....how different the outcome would have been if only...

... Zimmerman had said, "Hi. My name is George Zimmerman. I'm the
neighborhood watch guy. It's raining pretty hard. Do you need a ride home?"

"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
m...

....how different the outcome would have been if only...

... Zimmerman had said, "Hi. My name is George Zimmerman. I'm the
neighborhood watch guy. It's raining pretty hard. Do you need a ride
home?"



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Have you heard the accounts regarding Zimmerman's involvement in
organizing a protest against the beating of a black homeless guy in
2010?
I recently learned about this. It's something the liberal media
certainly hasn't focused on.

The guy was roughed up by the local police. Zimmerman reportedly
appealed to the NAACP for help and resources in generating a protest.
The NAACP said they didn't have any resources or funds to help, so
Zimmerman had flyers printed up and hand delivered them to several
predominately black churches in the area.

This story is also easily found, but was not brought up in the trial
or been given much media coverage. It's one of the reasons that
federal hate crime charges will probably *not* happen, despite the
drum beating of Al Sharpton and others.

On 7/15/13 11:20 AM, wrote:
On Mon, 15 Jul 2013 08:49:21 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

...how different the outcome would have been if only...

.. Zimmerman had said, "Hi. My name is George Zimmerman. I'm the
neighborhood watch guy. It's raining pretty hard. Do you need a ride home?"



It is a good question but the answer still might have been "**** you
cracker" and a punch in the nose.
I agree we would like to believe that a more civil exchange might have
had a better outcome.

I have asked people in our neighborhood who they were and what they
were doing in our pavilion a number of times without incident but some
of my neighbors think I am crazy for doing it.

I have thought about carrying my flashlight/zapper.



Pavilion? As in...dance pavilion? Gazebo? I'm not familiar with the use
of that word in reference to a neighborhood. Elucidate, if you don't mind.

In article ,
says...

On Mon, 15 Jul 2013 08:49:21 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

...how different the outcome would have been if only...

.. Zimmerman had said, "Hi. My name is George Zimmerman. I'm the
neighborhood watch guy. It's raining pretty hard. Do you need a ride home?"



It is a good question but the answer still might have been "**** you
cracker" and a punch in the nose.
I agree we would like to believe that a more civil exchange might have
had a better outcome.

I have asked people in our neighborhood who they were and what they
were doing in our pavilion a number of times without incident but some
of my neighbors think I am crazy for doing it.

I have thought about carrying my flashlight/zapper.

I'm bright enough to leave the policing to the police.

On Mon, 15 Jul 2013 12:01:19 -0400, iBoaterer wrote:

In article ,
says...

On Mon, 15 Jul 2013 08:49:21 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

...how different the outcome would have been if only...

.. Zimmerman had said, "Hi. My name is George Zimmerman. I'm the
neighborhood watch guy. It's raining pretty hard. Do you need a ride home?"



It is a good question but the answer still might have been "**** you
cracker" and a punch in the nose.
I agree we would like to believe that a more civil exchange might have
had a better outcome.

I have asked people in our neighborhood who they were and what they
were doing in our pavilion a number of times without incident but some
of my neighbors think I am crazy for doing it.

I have thought about carrying my flashlight/zapper.

I'm bright enough to leave the policing to the police.

Most decent communities have a 'Neighborhood Watch' program.

John (Gun Nut) H.
--

Hope you're having a great day!

In article ,
says...

On Mon, 15 Jul 2013 12:01:19 -0400, iBoaterer wrote:

In article ,
says...

On Mon, 15 Jul 2013 08:49:21 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

...how different the outcome would have been if only...

.. Zimmerman had said, "Hi. My name is George Zimmerman. I'm the
neighborhood watch guy. It's raining pretty hard. Do you need a ride home?"



It is a good question but the answer still might have been "**** you
cracker" and a punch in the nose.
I agree we would like to believe that a more civil exchange might have
had a better outcome.

I have asked people in our neighborhood who they were and what they
were doing in our pavilion a number of times without incident but some
of my neighbors think I am crazy for doing it.

I have thought about carrying my flashlight/zapper.

I'm bright enough to leave the policing to the police.

Most decent communities have a 'Neighborhood Watch' program.

John (Gun Nut) H.

Are you trying to make a point? If so, what is that point? I'm bright
enough to leave the policing to the police. THEY give that very same
advice. Of course, the vigilante mindset people don't heed the advice of
police much.

On Mon, 15 Jul 2013 13:41:47 -0400, iBoaterer wrote:

In article ,
says...

On Mon, 15 Jul 2013 12:01:19 -0400, iBoaterer wrote:

In article ,
says...

