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In 1955, Emmett Till's mother made this profound statement: "Two months ago I had a nice apartment in Chicago. I had a good job. I had a son. When something happened to the Negroes in the South I said, 'That's their business, not mine.' Now I know how wrong I was. The murder of my son has shown me that what happens to any of us, anywhere in the world, had better be the business of us all!!!"
I guess thats just too bad. Oh well. Maybe the word will get out now that you shouldnt assault people.
Or maybe the word will get out that the man with the gun is given the benefit if the doubt in states like Florida. Maybe those of us who didn't feel that we need guns will now arm ourselves, just in case some creep decides that we look suspicious. Maybe the word will get out, that we should shoot first so no questions can be asked later. Never bring fists to a gun fight, fight fire with fire - maybe those words will get out. Maybe the next time someone like Zimmerman is on the prowl, he'll be killed and I'm sure the outcome will be much different. If isn't just the law that's the problem, it's the subjectivity behind it and the way that its applied.
Show me Objective evidence that Zimmerman never touched Trayvon.
To answer you question, you simply threaten and scare the crap out of someone. Then when they attempt to defend themselves, you shoot!
Are you saying because someone pushes you (we know he didn't strike him) that you are justified to put a beat down on them and bash their head into the side walk?
You are blaming the victim. Perhaps Zimmerman had the audacity to follow all the way to where Trayvon lived. Trayvon believed Z would enter the home and therefore Trayvon defended his castle.
Remember this the next time an intruder kills a homeowner in his backyard out of "self-defense."
...The physical altercation took place away from the townhouse. It wasn't in the back yard. And why didn't Trayvon call the police?!? (Answer: Because he left the safety of the townhouse with malice aforethought and wanted to teach the creepy-assed cracker a lesson.)
For the rest of your life you are now going to feel what its like to be a black man in America.
You will feel people stare at you. Judging you for what you think are unfair reasons. You will lose out on getting jobs for something you feel is outside of your control. You will believe yourself to... be an upstanding citizen and wonder why people choose to not see that.
People will cross the street when they see you coming. They will call you hurtful names. It will drive you so insane some days that you'll want to scream at the top of your lungs. But you will have to wake up the next day, put on firm look and push through life.
I bet you never thought that by shooting a black male you'd end up inheriting all of his struggles.
Enjoy your "freedom."
Sincerely,
A black male who could've been Trayvon Martin
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