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cthulu2016

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22. Racial profiling is legally irrelevant to the verdict.

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Sun Jul 21, 2013, 12:00 PM

Jul 2013

Legally. Irrelevant.

What was in Zimmerman's mind is legally irrelevant to the self defense case. It is a reasonability standard, not a state of mind issue, so his prejudices are irrelevant to the case.

His state of mind would be relevant to a choice of murder vs. manslaughter after self-defense were rejected by the jury, but self-defense is an equal defense to both of those crimes so Zimmerman's state of mind never came into legal play.

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Charles Barkley is confused. Recognizes there was racial profiling in Zimmerman case, [View all] Baitball Blogger Jul 2013 OP

Bartley must be planning to run for office, and need the bigoted gun lover vote. Hoyt Jul 2013 #1

I don't see how convincing he will be if he can't show that he understood the basic Baitball Blogger Jul 2013 #2

Screw him. Little Star Jul 2013 #3

Sir Charles has always made an effort at addressing current events intelligently. TroglodyteScholar Jul 2013 #4

Well stated. Baitball Blogger Jul 2013 #8

Hmmm DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2013 #5

Isn't he a basketball player? notadmblnd Jul 2013 #6

LOL. Seriously, though, Barkley has a right to his opinion, just like anyone else. However, HardTimes99 Jul 2013 #7

I posted it because it was given attention. Baitball Blogger Jul 2013 #9

Glad you posted it. It got play because Barkley has toyed with running for office and byeya Jul 2013 #13

No worries and not an attack on you whatsoever. I'm not an acolyte of the HardTimes99 Jul 2013 #16

Maybe you should drop into the Lounge. Baitball Blogger Jul 2013 #17

He is a black man giving out some of the white conservative line, so the media treestar Jul 2013 #15

Not to mention that the Orlando Sentinel Baitball Blogger Jul 2013 #18

He is, but people have tried to back him running for office in Alabama. He was a republican at one Hoyt Jul 2013 #12

That's always good to know. Baitball Blogger Jul 2013 #19

You disidoro01 Jul 2013 #10

this fact is proven all over DU ceonupe Jul 2013 #14

The most difficult thing to do in the Democratic party, is to reach agreement Baitball Blogger Jul 2013 #21

It's simple ceonupe Jul 2013 #25

I don't think this is a good place to defend Charter Schools. Baitball Blogger Jul 2013 #29

You are right in some cases ceonupe Jul 2013 #33

Privatization vs. social justice Baitball Blogger Jul 2013 #40

Sounds like you agree with the republicans Kingofalldems Jul 2013 #34

Ding ding ding ceonupe Jul 2013 #36

An issue you say? I've lost count of how many issues Kingofalldems Jul 2013 #38

I don't agree with cheap labor at Walmart ceonupe Jul 2013 #39

I'm sure Barkley's opinions get far more attention than anything we have to say. Baitball Blogger Jul 2013 #20

what did he say that was inaccurate? ceonupe Jul 2013 #11

If racial profiling had been allowed, this would have been elevated to a hate crime. Baitball Blogger Jul 2013 #23

The problem is racial profiling is not against the law ceonupe Jul 2013 #24

That is incorrect. Baitball Blogger Jul 2013 #26

Those rules are civil not criminal ceonupe Jul 2013 #27

No, he didn't speak the truth. He spoke his opinion based on what LEO and media put out notadmblnd Jul 2013 #31

Racial profiling is legally irrelevant to the verdict. cthulu2016 Jul 2013 #22

Zimmerman had superficial injuries. So the use of deadly force was NOT warranted. Skwmom Jul 2013 #28

Barkley has the brains of a turnip. Zoeisright Jul 2013 #30

When did Trayvon Martin have the right to self defense? bluestate10 Jul 2013 #32

Could that switch be someone pulling a gun out and threating to use it? Rex Jul 2013 #35

And which witnesses testified to this? XemaSab Jul 2013 #37