My old HOA obviously made efforts to avoid what Zimmerman's HOA went through. Or...the Sheriff's department had set rules for sponsoring CAP's in my old location.

My guess is that Zimmerman's was a smaller community, and put together their CAP by themselves. They obviously didn't have the paid security at night, like I did.

I am never going to argue about legally carrying a gun, since I do it all of the time. But a HOA has to consider all possibilities, and think on the behalf of everyone that lives in that community.

We are witnessing Evil at work....

This administration is bound and determined to pump up the racial division in this Republic, at all costs. I have never seen racism this directed, or intense...and I grew up in The South:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pla......

There is no happy ending to this, but it is becoming apparent that Obama (and Holder) are not looking for this. Chaos, and hatred, are their agenda....

I do not get the part about telling someone they can't carry a gun. If a person (patrol, volunteer, private citizen...any variation) has taken the time to go through the classes/background check etc etc, who can tell them to NOT carry a gun. I can't imagine anyone even agreeing to that. That's the same as saying stick your neck out and keep an eye on things, but if a criminal shows up make damned sure you're defenseless. If you witness a robbery or home burglary that could go really bad realIy fast and having to call and wait for the cops could be a death sentence. Who signs up for that?? I do not understand this rationale. (I feel the same way when I see unarmed school security...what the hells the point...completely useless in a serious situation...useless.)
I understand the HOA settling, but I don't understand what they're guilty of...other than kowtowing to avoid higher expense...AND to avoid the spotlight and being painted as racist.

This conversation with you got me thinking about the last upscale development I lived in. I did some digging in my old Home Owners Association files and found this:

A few things I found odd was that our Neighborhood Watch was not allowed to carry weapons...they had a police radio and were trained to call the police if they saw something.

The local law prohibited them from carrying, as they were considered to be a civilian branch of the Sheriff's department. Two people had be on patrol together or the vehicle did not go out. Our CAP patrols stopped at 6:00 and then a paid security company took over the patrols, and they were armed.

I can understand how Zimmerman's HOA would be concerned and want to settle if their bylaws are anything like mine were.

By far the best way to BATTLE gun violence is to CARRY a gun, pull it out, and SHOOT any SOB who has INITAITED gun violence.

mr. thompson has to keep the race baiting up. Squirrel!! Let's have just-us. Squirrel!! While everyone is watching what we all new would happen, after all the usual suspects were in place and talking, most won't see another liberty going the way of the Dodo. Squirrel!!

lol

Cha-Ching-a-cy!

All the way to the family bank....

Lu-na-cy!

Vetting as in: "Do you own a gun, and do you expect to carry it on your watch?"

I can hear the family lawyers saying this.

I wonder if everybody's HOA fee just went up.
And vetted how?? The anti-self defense oath??

I have to guess that the family argued that any other neighborhood watch person would not have had to shoot Trayvon, and that the Association should have vetted Zimmerman?

I wonder where the Association came up with that kind of money? Liability insurance coverage?

Yeah cuz neighborhood watchmen should, of course, have to take an oath to never defend their own life regardless of the imminent threat. Maybe we should have cops take that oath too.

The family claimed that the Association bore some responsibility for having Zimmerman on their neighborhood watch patrol....

I know, how lame can it get?

The Association chose to settle out of court.

Am I the only one who thinks Soledad O'Brien is an insincere over-actor. I think that every time I hear her say anything.
And yep...the evidence DID decide this case.
This video didn't say much about the settlement....what exactly is the HOA responsible for??? I don't get it.

Do you know that the Trayvon Martin family settled a suit against the Homeowner's Association, and are now millionaires?

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/05/us/florida...

Honor Trayvon Martin by finally addressing the anti-life Thug Culture.