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Good.
That way that bastard can't kill more children.
He can legally buy another gun. Or he could run them over in his car, use a knife, poison, a baseball bat...
I am sure you get the picture.
And there are very few African-American men who haven’t had the experience of walking across the street and hearing the locks click on the doors of cars. That happens to me, at least before I was a senator. There are very few African-Americans who haven’t had the experience of getting on an elevator and a woman clutching her purse nervously and holding her breath until she had a chance to get off. That happens often.
And you know, I don’t want to exaggerate this, but those sets of experiences inform how the African-American community interprets what happened one night in Florida. And it’s inescapable for people to bring those experiences to bear.
I am just sorry you people can't realize within yourselfs that you have a problem within your own communitiesThe African-American community is also knowledgeable that there is a history of racial disparities in the application of our criminal laws, everything from the death penalty to enforcement of our drug laws. And that ends up having an impact in terms of how people interpret the case.
Now, this isn’t to say that the African-American community is naive about the fact that African-American young men are disproportionately involved in the criminal justice system, that they are disproportionately both victims and perpetrators of violence. It’s not to make excuses for that fact, although black folks do interpret the reasons for that in a historical context.
We understand that some of the violence that takes place in poor black neighborhoods around the country is born out of a very violent past in this country, and that the poverty and dysfunction that we see in those communities can be traced to a very difficult history.
And so the fact that sometimes that’s unacknowledged adds to the frustration. And the fact that a lot of African-American boys are painted with a broad brush and the excuse is given, well, there are these statistics out there that show that African-American boys are more violent -- using that as an excuse to then see sons treated differently causes pain.
I think the African-American community is also not naive in understanding that statistically somebody like Trayvon Martin was probably statistically more likely to be shot by a peer than he was by somebody else.
So -- so folks understand the challenges that exist for African- American boys, but they get frustrated, I think, if they feel that there’s no context for it or -- and that context is being denied. And -- and that all contributes, I think, to a sense that if a white male teen was involved in the same kind of scenario, that, from top to bottom, both the outcome and the aftermath might have been different.
Now, the question for me at least, and I think, for a lot of folks is, where do we take this? How do we learn some lessons from this and move in a positive direction? You know, I think it’s understandable that there have been demonstrations and vigils and protests, and some of that stuff is just going to have to work its way through as long as it remains nonviolent. If I see any violence, then I will remind folks that that dishonors what happened to Trayvon Martin and his family.
Free food and music ?
Free food and music ?
link?
Well if there were't witnesses and evidence there would be only Zimmerman's word. But there was.
Such a desperate argument. The racist left is doing all they can to stir up racial tension. Nobody fell for it. What happened to all of that understanding? I thought liberals like you usually think right away. What are you doing?
Stirring up racial tension? We weren't the ones screaming that the black people would riot. Moron.
Nobody fell for it? We weren't the ones claiming they would riot. Go away dbag.
And what exactly were Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson doing this entire time? What exactly did Obama do this afternoon? Idiot.
You fell for it big time, suckered into thinking Martin was a little 12 year old angel, while Zimmerman was a murderous racist cop wannabe. Man, your gullibility is remarkable. You must think Zimmerman was a "creepy assed cracker" too.
Geez. Full grown adults acting like they've never heard the meaning of common sense before.
And like so many of Sharpton's "protests" in the past, no doubt riots and deaths will be included in the "100 City Protest" package.
I feel sorry for the local law enforcement of those cities.
Stirring up racial tension? We weren't the ones screaming that the black people would riot. Moron.
Nobody fell for it? We weren't the ones claiming they would riot. Go away dbag.
And what exactly were Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson doing this entire time? What exactly did Obama do this afternoon? Idiot.
You fell for it big time, suckered into thinking Martin was a little 12 year old angel, while Zimmerman was a murderous racist cop wannabe. Man, your gullibility is remarkable. You must think Zimmerman was a "creepy assed cracker" too.
Geez. Full grown adults acting like they've never heard the meaning of common sense before.
I don't like either one, but I love how people like you also think they are stirring up tension when they stand up for themselves. Was MLK Jr stirring up tension?
Zimmerman creepy ass cracker? There ya go assuming again. You never told me what party you assumed I belonged to.
Speaking of the Zimmerman threads.., how many posts did you report because the posters opinion differed from your's?
Sure there is, that is where fed hate crimes fall. They are investigated and charged by the U.S. Department of Justices Civil Rights Division.
I'm not saying ZImmerman should be, just sayin' that is exactly what the feds are mulling over.
Your comment proves you easily jump to poor conclusions. I don't watch MSNBC.
Hate crimes are not civil rights violations, idiot.
Well yeah..they are.
USDOJ: Civil Rights Division: About the Criminal Section
The newly enacted § 249 has three significant subsections. Subsection (a)(1) criminalizes violent acts (and attempts to commit violent acts undertaken with a dangerous weapon) when those acts occur because of the actual or perceived race, color, religion, or national origin of any person.
Here ya go. Pick a convenient location.
Looks like no free food, music, boobs, beer or porn. That's kind of a bummer so I'll be sitting this one out.
"Justice for Trayvon" National Day of Action Vigils in 100 Cities | National Action Network
If obama has stated the black experience there is a white experience too and that is the experience of being beaten and robbed. Both experiences are equally valid. Just not valid to obama.
Maybe we could legalize drugs like "pot" and work on our justice system a little bit to try to be more fair...But we should be damned before we allow such violence to occur freely within our lands.
Good.
That way that bastard can't kill more children.
He can legally buy another gun. Or he could run them over in his car, use a knife, poison, a baseball bat...
I am sure you get the picture.
And yell "Self Defense" after he's done.
And have an army of peeps mindlessly shaking their heads, "yes".
Hate crimes are not civil rights violations, idiot.
Well yeah..they are.
USDOJ: Civil Rights Division: About the Criminal Section
And these people go around calling everyone else stupid.
Well if there were't witnesses and evidence there would be only Zimmerman's word. But there was.
There was NO witness that described Zimmerman's actions prior to his altercation with Martin; no witness regarding the words exchanged; no witness regarding initial contact.
The only witness I'm aware of described Zimmerman getting his ass handed to him. Curiously, that witness did not witness the shooting.
If I had a dollar for each time liberals called Zimmerman a racist....
