…There isn’t much I can add to the social, societal, or sociological aspects of the case that hasn’t been said by others with greater wisdom.
“Stand your ground” laws lead to greater racial bias.
A Black woman, Marissa Alexander, who fired warning shots inside her home, allegedly in self-defense, received a twenty-year prison sentence from a Florida jury in May, in ridiculously stark contrast to the Zimmerman case.
Separating racial issues from the Zimmerman case is, quite simply, impossible. Attempting to do so is dishonest.
This:
Zimmerman's brother just said, on @CNN, that he's worried vigilantes will take the law into their own hands. Oh the irony.
— Elitist Liberal Scum (@ElitistLibScum) July 14, 2013
Also, this, from Jason Easley:
[T]he delusion that African Americans would immediately turn to violence is a symptom of the racism that conservatives like to claim does not exist.
This, from Brittney Cooper:
My rage is made all the more sure by those who are “encouraging” black people not to “riot.” They urge us to follow and respect the rule of law.
Because, of course, it is black people who need to be reminded of the rules.
Even though it is we who peacefully assembled by the thousands all over the country and marched in order to turn the wheels of due process. And it is we who waited patiently for 15 months for this case to be brought to trial. And it is we who have yet again been played for fools as we waited fervently for justice to be done.
On the other hand, George Zimmerman deputized himself, sought a confrontation and then became judge, jury and executioner for a kid who committed no crimes.
To ask black people to respect the rule of law is an exercise in missing the point, not to mention an insult.
And this, from Syreeta McFadden:
Only in America can a dead black boy go on trial for his own murder.
And most of all, this:
The fundamental danger of an acquittal is not more riots, it is more George ZImmermans.
— jay smooth (@jsmooth995) July 13, 2013
