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Originally Posted by PM_Mama00
I still do not think this was a racial incident. My neighborhood is a no outlet, newer construction subdivision with pretty expensive homes. It's small enough to know which kids live where. One night around 1:30am in the morning I saw 5 teens walking down my street with black hoods up. I didn't recognize any of them so I knew they were up to something, especially when one saw me looking out my window and they all stopped.
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1 teen =/= group of teens. 1:30am =/= evening.
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They were all white. I didn't give a shit WHAT color they were, I called the cops and while I was on the phone with them, I heard some kind of gun- paintball or BB (they shot at a house 2 houses down).
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Is this the point where you try to convince us you're not racist because you know black people or something?
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They didn't arrest them so I don't know what they were doing. Point of the story, if you're walking through a neighborhood you shouldn't be in (like a gated one), with a hood up at night, you ARE going to look suspicious. Zimmerman disobeying orders to stop following and then fatally shooting the kid is what he needs to be convicted of, not a racially motivated crime.
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None of this illustrates that what Zimmerman did was right. But cool story, bro. Glad you didn't shoot those teenagers.
I didn't realize gated communities were high-class ghettos where the only people that are ever allowed in are the ones that live there. Is it really outside of your realm of understanding that Trayvon Martin was allowed to be in that neighborhood and it wouldn't be unreasonable for him to assume that he could walk to the convenience store and back without getting shot?
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I know I'll get flamed for this but oh well. There are real hate crimes going on out there that Americans should focus on. His parents and the media are what deemed this a hate crime. It was just some guy playing cop and thinking he was a hero.
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Is this the part of the story where you accuse people of being mean and shutting down your opinions? "I'm going to get flamed for this" - would you like me to call you a whambulance?
Listen - I'm fine with giving Zimmerman the benefit of the doubt and allowing the courts to decide whether he is or is not guilty. That's totally fine. But portraying the victim as "up to something" isn't helpful. Practice what you preach - you just shared a longass story that's completely irrelevant to prove your point that, what? You think he's innocent?