Posted on 07/12/2012 5:09:31 PM PDT by EveningStar
The lead investigator in the Trayvon Martin shooting case told the FBI that George Zimmerman was not a racist, but rather an “overzealous” and “soft guy” who had a “little hero complex,” according to documents released today by Florida prosecutors.
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Too much information to sum up in an excerpt, since Smoking Gun provides images of documents.
You are entitled to cite 300 words, and actually more since much of what is done on this site is critiquing the written articles. You cited your obligation to the authors of the material on that website, but you also have an obligation to those who read what you cite. The law entitles you to cite 300 words -- so use them.
No one should be forced to click any link here to another site. This place is called Free Republic, not Forced Republic. They should be able to do it if they freely choose, not because they are forced to in order to get the gist of an article. Please drop the attitude and be more respectful of your readers -- or find something else to do.
Makes it sound as if an FBI profiler came up with this absurd terminology, "hero complex."
Turns out it was not an FBI psychologist, criminologist, criminal profiler, or any other kind of professional who came up with this "hero complex" garbage. It was a COP.
Nothing against cops; but since when have they been given the power to make pronouncements that are usually reserved to psychiatrists?
And by the way, Mr. Serino: The word "complex" is seriously outdated in the world of psychobabble.
What law?
No one should be forced to click any link here to another site. This place is called Free Republic, not Forced Republic. They should be able to do it if they freely choose, not because they are forced to in order to get the gist of an article. Please drop the attitude and be more respectful of your readers -- or find something else to do.
I'm not forcing anyone to do anything. And you people act like clicking on a link is a hardship. You sound like liberal freeloaders. You sure don't sound like conservatives.
No. My posting practices are fairly consistent.
The person who writes the article and the person who writes the headline are not always the same person. I personally think that the headline writing is frequently left to a junior staffer. :)
So let me get this straight, according to you, unless one is a licensed psychologist, a person doesn't have the capacity or expertise to measure another person's personality?
The copyright law that you claim to be so concerned about.
I'm not forcing anyone to do anything.
Then what the hell was post #8 all about???
And you people act like clicking on a link is a hardship.
You duplicitous curmudgeon. You just admitted that you don't like to do it. So why should anybody else???
You sound like liberal freeloaders.
Why??? Because we won't click on a link that you even admitted that you don't like to do????
You sure don't sound like conservatives.
Why??? Because we made a request that has somehow touched a sensitive nerve??? Your excuses for not citing a fair use of that article don't hold water.
I never said that. And I click on links all the time.
So you didn't type this at post #32:
Somebody had to click on the link. It was me this time. However, I wouldn’t go anywhere on the net without anti-virus and anti-spyware.
[B]And you don’t have to click on anything if you don’t want to.
So which is it that you are really doing?? [A] or [B]???
Who in his right mind would not have anti-virus and anti-spyware software installed on his computer? It’s common sense.
Agreed! The liver biopsy told me everything I needed to know. I had never heard about Lean prior to this incident. That is one very deadly abuse.
So which is it A or B???
Nobody should be forced to click on a link. But I’m not going to commit theft for those who don’t want to click on the link but still want to read the full article.
If Jim gets sued again, it will not be because of me. I will have done my part.
I like the vast majority of the people here. I will do the utmost to preserve and protect this site.
From Wiki (but heavily substantiated by numerous legal sources you could find by falling off a turnip truck and opening your eyes when you stopped rolling): "Fair use copyright usage includes commentary, criticism, news reporting, research, teaching, library archiving and scholarship. It provides for the legal, unlicensed citation or incorporation of copyrighted material."
The ONLY reason Free Republic has to do this excerpt crap is they didn't have the money to fight off the bogus lawsuits in court.
So what part of "dead wrong kneejerk martinet" don't you get about the pure and simple fraud of your answer?
Then keep it to 300 words and he cannot get sued.
300 words is nothing — it’s 15 lines.
Anything less than that and people will just skip it all together, and that doesn’t serve the author, does it???
This “cop” is trained and licensed to make such determinations? Maybe the “cop” was jealous she didn’t get to shoot someone using her “hero complex”.
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