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To: PhatHead; Krankor
Early speculation had Martin cutting through a 'gated community' ~ and subsequently the "cut through" part has disappeared as folks realize this is a 'gated community' where the median home price is about $98,000 ~ not $750,000.

That, BTW, makes it normal to expect to find black folks in the neighborhood ~ which they happen to be.

To a degree the Far Leftwingtard argument that Zimmerman (an hispanic with black relatives) was "racially profiling' Martin was based pretty much on their mistaken understanding that this was a wealthy white neighborhood.

By now they've figured it out as well, and all that remains are the demonstrations organized by the rich white women like Sandra Fluke and her feminist agenda drones.

Will we see demands today to 'take back the night' or 'free condoms'?

209 posted on 03/25/2012 5:54:54 AM PDT by muawiyah
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To: muawiyah

Yes, the media reports repeat a lot of phrases that are meant to suggest things that are just not so.

The neighborhood is, in fact, gated. As you say, though, it is decidedly not wealthy, and the residents are majority-minority (about 20% black.) Police had been called to the neighborhood 402 times between January 2011 and the night of the shooting, and they investigated 9 burglaries, 8 thefts and one shooting during that period.

That does not change the facts of the case, bit I think it certainly would change a lot of peoples’ impressions to understand the context.


212 posted on 03/25/2012 6:51:20 AM PDT by PhatHead
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