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Originally Posted by Freebase Dali
I get that, and I understand emotions frequently trump logic and evidence, but if there's one thing I think the justice system did right in this case is not let that happen. Regardless of the shoddy job the prosecution did, I don't think racism is to blame here simply because it's the easiest thing to latch onto in order to feel wronged, and thus, have a cause to fight for that didn't really exist in this case.
Honestly, if we really ask ourselves had the verdict come out differently, would this really even be an issue right now? It certainly wouldn't be a verdict reading, "guilty of racism in the first degree". It wouldn't have anything to do with that.
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There would most certainly have been an issue if the verdict came back saying Zimmerman was guilty but it just wouldn't be outrage from the same group of people obviously.
I can't help feeling that if Trayvon was white this verdict would have been different and a majority of people going around saying this had nothing to do with race wouldn't feel outraged that the evidence favored Zimmerman.