RoshawnMarkwees
Assimilationist
- Dec 23, 2009
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Racial profiling does not make physical assault legal.Have you noticed how here on U.S. Message Board when a black person posts a story about someone alleging racial discrimination there are a core group of people who show up on the thread trolling it with every reason under the sun why the act allegedly was not racially motivated and that there is no proof that it was racially motivated (see as an example A black man in Michigan tried to deposit checks at his bank. The manager called police)Bullshit. No good reason? You aren't even trying to be honest.
By the same token (no pun intended) I have observed all of the stated reasons why this same core group believes that Zimmerman had any valid legal reason to follow Martin which does not involve profiling, particularly of a racial nature. I've also seen the various attempts to reinterpret both the Florida stalking statutes as well as the statute which indicates that a person can not claim self-defense if they are the aggressor in an altercation.
On top of all of this, Zimmerman was not in compliance with the Neighborhood Watch regulations which didn't allow their members to carry weapons while engaging in Neighborhood Watch duties, that their role is to report what they deem suspicious activity but not to engage the "suspect" nor was in compliance with the admonishment presented on the Florida Department of Agriculture reminding people who have obtained a concealed carry permit that it is ONLY a permit to conceal carry a weapon and that the holder needs to be knowledgeable of the circumstances in which they can use deadly force for self-defense.
Lastly, if anyone watched the video where the police detective had Zimmerman walk them through what happened that night, it was clear that they were coaching him and pointing out the weaknesses in his "narrative" presumably so that he could correct them before having to defend himself in a court of law.
I've encountered plenty of individuals who for whatever reason don't have a criminal record, but once you start looking into their contact with law enforcement, what their ex significant others have to say about them in divorce proceedings, etc. a pattern often begins to emerge. Zimmerman has had multiple instances of violence against others including a law enforcement officer, but all of his crap always seems to get cleaned up.
People make mistakes, they often misinterpret situations, do the wrong thing or just totally screw up, but the thing about Zimmerman that cements my feelings for him is the fact that he stated that if he had the opportunity to do everything over again knowing now what he didn't know then - that Martin was a teen, that he was not "high" (not that that is any of his damn business) and that he was not armed - he still would have killed hiim.
Major asshole and hopefully one day he'll reap what he has sown.
That’s like blaming provocative clothing for rape.