Personally, I don't see this as a racial issue at all. I don't think Zimmerman is a racist. I think Zimmerman used extremely bad judgement about how to deal with a bad situation that was developing in his neighborhood, and that bad judgement led to a fatal confrontation.
It wasn't Zimmerman's job to confront anyone. That's the only element of this that bothers me. I don't care what race the victim was, I just care that there was a victim.
For most people, it's a racial issue that they have a biased view of one way or the other. But this really isn't about race, and it's a shame that it has to be perceived as something that is.
The sad thing is, as long as we (society) perceive things in such a limited and biased way, we'll always be plagued by racism of all kinds. When we learn to weigh the merits of a subject instead of inserting our own partial and self serving perspectives, then we may have a chance at a truly harmonious existence.
It wasn't Zimmerman's job to confront anyone. That's the only element of this that bothers me. I don't care what race the victim was, I just care that there was a victim.
For most people, it's a racial issue that they have a biased view of one way or the other. But this really isn't about race, and it's a shame that it has to be perceived as something that is.
The sad thing is, as long as we (society) perceive things in such a limited and biased way, we'll always be plagued by racism of all kinds. When we learn to weigh the merits of a subject instead of inserting our own partial and self serving perspectives, then we may have a chance at a truly harmonious existence.
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