If black people were always presumed to be acting in self defense and require evidence of the contrary, this would be "fair"er. That might be a bad precedent to establish, but if it was handled in a relatively consistent way, then at least the rule of law is intact.

Please sign the petition to prosecute George Zimmerman:

http://www.change.org/petitions/prosecute-the-killer-of-17-year-old-trayvon-martin

When I was a kid, cops were the good guys. Then I grew up. They are nothing but tools of the state, leeches of society. There are too many of them, and they have too goddamned much power considering the absolute lack of oversight they operate under. This Zimmerman asshole was exactly the type of person that become police officers every day, and exactly the type of person that shouldn't be.

Something is really strange about this whole thing. I'm not so sure it is outright racism, as Cenk says (although he may be right). It's almost as if this Zimmerman guy has a connection, or is somebody's kid or something. Hell, maybe he is a snitch for the local cops or something. I don't think we know everything yet. In any case, I still think Zimmerman murdered that kid, and his not being arrested right away (and still hasn't) is only going to bring more attention to the police, the witnesses, and whatever reason this asshole is still walking free.

It's not up to the public at large to decide if charges are warranted. It is up to the public at large whether an investigation is warranted. In that light, I would sign a petition to have Zimmerman brought in for questioning, and to have witnesses properly interrogated by an independent (non-local) police authority as the locals have already shown that they are willing to steer witnesses. >> ^DuoJet:

Please sign the petition to prosecute George Zimmerman:
http://www.change.org/petitions/prosecute-the-killer-of-17-y
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