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piratefish08

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33. because of the "stand your ground law" = legal murder argument.....

Thu May 16, 2013, 08:57 AM

May 2013

do you TRULY believe that 19 white students shot, but not killed, on a college campus in Somewhere Else, USA wouldn't make the national news for weeks?

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Good question - Why isn't New Orleans Mother's Day parade shooting a 'national tragedy'? [View all] piratefish08 May 2013 OP

Suspect arrested in New Orleans Mother's Day shooting pintobean May 2013 #1

Nobody died and the victims are black tularetom May 2013 #4

Unfortunately, joshdawg May 2013 #25

I'm glad that a suspect has been identified Cirque du So-What May 2013 #16

It's updating the info in the article quoted in the OP. pintobean May 2013 #20

I've got no problem with that Cirque du So-What May 2013 #27

Then, maybe you shouldn't have jumped my shit pintobean May 2013 #32

Not jumping your shit for posting it Cirque du So-What May 2013 #36

2nd suspect arrested in Mother's Day parade shooting pintobean May 2013 #50

I guess that's what it takes to make this crime 'newsworthy' Cirque du So-What May 2013 #54

all guns are wmd, all bullets wmd and the 2nd should be reinterpreted graham4anything May 2013 #2

More delusional proclamations.. pipoman May 2013 #5

from someone expert at recognizing them because they make em. nt Pholus May 2013 #7

LOL..someone actually agrees with that string of disjointed thinking..rofl pipoman May 2013 #13

No, but I *really* agree with causing foaming mouth responses! ;) Pholus May 2013 #14

When u see one point it out..lol..you guyz.. pipoman May 2013 #17

Try post 5. Pholus May 2013 #18

So then you do agree with the nonsense in #2, eh? pipoman May 2013 #26

When you argue with nonsense, people watching may not be able to tell the difference. Pholus May 2013 #35

Your fourth sentence is cartach May 2013 #42

I feel threatened like Mr. Trayvon Martin did by a vigilante/anarchist who had a gun. graham4anything May 2013 #43

Unicorn bacon! Pelican May 2013 #48

poster4silliness nt Codeine May 2013 #53

1) It's New Orleans... Pelican May 2013 #3

Two reasons: because they're Black and nobody died. ananda May 2013 #6

Bingo! caseymoz May 2013 #12

My thoughts exactly Dorn May 2013 #30

CNN used up its travel budget in boston dembotoz May 2013 #8

Yep, it was all black folks rightsideout May 2013 #9

Same for when the news reports on someone missing or kidnapped Puzzledtraveller May 2013 #10

For those who were saying "because the victims were black", Nye Bevan May 2013 #11

Bullshit. If 19 white people, including kids, were shot morningfog May 2013 #15

So why was Trayvon Martin one of the biggest news stories of the year? Nye Bevan May 2013 #19

Check the accused. WinkyDink May 2013 #21

That is a false analogy. morningfog May 2013 #24

Trayvon Martin WAS a big story... egduj May 2013 #31

because of the "stand your ground law" = legal murder argument..... piratefish08 May 2013 #33

It almost wasn't. It got big because people made a stink that the story got buried. Starry Messenger May 2013 #51

It's almost certainly a combination of reasons el_bryanto May 2013 #22

The news cycle was full alright Cirque du So-What May 2013 #28

Probably because of the interest in the stand your ground law maddezmom May 2013 #29

Race. There was a focus group once... Recursion May 2013 #23

I am seeing over 1 million hits on Google News for "New Orleans Shooting". Nye Bevan May 2013 #34

Not nearly as bad as the explosion in West, Texas, being swept under the rug... ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #37

Yeah, you would think MLB would want to expand into Texas, wouldn't you? (nt) Nye Bevan May 2013 #38

...and there you are. Typically missing the point. n/t ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #39

Just this week, a rightwing extremist with bomb parts was arrested graham4anything May 2013 #44

It's over an hour to drive from West to Arlington, TX. ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #46

The explosion itself was hardly swept under the rug KamaAina May 2013 #49

Why? Because everyone was Black and Gman May 2013 #40

There's no winning this one...... Purplehazed May 2013 #41

"pssst--in case you haven't noticed"--Blazing Saddles librechik May 2013 #45

2 reasons SoCalDem May 2013 #47

Moderates in the RKBA cohort have moved to the Right, so NOLA's just some of that blood for patrice May 2013 #52