Lashing Out....

 

 

"I am so mad I could just spit!"

 

 

Thanks to "Rev" Al stirring up the pot (once again), rather than trying to heal our country, he organized marches in (what was reported) 100 cities across the country. It was touted as  "Justice for Trayvon" rallies. Somehow, in the midst of all this confusion, the tragedy of this young man being killed has turned into not only a race issue, but also a political one. Go figure.

 

After watching the news and reading the paper this morning, the "bogey man", or the "bad guy" responsible for the death of Trayvon is any one of the following:

• George Zimmerman - Yes, he is the one who pulled the trigger. "Rev" Al is now putting the pressure on the Justice Department to file a civil rights case against Zimmerman. Here are the facts: 1) Zimmerman is a registered Democrat who voted for the president twice 2) He has worked with underprivileged black youths in the community 3) The FBI has looked at this case for months to see if there was a racial smoking gun - they came up empty.
• Florida - The NAALCP now wants to boycott Florida. They want to boycott Disney world. Here is the problem - the state of Florida is who brought the case against Zimmerman. They did not defend him - the prosecuted him! They threw EVERYTHING they had at him. It cost the taxpayers a boatload of cash to do so.
• Fox News - I have no idea. Geraldo Rivera showed up at a rally (without cameraman) and was booed as asked to leave. "We don't want Fox News here". Huh? BTW, Geraldo Rivera is about as "left" as Fox has for a reporter. How this became about Fox News (number one in cable coverage) is beyond me.
• Stand Your Ground - This one is really a mystery. The Florida "Stand Your Ground" law was not a part of the trial. We have mass murder going on every day in Chicago, Detroit, Oakland and (on and on), and none of those murders have anything to do with "Stand Your Ground".
• Justice Department - "Rev" Al cannot understand why the Justice Department has not yet charged Zimmerman. Oh, Holder would like to - trust me on that. It is just there is no case to prosecute.
• White on Black Crime - Sorry - the statistics tell another story. The main culprit for black homicides are other blacks. These are government statistics. There is some white on black crime, but it is very small. BTW - as much as we all wanted Zimmerman to be white, he is half Hispanic. You know, one parent white and the other non-white. Kind of like - oh, never mind.

The bottom line is this. On a dark and rainy night in Florida, two young men, one 17 and the other 29, met and each made some bad choices. The result was a tragedy. I believe Zimmerman would give every cent he has to relive that night. There were no winners - everyone lost. For people like Sharpton to drag this out and make it into something more than it was is the crime. We can honor the memory of Trayvon Martin by searching for peace, not fanning the flames of unrest.