"..... a criminal trial is not "a search for truth." Scientists search for truth. Philosophers search for morality. A criminal trial searches for only one result: proof beyond a reasonable doubt." --- Dershowitz
This may be a good time to mention that the lynching of Leo Frank was carried out by Democratic leaders and KKK members. From 1865 to 1950 in the South, the Democratic party was aligned with the KKK and focussed on oppressing blacks. The Republican party was the part of the reconstruction and enabled blacks to vote & hold office. The Republicans were viewed by the Southerners as "Yankee carpetbaggers". The Democratic party in the South used violence to oppress blacks and get their way. One good example of this was the Wilmington Massacre of 1898 where Democrats chased elected blacks and Republicans out of Wilmington, North Carolina - killing many.
I was in a National Guard outfit with a lot of LAPD guys, half of them just talked like racists. I don't think they were particularly, it was just that's what their day consisted of, arresting Blacks in Los Angeles.. Democrats are DOA without that black vote, literally out of business. They have to keep that voting ratio above the 90% level. This is their big moment in the sun, their big opportunity to pour gasoline on the flames of racism! Those blacks have to believe that racism is what is keeping them in those inner city reservations, not things like they are unemployable because they come with a huge risk of a lawsuit from Jessie Jackemup..
Very interesting read. They lynched him because they wanted "justice", just like everyone wants "justice" for Martin. It almost looked like he could be guilty too, then you get a witness statement 70 years later and the truth comes out. In 1982, nearly 70 years after the murder, Alonzo Mann, who had been Frank's office boy, told authorities that he had seen Jim Conley alone at the factory carrying Phagan's body. This contradicted Conley's testimony that Frank had paid him to move the girl's body. Mann swore in an affidavit that Conley had threatened to kill him if he reported what he had seen. When the boy told his family, his parents made him swear not to tell anyone else. Mann finally decided to make a statement in what he called an effort to die in peace. He passed a lie detector test, and died three years later at the age of 85.
Not exactly but go ahead and believe what you like if it offers you some comfort. The guesthouse was built with cinderblocks on 1-inch rebar. The owner must have gotten the rebar for free because I can't imagine why anyone would use it in residential construction. I wouldn't call it a bunker and I was referring more to my location and...other implements. I just can't imagine rioters deciding to hump up my mountain, it is steep and quite a long hike and they would be exposed the whole way up. I can reach out nicely to about 800 yards if needed but I wouldn't do that unless it was villagers with pitchforks and torches.
Most of these right wing gun nuts are very insecure. For some they are trying to make up for sexual short comings, some were picked on as children, some have mommy and daddy issues and many are just pussys. Take Zimmerman for example, a young man in his prime picks on a kid 10 years his junior and has close to 100# on him. What happens when the tables turn, well in Zimmermans case he squealed like a little girl. These gun nuts need their guns to make up for a lack of balls. Forgot to add some are also just bullies.
Another genius kicking in his 2-cents worth. The two of you combined don't have the gray matter found in a sea cucumber. You can't yammer about Zimmerman until you are blue in the face. Nothing is going to happen.
All the posters here saying Zimmerman is right, you think nothing is wrong to follow the boy for no reason? Zimmerman said to the 911 he see that boy walking around. He NEVER report to the 911 he see the boy going on property, or try to break in the door, or try to break in the window. He NEVER see that boy try to hurt someone. And on the 911 call he say "These assholes always get away" So this is OBVIOUS Zimmerman is thinking this boy is guilty of something. But he have no proof, no facts, nothing. You tell me why he think this boy is guilty. WHY HE THINK THE BOY IS GUILTY? And only one poster is honest to answer that question. Look. Quote from Mav88: my son would not start a fist fight on the guy , I know that. If I were black, I would not be worried about the arrest rate, I would be worried about why the crime rate is so high. Notice that nobody disputes that young black males commit crimes at a very high rate -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------