LolaMoon08
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Florida has a hate crime statute as well. If there was a hate crime to be charged, the allegation of "[eff]ing punks" would have been something different (the slur) or would have been excluded entirely. Imo, they have conclusively established (by any applicable evidence standard) that there was no racial epithet uttered. Otherwise, they would have alleged it, or would have left the option open. Given the publicity around the initial slur allegation, there is no way they would have changed it to "punks" in the affidavit if that's not the story they are sticking to. It wasn't necessary to the murder 2 charge at all.
I was one of those who heard the "other word" but I said that I would concede it was something different if it was proven otherwise... and because it has been... I have conceded.
But... I will say that he did consider Trayvon an "*advertiser censored**hole" and a "*advertiser censored**king punk" and when he stepped out of the car that night, that was his mindframe. Which is very damning, IMO.