman didn’t do anything wrong, then that’s fine. But don’t let him just walk away without a proper investigation.
Fourcrows about 12 years ago
How about considering the situation from Martin’s viewpoint. If Zimmerman had an open holster, he saw someone approaching him with a gun who was not a cop. If he had a concealed holster, Zimmerman said Martin went for his gun, which means Martin saw someone approach him with a drawn gun who was not a cop. I can’t say I wouldn’t try to disarm this idiot if my life were threatened in that way. If the gun had gone off and killed Zimmerman, would the stand your ground law still be a viable defense for Martin?
lonecat about 12 years ago
If I dress like a plutocrat, can I act like a plutocrat?
yohannbiimu about 12 years ago
Regarding the depiction of the Black teen being accosted by people of OTHER racial characteristics, statistics show that they are much, MUCH more in danger among OTHER Black males than with people of other groups. (Black males comprise 43% of ALL murder victims in the US, and 93% of these murders are by OTHER Blacks) The thing is, you don’t get the race-hustlers out when the child-killer is from an all-black neighborhood in Detroit. That only works if the occasion is when the guy’s name is “Zimmerman,” or is otherwise non-black. The left’s making this a racial/political issue is more of the same divide-and-destroy tactics they’ve used for decades.
Dtroutma about 12 years ago
Fact: the night of the shooting it was raining. Yup, anyone wearing a “hoodie” with the hood up, in the rain, at night, is obviously a “thug”. Saw a picture once of, I think it was Camerin Diaz in a hoodie, obviously need to blow her away. Making those “liberal” movies and being an actress is obviously criminal.
Noveltman about 12 years ago
Yeah. Sure, buddy. Hey, see those racists that make up the base of our Republican support? They’re gonna shoot you with guns we provided as easily as possible UNLESS you start dressing, behaving, and talking like a WHITE PERSON. So sorry. Next time, try being born white…
el8 about 12 years ago
herdildo gozinher…not a journalist, not a celebrity, barely a human being
svenskabru2u about 12 years ago
Oh c’mon, you Know Geraldo Rivera is going to be among the first to come down on the side of a Hispanic kid, no matter what. If the races were reversed here, Geraldo would be doing Sharpton’s act. …and Sharpton would be fund raising to deliver ten cents on the dollar for Treyvon’s legal defense fund.
gijoe76 about 12 years ago
Exactly how is yohannbiimu’s post offensive or flag-worthy?
Tue Elung-Jensen about 12 years ago
Honestly thought it was his heart the dog was eating at first.