The Sorry Politics of Race
As a somewhat casual observer of George Zimmerman's show trial, I was surprised that it ended with a "not guilty" verdict, given how the politics of race had so infected the entire saga from beginning to the announcement of the jury's decision. After all, not only was Zimmerman indicted on charges that assumed he had intentionally pursued Trayvon Martin with personal ill will and animosity with his being in that supposed frame of mind when he shot the teenager, but the very President of the United States already had effectively declared Zimmerman guilty of a racially-motivated murder. There will be … Continue reading
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