I think this thread is growing faster than the hottest girls of RIU (or whatever the name of it was)... Shit like this happens every fucking day. I don't see why there's such a huge debate about the morality of it.
For those of you who haven't grown up in a ghetto, here are your options:
A) Put your hood up, do not wear any of the surrounding gangs' colors, don't talk to anyone you don't know, don't go out at night. Get a job or 3 so you can move out. You still might get shot. Deal with it.
B) Put your hood up, pretend that you're a little hood rat until you actually get into some shit. While you're pretending to apart of a bigger gang you get protection in your area. You still might get shot, but at least the chances are lowered. You're stuck in that area for life. Deal with it.
Trayvan fell into option B. The problem isn't as much Zimmerman as it is the shitty environment. Zimmerman saw a hooded figure and thought the dude was a hood rat. Apparently he decided to go vigilante on the dude's ass... not the sharpest tool in the shed, but hey, he wants to be a badass! AMERICA! Trayvan, living up to his reputation fought back. Both parties were being stupid, that's not the question. It seems like Trayvan beat Zimmerman down, and Zimmerman decided "not in my neighborhood buddy," and shot Trayvan. Now, what if Trayvan grew up in the rich area of town? Do you think any of this would have happened, probably not. It's not racism, or gun control laws, it's the consequences and the perceptions that are given to those who grow up in the ghetto that are wrong.
Edit: If I had to chose between options of Trayvan or Zimmerman being wrong, then it is undoubtedly Zimmerman.
