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Study: Blacks followed Zimmerman trial more closely than whites
The Los Angeles Times ^ | July 15, 2013 | Matt Pearce

Posted on 07/15/2013 5:05:03 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Black Americans paid much closer attention to George Zimmerman's trial than white Americans did, according to a new survey from the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press.

It wasn't difficult to follow the murder case against Zimmerman, who shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla., in February 2012: News coverage of the trial was almost ubiquitous in its closing days.

But not everbody took advantage. Fifty-six percent of the blacks surveyed said they followed the trial "very closely," compared to 20% of whites. The telephone survey of 1,002 adults was taken July 11 to July 14. The six-woman jury returned a not-guilty verdict for Zimmerman on July 13.....

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: blackkk; blacks; florida; georgezimmerman; msm; trayvon; trayvonmartin; zimmerman
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1 posted on 07/15/2013 5:05:03 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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2 posted on 07/15/2013 5:05:31 PM PDT by JoeProBono (Mille vocibus imago valet;-{)
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Then why the hell don’t they have the least clue about why Zimmerman was found not guilty.


3 posted on 07/15/2013 5:07:38 PM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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Trayvon was black, so blacks had skin in the game so to speak.

As much as the media tried to make it so, Zimmerman was not white.

Why are even whites part of this? Let the Peruvians and blacks have it out.

4 posted on 07/15/2013 5:08:36 PM PDT by 5thGenTexan
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The only conclusion one could draw from this is that they think it is perfectly okay to smash peoples heads in.


5 posted on 07/15/2013 5:08:45 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA (When Injustice becomes Law, Resistance Becomes Duty.-Thomas Jefferson)
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My sisters from PA know very little about the case and any blacks and many whites I’ve talked to say that Zimmerman should have stayed in the car when he was told to do so. Doesn’t say much for either group. Apparently, following closely means not following at all.


6 posted on 07/15/2013 5:08:58 PM PDT by freeangel ( (free speech is only good until someone else doesn't like it)
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That means they’re not very bright as a people? This was a case of self defense and this man should never have been brought up on charges.


7 posted on 07/15/2013 5:09:12 PM PDT by snarkytart
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They watched it on Black and Whitey TV


8 posted on 07/15/2013 5:09:17 PM PDT by digger48
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

And still they get it wrong?


9 posted on 07/15/2013 5:09:18 PM PDT by NonValueAdded (Unindicted Co-conspirators: The Mainstream Media)
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Blacks followed Zimmerman trial more closely than whites

Not the ones that are calling in to the various radio talk shows.

10 posted on 07/15/2013 5:09:22 PM PDT by doc1019 (Get our troops the hell out of the ME)
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Those who followed the trial should know how weak the prosecution’s case was and how, if the prosecution possessed any true evidence, they did not present it.


11 posted on 07/15/2013 5:09:47 PM PDT by AD from SpringBay (http://jonah2eight.blogspot.com/)
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If that’s true then many blacks in this country have no or little understanding of the law and think emotions count, as the law was clear here. Zimmerman had the right to defend himself using deadly force if needed.


12 posted on 07/15/2013 5:10:03 PM PDT by Fzob (In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. Jefferson)
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The other conclusion being that they don’t have jobs and can stay glued to the television all day.


13 posted on 07/15/2013 5:10:16 PM PDT by King Moonracer (Bad lighting and cheap fabric, that's how you sell clothing.....)
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Apparently they got all of their news from Nancy Grace.
14 posted on 07/15/2013 5:10:58 PM PDT by A.A. Cunningham (Electorate data confirms Resolute Conservative voted for Soetoro)
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It’s very hard to believe that. .unless they weren’t listening. That is one of the things that bothers me. .how ignorant the GZ haters seem to be of the facts of this case.


15 posted on 07/15/2013 5:11:18 PM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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George Zimmerman’s Black Ancestry is Revealed
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2876811/posts

George Zimmerman: the black, Hispanic, Peruvian, kind-hearted non-white, not-racist poster boy
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2876692/posts

George Zimmerman Has ‘Black Roots’
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2876518/posts


16 posted on 07/15/2013 5:11:23 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (I'll raise $2million for Sarah Palin's next run. What'll you do?)
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Liars.


17 posted on 07/15/2013 5:11:27 PM PDT by SENTINEL (Kneel down to God. Stand up to tyrants. STICK TO YOUR GUNS !)
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Exactly. If they claim to have been following closely, it’s an indictment of their powers of reasoning. Never a more open-and-shut case.


18 posted on 07/15/2013 5:11:31 PM PDT by Chaguito
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cripplecreek ~:" Then why the hell don’t they have the least clue about why Zimmerman was found not guilty."

Because they all listen to the talking heads on Lamestream Media , who didn't know what they are talking about !
If it doesn't occur on TV, with a narrative , with talking pictures ~ they can't grasp it !

19 posted on 07/15/2013 5:11:43 PM PDT by Tilted Irish Kilt (“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.” - Ronald Reagan)
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File this with the other lies.


20 posted on 07/15/2013 5:12:01 PM PDT by Williams (No Obama)
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