bigdoublezero
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Love the gymnastics. Love it.
Only tangentially related to this topic... But, for some perspective... There are a few teenagers that live in my neighborhood - I know they live here but I do not know them personally. Racially, some are white, some are asian. I see them walking around our neighborhood at times. Sometimes other teenagers are with them - whom I do not believe live in my neighborhood.
A couple of them are rumored to be involved with a group of kids in another neighborhood that is 'bad news'. All very vague and unsubstantiated - at least as far as I know.
When I see them walking around at night I automatically wonder what they are up to - especially if it is kind of late. When we had beer stolen from our garage refrigerator a few years ago I assumed it was likely them, or their friends.
If I saw them walking around really late at night, I would be doubly suspicious.
If I saw kids walking through my neighborhood very late at night, and I knew they did not live in my neighborhood, I would be triply suspicious.
Again, with respect to race, there are several black families that live in my neighborhood. As far as I know, only one of them has a teenage kid. As such, if I saw black teenage kids walking through my neighborhood late at night I would be extremely suspicious - not because they are black, but, because, being black, I would know that they did not live here (unless it was the one black teenager I know - I know him, he belongs in the neighborhood and is a good kid, as far as I know).
Is that profiling? I guess it is. Am I wrong to think this way? I don't know but I think it is pretty natural.
How late is late at night?
How late is late at night?
BTW, you never said whether you thought the verdict would be different if the races were reversed.
wasn't trayvon killed at like 7:00 PM?
7:16:11 — First 911 call from witness about a fight, calls for help heard.
7:16:55 — Gunshot heard on 911 call.
7:17 — The first officer on the scene, Officer T. Smith arrives by squad car at Retreat View.
7:17:40+ — Officer Smith arrives at the crime scene.
BTW, you never said whether you thought the verdict would be different if the races were reversed.
There's a timeline on wiki (normal disclaimer about wiki accuracty applies), this is really depressing:
If TM were packing, and the victims were reversed, would the verdict be different?
Looks like Officer Smith should have dropped the donut a minute sooner.
I thought I was clear in saying the jury would be more sympathetic toward a white teen especially since the jury was initial split.
Yes. It would.
BTW, you never said whether you thought the verdict would be different if the races were reversed.