Manwiththeplan;4503273 said:
You're clearly reading what you want to read. No one here is saying he wanted to kill Martin cause he was black. What has been said over and over again, is he precieved a threat because he was Black. And because of this precieved threat he took actions that lead to the death of an unarmed person.
So you don't think if the guy was white or Hispanic, he would have perceived the actions of Martin as threatening? And again, who's to say that he didn't actually shot in self defense? How do you think Zimmerman got the cuts on the back of his head?
He may have thought he was a threat due to his actions and followed him, against the advice of the 911 operator, but that doesn't mean he thought he was a threat because he was black. The funny thing about this is that NO ONE, including you, me or anyone else on this board or quote possibly even the police at this point, knows what really happened.
He said he got into a confrontation with Martin. The 911 call clearly shows that Martin did approach Zimmerman first when he was in his car.
Now one telling thing on the tape is that Zimmerman is heard saying under his breath, "They always get away." That is open to conjecture as to whether he means black people always get away. Or just people who break into houses always get away. He does say at the beginning of the tape that there had been a rash of break ins in the neighborhood.
So, I am not reading what I want to read. I am reading whatever facts are out there. Not just what NBC and their doctored tape wants me to hear.
