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Gawker Shows Trayvon's Dead Body
TheRoot.com ^

Posted on 07/12/2013 11:37:36 AM PDT by matt04

f you thought you couldn't be any more sickened than you already were at the idea that George Zimmerman might actually get away with going out of his way to stalk and then kill an unarmed black teenager who was guilty of nothing more than, well, being an unarmed black teenager, don't go to Gawker today. Because you will be evern more sickened, guaranteed.

Alternatively, if you're just not quite upset enough about Trayvon Martin's death and need an image to get yourself all pumped up, then, we suppose, go check out the photo of the 17-year-old's dead body splashed all over prime space on the site's home page right now.

That (if we decide not to be cynical and say he was just after traffic) seems to be author Adam Weinstein's idea. The headline accompanying the photo of the slain teen reads: "This, Courtesy of MSNBC, Is Trayvon Martin's Dead Body. Get Angry." He goes on to explain why he used it:

This is Trayvon Martin's body. These are the last skinny jeans he wore, cuffed once at the bottoms. These are his stylish kicks, his sockless ankles. There are Trayvon's taut neck, his slack jaw, his open eyes.

This is what happens. Not just when we input "black" and "teen" and "hoodie" and "night" into our onboard computers and output "DANGER," but also when we find the aftermath Newsworthy, and must consume it voraciously from start to finish, but insist that we cannot stomach seeing the bones and gristle on our plates ...

(Excerpt) Read more at theroot.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: gawker; trayvonmartin; zimmerman
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No you idiots, and Gawker, this is what happens when a 17 y/o comes back to attack a man returning to his car an beats his head against a concrete sidewalk.

This apparently make me racist.

1 posted on 07/12/2013 11:37:36 AM PDT by matt04
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To: matt04

A Darwin Award runner-up.


2 posted on 07/12/2013 11:38:53 AM PDT by Carl Vehse
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MSNBC is fanning the hate as well with these pics.


3 posted on 07/12/2013 11:39:20 AM PDT by junta ("Peace is a racket", testimony from crime boss Barrack Hussein Obama.)
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The State must prove BEYOND ANY DOUBT, that Zimmerman murdered Trayvon maliciously. This is an impossible conclusion, and underscores the fact this case should have NEVER been brought to trial. But, given we live in a reverse parallel universe, I would not be surprised if the all female jury does all they can to prevent a riot. Little do they know there will be a riot WHATEVER the verdict. The hoodie crowd is itchin’ to get their FLAT SCREEN TV’s!!!


4 posted on 07/12/2013 11:42:58 AM PDT by Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America (If Americans were as concerned for their country as Egyptians are, Obama would be ousted!)
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To: matt04

A picture of the 18 mo infant who was shot point blank, in the face, while sitting in its stroller, by a savage black thug, would be even more sickening.


5 posted on 07/12/2013 11:43:20 AM PDT by mrsmel (One Who Can See)
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I see no blood stains on his clothing. One would expect this if the gunshot entered his front torso while he was on top of Zimmerman.


6 posted on 07/12/2013 11:44:25 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (I will not comply.)
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Its hilarious, in an infuriating way, how the MSM expects us to ignore the thug mentality overwhelmingly present among young black males now.

Anyone who accepts reality knows exactly what happened that night but the MSM will have us all suspend our common sense yet again.

7 posted on 07/12/2013 11:44:28 AM PDT by skeeter
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Get yourself all pumped up. Get angry. Get your hefty bags and get ready to loot.


8 posted on 07/12/2013 11:45:17 AM PDT by Sender (It's never too late to be what you might have been.)
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Did Obama give them the pic?


9 posted on 07/12/2013 11:45:35 AM PDT by bray (Stop tolerating beheading!)
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Got some racial strife being stirred up. The Left is running another dead body up the flag pole for emotional effect. How they do love dead bodies.


10 posted on 07/12/2013 11:46:41 AM PDT by lurk
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So much for “have some compassion for the poor parents who tragically lost their 17 yr. old son”.

Apparently THAT is expendable in exchange for the desired outcome.


11 posted on 07/12/2013 11:47:50 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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‘...no blood stains on his clothing. One would expect this if the gunshot entered his front torso while he was on top of Zimmerman.’

Why do you expect that? There was immediate loss of blood pressure.


12 posted on 07/12/2013 11:48:57 AM PDT by lurk
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I’ll see that and raise you five pictures of a dead Chris Stevens...


13 posted on 07/12/2013 11:49:17 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: matt04

I looked at the picture and I don’t see the twelve-year old boy they keep showing in the media. Hmmm.


14 posted on 07/12/2013 11:52:46 AM PDT by MeganC (A gun is like a parachute. If you need one, and don't have one, you'll never need one again.)
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Are they gonna make a t-shirt out of it?


15 posted on 07/12/2013 11:55:39 AM PDT by Lancey Howard
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I didnt even finish the first sentence before realizing the scope of this BS.


16 posted on 07/12/2013 11:56:23 AM PDT by ObozoMustGo2012
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts
I see no blood stains on his clothing. One would expect this if the gunshot entered his front torso while he was on top of Zimmerman.

Pretty sure that the bullet smashing the heart shuts down the blood-flow, so any leakage would have been internal to the would. There is no pump pressure to move the blood outside of the body. Any minor spray would have been stopped by the inside of t-shirt/hoodie the criminal was wearing.

17 posted on 07/12/2013 11:58:26 AM PDT by brityank (The more I learn about the Constitution, the more I realise this Government is UNconstitutional !!)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

“Because you will be evern more sickened, guaranteed.”

I want my money back.

I still feel perfectly fine.


18 posted on 07/12/2013 11:59:47 AM PDT by Salamander (.......Uber Alice!.......)
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19 posted on 07/12/2013 12:01:00 PM PDT by bigbob
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This they'll show but a picture of a 20 week old baby is "too controversial"?

Agenda, anyone?

20 posted on 07/12/2013 12:01:22 PM PDT by jeffc (The U.S. media are our enemy)
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