On Mon, 15 Jul 2013 08:49:21 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

...how different the outcome would have been if only...

.. Zimmerman had said, "Hi. My name is George Zimmerman. I'm the
neighborhood watch guy. It's raining pretty hard. Do you need a ride home?"



It is a good question but the answer still might have been "**** you
cracker" and a punch in the nose.
I agree we would like to believe that a more civil exchange might have
had a better outcome.

I have asked people in our neighborhood who they were and what they
were doing in our pavilion a number of times without incident but some
of my neighbors think I am crazy for doing it.

I have thought about carrying my flashlight/zapper.

I'm bright enough to leave the policing to the police.

Most decent communities have a 'Neighborhood Watch' program.

John (Gun Nut) H.

Are you trying to make a point? If so, what is that point? I'm bright
enough to leave the policing to the police. THEY give that very same
advice. Of course, the vigilante mindset people don't heed the advice of
police much.

I simply stated a fact, Kevin. If you're not familiar with the neighborhood watch program, that's
not my problem.

John (Gun Nut) H.
--

Hope you're having a great day!

On 7/15/13 4:09 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 15 Jul 2013 11:31:50 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 7/15/13 11:20 AM, wrote:

I have asked people in our neighborhood who they were and what they
were doing in our pavilion a number of times without incident but some
of my neighbors think I am crazy for doing it.

I have thought about carrying my flashlight/zapper.



Pavilion? As in...dance pavilion? Gazebo? I'm not familiar with the use
of that word in reference to a neighborhood. Elucidate, if you don't mind.


It is what they call the shelter in the park here. Whimsical perhaps,
for a concrete slab with a roof over it and 10 picnic tables. The
"elders" still got upset when the kids sat in there smoking dope and
drinking beer. When I was the president I used to have to go down and
move them along from time to time.
If I saw no illegal activity going on, they could stay (hint hint).
Once we had an understanding, things went a lot better.
Usually they were just sitting around with "iced tea and skittles" by
the time I got there ;-)



Ahh, sort of a larger sized neighborhood gazebo.

One of the decivilizing aspects of "suburban life" these days is the
lack of safe, outdoor fun facilities for kids, or even places to hang
out. Not enough parks nearby a kid can bike to, no sidewalks so a kid
can safely walk to the school playground and the school playground
probably is locked. Only one of the subdivisions we lived in in Virginia
had sidewalks, and if you want to walk from where we live to the
schoolyard, you can either cut through bunches of heavily wooded areas
or risk your life walking along the side of the road, hopefully on the
grass.

We do have a nice unmarked but mowed field in our subdivision that's
good for soccer, football, softball, but not much else, and that is very
typical for subdivisions these days. Too bad for the kids.

In article ,
says...

On Mon, 15 Jul 2013 11:31:50 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 7/15/13 11:20 AM, wrote:

I have asked people in our neighborhood who they were and what they
were doing in our pavilion a number of times without incident but some
of my neighbors think I am crazy for doing it.

I have thought about carrying my flashlight/zapper.



Pavilion? As in...dance pavilion? Gazebo? I'm not familiar with the use
of that word in reference to a neighborhood. Elucidate, if you don't mind.


It is what they call the shelter in the park here. Whimsical perhaps,
for a concrete slab with a roof over it and 10 picnic tables. The
"elders" still got upset when the kids sat in there smoking dope and
drinking beer. When I was the president I used to have to go down and
move them along from time to time.
If I saw no illegal activity going on, they could stay (hint hint).
Once we had an understanding, things went a lot better.
Usually they were just sitting around with "iced tea and skittles" by
the time I got there ;-)

By golly, those awful kids!! You should have shot them like Zimmerman.

In article ,
says...

On Mon, 15 Jul 2013 12:01:19 -0400, iBoaterer
wrote:

In article ,
says...

On Mon, 15 Jul 2013 08:49:21 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

...how different the outcome would have been if only...

.. Zimmerman had said, "Hi. My name is George Zimmerman. I'm the
neighborhood watch guy. It's raining pretty hard. Do you need a ride home?"



It is a good question but the answer still might have been "**** you
cracker" and a punch in the nose.
I agree we would like to believe that a more civil exchange might have
had a better outcome.

I have asked people in our neighborhood who they were and what they
were doing in our pavilion a number of times without incident but some
of my neighbors think I am crazy for doing it.

I have thought about carrying my flashlight/zapper.

I'm bright enough to leave the policing to the police.

In my case it was the kids in the neighborhood, 99% of the time. Why
hassle them with the cops?

Then why "hassle" them period?