Trayvon Martin not an innocent kid! George Zimmerman not a racist!

[Mr Khan]

timmah said:

Multishanks said:
Please let this topic die. It seems to bring out the best in everyone.

Serious though, I've lost a lot of faith when someone was really trying to justify this kids death because they think he is a thug. I'm not saying he was a saint, but he didn't deserve to die face down in the street. Maybe locked up or behind bars.

And this country is addicted to race. Look at how both sides lap it up. Why would want to fix it when it pulls in so much attention.....so sick the ignorance here sometimes. A lot of spiritual sickness out there in this world and I don't mean religiously. (athiest).

I've not seen anybody say the kid deserves to die. It was definitely a terrible tragedy that he lost his life, and I can't even imigine the pain his parents are going through, but we still need to look at ALL the facts. What's also a tragedy is how Zimmerman was villified in this, what was HE supposed to do? Just lie there and hope the beating would end and that this unknown attacker wouldn't find his gun and kill him? Regardless of one's emotions, Zimmerman broke no laws by following Trayvon, he DID stop following (backed up by testimony and the 911 call), and for whatever reason it appears that Trayvon doubled back and started beating Zimmerman (the first and only legally defined crime commited). Did Trayvon DESERVE to die? No. Did Zimmerman have a right to defend himself based on the law? Yes. The evidence was on the side of the defense team, the correct verdict was rendered based on the laws and circumstances, it's a tragedy for both sides.

Plenty of people seem to have intimated the idea that he's better off dead. Fortunately few enough of them being here, but plenty of people.