Maybe this is the Trayvon Martin Case They’re Looking For
And they really are
In light of the Zimmerman case, I wouldn’t be so hasty to jump to conclusions. Again. But that’s what’s happening. As told, the story seems to be pretty despicable. But the Zimmerman case seemed that way at the start too and we see how that turned out.
November 28th, 2012 at 8:25 pm
Shooter claims one teen in the car pulled a gun on him. Gun disappeared by the time the cops arrived.
Somehow Wonkette and the other sites seem to leave that part out.
November 28th, 2012 at 8:30 pm
My rule is simple – show me all of the evidence. This happened at a gas station / convenience store.
Until I see the raw footage from those cameras, I reserve judgement either way.
November 28th, 2012 at 9:11 pm
No Kristophr, Wonkette included that.
November 28th, 2012 at 9:58 pm
Yeah, guav, but it’s hard to see amidst all the race baiting, bitter-clinger, white gun owner bigotry.
November 28th, 2012 at 10:01 pm
Wonkette Says,
Needless to say, it would be very, very unfair to suggest that race played any role in Mr. Dunn’s actions. We feel like we should probably apologize to dead Andrew Breitbart for even having such a thought.
Oops, did I suggest racist statement out loud?
November 28th, 2012 at 11:26 pm
First time I have ever been to that wonky wonkette site, and by reading the slanted article and the comments I will make sure it will never get another page view from me. Apparently, their readers think that anyone who even owns a gun is the devil incarnate.
November 28th, 2012 at 11:34 pm
Would all of the outrage that’s on display at the Wonkette site be flapping in the breeze if this 17 year old black kid had been killed by another 17 year old black kid? Is it racist to ask that?
November 28th, 2012 at 11:40 pm
Wonkette is indeed a despicable site.
November 29th, 2012 at 1:27 am
Guav: Sorry, I missed it.
I suspect they didn’t consider this information important.
November 29th, 2012 at 6:37 am
If this guy was justified in shooting, he certainly mucked up the next step. So if I am understanding this correctly, the first interaction with the police was by the friends of the kid that was shot. Even IF there was a pistol in the car they had plenty of time to ditch it because the guy that did the shooting fled the scene without calling the police.
So basically This man did nearly everything wrong and he will likely spend a good bit of his life in jail. IMO.
November 29th, 2012 at 9:42 am
The shooter left the scene and did not contact police until the next day. The reasons for this range from being in shock to the Ted Kennedy excuse of needing time to get alcohol out of his system to lawyering up.
The shooting victims reportedly displayed a gun after words were exchanged with the shooter. No gun was found when police arrived.
The possibliity exists that both sides were stupid here, that only one side or the other side was actually at fault, or that both sides acted somewhat correctly.
Based upon current info, I’m going with an unnecessary confrontation by an armed person who could have de-escalated it without risk.
November 29th, 2012 at 11:27 am
Why wait for facts when you can be a caring, thoughtful and nuanced liberal by jumping to conclusions and playing to stereotypes?
November 29th, 2012 at 12:19 pm
Right Chiburbian, rule of thumb is “after a shooting, the first one on the phone to the Po-leece gets to be the Good Guy.”
November 29th, 2012 at 12:43 pm
Well it didn’t happen in overwhelmingly racist and thug-culture dominated Richmond or Oakland, CA where the only concealed-carry gun-men on the killing fields allowed to play catch-and-release are those without any kind of license to own, carry, OR conceal. Oops is that racist?
November 29th, 2012 at 1:23 pm
Chiburbian, rickn8or: yup. Be sure to be the one who calls the cops.
I keep a throwaway cellphone in my vehicle for that purpose ( as well as AAA when needed ).
November 29th, 2012 at 8:39 pm
Please help me here. What does wonkette call it again when a random African- American shoots another African- American?
*crickets*
Oh yeah. Thanks.
November 30th, 2012 at 7:58 pm
He initiated contact, with a complaint, while armed? If he had a real complaint, he should have called the police and let them worry about it. Carrying a gun does not constitute a license to be socially creative.
Don’t be stupid out there!