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    I am really sick of the media doing what they can to raise racial tensions.

    In a case that bears some striking similarities to George Zimmerman's, a 76-year-old Milwaukee man is set to stand trial this week in the 2012 shooting death a 13-year-old boy he had accused of stealing from him.

    Police say John Henry Spooner confronted Darius Simmons, who lived next door with his mother, as the teen took out the trash. Spooner, who is white, had suspected that Simmons, who was black, stole $3,000 worth of shotguns from him, and demanded that the sixth-grader return them. Simmons denied stealing the guns, and his mother, Patricia Larry, told Spooner to go back inside.

    Instead, prosecutors say, Spooner pulled out a handgun and shot the 13-year-old in the chest from near-point blank range.

    "When police arrived, Spooner was still on the sidewalk, holding the gun," according to the criminal complaint. "When told to drop the weapon, he placed it on the ground and told police, 'Yeah, I shot him.'"

    An autopsy showed that Simmons, who was unarmed, suffered a gunshot wound to his torso, according to the Associated Press. Spooner was charged with first degree murder. He pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.

    Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett condemned the killing. "To have a boy who's taking out the garbage at 10:30 in the morning murdered should shock the conscience of the state," Barrett said at the time.

    Just hours before the shooting, Spooner told a local politician he was frustrated police had not arrested the boy in the alleged burglary, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and hinted he might take the law into his own hands.

    "There are other ways to deal with situations," Alderman Bob Donovan recalled Spooner saying.

    Spooner's apparent reference to vigilantism drew comparisons to Zimmerman's killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin after the former neighborhood watchman followed him through a Sanford, Fla., housing complex. Zimmerman was acquitted of all charges on Saturday.

    Last year, the Rev. Jesse Jackson's Rainbow PUSH Coalition called for Spooner to be charged with a federal hate crime. On Monday, an attorney representing Simmons' family said there's a clear "issue of profiling" and a "race component" to the case. But Spooner has denied race was a factor in the shooting.

    The trial was supposed to begin in January but was delayed due to concerns about Spooner's health.

    His defense attorney, Franklyn Gimbel, said Spooner has been suffering from pneumonia.

    Jury selection was completed Monday.
    Good judgment comes from bad decisions and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.

  • #2
    Well it's a good thing Jesse Jackson is involved, he'll make sure everyone is peaceful and reasonable.

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    • #3
      In a case that bears some striking similarities
      How does the have any similarities to the Zimmerman case?
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      • #4
        Originally posted by mustang1200 View Post
        How does the have any similarities to the Zimmerman case?
        Other than it involving a white man, a black kid, and a gun? Not many. If this happened as stated, the old white dude should fry, IMHO.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Vertnut View Post
          Other than it involving a white man, a black kid, and a gun? Not many. If this happened as stated, the old white dude should fry, IMHO.
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          This is pathetic.... IDIOCRACY HERE WE COME!!!!!!! wait.... even in Idiocracy they did'nt have racial issues. We're screwed.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Vertnut View Post
            Other than it involving a white man, a black kid, and a gun? Not many. If this happened as stated, the old white dude should fry, IMHO.
            Who was the white man in the Zimmerman case?

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            • #7
              Originally posted by BP View Post
              Who was the white man in the Zimmerman case?
              Ah! You got me. "Perceived" white man? I've fallen for the media hype!

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              • #8
                Funny thing is its been on the yahoo front page for longer than usual as well. This has nothing to do with the zimmerman case.

                Old white dude should fry for killing that kid.

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                • #9
                  It's similar to the Zimmerman case, because this is about what the media wanted us to believe happened with Zimmerman.

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                  • #10
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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Vertnut View Post
                      Other than it involving a white man, a black kid, and a gun? Not many. If this happened as stated, the old white dude should fry, IMHO.
                      Yep. I understand him being pissed off, but killing the kid was waaay beyond the limits.

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                      • #12
                        I read this yesterday. That old dude will most likely fry for this and should.

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                        • #13
                          dude is schizo... kid didn't touch his guns
                          http://www.truthcontest.com/entries/...iversal-truth/

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by BP View Post
                            Who was the white man in the Zimmerman case?
                            what is Zimmerman?
                            RIP Roy Sebastion Fraga "lil' Roy" born december 7th 2010 gone back to heaven december 7th 2010. your always in our hearts and thoughts my special little grandson.

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by OMEGA DOOM View Post
                              what is Zimmerman?
                              Half hispanic and half white....I belive it is his father who is white....

                              Though, I am only judging based off the images on TV...I do not know for sure
                              Originally posted by Sean88gt
                              You can take white off the list. White on anything is the best, including vehicles, women, and the Presidency.
                              Originally posted by Baron Von Crowder
                              You can not imagine how difficult it is to hold a half gallon of moo juice and polish the one-eyed gopher when your doin' seventy-five in an eighteen-wheeler.

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