On 4/14/2012 11:19 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > And that would never happen if Zimmerman is declared innocent, right?
Maybe they are hoping he will take a deal. Who knows? > After it plays out and Zimmerman is declared innocent of 2nd degree murder, > what do think will happen? Specifically, what will happen in the Black > communities? I don't think the prosecution cares. They are passing the buck on to the jury. You asked why Zimmerman is charged with 2nd degree murder. As for what I think will happen? eh. Someone is going to be pissed off no matter how it turns out. I really don't care. Did race have something to do with it? Sure. Is this about race? No. Are people trying to turn it into a racial issue for their own selfish gains? Yup, but not on the grand scale that you are implying. Would this have happened if the victim wasn't black? More likely than not. Zimmerman was gung-ho to get him some justice and I don't think race had anything to do with it in his mind, other than he probably shares the general public perception that young black men are more likely to be involved in criminal activities. I think it is a little telling that the dispatcher had to ask him what race the person was. Zimmerman reported a suspicious person. He didn't report a suspicious black man, which is what a lot of people might say, since race is the most identifiable physical characteristic someone has, besides, perhaps gender. > > J ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:349824 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
