It matters because the whole notion that Zimmerman was obsessed with Martin's race comes from the dishonest editing of the tapes.
No it doesn't. It comes from the fact that our culture considers all black young men to be inherently suspicious in a way non-black young men aren't. If you don't know this, then this shows (yes) your privilege.
True, but merely following someone does not constitute reasonable provocation to assault and battery.
Please stop debating with the me inside your head; it's really starting to get annoying.
Teens just under the age of majority, if at all "bad," tend to commit a lot of minor crimes, precisely because they know that they won't do a lot of time if convicted of them.
And so Trayvin Martin thought, "Sure, I only came out to buy some snacks, but what the fuck, I'll beat this random guy up"? *shakes head*
Ah, but if Martin was part of a "thug" culture -- as his Twitter account implies -- he had a "reason."
Oh God, now you're psychoanalyzing a dead teenager based on a fucking Twitter account? In the future, before you bring your mighty brain to bear on the mindsets of people you've never met, at least get your information from a website that's not right-wing:
Haha nice joke in the subject line you're a comic genius
No it doesn't. It comes from the fact that our culture considers all black young men to be inherently suspicious in a way non-black young men aren't. If you don't know this, then this shows (yes) your privilege.
True, but merely following someone does not constitute reasonable provocation to assault and battery.
Please stop debating with the me inside your head; it's really starting to get annoying.
Teens just under the age of majority, if at all "bad," tend to commit a lot of minor crimes, precisely because they know that they won't do a lot of time if convicted of them.
And so Trayvin Martin thought, "Sure, I only came out to buy some snacks, but what the fuck, I'll beat this random guy up"? *shakes head*
Ah, but if Martin was part of a "thug" culture -- as his Twitter account implies -- he had a "reason."
Oh God, now you're psychoanalyzing a dead teenager based on a fucking Twitter account? In the future, before you bring your mighty brain to bear on the mindsets of people you've never met, at least get your information from a website that's not right-wing:
http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/04/08/2738118/what-trayvon-martins-social-media.html
"He loved rap music and enjoyed cracking jokes on Twitter about street culture." [emphasis added]
and because people usually do not shoot other people for absolutely no motive other than "you're suspicious."
*beep* *beep* Your privilege is showing!