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SIMMONS: Bill Cosby weighs in on Trayvon Martin case
The Washington Times ^ | April 7, 2012 | Deborah Simmons

Posted on 04/07/2012 12:30:01 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

“The gun.”

Those two simple words flowed easily from the mouth of social commentator Bill Cosby during an exclusive interview Friday regarding the Trayvon Martin case, arguably the most high-profile, citizen-on-citizen U.S. slaying facing the Obama administration.

Trayvon was killed Feb. 26 in Sanford, Fla., by neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman, who told police that a “confrontation” with the unarmed 17-year-old led him to shoot in self-defense.

Mr. Cosby, a Navy veteran, said “the gun” empowered Mr. Zimmerman, whose actions have stirred a firestorm of debate, protests and remarks from President Obama.

“We’ve got to get the gun out of the hands of people who are supposed to be on neighborhood watch,” said Mr. Cosby, whose remarks were the first he has made publicly about the case.

“Without a gun, I don’t see Mr. Zimmerman approaching Trayvon by himself,” Mr. Cosby explained. “The power-of-the-gun mentality had him unafraid to confront someone. Even police call for backup in similar situations.

“When you carry a gun, you mean to harm somebody, kill somebody,” he said.

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


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: banglist; billcosby; cosby; georgezimmerman; senile; trayvonmartin; zimmerman
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1 posted on 04/07/2012 12:30:05 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
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To: Free ThinkerNY

I used to respect you Bill.


2 posted on 04/07/2012 12:33:17 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

When I carry my firearm ,I mean to defend myself or my family against criminal types. What part of that doesn’t Mr. Cosby understand?


3 posted on 04/07/2012 12:33:38 PM PDT by Yorktownpatriot (2nd American revolution.. let it start here!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
I have great respect for Mr. Cosby and his Sisyphean attempt to bring honor and self-respect to the Black Community, but he can't help but be a liberal. When he says

“We’ve got to get the gun out of the hands of people who are supposed to be on neighborhood watch,”

He means:

“We’ve got to get the gun out of the hands of people who are supposed to be on neighborhood watch,

4 posted on 04/07/2012 12:33:55 PM PDT by freedumb2003 ('RETRO' Abortions = performed on 84th trimester individuals who think killing babies is a "right.")
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Bill’s been eating to many pudding pops.
His brain has turned to pudding.


5 posted on 04/07/2012 12:34:48 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
“When you carry a gun, you mean to harm somebody, kill somebody,” he said.

__________

I liked bill. Until now. Now he is calling me a killer without even meeting me. Next, I'll be a racist for disagreeing with him.

6 posted on 04/07/2012 12:34:58 PM PDT by WakeUpAndVote
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To: Free ThinkerNY

If the gangster culture didn’t create pot smoking, petty thief, racist, violent, angry young men, people wouldn’t need neighborhood watches or guns to protect themselves.


7 posted on 04/07/2012 12:35:04 PM PDT by ImProudToBeAnAmerican
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Well, now we know that Bill is one of Eric Holder's people.

Eric Holder's people love gun control because they consider violent crime to be a legitimate career path, and armed victims to be an OSHA violation.

8 posted on 04/07/2012 12:35:42 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Over half of U.S. murders are of black people, and 90% of them are committed by other black people.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
When you carry a gun, you mean to harm somebody, kill somebody

Yes it is called personal defense. Hoods are afraid of someone with a gun, willing to harm someone who would hurt or rob them.

9 posted on 04/07/2012 12:36:51 PM PDT by DaveyB (Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. -John Adams)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Talk to the hoodie/street gang members first Bill.


10 posted on 04/07/2012 12:37:11 PM PDT by SkyDancer (Talent Without Ambition Is Sad - Ambition Without Talent Is Worse)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
“When you carry a gun, you mean to harm somebody, kill somebody,” he said.

I wonder if he was thinking of his son when he said this?

11 posted on 04/07/2012 12:37:20 PM PDT by Pan_Yans Wife ("For the sake of our party we must stand united, whoever our nominee is."-Sarah Palin)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
“Without a gun, I don’t see Mr. Zimmerman approaching Trayvon by himself,” Mr. Cosby explained. “The power-of-the-gun mentality had him unafraid to confront someone. Even police call for backup in similar situations.

This is the strongest argument by the liberals to date. The solution would be not to remove the weapons from the community but rather to be sure that anyone like Zimmerman is not alone.

12 posted on 04/07/2012 12:38:56 PM PDT by Raycpa
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“The power-of-the-gun mentality had him unafraid to confront someone. Even police call for backup in similar situations. “When you carry a gun, you mean to harm somebody, kill somebody,”

I am greatly disappointed with Cosby. Perhaps he's getting senial. First, Zimmerman did call for backup, hence the 911 call. Second, it was Martin who confronted Zimmerman which was confirmed in the 911 call and an eye witness. Third, people carry to protect themselves from being killed by hoodie-wearing punks. Fourth, we've yet to see who's finger print was on the trigger.

13 posted on 04/07/2012 12:39:01 PM PDT by bgill
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Bill, so what do you think “empowered” Trayvon to walk up to someone and ask if they had a problem and say they had one now and start beating him? Trayvon didn’t have a gun, nor did he know Zimmerman had one.

Sorry Bill but “the gun” did not make Zimmerman do it, Trayvon did.


14 posted on 04/07/2012 12:39:44 PM PDT by Domandred (Fdisk, format, and reinstall the entire .gov system.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
” 'We’ve got to get the gun out of the hands of people who are supposed to be on neighborhood watch’ to protect thugs and keep the ignorant and racist from rioting because they want to.”
15 posted on 04/07/2012 12:39:57 PM PDT by Vision ("Did I not say to you that if you would believe, you would see the glory of God?" John 11:40)
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“When you carry a gun, you mean to harm somebody, kill somebody,” he said.

I've been carrying a gun for 40 years and haven't killed anyone yet.........but then again nobody has trying to kill me yet!

16 posted on 04/07/2012 12:40:07 PM PDT by EGPWS (Trust in God, question everyone else)
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To: Pan_Yans Wife

Ennis William “The Music” Cosby (April 15, 1969 – January 16, 1997) was the son of comedian-actor Bill Cosby and Camille Cosby. He was murdered in 1997 by Mikhail Markhasev, on Skirball Center Drive, an access road of Los Angeles’ 405 Freeway.


17 posted on 04/07/2012 12:40:12 PM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Mr. Cosby went on to say, the only good white-hispanic, is a dead white-hispanic, or at least a brain damaged one.


18 posted on 04/07/2012 12:40:43 PM PDT by School of Rational Thought (Fun for women ages 21 through 35)
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When you carry a gun, you mean to harm somebody, kill somebody

Yes, you damn fool. What in the hell do you think the gun is for. Ever heard of self defense. Cosby, you are a real fool. If you do nothing wrong, and in the hands of real Americans, you will not get hurt. Throw a punch and bang a persons head on the ground, your ass should get shot.

19 posted on 04/07/2012 12:41:39 PM PDT by Logical me
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To: ImProudToBeAnAmerican

Meanwhile, the rappers that glorify that garbage are now part of the 1 percent and away from the cesspool they took advantage of to get where they are today. And if they ever do come off their high horses, it’s only to make things worse instead of better.


20 posted on 04/07/2012 12:42:33 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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