Breaking News: George Zimmerman Found Not Guilty!

[Mr Khan]

badgenome said:

Mr Khan said:

I don't think so, regarding the race-baiting. Much as we like to try to claim that we're in some sort of post-racial society, Florida clearly has a fair bit of racial bias in play when it comes to "justifiable homicide," (as the flow of statistics regarding Stand Your Ground have demonstrated).

I still don't think it was justifiable, though like many cases that should have gone the other way, it was mis-handled by the prosecution.

Nor do i appreciate the attempt at character assassination, here. I'd claim that was beneath *you*, but...

This is not the aggregate, this is a particular case with its own particular set of facts. It deserves more serious consideration than all the "It's okay to kill blacks kids, hurr hurrr" shit we're getting. This also wasn't a stand your ground case, but over half of SYG cases result in people going free regardless of whether or not the decedent is white, so... your race-baiting was still factually wrong.

And it's more like character suicide in your case. There's a pattern of behavior on your part when it comes to "knowing" what other people deserve. You implied that a guy deserved to be killed for holding certain views, and that's not the first time you invoked Mao or some other totalitarian fuck in an approving manner. That's pretty hilarious when you don't think it's justifiable to shoot someone who has broken your nose, mounted you, and is actively wailing away at your face.

It's ad hominem, for one.  I admitted to being in error in that instance and letting my emotions get the better of me in that case (and several others), and bringing it up on your part is both inappropriate, irrelevant, and completely unappreciated, and more to the point, risks thread derailment, as it could bring the whole thing into a personal fight.