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yes, i honestly do think that.
based on Zimmermans past behaviour, based on listening to an hour long radio interview with his brother. based on the 911 call etc.
but lets say that Zimmerman walked over to him and said something - like what - "hey what the fuck are you doing?" i doubt he said anything worse than that. how does that excuse Trayvon leaping on him and beating the shit out of him? why didn't Trayvon walk the fuck away?
does anyone really think he went up to him and said "hey n***** wtf you doing here?" then started pushing him? nah. but lets say he did, Trayvons move here is still to walk the fuck away then call the cops later. a difficult move for anyone with a temper to make, but its the move you have to make.
it comes down to the fact that no matter WHAT the circumstances, when you start pummeling a person, especially a fat weaker person who is on the ground, they cannot be expected to just hope you stop and wait. you risk brain damage/death. best thing would have been if he had have shot him in the leg or shoulder or something.
we have to be on the side of people, in a bad neighbourhood that is robbed a lot especially, but ultimately in any neighbourhood - defending their privacy, property and civility. if we dont do this then civilization does not function. people have a right to be able to sit at home and NOT have to stand hidden behind curtains, watching those outside on the street, hoping they decide to move on.
it is not reasonable to stand still in an alleyway behind someones property and expect them to do nothing.
so if Zimmerman, or anyone, is living or protecting a neighbourhood that is constantly robbed, and they see someone acting suspicious - and even if the fact that that person is black is what tips him over the edge to go investigate - then he's doing nothing wrong.
if that's racial profiling, then fine. you can racially profile someone and not be prejudiced against their race if that race happens to - for whatever reason - indicate a likelihood for criminality. eg. there is a lot of them in that area, and a lot of them commit crimes. shit, as a good anti racist, you would understand this if you had ANY understanding of the shitty conditions they have to struggle to survive in.
its not fair to BLAME them for crimes simply BECAUSE of their race. but it is fair to be on your guard about ANY feature of an individual that you notice in that situation. oh, but guys like suchfriends, if they see a black guy in a business suit, immaculately clean and shaved and steady on his feet - they think he's as likely to be about to rob someone than a swaying, smoking disheveled looking man white smoking a cigarette in poor clothes? give me a fucking break.
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