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Of Course, It's About Racism..

Posted on the 16 July 2013 by Mikeb302000
By now, I'm sure most everyone has heard about NRA hero George Zimmerman and his trial.
The racist gunloons will maintain that Trayvon Martin had it coming and Zimmerman was well within his rights to defend himself and there was no racism involved, whatsoever.
But what would have happened if it were an unarmed George Zimmerman who was shot and killled by armed Trayvon Martin?  Wonder if a gun-toting Trayvon Martin would have been acquitted?
Wonder no more.
The Trevor Dooley Case:
Danielle was shooting hoops with her father that Sunday afternoon. Dooley came from his home across the street to complain about a 14-year-old skateboarder who had gotten James' permission to use the other side of the court.An argument between Dooley and James got the attention of a married couple, Michael and Michelle Whitt, who were practicing serves on the adjacent tennis court.The bizarre nature of the dispute, they said, caused them to stop and watch. It quickly took a lethal turn.They testified last week they saw Dooley flip up his T-shirt, revealing a gun in his waistband, as he cursed James. They said Dooley then turned and headed home, but James spun him around and tried to grab the gun.The skateboarder, Spencer Arthur, also watched, stunned. He didn't see Dooley flash a gun but said he saw him pull out the weapon as he spun around.Danielle could hardly remember anything. She clutched a toy bunny named Monica as she testified. She has been in counseling for two years. She said she only remembered Dooley trying to go home."The only consistency in their testimony," defense attorney Ronald Tulin said to the jury, "was that Mr. Dooley walked away. How can you convict him of manslaughter if he's trying to walk away?"Dooley, who is 5-feet-7 and weighs 160 pounds, told jurors he had to struggle with a man 28 years younger who was 6-1 and 240 pounds. He said he pulled out the gun only after James grabbed him by the throat and began yanking him to the ground. "I had no other choice,'' he said.

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