Trayvon's killer said to make self-incriminating statements

[Tommy_Carcetti]

81. Very few people on here believe Zimmerman was an open racist in the style of a KKK member.

But the mere fact that he may not have been a hard bigot, or that he is part Hispanic or whatever, does not mean the case does not involve race to a great degree.

This is a case involving allegations of racial profiling and/or racial prejudice (as in "pre-judging" somone due to his race). A person need not be a hard bigot who harbors open hatred against everyone in a particular race, but may still fall victim to the habit of racial profiling and racial prejudice.

The fact is, Trayvon Martin was doing nothing that night except walking home from the store. The fact also is that George Zimmerman saw Trayvon Martin walking in the neighborhood and came to the conclusion that he was "up to no good" and was one of those "assholes who always get away". He had not observed Trayvon to have committed any crime or act anything which a reasonable person could deem as suspicious, but he viewed him as suspect nonetheless.

Now, had Trayvon been white and walking through the neighborhood, would he not have called the police that night or had followed him? It's not impossible, but I believe it to be far less likely. The facts are he had called the police on occassions previously regarding black males who he thought were behind crimes in the neighborhood. He called police on Trayvon Martin (and chose to follow Trayvon Martin and is alleged by the state to have confronted Trayvon Martin) not for any observeable reasons but simply because he shared the same general characteristic (skin color) as those past perpetrators.