Stupid ass co-worker just yelled down the hall

[reflection]

"WE SHOULD HAVE A VERDICT IN THE TRAYVON TRIAL THIS WEEK" and then snickered.

I yelled back "TRAYVON WAS ALREADY SENTENCED TO DEATH. NOT SURE WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. GET TO WORK" and a couple of nervous laughs floated down the hall.

silence, you could almost hear the gears grinding in his head. Then:

"YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT"

I yelled back "WHAT YOU JUST SAID REVEALS A LOT ABOUT YOU. NOW LET'S GET TO WORK BEFORE WE ALL GET FIRED"

silence.

This dude is going to be ecstatic if Zimmerman walks. It'll be like he got a free ice cream cone or something. Jackass.

[Just Saying]

1. Trials don't always bring justice.

And anyone who celebrates a kid being killed is a sick fuck.

Sorry you have to deal with that at work.

[reflection]

2. It's TN.

We deal with it at work, on the street, in a business. Anywhere a right-wing mouthbreather can find entrance you will eventually have to eat a stupid sandwich, often garnished with religion and/or slathered in racism. I'm almost numb to it. Thank you though.

[JustAnotherGen]

3. Trayvon trial

Says it all. But you handled his assery quite well.

[abelenkpe]

14. My mom lived in TN when MLK jr died

She told me neighbors cheered his death. It made her nauseous. Made her cry.

That was a long time ago though. Back when she was a democrat and recognized that such behavior was shameful and repulsive.

Today she is a gun nutty, doomsday prepper, birther who would probably cheer Zimmerman walking.

Stay strong there in TN. It must be tough!

[reflection]

18. Thanks.

Am caring for an aged parent. Not trying to be morbid, but practical... as soon as this is over, I will be bailing out of here as fast as humanly possible. This place is an absolute hellhole and it's not going blue anytime soon.

[Sissyk]

46. Where in Tennessee?

I LOVE Tennessee. I've not run into anyone that has called it the Trayvon murder trial, or that I think will cheer if Zimmy goes free, or anything of that nature. Maybe you are hanging out at the wrong places?

I'm not saying the State is perfect by any means. Yes, outside the major cities, it is red. But, politics is only one part of life and I don't seem to run into much "politicking" or bad mouthing murder victims; even the gun owners.

[reflection]

47. Memphis.

And I am in a technical field dominated by white males, so I see this attitude quite a bit. In fact I would say it is the prevalent attitude.

[Sissyk]

48. Nahville area, here.

I'm a white female in the male dominated construction industry.

Yeah, I hear Memphis is worse than Middle Tennesssee. Matter of fact, here we consider Memphis a part of Mississippi!! lol!! j/k

[n2doc]

40. Let me guess- She only watches Fox "news"

Ruined my Uncle. That propaganda is evil.

[abelenkpe]

41. Yep

Fox news 24/7. It has poisoned many minds and given a voice to bigotry and prejudice.

[reflection]

45. I am pleased to note

that my household is still a Fox-free zone.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=1332298

[sinkingfeeling]

4. Good job.

[HardTimes99]

5. In a way, I'm glad I'm still unemployed, so I don't have to face

shitbirds like that one. I'd probably end up saying or doing something to get myself fired if I were employed and dealing with someone like the employee you describe.

You have my sympathies and my respect for your response.

[Lifelong Protester]

6. Your response was a good one and he's an idiot

but you already knew that.

Tough to put up with that kind of crap at work, though, and you have my sympathies.

[frylock]

7. great response on your part

[awoke_in_2003]

8. I heard "Trayvon trial" the other day at work....

it must be the talk radio talking point.

[naaman fletcher]

9. Sounds like you were being a dick

What is wrong with saying that there should be a verdict this week?

[leftstreet]

11. What was the verdict in the Nicole Simpson trial? n/t

[naaman fletcher]

12. Oh I get it. My apologies totally.

I'm real sorry, it flew right over my head.

[leftstreet]

15. LOL I wondered about that

You just need another cup of coffee

[naaman fletcher]

33. yes i do! nt

[reflection]

16. Let's just say we spar quite a bit

and I know his political, and more importantly, racial leanings.

[NYC Liberal]

23. The guy said a verdict in the "Trayvon trial" not the Zimmerman trial

Presumably that was intentional, suggesting that Martin was in the wrong and therefore deserved what happened.

[Lex]

25. Whooooosh. nt

[libodem]

10. Yep

Open season on African American teen males. FN hunters and gun nuts. Wonder if Florida will issues tags?

