Posted on 06/23/2012 1:22:21 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Good thing this is America where that kind of abuse cannot happen (Bill of Rights and all).
"Purple drank is a slang term for a recreational drug popular in the hip hop community in the southern United States, originating in Houston, Texas. Its main ingredient is prescription-strength cough syrup containing codeine and promethazine. Cough syrup is typically mixed with ingredients such as Sprite soft drink or Mountain Dew and pieces of Jolly Rancher candy. The purplish hue of purple drank comes from dyes in the cough syrup. There are numerous slang terms for purple drank, including sizzurp, lean, syrup, drank, barre, purple jelly, and Texas tea. In June 2000, Three 6 Mafia's single "Sippin' on Some Syrup," featuring UGK, brought the term "purple drank" to a nationwide audience. Three 6 Mafia's single "Rainbow Colors" featuring Lil' Flip pertains to the consumption of purple drank; the addition of a Jolly Rancher candy to a cup of purple drank creates a spectrum of colors, hence the name."
When Martin was referring to "drank" and "lean" and "DMX" in his Facebook postings, this is what he was referring to.
“I bring this up NOT because of stereotypes or because it is significant to the facts of this case.”
I do believe it will become an integral part of the “facts” of this case. It’s an ingredient in “let’s get high” drink. Google “lean” in the urban dictionary.
In any case, even if the facts are there to implicate the Angel Trayvon, look at what Johnnny Cochran did to the LA Police Lab that has sooooooooooooooo much evidence against OJ Simpson. The lab had simply "contaminated" and "manufactured" all the evidence, and the unbiased and impartial OJ jury of Obama voters nodded their collective heads approvingly.
You're right - and I just became aware of this because of this thread.
Where is the media on this? Even Conserative media? Drudge? Breitbart? Fox? Rush? Hannity? CNS?
Zimmerman is innocent.
Zimmerman is innocent.
Zimmerman is innocent.
I hate to say but I can even see a federal prosecution of Zimmerman when he is tried and found not guilty.
Where is the barf alert for this story?
Where is the barf alert for this story?
I have been following this case fairly closely and even I did not know about the watermelon drink. Excellent post.
The MSM can rot in hell......along with anybody prosecuting this poor guy
I have been following this case fairly closely and even I did not know about the watermelon drink. Excellent post.
The MSM can rot in hell......along with anybody prosecuting this poor guy
You certainly got that right! I still don't see how "stand your ground" is in play here, based on the facts that have been released.
How in the h??? is that an issue when someone attacks you and threatens to kill you while beating your head against the ground and trying to take your gun?
Maybe we should get a new law, the "Lie on the ground" defense.
Actually, Martin was 5’11”, according the the coroner.
Stand your ground MAY apply here. There are some states where you are supposed to run away as soon as you feel threatened, and cannot legally claim self defense if you do not. I don’t remember the details, but in one state a woman was found guilty when she shot a guy who entered her bedroom because, when she first heard noises, she didn’t immediately crawl out the window.
That is the sort of insanity stand your ground laws were meant to stop. I don’t think it was ever true in Florida, but there were states where Zimmerman would have been expected to turn and run if Martin threatened him. In that sense, stand your ground does apply. No person should be found guilty for failing to run at the first sign of danger, or denied the right of self-defense a minute later when things turn bad.
Now, that’s what you’d call a fair and unbiased article.
NOT!
I hope they kept a few spare vials of blood in a freezer for such questions.
(Tray's Lean was not, like SoBe, a diet drink!)
If Mr. Zimmerman’s reported accounts are to be believed, the brawl with Tray was a surprise, not a face-off that turned ugly.
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