Bill Cosby Says It Doesn’t Matter If George Zimmerman Is A Racist Or Not
Martin, 17, was shot dead in February while walking back from a convenience store to his father’s Sanford home. The man who admitted shooting him, George Zimmerman, told authorities that he did so in self-defense. Martin’s family contends Zimmerman racially profiled the teen. Zimmerman was detained last week and charged with second-degree murder.
Known for his stand-up routines, movies and as the man behind the breakthrough 1980s sit-com “The Cosby Show,” Cosby regularly weighs in on social and racial issues.
“It doesn’t make any difference if he’s racist or not racist,” Cosby said on “State of the Union.” “If he’s scared to death and not a racist, it’s still a confrontational provoking of something” when a person has a gun on them.
Whether you agree or disagree, one can see why gun violence is a hot-button for the iconic funny man.
Gun violence is personal to Cosby, one of the most successful African-American comedians and entertainers of his generation. His and wife Camille’s only son, Ennis, was shot and killed while changing a tire off a Southern California freeway in 1997. Michael Markhasev, a Ukrainian-born immigrant, was convicted the next year of killing Ennis Cosby during an attempted robbery.
Cosby said that he “used to have a gun,” which he bought to “protect my family.” He insists he has nothing against people having firearms in their homes to protect against intruders, but said he believes that being on the streets with a gun changes some people, making them bolder and more dangerous.
“When a person has a gun, sometimes their mind clicks that this thing … will win arguments and straighten people out,” he said.
Check the interview below.
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