What tripe On Aug 5, 2013 3:53 PM, "Vivec" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > http://www.hamptoninstitution.org/zimmermanverdict.html#.Uf_qQ5KPt8G > > Alarming analysis, especially since I doubt this is unique to the US. > > "Quote 3 simply shows that at the very least this juror did believe that > Zimmerman exercised poor judgment, which is also indicative regarding the > value of Martin's life to this juror. However, she did not feel that > Zimmerman's misjudgment was criminal in any way. She later shows her > allegiance to the Second Amendment, which may also have racial implications > because many argue that the gun debate is smothered with racial overtones. > She also states that Zimmerman's "heart was in the right > place"-insensitive, much? This quote shows that somewhere within the mind > of this juror she knew Zimmerman was wrong even though she admitted from > the very beginning that she voted not guilty. One could easily argue that > the facts did not mean much to this juror." > > "In closing, this small assessment drives so many Americans to lose faith > in the justice system. Many people understand that, in a racist society, > justice can never be equal. Justice is not blind so long as others (in this > case jurors) continue to believe that extra-legal factors supersede the > facts. It is the implicit biases held within the justice system on *all > levels* that *sustains* racial disparities within the criminal justice > system. This is the reality from which the outcry from the verdict derives. > It derives from a system's inability to accept the decades upon decades of > social science research proving racial bias within the justice system." > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:366265 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
