Focus On The Case, Not The Race

Things have been pretty foggy in Florida.  The Race Card has reduced the visibility of the investigation of this case.  Too many people are focused on Zimmerman's intentions when they should really focus on what he did in the first place.  He shot an unarmed man and claimed self defense.

I can't help but wonder where this incident took place?  Where was the actual struggle between Zimmerman and Martin.  When you think about it, the location where the fight and gun shot took place could make or break Zimmerman's claim of self defense.  Did Martin enter Zimmerman's property and instigate a brawl?  Did Zimmerman leave his property to confront a person he deemed "suspicious?"  If this took place on Zimmerman's property, his claim would seem valid because it would indicate that Martin did not do his part in avoiding a conflict and confronted Zimmerman on Zimmerman's property.

We have to also consider if Zimmerman did what he could to avoid a conflict.  Leaving the safety of your own home and confronting someone you had just called 911 on does not help a self defense claim, especially if the suspicious person is unarmed and winds up dead in the end.  No matter what side of the story you believe, if the killing took place in Zimmerman's house, the Self Defense claim would have better credibility.

Who gives a shit of Zimmerman was racist?  If Martin was a 17 year old white kid, how would this case be different?  If Martin was white (or if Zimmerman was black) the important questions would have been asked from the get-go.  People would have focused on the past of the two men. Did Zimmerman previously have a history of aggressiveness? Did Martin have a criminal record and a reputation of causing conflicts? 

I honestly think that the Duke lacrosse case would have been cracked a lot faster if people wouldn't have focused on the fact that the stripper was black and the lacrosse team was white. Once people focused on the history of the "victim" the overcast skies cleared up and the fog was gone.  The case became clear.

There is a large group of people out there that will immediately support you if you pull the race card.  There is also a large group of people out there that will immediately discredit you if you pull the race card.  So when you think about it...what's the point of bringing it up in the first place.  Even if you think that some one's actions against you were racist, let the case prove itself.

"The older I get the less I listen to what people say and the more I watch what they do."