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Originally Posted by Stealhead
I think that if the boy had been white and Zimmerman black the local PD would have treated him very differently in particular considering the fact he has a record.There would have been no need for others to get involved because the PD would have look into much closer and assumed that Zimmerman was not fully truthful.
I agree that some people desire to be overly politically correct in the US but anyone that denies that race is still an issue for many is blind.
The government got involved because it is very clear that the Sanford PD did not even seem to take into question anything that happened even if you look it form a colorblind standpoint the incident sounds very questionable.
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There is at least one level of government between the Sanford PD and what you are calling "
the government". The Feds jumped the gun and I believe they did so purely for political reasons. Would they still have stepped in so quickly if Zimmerman were black and the victim white? I seriously doubt it.