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Originally Posted by Tinordi
I'm sure this has been gone over ad nauseum but:
I could care less if someone was black or white, it's just sickening that a civilian can shoot a teenager dead in 2013 because he was afraid of them.
Call the police if you see someone suspicious or you see a crime happening. How could a country empower weekend warrior whackjobs as judge, juries and executioners?
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I keep reading this argument, that it was shocking that Zimmerman ended up killing someone who was just a 17 year old "kid". Firstly, how was he to know his age? While Martin may have been 17, he could have been 15 or 25 for all Zimmerman knew. But even if he knew Martin was only 17 years old, that doesn't mean Martin was significantly less likely to be a criminal or a killer. There are plenty of criminals and killers in the US (and elsewhere) that are aged 17 or younger. The average age of killers in the USA has fallen drastically over the years (less than the 26.4 average complied from 1992 studies), and there is no reason to not suspect someone at the age of 17 of being a danger. It was a terrible altercation without a doubt, but just because someone is 17 does not mean they are that much of a lesser danger to society these days.