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Carjacker Who Shot and Killed Elderly White Man Acquitted of Murder Because Elderly White Men Are Scary
Look at this picture. Which person looks scary to you?

On the left is 28-year-old Devon Dunham, who last week was acquitted on murder charges for a 2017 incident in Hardeeville, South Carolina. On the right is Ernest Martin Stevens, a 77-year-old white man whom Dunham shot and killed after firing eight bullets at him.

Mind you, Dunham confessed to shooting and killing Stevens shortly before 9:00 AM on August 10, 2017, as Stevens sat in his truck in a parking lot. He allegedly walked up to Stevens with his gun pointed and told him to hand over his truck. Then, when Stevens attempted to drive away, Dunham shot him dead.

According to the closing arguments by prosecutor Duffie Stone: “[Dunham] sees a target. A 77-year-old man alone with a running truck. What great fortune for Devon Dunham, a vulnerable elderly man by himself. He shot Mr. Stevens because he was losing his ride.” Stone also said that none of the facts of the incident were being disputed because “most of what I told you Devon Dunham told you” in his confession to police.

But according to Dunham’s defense lawyer, his client is “not the best communicator” and was “sleep-deprived” when he gave his confession. He suggested to the jury that Dunham, as a black American man, may have become frightened when he saw the undeniably terrifying specter of an elderly white man sitting in a truck. The judge told the jury to disregard this theory, but juries are dumb. The jury, after deliberating for less than two hours, ruled that even though Dunham fired eight shots at Stevens and killed him, the prosecution could not prove “intent to harm.”

As the verdict was read, Dunham reportedly sighed in relief and “softly fist-bumped” his lawyer.

If you’re white and living in America, pack your bags and get out while you can. This will get much worse before it ever has a chance of getting better. ***Goad