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Thu 05/17/12 09:21 PM
Maybe it would be possible for you "enough is enough" people to just ignore this thread and let the people who still want to discuss this story do so in peace?

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Thu 05/17/12 09:19 PM



Well, I think it should matter.

Seems to me if Zimmerman would have just minded his own business and called the cops..waited for the cops the entire thing could have been avoided.

Being high on pot is not a factor, I don't know anyone who wants to fight and gets aggressive on pot. Maybe if there had been some meth or something that he was high on..that would fly...at least with me.



Marijuana and Aggression

However, sometimes when marijuana is used it can cause fear, anxiety, panic or paranoia, which can result in an aggressive outburst. For most people, however, once the effects of the drug wear off, their behaviour gradually improves.



k, yeah...when I was in grade school they use to show us movies about pot and how it makes ya wanna jump out a window.

Not gonna even discuss this topic. As an avid ganja user for 35 years, nothing you can post is going to convince me pot heads are violent..in general.


I don't remember writing that "pot heads are violent..in general".

Have you ever felt "fear, anxiety, panic or paranoia"?

Oh, since you've smoked marijuana for 35 years, I guess we can ignore all research done on the subject. whoa

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Thu 05/17/12 09:08 PM

Well, I think it should matter.

Seems to me if Zimmerman would have just minded his own business and called the cops..waited for the cops the entire thing could have been avoided.

Being high on pot is not a factor, I don't know anyone who wants to fight and gets aggressive on pot. Maybe if there had been some meth or something that he was high on..that would fly...at least with me.



Marijuana and Aggression

However, sometimes when marijuana is used it can cause fear, anxiety, panic or paranoia, which can result in an aggressive outburst. For most people, however, once the effects of the drug wear off, their behaviour gradually improves.

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Thu 05/17/12 08:11 PM

I'm wondering myself about Zimmerman following Martin, starting a confrontation. Pigs must be flying because I see msharmony's point here.

I'm a legal weapon carrier and I walk up to Joe Blow and kick him in the shins, just cause I'm a b!tch that way...he punches me in the face and I go flying to the ground and some teeth fall out, I come up and shoot him dead for slamming me. I'm just a little chick and he knocked my teeth out, I had to defend myself.

That doesn't make any sense. I don't get to kill him for hitting me back even though I got my *** kicked. I started it!!

I guess that's the part I don't understand.
I want to know who was the aggressor!!! Because it does matter.


Who started it does NOT matter in any legal sense. What matters is how it went from a fist fight and became a life and death struggle. Just because you start a fight, that doesn't mean you don't have the right to defend yourself against murder.

We have had two witnesses come forward and state that they saw Trayvon straddling George and punching him repeatedly in the face "MMA style". One witness is a minor and his mother won't allow him to testify, because she's concerned for his safety. That leaves us with one adult witness who corroborates George's story. And the forensic evidence that Trayvon had wounds to his hands. And the fact that Trayvon was high (remember George saying "He looks like he's on drugs or something"?). And the fact that George admitted that he had lost Trayvon minutes before the confrontation. Trayvon was faster and more athletic than George. Also, the unaltered 911 tape shows that George wasn't sure of Trayvon's race, so it couldn't have been profiling. It sounds more and more like George was doing a public service by following Trayvon and Trayvon decided to confront George, rather than run home or call 911 like any thinking person would have.

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Thu 05/17/12 08:04 PM

People have expressed interest in what exactly he is charged with.

His arrest record just says :730 ILCS 150/3(a)

But, here is the complete definition as the law states in Illinois.

http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=073001500K3


The pertinent section.


Such information shall include a current photograph, current address, current place of employment, the sex offender's or sexual predator's telephone number, including cellular telephone number, the employer's telephone number, school attended, all e-mail addresses, instant messaging identities, chat room identities, and other Internet communications identities that the sex offender uses or plans to use, all Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) registered or used by the sex offender, all blogs and other Internet sites maintained by the sex offender or to which the sex offender has uploaded any content or posted any messages or information, extensions of the time period for registering as provided in this Article and, if an extension was granted, the reason why the extension was granted and the date the sex offender was notified of the extension.

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Thu 05/17/12 07:05 PM
Trayvon had THC (marijuana) in his blood.

Breaking: Autopsy Reveals Trayvon Martin Had Drugs in System

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Thu 05/17/12 02:52 PM



Unlike most guys, I have no interest in football or working on cars or hunting and fishing or going to bars or boobs.


All of my gay male friends have loved boobs. It's inherit to being a man, it's a genetic indicator that a woman is a desirable mate. In other words, this is what you call a red flag.


On Mingle2, I'm sometimes referred to as "intimidating" and "complicated," but I don't think that's accurate at all. I just have a solid idea of what it is I want in life -- and what it is I DON'T want. Some people find that difficult to cope with, I guess, but I think it all boils down to an individual's personal preferences, and why should we abandon them just because some stranger doesn't agree with them?



wow, this is all very damaging to lex. i wonder how keith feels about it. i'm sorry for that (sort of). actually i could give a flying puck over a rolling donut about anything lex/keith posted.with all due respect spider it's about what charges can a court make stick to this slippery eel. that matters, because whatever charges turn to convictions will determine how long a punishment he will receive


From what little I've read, violations of registration are punished more harshly than the original crime.

