When "Neighborhood Watch" Gets Out of Hand

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Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

The truth of the matter is we don't know whether Zimmerman would have called the police if Trayvon was Latino. If you think there is a chance that he would have, then you can't say that he only called because Trayvon was black.

Why? Would Zimmerman have called if the kid was white? Asian? Irish? That proves nothing.

The point is Zimmerman saw a black kid walking, and called in to the police that the kid was suspicious, "on drugs", "I don't know what his deal is", "he has has hand in his waistband", etc.

All Zimmerman knew about the kid was that he was black and male. Period. There was no suspicious activity.

Again, walking while black - no longer a crime in the US, with the elimination of sunset laws.

We'll have to agree to disagree on this one, Rupert. We won't change each other's mind about the possible racial aspects of the murderer or the police department until the investigation is complete and we have all the information.

MSNBC reporting (from their website) FBI federal hate crime law investigation begins:

SANFORD, Fla. -- FBI agents on Monday were questioning potential witnesses in the Trayvon Martin shooting, confirming to NBC News that the agency had begun a "parallel investigation" that focuses on whether the teen's civil rights were violated.

Agents are seeking information on George Zimmerman's background and whether he was racially motivated when he pursued Martin after calling a 911 police dispatcher about his presence in the community, an FBI official told NBC.

The agents were at the Retreat at Twin Lakes, where Martin was shot dead by Zimmerman, the gated community's neighborhood watch captain.