Zimmerman-Martin

[readherring]

My biggest concern with the Zimmerman/Martin case isn't racism. You could argue that Zimmerman was motivated by racism. You could argue that he went free because of racism. Both would be very hard to prove. My biggest concern is that Zimmerman was cleared of manslaughter despite things that were very easy to prove

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[joanarkham]

That's exactly what I've been trying to parse. If both people honestly thing they are "standing their ground," first one to shoot wins?

[readherring]

Good point. Based on Treyvon's running away, there's an assumption that he felt threatened.

[eloquentwthrage]

Fucking THIS: "Zimmerman started following Martin while carrying a loaded weapon. As far as I'm concerned, that was the point where Zimmerman first became guilty of manslaughter." I don't think it was racial. I think he's a dangerous fuckwad who did NOT listen to law enforcement when he called to report Martin and was told not to fucking pursue.