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Thu 05/17/12 02:39 PM

Unlike most guys, I have no interest in football or working on cars or hunting and fishing or going to bars or boobs.


All of my gay male friends have loved boobs. It's inherit to being a man, it's a genetic indicator that a woman is a desirable mate. In other words, this is what you call a red flag.


On Mingle2, I'm sometimes referred to as "intimidating" and "complicated," but I don't think that's accurate at all. I just have a solid idea of what it is I want in life -- and what it is I DON'T want. Some people find that difficult to cope with, I guess, but I think it all boils down to an individual's personal preferences, and why should we abandon them just because some stranger doesn't agree with them?

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Thu 05/17/12 12:53 PM



an assumption is never fair. if you think i am giving him a benefit of doubt on what he has done, then let me say that i am not. i simply am not dwelling on his (or anyone's) past. the past is unchangeable. if his house was raided and pictures were found, than i could see how he was up to his same old tricks. he failed to report. that doesn't mean he had pictures, was using pictures, or had thoughts about pictures, it means he failed to report. why he didn't comply, only he knows. when he has his day in court we might get to find out, or he may plea bargain and get lost in the system again

society looks down on convicted felons who are trying to get their lives in order. twenty, thirty, even forty year old convictions haunt these men and women all their lives. even if they do their time and "pay their debt to society" it never ends for them. has former president bush lived down his dui conviction? will he ever? for some, once a felon always a felon


Let's see...

* Convicted twice for aggravated sexual assault of a minor.
* Convicted once for having tens of thousands of child pornography pictures.
* Gets out of prison and immediately starts creating a series of false identities and social media profiles.
my point is not to convict him of anything before he gets to court(just the facts ma'am - Dragnet's Sgt. Joe Friday)
On what grounds should we give him the benefit of the doubt?

As for paying his debt to society, that's just not possible. His evil will linger as long as those girls he molested (including any he might have molested without being caught) are in this world. Possibly longer, as the neuroses they developed as a result of their victimization might be passed down to their children in one way or another. Pedophilia is also a crime that reproduces sexually, the act itself can produce more pedophiles. The victim can become the victimizer. If "Lex" produced more child predators, how can his debt to society ever be paid? It's simply not possible by any stretch of the imagination.


give him (or anyone else you may feel) any benefit of doubt you care to

society has set up what they have determined is justice. two people charged with the same crime can and do receive two different punishments. sadly, neither will ever repay their debt to society



What you fail to understand is that he wasn't immediately arrested by the police. He had plenty of time to destroy evidence of any new crimes he committed. In other words, absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.

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Thu 05/17/12 12:12 PM

an assumption is never fair. if you think i am giving him a benefit of doubt on what he has done, then let me say that i am not. i simply am not dwelling on his (or anyone's) past. the past is unchangeable. if his house was raided and pictures were found, than i could see how he was up to his same old tricks. he failed to report. that doesn't mean he had pictures, was using pictures, or had thoughts about pictures, it means he failed to report. why he didn't comply, only he knows. when he has his day in court we might get to find out, or he may plea bargain and get lost in the system again

society looks down on convicted felons who are trying to get their lives in order. twenty, thirty, even forty year old convictions haunt these men and women all their lives. even if they do their time and "pay their debt to society" it never ends for them. has former president bush lived down his dui conviction? will he ever? for some, once a felon always a felon


Let's see...

* Convicted twice for aggravated sexual assault of a minor.
* Convicted once for having tens of thousands of child pornography pictures.
* Gets out of prison and immediately starts creating a series of false identities and social media profiles.

On what grounds should we give him the benefit of the doubt?

As for paying his debt to society, that's just not possible. His evil will linger as long as those girls he molested (including any he might have molested without being caught) are in this world. Possibly longer, as the neuroses they developed as a result of their victimization might be passed down to their children in one way or another. Pedophilia is also a crime that reproduces sexually, the act itself can produce more pedophiles. The victim can become the victimizer. If "Lex" produced more child predators, how can his debt to society ever be paid? It's simply not possible by any stretch of the imagination.

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Thu 05/17/12 11:59 AM

Is my hair too long or should i cut?


Don't be that guy.

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Thu 05/17/12 11:55 AM
If you are really worried about a person not supplying their real picture, ask for a picture of them holding up a sign that says "Mingle".

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Wed 05/16/12 06:43 PM



I still think he killed the kid in cold blood... he approached the kid for no reason, then shot him... i thought there are laws about stereotyping? but i guess not... police can't even approach people "because he looked suspicious", when no crime has been committed...


He says Trayvon approached him. What makes you think it was the other way around.


the whole episode... he was in a car following him, talking to the police, then the kid is dead.. i could be wrong, but from what i have read, i think it was zimmermans fault...


