Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Zimmerman shooting: high-class people off the mark in their analyses

Reviewing the tragic shooting of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman, I was reminded once again, of how disorderly it is, that I (socially and financially trampled as I am) am able to perceive things that hundreds of high-status, financially well-off, verbose people fail to understand.

According to the reports, on the night of the shooting: George Zimmerman, was 5'8" tall, and weighed 200 pounds; and, Trayvon Martin was 5'11" tall and weighed 158 lbs. Zimmerman said that, the night of the shooting, he estimated Martin to be between 5'11" and 6'2" tall. 

Martin was wearing a 'hoodie' (hooded sweatshirt), which would have made him appear to be 6'0" tall. The sweatshirt would have made Martin look wider and thicker, and produced a degree of ambiguity regarding Martin's actual weight (reasons why 'hoodies' are popular with 'gangstas'?). 

Zimmerman did not know how much Martin weighed. For all Zimmerman knew, Martin could have been anywhere between 160 and around 240 lbs. Zimmerman knew that Martin was black. Blacks are known for their strength, their unarmed fighting abilities, and their courage when it comes to streetfighting.

Therefore, (IMHO as of now) it appears to me to be unbelievable, that Zimmerman would have instigated the  punching/wrestling with Martin. 

Undoubtedly Zimmerman was aware of the fact that a punching/wrestling wrestling match with Martin (such a fight undoubtedly took place) would involve the danger of the firearm he was carrying on his person, being taken from him and used against him. Indeed, the fight involved a struggle for the firearm. We often read about men being shot with their own gun.

And so, Zimmerman would of course not have initiated a wrestling/punching contest with Martin.

If Zimmerman truly intended to without provocation shoot Martin, he would have kept his distance when firing the lethal shot.

The lack of insight manifested by the rich, respected and famous regarding the Zimmerman shooting, is not something that blacks falsely accused of crimes can intelligently take comfort in. 

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