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Amerigo Vespucci

(30,885 posts) Thu Apr 12, 2012, 04:19 PM Apr 2012

Mike Tyson: "Forget about him being arrested—the fact that he hasn't been shot yet is a disgrace."

My personal feeling is that, as a young kid that was beat on by a bully, the guy [Zimmerman] stalked him and didn't follow instructions from a superior officer. But my all-around perspective, I wasn't there. I don't know what happened. Even though this is the best country in the world, certain laws in this country are a disgrace to a nation of savages. It's a majority versus a minority. That's the way God planned it. He didn't want to do something about it, He wanted us to do something about it. We have to continue tweeting, we have to continue marching, we have to continue fighting for Trayvon Martin. If that's not the case, he was killed in vain, and we're just waiting for it to happen to our children. It's a disgrace that man hasn't been dragged out of his house and tied to a car and taken away. Forget about him being arrested—the fact that he hasn't been shot yet is a disgrace. That's how I feel personally about it.

-- Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson opens up on the death of Trayvon Martin. (Yahoo News)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/12/trayvon-martin-case-mike-tyson-george-zimmerman_n_1421555.html

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Mike Tyson: "Forget about him being arrested—the fact that he hasn't been shot yet is a disgrace." (Original Post) Amerigo Vespucci Apr 2012 OP

Mike Tyson, moral authority? Electric Monk Apr 2012 #1

That to me is a bit over the top! I think we should let justice prevail, and it seems to be teddy51 Apr 2012 #2

I read a lot of sarcasm into his response malaise Apr 2012 #17

I agree with you, but why has it taken him so long to respond? He should have teddy51 Apr 2012 #22

...says the convicted rapist. n/t Contrary1 Apr 2012 #3

Not a wonderful example of mental health get the red out Apr 2012 #4

Suffice it to say.. -..__... Apr 2012 #5

Whew boy, right wingers and faux are gonna have a field day with this..... a kennedy Apr 2012 #6

I would like to see Sean wilt the stilt Apr 2012 #10

Mike, you're not helping Blue_Tires Apr 2012 #7

Comic relief... geckosfeet Apr 2012 #8

Mike is an idiot. But we already knew that n/t RZM Apr 2012 #9

"Im gonna eat your children" = Iron Mike HooptieWagon Apr 2012 #11

He also once said... Amerigo Vespucci Apr 2012 #14

jeez mikey. you want to act like zimmerman? spanone Apr 2012 #12

Mike never has thought much beyond the street Gman Apr 2012 #13

By the time I reached the end of the sentence TlalocW Apr 2012 #15

Says the wife-beating rapist XanaDUer Apr 2012 #16

Good ol' Mike! Typical NYC Lib Apr 2012 #18

Oh geeesh, that really helps. He must have taken a hit to the head too many times. Raine Apr 2012 #19

I bet FUX snooze paid him to say that. Odin2005 Apr 2012 #20

I bet they didn't. Zax2me Apr 2012 #21

Electric Monk

(13,869 posts)

1. Mike Tyson, moral authority?

Reply to Amerigo Vespucci (Original post)

Thu Apr 12, 2012, 04:23 PM

Apr 2012

teddy51

(3,491 posts)

2. That to me is a bit over the top! I think we should let justice prevail, and it seems to be

Reply to Amerigo Vespucci (Original post)

Thu Apr 12, 2012, 04:23 PM

Apr 2012

heading in that direction. It seems that Tyson is advocating vigilante justice, if I read that correctly.

malaise

(269,157 posts)

17. I read a lot of sarcasm into his response

Reply to teddy51 (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 12, 2012, 08:20 PM

Apr 2012

Everything he wrote about has happened to black men

teddy51

(3,491 posts)

22. I agree with you, but why has it taken him so long to respond? He should have

Reply to malaise (Reply #17)

Thu Apr 12, 2012, 10:58 PM

Apr 2012

done this prior to Zimmerman being charged.

