Anger + Sadness = RAGE

[canam]

Originally Posted by tstew

Canam, I am just confused as to where your absolute certainty comes from. There is nothing in the evidence that would warrant that in my opinion. If he called 911 to say that someone was chasing him as opposed to running from him I would understand. If he told the dispatcher" yes I will be sitting in my truck by the mailbox" instead of "no, call me so I can tell you where I will be" I would understand. If he had 1 drop of blood on his clothes or a torn shirt, I might still say that he created an un necessary confrontation but I might understand your position better. As it is, I just don't see why you're so confident that he is justified.

My question stands, even though i think your answer has already been revealed.... Imo the black community as a whole is so upset with the rampant immorality, multiple children born to different mothers, the drugs,the rampant murders , the black on black crime period, that they look for anything to blame it on except the one in the mirror and " whitey" is a great target, despite the fact zim is multi cultural and despite the fact Zim was a strong advocate for the black community over the years, none of that matters,as long as we convince people its" the mans" fault,just blame it all on "the man" The black community as a whole will be outraged to learn anything different about this incident and they will plug their ears and scream its all been fixed, the man did it, the man did it.

[tstew]

Originally Posted by canam

My question stands, even though i think your answer has already been revealed.... Imo the black community as a whole is so upset with the rampant immorality, multiple children born to different mothers, the drugs,the rampant murders , the black on black crime period, that they look for anything to blame it on except the one in the mirror and " whitey" is a great target, despite the fact zim is multi cultural and despite the fact Zim was a strong advocate for the black community over the years, none of that matters,as long as we convince people its" the mans" fault,just blame it all on "the man" The black community as a whole will be outraged to learn anything different about this incident and they will plug their ears and scream its all been fixed, the man did it, the man did it.

Can I ask you a question? Honestly, how many black individuals have you had an intimate in depth conversation about this case (or any of the other issues you referred to for that matter)? What I'm telling you is that as a black person who has had many conversations with other black people, I can tell you with absolute confidence that your assessment is not anywhere near universally accurate in the Zimmerman case. This case, to me and many other people of many races (black included), is largely about a man who clearly overstepped his bounds, killed a kid who was guilty of nothing other than walking home, and was himself allowed to walk away. The racial overtones come in when discussing the role that the race of the kid played in the initial confrontation and in the police's decision to so readily allow him to walk.
Yes, there are many black people who are so jaded in their view of police and justice in America, that they feel you have to march and demand justice in order for it to be done. But there are millions more like myself who know that if you just shine a light on wherever "the good old boy network " is operating, that is generally enough to make people start to get in line. If you don't think it's possible in a small town for the son of a judge to receive preferential treatment that rises to the level of injustice in a case like this, you may be naive.