White privilege excuses

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1. it's interesting how "beyond a reasonable doubt" is such a tough standard

when the victim is black. but then look at all the innocent black people in prison after a "fair" trial.
somehow beyond a reasonable doubt wasn't a very tough standard when they were on trial.

yes, i know, sometimes there's no wiggle room and race considerations can't come into play. sometimes white innocent people go to prison, too.

but if there's room to fudge it, room for doubt, that's where racism comes into play. the jurors identified with the accused instead of the victim, and that determined the outcome. it's hard to imagine the jury would have reached the same conclusion with the races reversed. in fact, it's hard to believe the case would have gone to trial; were zimmerman black, he surely would have cut a deal as a trial would have been a disaster.