What law did Zimmerman break?

It's perfectly legal for a private citizen to profile.

It's perfectly legal for a private citizen to follow another private citizen on public property.

Even if Zimmerman DID attack Trayvon, he still retains his rights to self defense if he was in fear of his life.

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Wed 05/16/12 06:34 PM
Edited by Spidercmb on Wed 05/16/12 06:36 PM

I totaly disagree blackwater is a perfect example they just changed their name an continued to do the same.


I can only find one lawsuit against Blackwater, can you point me to this plethora of lawsuits? There are more lawsuits filed against the police here in Toledo in a year and the TPD aren't in a war zone.


They cost more and do less no doubt.


So? Who cares what they charge, nobody is forced to hire them. That is the beauty of the free enterprise system, nobody can force you to purchase a good or service.

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Wed 05/16/12 06:29 PM

I still think he killed the kid in cold blood... he approached the kid for no reason, then shot him... i thought there are laws about stereotyping? but i guess not... police can't even approach people "because he looked suspicious", when no crime has been committed...


He says Trayvon approached him. What makes you think it was the other way around.

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Wed 05/16/12 06:21 PM


Hitler had friends too.



was there any reason to consider he may have been repenting or changing before his death?

seems he was a more clear case of someone embracing their wrong and continuing it...


How many thousands of posts did Lex make? He was breaking the law the whole time he was here.

Have you checked his apartment? His car? His computer? How do you know that a man who was convicted of sexual assault twice and possession of child porn once was "repenting or changing"? Why would you even conclude that, when he was clearly breaking the law just by being here?

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Wed 05/16/12 06:16 PM

Maybe on fantasy island but more than likely money would be passed the whole thing hushed up.


That would be the victim's right to accept money to not sue.


No way a private police force would be less corrupt than government, look at blackwater for petes sake.


The Government is always more corrupt than a company. But even if they were equally corrupt, we can pick a new company, we can't pick a new Government.

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Wed 05/16/12 06:11 PM
Edited by Spidercmb on Wed 05/16/12 06:14 PM


All police forces should be privatized, so this sort of thing won't be tolerated.
And who exactly will hold them accountable?


The city council would contract policing out to a company. These sorts of things wouldn't be tolerated by the company, because they could lose their contract. Besides that, there would no longer be the incestuous relationship between the people doing the policing and the courts. So when the police made a huge screw up, the court would be more likely to find for the plaintiff. Some rich neighborhoods already do this. According to Wikipedia, some poor neighborhoods do too.

EDIT: This would also eliminate "blue flu". If they did this, the people of the city would demand a new police company be hired.

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Wed 05/16/12 06:05 PM

When convicted sex offenders get charged with a new crime, it is usually for failure to register or failure to verify an address.

It is usually NOT for a new sexual offense.

I should have clarified, sorry.



Several studies have involved follow-up of extra-familial child molesters. One such study (Barbaree and Marshall, 1988) included both official and unofficial measures of recidivism (reconviction, new charge, or unofficial record). Using both types of measures, researchers found that 43 percent of these offenders (convicted of sex offenses involving victims under the age of 16 years) sexually reoffended within a four-year follow-up period. Those who had a subsequent sex offense differed from those who did not by their use of force in the offense, the number of previous sexual assault victims, and their score on a sexual index that included a phallometric assessment (also referred to as plethysmography: a device used to measure sexual arousal (erectile response) to both appropriate (age appropriate and consenting) and deviant sexual stimulus material). In contrast to other studies of child molesters, this study found no difference in recidivism between opposite-sex and same-sex offenders.


For child molesters, the rate is 43%. You have to break it out, because you are including all sex crimes, not just pedophilia.

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Wed 05/16/12 03:15 PM





Even the worse person has a good side. Lex definitely had his. He purposely avoided children if you recall. He is still a published author. He really did live in Crowne Point IN. He really did love to joke around in Glorious Profiles. And he was a fanatic about spelling and grammar. Those parts of Lex were real.


Him saying he tried to avoid children did not mean he actually tried to avoid children.


I don't see how that is even possible Emily. All he lied about his name, age, sexual history and the fact that he was a child predator, he couldn't have lied about anything else, ever.


Like on this profile:

http://www.okcupid.com/profile/XenonBaboon/

He's saying he's looking to meet girls between the ages of 18-25.

Does that mean he's looking for someone with kids because many women do have them that young or does it mean that they haven't had kids yet?


Do you know what a Mysoped is? It's a pedophile who hates children and only preys on strangers, rather than acquaintances.

You gave me two options:

a) he's looking for someone with kids because many women do have them that young
b) [he's looking for someone] they haven't had kids yet?

I will offer another option

c) He is a mysoped. (which would be supported by the torture / murder porn he had)

I'm sure there are other options.

d) CYA in case he ever went before a judge.
e) Smoke screen, so people didn't know his real desires (Me thinks he doth protest too much)