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kpete

(71,996 posts) Mon Apr 16, 2012, 12:01 PM Apr 2012

but, don't call it "racism"

Miami-Dade Fire Captain Blames Trayvon Martin Killing On ‘Shitbag’ Parents Of ‘Urban Youths’

http://www.thegrio.com/specials/trayvon-martin/miami-dade-fire-captain-on-zimmerman-charges-blame-shtbag-parents-of-our-urban-youth.php

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but, don't call it "racism" (Original Post) kpete Apr 2012 OP

I wonder if the Martins could file some sort of defamation suit against this idiot. drm604 Apr 2012 #1

Email Addresses Marrah_G Apr 2012 #2

shitbag makes good GeorgeGist Apr 2012 #3

drm604

(16,230 posts)

1. I wonder if the Martins could file some sort of defamation suit against this idiot.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Apr 16, 2012, 12:49 PM

Apr 2012

He called them "failed, shitbag, ignorant, pathetic, welfare dependent excuses for parents". I'm not a lawyer, but that strikes me as libelous.

Marrah_G

(28,581 posts)

2. Email Addresses

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Apr 16, 2012, 01:21 PM

Apr 2012

eoc@miamidade.gov; mdfrd@miamidade.gov; mayor@miamidade.gov

Emergency Management, the fire dept and the mayors office.

I copied the face book post and informed them that as long as there was a public safety chief with such obvious racism and bigotry that I would not be spending any more vacation dollars there.

GeorgeGist

(25,321 posts)

3. shitbag makes good

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Apr 17, 2012, 05:16 AM

Apr 2012

republican.

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