Why is everything about race?

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Suzuki, you're forgetting the part where the 911 operator told Zimmerman to break off the pursuit and he kept following Martin anyway. On the surface, at least, that sounds like he sought out the conflict that led to the shooting. Of course, none of us know all the facts, so we really should reserve judgment and let the legal system do its job. I agree that it's sad that the media feels the need to choose sides and spin things, rather than simply reporting the facts. If Zimmerman is telling the truth, then yes, it was a "good" shoot, but it also may be that Martin was guilty of walking while being black/wearing a hoodie. Hopefully the truth can be found in the end.

That's what the mainstream media is reporting. And they are just as culpable in this race baiting. Zimmerman didn't continue pursuit. The dispatcher asked for an address, and since he was on the back side of the buildings where there were no street numbers and he continued to the front of the buildings to get an address, where it's purported that Martin approached him and asked him if he had a problem, and then told him he had one now.

An independent witness confirmed on the night of the shooting that Martin was on top of Zimmerman beating him, corrobarting his version of the events.

Zimmerman was an active member of his community and was a tutorial and mentor to minority youth in his community.

I don't believe for one second that this tragedy was racially motivated. But Sharpton and Jackson saw it as an opportunity to remain relevant.

Why aren't they speaking out about and holding rallies in Chicago where on any given weekend, dozens of young black youth are murdered within their own communities?

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