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Duer 157099

(17,742 posts) Tue Jul 16, 2013, 06:04 PM Jul 2013

BTW, Trayvon had his hoodie on his head because it was RAINING

I'm a middle-aged white woman, and *I* have put a hoodie on in the rain, for exactly the same reason.

Just sayin'.

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BTW, Trayvon had his hoodie on his head because it was RAINING (Original Post) Duer 157099 Jul 2013 OP

exactly... Blue_Roses Jul 2013 #1

Same for me. ZombieHorde Jul 2013 #2

funny how everyone forgot about that... Blue_Tires Jul 2013 #3

In a world where such things are not excuses for shooting someone. Fearless Jul 2013 #4

And it was 7 pm on a Sunday evening. yardwork Jul 2013 #5

We know that it was the ceonupe Jul 2013 #6

The State could have done a better job, but the point is it is not a sin to have a hoodie. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #7

Agreed a point the state was afraid to make ceonupe Jul 2013 #11

I don't remember Zuckerberg having to explain why he had on a hoodie malaise Jul 2013 #8

Tell that to f*ck wad Geraldo Rivera! n/t arthritisR_US Jul 2013 #9

Don't do that in George Zimmerman's neighborhood. He's getting his gun back. davidn3600 Jul 2013 #10

Blue_Roses

(12,894 posts)

1. exactly...

Reply to Duer 157099 (Original post)

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 06:07 PM

Jul 2013

Me too.

ZombieHorde

(29,047 posts)

2. Same for me.

Reply to Duer 157099 (Original post)

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 06:22 PM

Jul 2013

Same for lots and lots of people wherever I lived.

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)

3. funny how everyone forgot about that...

Reply to Duer 157099 (Original post)

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 06:24 PM

Jul 2013

Fearless

(18,421 posts)

4. In a world where such things are not excuses for shooting someone.

Reply to Duer 157099 (Original post)

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 06:24 PM

Jul 2013

That's what a hood is meant for... to be worn. Weather or not, it's no excuse for profiling someone.

yardwork

(61,712 posts)

5. And it was 7 pm on a Sunday evening.

Reply to Duer 157099 (Original post)

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 06:26 PM

Jul 2013

It was not the middle of the night.

ceonupe

(597 posts)

6. We know that it was the

Reply to Duer 157099 (Original post)

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 06:31 PM

Jul 2013

State that questioned weather it was raining in an attempt to cover up their sorry investigation and case.

The state almost refused to say it was raining

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

7. The State could have done a better job, but the point is it is not a sin to have a hoodie.

Reply to ceonupe (Reply #6)

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 06:35 PM

Jul 2013

ceonupe

(597 posts)

11. Agreed a point the state was afraid to make

Reply to hrmjustin (Reply #7)

Wed Jul 17, 2013, 07:48 AM

Jul 2013

N/t

malaise

(269,200 posts)

8. I don't remember Zuckerberg having to explain why he had on a hoodie

Reply to Duer 157099 (Original post)

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 06:38 PM

Jul 2013

and I don't see why Trayvon needed to explain that to anyone.

arthritisR_US

(7,299 posts)

9. Tell that to f*ck wad Geraldo Rivera! n/t

Reply to Duer 157099 (Original post)

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 06:38 PM

Jul 2013

davidn3600

(6,342 posts)

10. Don't do that in George Zimmerman's neighborhood. He's getting his gun back.

Reply to Duer 157099 (Original post)

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 06:49 PM

Jul 2013

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