A question for those who feel that the correct verdict was rendered in the Zimmerman trial.

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170. You are seeing the distorting effect of small samples

murder is primarily an intra-racial phenomena - whites kill whites, blacks kill blacks.

So you are comparing a large sample (white / white or black / black) against a very small one (white / black or black / white). Basic statistics tells you that small samples are more likely to produce extremes.

In Florida to date there have been 61 white on white SYG cases. There have been 11 white on black, 10 black on white and 26 black on black cases.

The results:

For white on white: 32 justified, 25 convicted, 4 pending

For white on black: 6 justified, 1 convicted, 4 pending

For black on white: 4 justified, 2 convicted, 4 pending

For black on black: 16 justified, 6 convicted, 4 pending

Notice the black on white SYG cases - it would appear that black shooters "get away with murder" just like white guys do.

It would appear that in Florida, the true impact is that all races get the benefit of the doubt in SYG cases. The proper lesson is that SYG favors the shooter regardless of race

Just food for thought.

http://www.tampabay.com/stand-your-ground-law/fatal-cases