This is a sad story, but one thing that's really bugging me about this is that many comments on Twitter and from media personalities in support of Colten iare claiming an injustice in the regard of racism. That is, Gerald Stanley committed a hate crime.
...what?
I can fully understand why some people could feel the jury got it wrong here. But why is this racism? Simply because it involves a white person and a racial minority?
There is no evidence that Gerald Stanley sought to shoot a racial minority. He didn't seek the person out. The person came to him on his property.
He could very well have been in the wrong to shoot somebody if they weren't a threat to his personal safety, but it is absolutely infuriating that racism has to be the prime topic of this event.
The demand for racism in this country far exceeds the supply.
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