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Progressive, conservative, libertarian, communist, green, I don't care what the fuck you are, you should be totally disquieted by this court ruling as an American citizen.
That's a very frightening decision, no matter who you are. It says that you can be followed by a stranger, they can pick a fight with you, then they can kill you, and as long as they come up with a good story that at least offers the veil of a reasonable doubt, you will end up being guilty of your own murder according to the murderer and a jury of your peers.
That's scary, and it doesn't seem American. Seems more like Middle East values.
The thing with this case is that many conservatives are having circle jerks over this, but they would indeed be singing a different tune had it been their son who was followed, unlawfully apprehended, and then shot in the heart, without even bothering to help revive the kid.
That's the thing with racism; it is rooted in subtle prejudice. As long as it was a black boy, well, he was probably guilty of his own murder, right? But if it had been one of their own, we would have faced a whole year and a half of Republicans wanting to deport Zimmerman back to Mexico, even though he's a citizen.