[Vision2020] Race will be ignored in murder of Christopher Lane

[Paul Rumelhart]

You know, the jury had to prove that Zimmerman committed murder beyond a 
reasonable doubt.  Zimmerman didn't have to prove that he absolutely did 
not do it.  It's that presumed innocent thing.

Also, the phrase "stalking him" implies a predator/prey relationship.  
It assumes that he meant to do him harm.  Which is absurd on the face of 
it, because he had called the police and was following him in order to 
keep tabs on him so that the police could find them quicker.  People 
contemplating criminal activity don't call the police ahead of time to 
lead them to their location.  But "stalking him" fits the narrative, 
while simply "following him" does not.

In any other world, by the way, being involved with neighborhood watch 
in order to protect your community from criminal activity would be 
considered a positive thing.

Paul

On 08/25/2013 08:50 AM, Joe Campbell wrote:
> You are confusing folks like myself who are upset about the injustice 
> and don't really think about Zimmerman one way or the other. He's 
> reckless and should be in jail but most of my anger is directed toward 
> the many levels of injustice that surfaced during the killing, 
> investigation, trial, and aftermath.
>
> Let me just recap once more and then I'll give it a rest. Florida is 
> essentially saying it is OK for a white or Hispanic man to drive 
> around looking for "criminals," to stalk a young black man if he 
> thinks he is a threat, to continue stalking him even after being 
> advised not to do so, to eventually kill him, and then to successfully 
> claim "self-defense" even though no one was around to witness the event.
>
> Something is seriously wrong with you if that doesn't upset you.
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 8:33 AM, Paul Rumelhart <godshatter at yahoo.com 
> <mailto:godshatter at yahoo.com>> wrote:
>
>
>     Not Zimmerman's fault in the slightest, I hasten to add.
>
>     Paul
>
>
>     On 08/24/2013 08:55 PM, Tom Hansen wrote:
>>     45 days had passed before Zimmerman was charged with anything.
>>
>>     Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .
>>
>>     "Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
>>     http://www.MoscowCares.com
>>     Tom Hansen
>>     Moscow, Idaho
>>
>>     "There's room at the top they are telling you still
>>     But first you must learn how to smile as you kill
>>     If you want to be like the folks on the hill."
>>
>>     - John Lennon
>>
>>
>>     On Aug 24, 2013, at 8:13 PM, Sunil Ramalingam
>>     <sunilramalingam at hotmail.com
>>     <mailto:sunilramalingam at hotmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>>     Was there any delay in bringing charges against the defendants?
>>>     In the Trayvon Martin case, no charges were brought until there
>>>     was intense media attention and several weeks had passed.
>>>
>>>     In this instance, charges have been brought within the week.
>>>
>>>     How is this case analogous to the Martin case? Why would we
>>>     compare this crime to that one?
>>>
>>>      Sunil
>>>
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>>>     From: scooterd408 at hotmail.com <mailto:scooterd408 at hotmail.com>
>>>     To: vision2020 at moscow.com <mailto:vision2020 at moscow.com>
>>>     Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2013 17:44:35 -0600
>>>     Subject: [Vision2020] Race will be ignored in murder of
>>>     Christopher Lane
>>>
>>>     From Time Magazine:
>>>     'But let’s face it: black America isn’t nearly as indignant
>>>     about black boys killing one another or whites as about the
>>>     occasional white cop killing one black boy, even though the
>>>     former wreaks much more havoc in black communities.'
>>>
>>>     http://ideas.time.com/2013/08/22/viewpoint-dont-ignore-race-in-christopher-lanes-murder/
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