Would the result have been different if they looked like this?

[mokawanis]

http://thepoliticalfreakshow.us/post/54972680080/race-reversal-a-hypothetical-scenario-of-what

[Horse with no Name]

1. Yep. n/t

[Nye Bevan]

2. So many people hurling accusations of racism against the jurors,

with no evidence at all.

[Humanist_Activist]

3. You know, for a fact, that the result would have been different...

don't lie to yourself about this.

[Chico Man]

7. You know..

I think this comment is extraordinarily racist in and of itself. I think this whole thread does nothing but scream racism. Unfounded racist accusations and assumptions are just as divisive as truly racist remarks.

[Humanist_Activist]

13. How is it racist to know the institutional racism of larger society that are not only obvious...

but well documented and studied? This comes from crime stats, conviction rates by race and the race of the victim, sentence length, etc.

[mokawanis]

4. I was thinking more in terms of public perception

or wondering if the case would have been handled differently from the very beginning.

[morningfog]

6. You wouldn't acknowledge racism if you saw it in the mirror.

[Nye Bevan]

9. Do you think the jurors were racists? (nt)

[morningfog]

10. The whole system, the counrty itself, is racist.

From start to finish the justice system is deeply racist.

[Nye Bevan]

11. Even though the Attorney General of the United States is black?

While I am sure there are some racist elements in the justice system (as there are all over society) I think by and large most people in it, and most jurors, are good people who do the best job they can under the law.

[morningfog]

12. Yes, even though the AG is black. That is a stupid, stupid question.

The President is black, but the system, the culture is still profoundly racist.

It is more than racist elements. The system itself is racist.

[2ndAmForComputers]

15. "if"?

[morningfog]

16. I changed it from "when" to survive an alert.

[2ndAmForComputers]

17. Wise decision. Sometimes you have to refrain

from making statements that are obviously, glaringly, 100% true.

Although people are pissed. See what was joyously voted to be left alone:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=3250616

[HiPointDem]

8. the whole case would have been different. first, the cops would have arrested the perp &

collected evidence, instead of patting little zimmy on the head & sending him home.

[treestar]

19. This ^^^^

The crime scene would have been much better investigated.

the shooter would have been subjected to a real, tough interview, not one where the cop practically told him his own one sided story.

[avaistheone1]

5. It may have well have been.

However, I contend that Florida is a state and courts are cruel to children. I have found their treatment of children harsh and unreasonable altogether.

[adirondacker]

14. Yes, and it would be between 1st or 2nd degree, with the death penalty decided as well. nt

[Blackford]

18. The verdict would have been guilty of 2nd degree murder in that case. n/t