Trayvon Martin's mother: 'Don’t think for one second racial profiling doesn’t happen'

United Press International ^ | January 16, 2014 | Kate Stanton

[the OlLine Rebel]

She’s right. It does happen. For a reason.

It ain’t just to be mean.

[2ndDivisionVet]

[TomServo]

Don’t think for one second racial profiling doesn’t happen.

Like in the 'knockout games'...

[Howie66]

Pretty safe bet that she does the profiling thing daily.

[2ndDivisionVet]

She wasn’t talking about herself, she was talking about you KKK racist honkies.

[Howie66]

“Stylish clothing”?

Otay.

[Howie66]

“Back to work”?

ROTFLMMFAO

[Responsibility2nd]

Thank you. I well remember that cartoon. Very appropriate.

Needs to be revised with Trayvons mom jumping up and down.

[AppyPappy]

Did Trayvon profile Zimmerman as a white man?

[chesley]

Fulton said that an "upside" to her son's death was the "opportunity to save someone else's child."

In this statement, as in most else she said, she was wrong. There is no upside for a human death, even in self-defense it is a tragedy. Not that Tayvon didn't probably have it coming.

But this is like saying the upside of a tornado wiping out a town is the big boom in construction. The property (not to mention lives) are still destroyed. The weallth used for reconstruction could have been used for something else. It is all downside.

As for racial profiling, this used to be known as common sense. Sterotypes are stereotypes for a reason, and while we should all be open to changing our minds as we get to know individuals better, in a tense situation you go with statistics

[Responsibility2nd]

What's all this racial profiling she's shreaking on about?

Here's a racial profile. Quite nice, right?

[Howie66]

Moi?

Not this old Crazy-Ass Cracker! :-)

[ColdOne]

She is right. As long as we have this admin in power and people like her they will always profile whitey.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

I don’t question whether racial profiling happens. Everybody racially profiles. The important question is, or at least should be, “Is racial profiling justified?”

If you ask people of any race if they are distrustful of people from any race, one race in particular stands out.

White people are generally distrustful of many black people.
Asian people are generally distrustful of many black people.
Hispanic people are generally distrustful of many black people.
Native American people are generally distrustful of many black people.

And last but not least, many black people are generally distrustful of many black people.

Add this up, and logic supports the idea that there is a *legitimate* reason for this distrust. So if there is a legitimate reason, why pretend there is not?

[cuban leaf]

Uh, profiling - yes, even racial - is one of the most valuable tools used by law enforcement. Of course it is happening. It should.

You think they don’t racially profile when they see a car full of white teenagers cruising a black ghetto?

[relentlessly]

She is correct - racial profiling is something that we all do - everyday. Primarily, it’s necessary to avoid trouble.

[Born to Conserve]

And it should.

[Menehune56]

Did Trayvon profile Zimmerman as a white man?

Not to mention creepy ass-cracker according to Rachel Jeantel.

[Milton Miteybad]

Sybrina Fulton: "Don’t think for one second racial profiling doesn’t happen."

Quite correct, Ms. Fulton. Your deceased son racially profiled George Zimmerman, and it cost him his life. Was your son's hideous, ingrained racism really worth surrendering his life over? I can't see it, myself, but I'd be interested in hearing your evaluation.