[sauropod]

Of course the facts will come out - but do we know the guy was a thug? He had candy and pop and apparently was unarmed. Although with the hoodie he probably looked like a thug. Also sounds as though maybe the “kid” didn’t react well either.

I have read local Orlando reports that indicate witnesses saw him assaulting Zimmerman prior to being shot.

There are quite a few people in my neighborhood that walk around with hoodies up (and drive cars that way too). Many of them wear their pants below their gluteus maximus. In addition to looking laughably ridiculous, they are intentionally tying themselves to a specific subculture that is associated with lots of drugs and crime. I generally assess them as thugs or wannabe gangbangers.

My survival instinct tells me to be wary of them. That instinct has served me in good stead.

[Aria]

I agree with staying away - I know I do. I’m lucky enough to live where I don’t see these people. It’s still shocking to me that there is a whole culture built on wanting to be the scum of society.

Rode the BART from San Francisco into Oakland recently and watched the kids as they participated in that culture - they had to “represent” or be run over by their peers. I actually felt some sympathy for them because they are stuck in a grimy cycle and most of them know nothing else.