Central Florida DUERS check in. And Observations about Sanford.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

Beside finding the suggestion that African Americans in Sanford will riot if there is an unfavorable outcome in the Zimmerman trial racist I also find it implausible for logistical reasons.

Sanford is a deeply segregated city. The east side (Midway) is almost exclusively African American, the middle and older part is predominately caucasian, and the west side looks like any suburb with a mixture of races that looks like the rest of America. The Sanford downtown is about two square miles with the tallest building being about four stories.

There's nothing there.

I lived in that general area almost my entire life before moving to L A last April. Before I moved I saw a lot of young people, of all colors, wearing hoodies with their hood up in a obvious show of solidarity with the martyred Trayvon Martin.

Peaceful protests, yes... Riots, I don't see em...

[trumad]

1. Well---downtown Sanford may be the only place that may see trouble.

Mostly antique stores.

Orlando/Sanford ain't Miami.... or LA, or NY.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

3. Kind of like downtown DeLand or Mount Dora

East of 17-92 it's a sleepy, little city.


When they had the riots in Liberty City, Orlando was quiet. If fact , former mayor Carl Langford went to the predominately African American part to quiet the crowds.

[trumad]

4. Sanford is a funny little town.

If they wanted to they could make downtown a pretty hip place to hang on in.

[Mojorabbit]

6. I love to spend the afternoon there. Some nice little restaurants and funky shops.

I don't see rioting happening though unless some people come in from outside to start something.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

9. That would be sad

Most of those merchants are hanging on by the skin of their teeth.

I hope there are no riots.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

8. Zimmy lived in "new" Sanford

I was probably shopping at the Target where that yahoo was walking around packing.

[darkangel218]

5. Sleepy until the Ocala kkk gets here.

[Mojorabbit]

7. Osceola county full of them also. nt

[DemocratSinceBirth]

10. It's also heavily Latino

Lots of Puerto Ricans and Dominicans, but especially the former.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

13. I never saw street races on SOBT, but lots of hookers and homeless people.

Are you referring to south of Sand Lake?

[darkangel218]

14. Between SandLake and Hunters Creek.

Try driving on OBT this Saturday and tell me how it feels.

They're gangs, not street racers. OCSO won't even show up for assistance, as per them.. they have bigger fish to fry.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

15. Got ya

Too much traffic between Colonial and Sand Lake to drag race.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

18. I'm in Los Angeles now

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[darkangel218]

19. Lucky you

[darkangel218]

11. Osceola has latino gangs. also extreamly dangereus.

God Fuking dammit, I wish people would wisen up and quit being racist fucks ( excuse my language

I'm so sick of this "my race is better than yours"

[darkangel218]

2. I live in Central FL.

I don't think the African Americans would create riots. Im more scared of the racist KKK kind. They do exist, in large numbers here.

And I'm saying this as a white young woman, no biases.


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[russspeakeasy]

16. Our local tv network is hoping like hell there will be.

That way they can just set up a camera and let it roll.
Otherwise, they are obligated to run garden hose and mattress ads and commercials for stores that are no longer in business. .

[stuckinodi]

21. Sanford, FL Ran Jackie Robinson Out Of Town

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-04-08/news/sns-rt-us-usa-florida-sanfordbre837069-20120408_1_civil-rights-black-mistrust-town-hall-meetings

I'd say they have a long history with racial tension.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

22. That was a long time ago.

[HipChick]

23. Why the racial stereotypes about black people? No issue though about guns nuts

using this as license to hunt,murder and kill?

To suggest that Blacks will riot simply because they are upset by a court verdict is to frame them as reactionary and animalistic.