Racism never made sense, and if Trayvon hadn't been killed, he'd be in prison.
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What is more likely:
- (A) that a latino community watch guy with a history of volunteering to help black/minority, disadvantaged kids, decided to kill Trayvon because he hates black kids, but he calls the cops first
- (B) a violence glorifying thug-in-training (headed down the gang path), decides to jump a community watch guy because he didn't like being eyeballed, and gets shot because he doesn't realize that escalating to violence carries consequences that he'd mostly dodged before
The racism angle never made any sense... and even if it was true, it wasn't evidence of systemic racim -- just one bad lone actor, as this was never a coordinated plot, or something that was encouraged by the system. However, that Trayvon kept getting off because he was black? That felt like black privilege that lead to fatal consequences.
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| While Prison reformations are theoretically possible, they'e rare: ≈70% of released criminals are re-arrested within 3 years (and that's not counting the ones that aren't caught). And it's higher the younger you are, and the less opportunities you have. So playing the odds: George saved society millions of dollars, and another thug. Sorry, it sucks, it's cold -- but those are the REAL facts in this case. That's not racist, that's just statistics. There's an extremely slight chance he would have pulled his life together... but that's more the audacity of hope, that the reality of his choices. |
People ignore that even if Trayvon hadn't been killed that night, he would have gone to prison for aggravated assault and possibly attempted or successful murder
Once that happened, he likely would come out years later, having been in a prison gang, more hardened, with a millstone around his neck of being a violent felon (less employable), and probably an even bigger chip on his shoulder. (And since he was known to glorify gangs, he'd probably come out as a gang banger).
Assaulting strangers because you're not smart enough to figure out gated communities with signs saying neighborhood watch, might have actual neighbors that watch you? That doesn't reek of a kid with a lot of forethought or that thinks about his future.
We all make mistakes as teens, but as bad as mine or yours were, I doubt they involved sucker punching, then mounting and wailing on a stranger, because you thought a community watch guy was a gay rapist, then going for his gun.
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