[jakitula]

Silly Spike.

And speaking of silliness.... re: Representative Bobby Rush's protest hoodie (Merry's post above):

It is interesting how the story seems to change with the telling. In the 911 call, Zimmerman opens by saying the following:

"We’ve had some break-ins in my neighborhood and there’s a real suspicious guy. It’s Retreat View Circle. The best address I can give you is 111 Retreat View Circle. This guy looks like he’s up to no good or he’s on drugs or something. It’s raining and he’s just walking around looking about."

Actually it is the 911 dispatcher that brings up race by asking: "OK, is he White, Black, or Hispanic?"

Zimmerman says: "He looks black."

The dispatcher then asks "Did you see what he was wearing?"

Zimmerman "Yeah, a dark hoodie like a gray hoodie. He wore jeans or sweat pants and white tennis shoes."

A bit later Zimmerman qualifies what the dispatcher asked him by saying: "he’s a black male"