Contrary1

(12,629 posts)

3. ...says the convicted rapist. n/t

Reply to Amerigo Vespucci (Original post)

Thu Apr 12, 2012, 04:25 PM

Apr 2012

get the red out

(13,468 posts)

4. Not a wonderful example of mental health

Reply to Amerigo Vespucci (Original post)

Thu Apr 12, 2012, 04:26 PM

Apr 2012

I don't really think Mike Tyson's opinion should be made all that important.

-..__...

(7,776 posts)

5. Suffice it to say..

Reply to Amerigo Vespucci (Original post)

Thu Apr 12, 2012, 04:31 PM

Apr 2012

Placing Mike Tyson and George Zimmerman together as cell mates would not be a great idea.

a kennedy

(29,699 posts)

6. Whew boy, right wingers and faux are gonna have a field day with this.....

Reply to Amerigo Vespucci (Original post)

Thu Apr 12, 2012, 04:33 PM

Apr 2012

I thought sean hannity was going to have a stroke over the black panther comments...

wilt the stilt

(4,528 posts)

10. I would like to see Sean

Reply to a kennedy (Reply #6)

Thu Apr 12, 2012, 04:41 PM

Apr 2012

in a room with either the Black panthers or Iron Mike. It would be a pleasant day for Mr. Hannity.

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)

7. Mike, you're not helping

Reply to Amerigo Vespucci (Original post)

Thu Apr 12, 2012, 04:33 PM

Apr 2012

geckosfeet

(9,644 posts)

8. Comic relief...

Reply to Amerigo Vespucci (Original post)

Thu Apr 12, 2012, 04:34 PM

Apr 2012

RZM

(8,556 posts)

9. Mike is an idiot. But we already knew that n/t

Reply to Amerigo Vespucci (Original post)

Thu Apr 12, 2012, 04:40 PM

Apr 2012

HooptieWagon

(17,064 posts)

11. "Im gonna eat your children" = Iron Mike

Reply to Amerigo Vespucci (Original post)

Thu Apr 12, 2012, 04:49 PM

Apr 2012

Yes, thats not helpful. The wheels of justice finally appear to be turning. Time to give the system the opportunity to work, not vigilante justice.

Amerigo Vespucci

(30,885 posts)

14. He also once said...

Reply to HooptieWagon (Reply #11)

Thu Apr 12, 2012, 05:45 PM

Apr 2012

...that he wanted to "step on your children's testicles so they can feel my pain."

You're right. He's not helping.

spanone

(135,862 posts)

12. jeez mikey. you want to act like zimmerman?

Reply to Amerigo Vespucci (Original post)

Thu Apr 12, 2012, 04:51 PM

Apr 2012

Gman

(24,780 posts)

13. Mike never has thought much beyond the street

Reply to Amerigo Vespucci (Original post)

Thu Apr 12, 2012, 04:52 PM

Apr 2012

that's how he thinks. Doesn't make it right. He can't think better than that.

TlalocW

(15,389 posts)

15. By the time I reached the end of the sentence

Reply to Amerigo Vespucci (Original post)

Thu Apr 12, 2012, 08:13 PM

Apr 2012

I realized it was Mike Tyson talking about Zimmerman. When I first glanced at it, I thought it was a rhetorical statement ABOUT Mike Tyson.

TlalocW

XanaDUer

(12,939 posts)

16. Says the wife-beating rapist

Reply to Amerigo Vespucci (Original post)

Thu Apr 12, 2012, 08:18 PM

Apr 2012

Save it, Mike.

Typical NYC Lib

(182 posts)

18. Good ol' Mike!

Reply to Amerigo Vespucci (Original post)

Thu Apr 12, 2012, 08:26 PM

Apr 2012

Raine

(30,540 posts)

19. Oh geeesh, that really helps. He must have taken a hit to the head too many times.

Reply to Amerigo Vespucci (Original post)

Thu Apr 12, 2012, 08:35 PM

Apr 2012

Odin2005

(53,521 posts)

20. I bet FUX snooze paid him to say that.

Reply to Amerigo Vespucci (Original post)

Thu Apr 12, 2012, 08:39 PM

Apr 2012

Zax2me

(2,515 posts)

21. I bet they didn't.

Reply to Odin2005 (Reply #20)

Thu Apr 12, 2012, 08:58 PM

Apr 2012

I win.

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