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In reply to the discussion: National Bar Association Demands Justice for Trayvon Martin [View all]billh58
(6,655 posts)actually said, was that they could not find anyone who was willing to testify that Zimmerman had racist tendencies:
"The report released Thursday made clear that the FBI found no one willing to go on the record as saying Zimmerman is racist. Even one of the most skeptical local investigators with the Sanford, Fla., police department, Chris Serino, suggested to the FBI that Zimmerman followed Trayvon based on his attire, not skin color, and added that he thought Zimmerman had a little hero complex, but is not racist, according to the Orlando Sentinel, which obtained copies of the document."
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2012/0712/FBI-report-No-evidence-George-Zimmerman-is-racist
Of course other racists would not testify against one of their own, and the behavior of the Sanford PD and the DA's office right after the incident had the appearance of being biased. They totally accepted Zimmerman's claims of self-defense, and decided not to investigate any further, or to press any charges. It wasn't until public outcries for justice, and the FBI stepped in that the Sanford bigots decided to take the case to trial, but by then any meaningful evidence was long gone.
The FBI investigation is still open, and the DOJ is looking into the case. The question isn't so much whether Zimmerman is a racist at this point (because he can't be tried again in criminal court) but if the legal system in Sanford is racially biased -- including the all white jury (which the DA's office allowed).