re: Football and race relations in the south

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I feel that more whites would have been sympathetic with Trayvon if he had been, lets say a Myron Rolle type. A child that excels in the classroom as well as the on the field.

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Exactly.

For UGA, if it were Josh Harvey-Clemons with his history of doing drugs and hanging out with the wrong crowd, it would have been a tragedy.

If it were Chris Conley, with no history of ever doing anything wrong, always a class act, it would have been a crime.

With Trayvon, there was only one side of the story and some witnesses that all corraborated Zimm's story. So you have to look at character and history. Trayvon wasn't the 13 year old smiling happy little boy that the media kept showing the picture of on TV. He was a full grown 17 year old trying to be Mr. Tough Guy, smoking weed, getting into fights, had to go live with his aunt because of all his troubles at home. This stuff matters when key details are missing from a case.

Race really has nothing to do with it, just personal character.


So like I said, if it was one of UGA's 5 star athletes instead of Trayvon, insert Josh Harvey Clemons, I'd still give the benefit of the doubt to Zimm.

If it was wide receiver Chris Conley, who is a class act, I would not give the benefit of the doubt to Zimm.

Anyone who disagrees with me has a sub-90 IQ.