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blankall · 07-17-2013, 10:20 AM

A couple of points I find especially ridiculous in all of this tragedy:

1) Zimmerman being treated as white. If Zimmerman was killed by a white man, he'd be the poster boy for the hispanic community.

2) People (many of whom are usually very leftist and anti-jail) arguing that the state needs to be less lenient when it comes to putting people in jail. Or, better yet, people arguing that the USA is a lesser state for not being tough enough on crime. Wow. Do you honestly think it's harder to get thrown in jail in the USA than Canada?

Take this case. Ansari, the "country club murderer". He is caught on video chasing down his victim. He then stabs him 30+ times. He was given 5 years and let on parole 2 years after his conviction:

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Par...156/story.html

This is what goes on in Canada. If Ansari is getting out in 2 years for chasing down and stabbing someone 33 times, what is Zimmerman getting, even if he is convicted?

07-17-2013, 10:20 AM	#1001
blankall Ate 100 Treadmills Join Date: Mar 2006 Exp:	A couple of points I find especially ridiculous in all of this tragedy: 1) Zimmerman being treated as white. If Zimmerman was killed by a white man, he'd be the poster boy for the hispanic community. 2) People (many of whom are usually very leftist and anti-jail) arguing that the state needs to be less lenient when it comes to putting people in jail. Or, better yet, people arguing that the USA is a lesser state for not being tough enough on crime. Wow. Do you honestly think it's harder to get thrown in jail in the USA than Canada? Take this case. Ansari, the "country club murderer". He is caught on video chasing down his victim. He then stabs him 30+ times. He was given 5 years and let on parole 2 years after his conviction: http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Par...156/story.html This is what goes on in Canada. If Ansari is getting out in 2 years for chasing down and stabbing someone 33 times, what is Zimmerman getting, even if he is convicted?