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The rush to judgment in the Trayvon Martin shooting: it's not just, but we should be asking what fuels it

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March 28, 2012

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Title	The rush to judgment in the Trayvon Martin shooting: it's not just, but we should be asking what fuels it
Author	[deleted]
Upvotes	0
Comments	5
Date	March 28, 2012 1:57 PM UTC (14 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
Original Link	https://old.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/rhiy5/the_rush_to_judgment_in_the_trayvon_martin/
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[–]NiceGuysSTFU 3 points4 points5 points 14 years ago (4 children) | Copy Link

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[–]NiceGuysSTFU 2 points3 points4 points 14 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

I am suggesting that the general public is under no obligation to see guilt or innocense strictly through a judicial lens. (I suppose anyone who still thinks OJ Simpson is a murderer is just a bad person then, right?) I am suggesting that you are completely fucking stupid if you think the public has no right (and in fact, no obligation) to hold its government accountable when it comes to investigating and prosecuting a crime. I am suggesting you and I have the same knowledge of the events that transpired, but come to vastly different conclusions. I am suggesting that it is appalling that the MR subreditt seems to only be outraged by racism when it it is allegedly suffered by white men, but is largely mum when shit like this happens to black men all the fucking time. I am suggesting to know that prosecutors and police can sometimes have political motives in pursuing or not pursuing a criminal investigation (I think you'd agree with me on that). Among othe

[–]PierceHarlan -5 points-4 points-3 points 14 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link

[–]NiceGuysSTFU 5 points6 points7 points 14 years ago* (0 children) | Copy Link