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In reply to the discussion: ZIMMERMAN TRIAL: Day 11, Tuesday, July 9, 2013 [View all]Liberal_Stalwart71
(20,450 posts)And yet, they give the perpetrator (the one with the gun) the benefit of the doubt.
Why is that?
I believe that racial prejudice has something to do with this.
If Trayvon were white and Zimmerman were black, Zimmerman would have surely been arrested for killing Trayvon whether intentionally, in self-defense, or for whatever reason. Many Zimmerman supporters seem to not be able to process this possibility. Especially when it comes to the Sanford police. Minorities have been complaining about the police department for a long time now. They treated Zimmerman as their friend. I do believe that there's collusion involved. There's some cover-up. Maybe the police want to cover their ass for not following the proper procedures that night. Maybe they are angry that they are forced to testify.
But again, the fact that so many are willing to give Zimmerman the benefit of the doubt despite the fact that his many accounts of what happened that night do not add up, is chilling for me and for many black people that I've spoken with.