walking while black - Trayvon Martin

[Duchess]

For me it's not about defending George... but it is stunning to me how many here can see no other version of how it went down. For many of you it is all Zimmerman's fault, nothing bad about Martin should be considered, and this is a slam dunk. There is no way Martin could have jumped Zimmerman, no way he could have been up to no good, and no way he was anything other than a choirboy on the night in question.

Honestly, I don't give a fuck. Maybe Zimmerman is completely fibbing about the whole deal. Maybe he placed a non-emergency call as a set up, and then chased a kid down to kill him. But Jesus, there is plenty of evidence that this could have happened as Zimmerman said it did.

Continuing to ignore that there is the possibility of another scenario, is just flat out ignorant zealotry (see: adub).

Hold it right there, Mr. Bone. I do not believe this is a slam dunk.

Yeah, I absolutely believe this was all George's fault. He instigated it. His actions caused this. He's not an officer of the law but he presented himself as one, he was carrying a gun AND he was following that kid in a stealth manner, he was being sneaky. Legitimate Neighborhood Watch people do not carry a weapon, they also don't follow people, those are at least two rules those people are expected to abide by. George didn't. He took the law into his own hands.