George Zimmerman is not guilty of racism.

For starters, I would like to apologize. I appear to have messed up the number of rounds when editing the Resolution. This is okay, we do not need a conclusion round. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I will start by presenting a case for why Zimmerman is not Racist. To start, lets look at Zimmerman's family tree. According to the family, some members are black. His mother is Latino, and Zimmerman himself is Hispanic(a,b). While this does not prove he is not Racist, it is worth noting. Even with black family members, his family is pretty certain he is not racist. a) http://www.washingtonpost.com... b) http://patdollard.com... ---------------------------------------------------- Let's bring in some stronger evidence... His community. Despite being 23% Hispanic (of any race), 5% Asian, and 20% Black(a), the community testifies that Zimmerman was not racist(b). a) http://www.miamiherald.com... b) http://www.cnn.com... The communities Demographics are important because the 20% black population is almost twice the National Average while the 23% is almost 50% larger than National Average(c). While people from everywhere else claim a man they've never met was racist, the proportionally large black and ethnic community at The Retreats seems to believe otherwise, as well as Zimmerman's other neighbors(b). c) http://www.census.gov... Zimmerman's co-worker's seem to agree wholeheartedly that Zimmerman was accepting of Black people and was not racist(b). ---------------------------------------------------- In fact, another relatively important character seems to believe Zimmerman did not act out of racism... Trayvon's Stepmother(a). The Stepmother would know a great deal more about the case of her own stepson's death than most people. Despite this, she seems the believe Zimmerman did not act based on Trayvon's color. a) http://www.breitbart.com...? Alicia Stanley, Martin's stepmother, was married to Tracy Martin (Trayvon Martin's father) for about 14 years since Trayvon was 3. This means that she was there until Trayvon was 16 or 17. She raised him and cared for him, knew him best(b), more so than his mother, Sybrina Fulton. (b) http://www.chicagonow.com... ---------------------------------------------------- Possibly one of the most important people involved in proving Zimmerman was not racist is his black friend, Joe Oliver. Joe Oliver, a 53 year old, former television news reporter and anchor in Orlando, claims Zimmerman is far from racist (a). He's known Zimmerman for several years as an acquaintance, and has defended Zimmerman's character since the shooting. "I'm a black male and all that I know is that George has never given me any reason whatsoever to believe he has anything against people of color." Joe Oliver, 53. (a) http://www.reuters.com... Joe Oliver's wife is even a close friend to Zimmerman's Mother-in-law, claiming he cried for days after the shooting. ---------------------------------------------------- I have questions for the Con before he puts forth his evidence. 1- What is the legal definition of Racism. 2- Has Zimmerman ever helped out the Black Community? 3- In Zimmerman's call to 911, did he voluntarily profile Martin? 4- In Zimmerman's call to 911, why was Zimmerman suspicious of Martin? It is important for the Con to answer these questions, because I will be bringing them up again. ---------------------------------------------------- I now hand the Round over to the Con for his argument. Good luck, and plan well.