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In reply to the discussion: Why is America still so ignorant about racism? Read this quote from a neighbor of George Zimmerman. [View all]Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)One is available for hearing, now, sinceit's a 911 call by GZ. The other is related by Trayvon's girlfriend, where he calls to say someone is following him, then you hear him walking or breathing fast, then asking "Why are you following me?" which jives with GZ's 911 call.
I'm not saying that Trayvon didn't have a right to confront hte guy following him. What I'm saying is....at first, so many posters ASSUMED that GZ chased down, then shot Trayvon. Later, it was revealed, through evidence, that that is not what happened at all.
But posters have disregarded that entirely...that they were WRONG in their assumptions. And so it may be with other assumptions.
There have been no, "Oh, oops, I was wrong about my assumptions. Oops...he's not "white." Oops...he didn't chase down and coldly shoot Trayvon. Oops...he wasn't the one to confront Trayvon."
That's what I'm saying. Over and over, people have been WRONG in their assumptions. Another example: a poster posted here "Video of GZ shows not even one scratch on him!" No, "Oops, I was wrong about that," when a clearer video shows injury to the back of GZ's head. Not a large injury, but clearly a wide, deep cut that is red. Consistent with the policeman's statement about cut to back of head.
See? The facts that are coming out are different from many people's ASSUMPTIONS. Yet, it has occurred to no one to think that maybe they should wait for the results of the investigation, that they are letting their prejudices guide their judgment.