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Old 07-14-2013, 09:31 PM   #789
molson
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Originally Posted by Ben E Lou View Post
So if the problem is that the law was written poorly, what *should* the law have been here?

So nobody's taken on this challenge yet, huh? The situation sucks. But I think people realize this is a difficult question. I think we can go back to the start, and deep down, what people really want, is for white people (or "white Hispanics," per the NY Times) not to ever be suspicious of black people. That's the root of this that makes people angry. That's the law they want to write, but, that's not a law that can be written or enforced, and deep down, everybody knows this. So at worst, Martin was just a victim of this type of evil which can't ever be regulated with laws. Which is what makes it so frustrating to people. Which is understandable, but I also can't help but think we're a long way from the early days of this thread where you were considered a racist if you pointed out challenges in the state's case.
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