2 CRACKERS SHOT FOR NO REASON BY BLACK MAN
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2 CRACKERS SHOT FOR NO REASON BY BLACK MAN
Florida teen faces life sentence in slaying of British tourists
Published March 29, 2012
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Teenager Shawn Tyson, left, has been found guilty of murdering British tourists James Cooper, 25, center, and friend James Kouzaris, 24.
SARASOTA, Florida – A Florida teen is facing life in prison without parole for murdering two young British tourists who got lost and wandered into a housing project where their convicted killer lived.
After an eight-day trial, a jury on Wednesday convicted 17-year-old Shawn Tyson of two counts of first-degree murder in the shooting of James Cooper, 25, and James Kouzaris, 24, last April.
The two men were on a three-week Sarasota holiday and spent an evening drinking when they got lost.
Both were considered fun-loving world travelers by those who knew them. Their friends Paul Davis and Joe Hallett said the pair had a knack for making friends with people of all ages and races. Cooper had traveled to Australia and loved tennis; he was a tennis pro in his hometown and had played against countryman Andy Murray. Kouzaris played rugby, taught English in Taiwan and had traveled through Central America prior to visiting Sarasota.
The men were in Florida staying with Cooper's family on a Gulf coast beach near Sarasota and on April 15, they dined and drank downtown.
Authorities said both were drunk when they got lost and accidentally wandered just before 3 a.m. into the housing project where Tyson lived.
Witnesses testified that Tyson told them he saw two "crackers" -- a derogatory term for white people -- walking through the neighborhood and that he intended to rob them. The tourists said they didn't have any money and begged Tyson to let them go home. The men also told Tyson they were lost.
"Since you ain't got no money, then I have something for your ass," Tyson recounted to a witness, then added that he shot the men several times.
Published March 29, 2012
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Teenager Shawn Tyson, left, has been found guilty of murdering British tourists James Cooper, 25, center, and friend James Kouzaris, 24.
SARASOTA, Florida – A Florida teen is facing life in prison without parole for murdering two young British tourists who got lost and wandered into a housing project where their convicted killer lived.
After an eight-day trial, a jury on Wednesday convicted 17-year-old Shawn Tyson of two counts of first-degree murder in the shooting of James Cooper, 25, and James Kouzaris, 24, last April.
The two men were on a three-week Sarasota holiday and spent an evening drinking when they got lost.
Both were considered fun-loving world travelers by those who knew them. Their friends Paul Davis and Joe Hallett said the pair had a knack for making friends with people of all ages and races. Cooper had traveled to Australia and loved tennis; he was a tennis pro in his hometown and had played against countryman Andy Murray. Kouzaris played rugby, taught English in Taiwan and had traveled through Central America prior to visiting Sarasota.
The men were in Florida staying with Cooper's family on a Gulf coast beach near Sarasota and on April 15, they dined and drank downtown.
Authorities said both were drunk when they got lost and accidentally wandered just before 3 a.m. into the housing project where Tyson lived.
Witnesses testified that Tyson told them he saw two "crackers" -- a derogatory term for white people -- walking through the neighborhood and that he intended to rob them. The tourists said they didn't have any money and begged Tyson to let them go home. The men also told Tyson they were lost.
"Since you ain't got no money, then I have something for your ass," Tyson recounted to a witness, then added that he shot the men several times.
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Re: 2 CRACKERS SHOT FOR NO REASON BY BLACK MAN
If the motherfucker admitted to killing them, and have witnesses that he called them "crackas" this case needs to be prosecuted as a fucking hate crime! If it were the other way around every news outlet in the country would be screaming hate crime in defense of the black man, well the shit needs to go both ways...
Not to mention there shouldnt be any jail time. Walk his sorry ass out the back door of the courthouse and straight into a hangmans noose, then leave him up for a few days to make a damn example out of his ass....
Not to mention there shouldnt be any jail time. Walk his sorry ass out the back door of the courthouse and straight into a hangmans noose, then leave him up for a few days to make a damn example out of his ass....
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Cracka please.........
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Because the victims don't look like a son that doesn't exist?burn360 wrote:And why isn't this national news like the white guy that shot the black guy
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Because the victims weren't carrying any skittlesburn360 wrote:And why isn't this national news like the white guy that shot the black guy
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Probably a good thing we dont live in Florida... LYNCH MOB.....
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I have been an advocate of public hanging for years. High noon on Fridays in front of the courthouse. Best deterrent ever. Guarantee not to be a repeat offender.
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12% OF THE POPULATION=80% OF ALL CRIME IN U.S.
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Can you cite a source for this?Nolan wrote:12% OF THE POPULATION=80% OF ALL CRIME IN U.S.
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George Carlin always said public hangings during halftime on Monday night football was the way to go.kyswede wrote:I have been an advocate of public hanging for years. High noon on Fridays in front of the courthouse. Best deterrent ever. Guarantee not to be a repeat offender.
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No no no! Nobody calls the president half white and I sure won't let this go as that. He is Mexican just as the president is called black. If the same guy (hispanic) would have been shot by a white guy his ethnicity would be in the news as 100% Hispanic!
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because it was the white devil....burn360 wrote:And why isn't this national news like the white guy that shot the black guy
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That's completely false.Nolan wrote:12% OF THE POPULATION=80% OF ALL CRIME IN U.S.
Also, when analysing crime statistics, race typically isn't even one of the top contributors. Socioeconomic status and education are almost always the top two. Yes, minorities commit crimes at a higher rate than whites, but is has very little to do with skin color.
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.......NMHartlage wrote:That's completely false.Nolan wrote:12% OF THE POPULATION=80% OF ALL CRIME IN U.S.
Also, when analysing crime statistics, race typically isn't even one of the top contributors. Socioeconomic status and education are almost always the top two. Yes, minorities commit crimes at a higher rate than whites, but is has very little to do with skin color.
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jackalo626 wrote:Cue the famous saying: "he was a good boy"
they have that shit on a recording and push it as soon as they get in trouble or get themselves killed by an officer doing his job..........
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I thought this was going to be a racial thing as well, but then realized it was just another account of blacks killing whites, which can't be considered racist because it's not a white person doing the crime. Nothing to see here, move along......![Sarcastic :llama:](./images/smilies/llama.gif)
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I think you proved his point.Hartlage wrote:That's completely false.Nolan wrote:12% OF THE POPULATION=80% OF ALL CRIME IN U.S.
Also, when analysing crime statistics, race typically isn't even one of the top contributors. Socioeconomic status and education are almost always the top two. Yes, minorities commit crimes at a higher rate than whites, but is has very little to do with skin color.
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