TFred
Regular Member
This thread may not stay in the Virginia forum, and that's fine, but I wanted us to get a look at it first.
During these past few days of controversy, I can't help but recall the case of Gerald Ung, and compare the similarities and differences in his case to that of Zimmerman.
Ung: minority man, shot attacker, a rich white man, who is well connected.
Zimmerman: minority man, shot alleged attacker, black boy of unknown wealth or connections.
Ung: immediately arrested, prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, despite multiple eyewitness accounts and film of entire incident.
Zimmerman: questioned, released, claim of self-defense convinces prosecuting attorney that conviction is not possible.
Ung: after a laughable trial, jury acquits in under an hour, including lunch break. (IIRC) Civil litigation now in progress.
Zimmerman: despite low probability of conviction in a court of law, Zimmerman is tried and convicted in the media and in the minority communities, never stood a chance at a fair evaluation of the facts. Civil action remains to be seen.
All this proves to me is that racism is alive and well in 2012 America. And that is extremely sad.
TFred
During these past few days of controversy, I can't help but recall the case of Gerald Ung, and compare the similarities and differences in his case to that of Zimmerman.
Ung: minority man, shot attacker, a rich white man, who is well connected.
Zimmerman: minority man, shot alleged attacker, black boy of unknown wealth or connections.
Ung: immediately arrested, prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, despite multiple eyewitness accounts and film of entire incident.
Zimmerman: questioned, released, claim of self-defense convinces prosecuting attorney that conviction is not possible.
Ung: after a laughable trial, jury acquits in under an hour, including lunch break. (IIRC) Civil litigation now in progress.
Zimmerman: despite low probability of conviction in a court of law, Zimmerman is tried and convicted in the media and in the minority communities, never stood a chance at a fair evaluation of the facts. Civil action remains to be seen.
All this proves to me is that racism is alive and well in 2012 America. And that is extremely sad.
TFred