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In reply to the discussion: The Zimmerman Trial: The Scream [View all]ChiciB1
(15,435 posts)and/or mine. Not sure what your point is. Burglaries or not, judgments made either way, my point is that the media has focused more on "creepy ass crackers" being much more negative than all the other negative statements uttered by GZ. To the extent that what TM said is worse than anything GZ ever said.
Why should TM's comments be looked upon as worse than GZ's? Even listening to the previous tapes of GZ I certainly get the impression that he views himself in a better light than any person of color.
It's almost as if he doesn't acknowledge that they're many white people who have some serious character flaws. I've often used the example that when it comes to serial killers, the overwhelming number of them are white. Then look further at our penal system and the ratio of white vs. people of color.
To me the media is giving more creditability not only to GZ, but also to Mr. Good's testimony. Anyone does have the "right" to their opinion, but for the media or any group to push a biased agenda feels very wrong to me. And at the very least UNFAIR.
Any tell me WHY many feel it's acceptable that GZ pursued TM simply because of previous burglaries, as opposed to doing what the 911 operator said there was no need for him to do? So that now GZ can cry self defense when he himself could have avoided all of this!