The only thing substantive that I left out was there was a man and a woman sitting in the get away car and they never got out.
Trust me that all these gangsta's know this. They also know for the most part the police aren't going out of their way for a $300 lawnmower.
My co-workers and I have sat on several criminal trials (hey we're still getting paid) that have ended in conviction for violent or drug crimes here in Houston. All the perpetrators have been black. One was an NBA center.
Have there been injustices? Yes. Do I think there are too many people (black and white) in jail for drug offenses? Yes Do I have an opinion on the guilt or innocence of Martin or Zimmerman? Not yet
Do I believe a lot of criminals understand what they can and can't do to be arrested and convicted of crime. Definitely. They are being trained by TV, politicians and fellow criminals.
You know what the real tragedy is? There were probably several black people killed last week throughout this country just sitting in their homes watching TV but drive by shooters killed them and there's no outrage and no Presidential call.
And that's just in Chicago:
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/k...ve-by-shooting
One more thing: I'm sure the neighborhood homeowners and their insurance companies are sweating bullets hoping they aren't civilly liable. Once when my home was robbed the neighborhood HO patrol car came by and the driver said that he couldn't step out of the car. The police came by 3 hours later.