[reflection]

28. I would just love to see

how the narratives would shake out if the roles were reversed and TM was the busybody instigator.

I honestly think most DUers would be consistent, and say that Trayvon had no right to get out of his car and pursue Zimmerman. But I think the freepers et al would still be defending GZ, saying he had a right to enjoy his skittles and iced tea.

[libodem]

35. Yes

If the race roles were reversed, it would be interesting to see how people interpret the allegations.

Zimmerman lies like a 10 year old child afraid of being spanked.

I wonder how a polygraph would test his account of what Travon supposedly said and did. It is all fabricated from his imagination. It should show which side of the brain those tales light up.

[Brickbat]

17. This makes the mom in me want to say something like "sounds like you guys don't have enough to do."

[reflection]

20. I understand. n/t

[lunatica]

19. I've heard many lawyers on the talk shows say he will not walk because

even if the jury says he feared for his life because he will get manslaughter instead of murder 2. manslaughter gets him 25 years and more.

[hack89]

43. The judge has yet to rule on whether the jury can consider a lesser charge

the jury does not automatically consider manslaughter - right now the only charge they can consider is 2nd Degree Murder

[JoePhilly]

21. The gun nuts want this to be an example of an armed person

protecting themselves from a deranged attacker.

A deranged attacker that is carrying skittles and Ice tea, while talking to a girl on the phone, but deranged none the less.

If Zimmerman is found to be the "cop-wanna-be" that he probably is, its just as possible that some of them are as well.

But that can't be true ... so the Martin kid must have been deranged.

[Populist_Prole]

24. I get that feeling too listening to others talk at work

Only the gun nuts think he will, or should get acquitted. Even the ( non- gun nut ) white conservatives think he was acting the part of a viligilante looking for trouble.

[Skittles]

27. CORRECT

and what is really strange is they undermine their own position regarding guns when they use racist, reckless people like Zimmerman as their heroes

[dorkzilla]

22. Good on you...

Great response and I am SO sorry you have to deal with asshats like that at work. People round these parts (NYC and 'burbs, where I am) may think those things but they sure as shit wouldn't say it in mixed company. Sorry you're stuck there for now, but do follow up on your plans to beat a hasty retreat as soon as may be.

You'll find assholes no matter where you go though...unfortunately.

[yesphan]

26. Well played.

Not that it will make any difference. I too am surrounded by RWNs.

[Skittles]

29. he baited you and you fell for it, hard

these gun humping folk are extreme cowards and bullies - you need to learn to ignore them at work

[reflection]

30. Nah. This dude's not smart enough to bait.

It was truly a Freudian slip.

[blm]

31. Your co-worker taught his kids to not fight adult strangers following them who get close enough

to grab them?

Did he warn his own kids to give in to whatever the adult stranger has in mind for them, because if they try to fight the adult stranger, the adult stranger has the right to pull his gun and shoot them?

[Maedhros]

32. I'm afraid that if Zimmerman walks

then we might have a reprise of the Rodney King incident in the aftermath. Only now the government response is likely to be much more draconian.

[JDPriestly]

34. Racists getting a little thrill out of the pleasure they would get if Trayvon Martin were on trial.

They are sick. Ignore them.

But please note that calling this the Trayvon Martin trial is like calling the O.J. trial the Nicole Brown Simpson trial.

I had to look her name upon Wikipedia to remember it.

Never heard of the OJ trial called the Nicole Brown Simpson trial. Never.

But, look, folks. The decision is up to the jury.

You cannot imagine the people who think that O.J. should have been convicted.

But that is just not how it works.

You have to accept the jury's decision whether you like it or not.

Next time you get that card, that summons to do jury duty ----- GO!.

Your willingness to serve may decide someone's life. So, GO when it is your turn.

[bike man]

36. Awesome job that allows so many to be watching tv and/or playing on the internet. nt

[reflection]

37. It pays the bills. n/t

[bike man]

38. My point was - many employers, when they hire people, actually expect them to

be/stay gainfully employed at the task they were hired to do rather than posting on forums, facebooking, texting their buds, and so on.

On reflection, that doesn't seem too unreasonable on the surface, but it is interesting how the working hours seem to be the busiest times for posting on DU.

[reflection]

39. I knew what your point was.

I'd say it's part and parcel of most desk jobs today that use computers. My day consists of bouts of work with little breaks interspersed. Ultimately we are judged by our performance though. We either perform or they find someone who will.

[davidpdx]

42. Loosen a few screws on his chair

And see how funny it is when he falls on the floor

[Kingofalldems]

44. Sadly on DU also.

Zimmerman has a vocal legion of DU pals.