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Brilliant_Rock
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sstephensid|1334980662|3176934 said:Ugh
Don't you mean can you imagine a black man killing a biracial Hispanic, not white, 17 year old? But of course, Zimmerman's actual race doesn't matter, all we need to know is that the privileged white is at fault.
Hmph!
Once again, Hispanic is NOT a race! His race is WHITE. His ethnicity is HALF-Hispanic. My god.
From the US Census:
Race and ethnicity are considered separate and distinct identities, with Hispanic or Latino origin asked as a separate question. Thus, in addition to their race or races, all respondents are categorized by membership in ethnicities...."
Anyway, as MSC said, race aside, I'm shocked at what occurred with the bond hearing. I'm trying to avoid saying I shouldn't be surprised, however. I agree with Danny, I find it hard to believe results have been the same the other way around. Although, I would like to.
And, the new pic from ABC still doesn't absolve Zimmerman, IMO. It's been revealed the boy was found close to his home, suggesting he was, indeed, running away from Zimmerman. If Zimmerman caught up with him, and if the boy did attack him (which I would need to see more evidence to support), it would be self-defense on the boy's part. Therefore, it would STILL not justify him shooting that boy.
Moreover, I wonder why the paramedics didn't feel the need to further address such a 'bloody show'.
Also, Zimmerman claims he thought the boy was only a few years younger than him at the bond hearing. In the 911 tapes, he says he believes for him to be in his late teens. I wish the prosecution would have pointed that out. But, perhaps, they were not expecting the defense to turn a bond hearing into an early start of the trial and PR stunt.