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In reply to the discussion: "If Trayvon Had Only Answered In an Appropriate Manner There Would have Been No Problem" [View all]patrice
(47,992 posts)could have preserved not only the young-man's dignity as a human being but ALSO his life, is a racist . . . ?
Tell his mother that.
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No one is trying to excuse Z. He is the ARMED adult, ergo, he bears ****ALL**** of the responsibility for what happened to Trayvon. I personally believe that Z. is a murderer.
What some of us are interested in is how our prejudices about one another INCREASE the likelihood that this kind of thing will repeat itself, until we have a full blown race-war. It's called "Self-fulfilling Prophecy" and it is highly supported by research in social psychology.
One of the things that appears to be repeating itself is the assumption that Z's aggression REQUIRES an aggressive response and ONLY an aggressive response. That's something that is going to get a lot of people killed, WITHOUT furthering the cause of Justice for victims of prejudice, and that's a very very very sad thing purely for all of the pain, destruction, and defeat it deals into ALL lives and also because it COULD very definitely be otherwise for those who want that difference and want justice enough to make it so.