Oh, I see. Thanks for explaining that. The state of FL sees it otherwise, quite obviously. And, my query, of course, was what if the older assailant & younger victim had reverse races? The quote from the article, below, underscores the cultural context behind my proposed thought experiment.Originally Posted by Alan
Interesting how we all hear different facts, eh? Probably the crazy terrain of the media. Nonetheless, here is another news story. She does a much better job than I of explaining why & how race is such a potent backdrop to this story, as with so many stories.
From today's NYT:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/08/us...pagewanted=all
Excerpt:
"For African-Americans here and across the country, the killing of Mr. Martin, 17, black and unarmed, was resonant with a back story steeped in layers of American history and the abiding conviction that justice serves only some of the people."
PS -- I have a hard time believeing that the teen assaulted the adult. If Mr. Martin was indeed stoned, a hughly plausible theory, the defense narrative of him pursuing an older, bigger, unknown person in the dark is laughable. And, being stoned tends to render one less than physical. All in all, I think the teen jumps twitchy neighborhood armed dude is pretty silly.
"“Profiling, stereotyping, the disparity in treatment of African-Americans when it comes to criminal matters, how imbalanced it all is in the eyes of African-Americans,” said the Rev. Lowman Oliver, the pastor at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Sanford. “That’s why so many eyes are on this case. It’s nationwide and international.” "
"“We are going to have to have a dialogue in this nation about racial matters,” Mr. Oliver said."
Yes.
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