Smeagol
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There are in my humble opinion some interesting dynamics to the Zimmerman case where based upon public passions, which we also see expressed on this forum, I wonder if many people actually view the case primarily as a legal matter.
First, the case drew national attention due to liberal media focus that could be argued tried to make the case that a teenage kid who's only crime was walking down the sidewalk with a bag of candy and an iced tea while black and dressed as a typical black teenager was shot dead and nobody was charged with a crime. Then rallies were held that were at a minimum had the participation of liberal political leaders and were possibly organized by them. This was followed by expressions of support from politically conservative media figures for Zimmerman. After the Seminole County State Attorney refused to charge Zimmerman, The Republican Governor of Florida, in a rare if not unprecedented move assigned a Special Prosecutor to the case, Florida's toughest State Attorney who is also a Republican elected official. A video of Zimmerman walking around areas of police headquarters not accessible to the public like he owned the place is released and the Sanford Chief of Police resigns or was fired, not sure which. Zimmerman is featured on a politically conservative media broadcast in a friendly setting to share his side of the story. He then sets up a defense fund and hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations start pouring in.
From my observations, one of the characteristics of political passion is an unwillingness to see any fault whatsoever with their side. Objectivity is out the window and its our guy can do no wrong. Another thing I've noticed is not only is there a high degree of passion with many as it relates to the Zimmerman case, most people cannot bring themselves to acknowledge even a single thing they think Martin or Zimmerman did wrong, depending on which side they support and will passionately argue against any mention of even partial fault with the side they support often resorting to less than polite discourse and rudeness toward anyone with thinks they notice some partial fault. Kind of reminds me of political season.
Yesterday I stumbled across an article that said something to the effect that the majority of whites think Zimmerman is innocent. I'm sure most blacks think he's guilty. I highly suspect as far as public opinion goes, this case is boiling down to political divisions and despite Zimmerman being bi-racial with significant Hispanic heritage, quite possibly ethnic group tribalism where facts are analyzed through the filter of our existing political or even ethnic biases. My question is do you think most people are looking at this case objectively as a legal matter or subjectively as a political or cultural/ethnic loyalties matter?
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Mods: To keep from making this personal, I constructed the poll to ask whether people though OTHERS viewed the Zimmerman case as a legal, cultural/ethnic or political matter however it was an afterthought and I forgot to modify the thread title. Can you change:
"Do you see the Zimmerman case primarily as a legal, political or cultural matter?"
to
"Do you think the public sees the Zimmerman case primarily as a legal, political or cultural matter?"
Plus I misspelled political. Thanks.
First, the case drew national attention due to liberal media focus that could be argued tried to make the case that a teenage kid who's only crime was walking down the sidewalk with a bag of candy and an iced tea while black and dressed as a typical black teenager was shot dead and nobody was charged with a crime. Then rallies were held that were at a minimum had the participation of liberal political leaders and were possibly organized by them. This was followed by expressions of support from politically conservative media figures for Zimmerman. After the Seminole County State Attorney refused to charge Zimmerman, The Republican Governor of Florida, in a rare if not unprecedented move assigned a Special Prosecutor to the case, Florida's toughest State Attorney who is also a Republican elected official. A video of Zimmerman walking around areas of police headquarters not accessible to the public like he owned the place is released and the Sanford Chief of Police resigns or was fired, not sure which. Zimmerman is featured on a politically conservative media broadcast in a friendly setting to share his side of the story. He then sets up a defense fund and hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations start pouring in.
From my observations, one of the characteristics of political passion is an unwillingness to see any fault whatsoever with their side. Objectivity is out the window and its our guy can do no wrong. Another thing I've noticed is not only is there a high degree of passion with many as it relates to the Zimmerman case, most people cannot bring themselves to acknowledge even a single thing they think Martin or Zimmerman did wrong, depending on which side they support and will passionately argue against any mention of even partial fault with the side they support often resorting to less than polite discourse and rudeness toward anyone with thinks they notice some partial fault. Kind of reminds me of political season.
Yesterday I stumbled across an article that said something to the effect that the majority of whites think Zimmerman is innocent. I'm sure most blacks think he's guilty. I highly suspect as far as public opinion goes, this case is boiling down to political divisions and despite Zimmerman being bi-racial with significant Hispanic heritage, quite possibly ethnic group tribalism where facts are analyzed through the filter of our existing political or even ethnic biases. My question is do you think most people are looking at this case objectively as a legal matter or subjectively as a political or cultural/ethnic loyalties matter?
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Mods: To keep from making this personal, I constructed the poll to ask whether people though OTHERS viewed the Zimmerman case as a legal, cultural/ethnic or political matter however it was an afterthought and I forgot to modify the thread title. Can you change:
"Do you see the Zimmerman case primarily as a legal, political or cultural matter?"
to
"Do you think the public sees the Zimmerman case primarily as a legal, political or cultural matter?"
Plus I misspelled political. Thanks.
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