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Treyvon Martin
Mar. 27th, 2012 08:32 amSo, the site Lawyers, Guns and Money notes that various sources are launching a smear campaign against Treyvon Martin. The fact that the allegations against Martin are neither true nor relevant hasn't slowed them down. One of the comments at Lawyers, Guns and Money asks, "What’s the point of the smear campaign? What is their objective other than to promote racist stereotypes? It’s quite baffling."
The reason to smear Martin is simple. The only clear-cut case for self-defense is if Zimmerman was attacked while walking back to his truck. Anything else quickly gets muddy. The "I was jumped" defense requires you to believe that a 17-year-old, alone and in an unfamiliar environment, launched a vicious attack on an unknown man.
Even Zimmerman’s supporters, consciously or not, find that hard to swallow. Attacking somebody is not a natural act – the military has to spend a lot of time and effort training people to attack. Actually, even real gangs spend significant effort to "toughen up" their members.
So, in order to make Zimmerman’s story fly, Martin needs to be a Gangsta Thugz ™. They need you to believe that Martin was such an outlaw that he’d jump somebody on a sidewalk rather than try to evade. This is especially problematic in that Zimmerman says "I lost him."
So, Martin, after successfully losing Zimmerman, now decides to attack. Not many people would do that. Since his girlfriend who was on the phone tells a different story, expect that, shortly after her name is released, another smear campaign, targeting her.
The reason to smear Martin is simple. The only clear-cut case for self-defense is if Zimmerman was attacked while walking back to his truck. Anything else quickly gets muddy. The "I was jumped" defense requires you to believe that a 17-year-old, alone and in an unfamiliar environment, launched a vicious attack on an unknown man.
Even Zimmerman’s supporters, consciously or not, find that hard to swallow. Attacking somebody is not a natural act – the military has to spend a lot of time and effort training people to attack. Actually, even real gangs spend significant effort to "toughen up" their members.
So, in order to make Zimmerman’s story fly, Martin needs to be a Gangsta Thugz ™. They need you to believe that Martin was such an outlaw that he’d jump somebody on a sidewalk rather than try to evade. This is especially problematic in that Zimmerman says "I lost him."
So, Martin, after successfully losing Zimmerman, now decides to attack. Not many people would do that. Since his girlfriend who was on the phone tells a different story, expect that, shortly after her name is released, another smear campaign, targeting her.
