# Question about the Trayvon Martin Case?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [April 11, 2012, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-trayvon-martin-case/618504 "2012-04-11T22:28:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2012, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-trayvon-martin-case/618504/257 "2012-04-16T17:17:31Z")

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> [@Bricker](#):
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> I see.
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> But Chief Lee, given that he had a motive to sugarcoat his department’s performance in light of subsequent criticism… might he have hedged a little? Is it possible?

It’s also possible he was telling the truth, isn’t it? Probable, in fact. Why tell a lie that he knew could, and would, so easily be found out, casting his department in an even worse light? That would make no sense.

You’re grasping at straws here, **Bricker** , which is most unlike you.

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