Lois, do you realize that during the period of time between Trayvon being shot and George being acquitted that over 11,000 black men have been shot by black men.....where is the racism ?
But then race pimps like Rev. Jesse Jackson and Rev. Al Sharpton and their sycophants in the media couldn't demagogue a tragedy and lie about the facts of the case in order to stir up racial animosity. They (race pimps and the media) have a narrative they want to push. The truth doesn't matter. All that matters is that narrative. And in this case, that narrative is white racism. Thus Black on Black crime doesn't fit that narrative. And the fact that Zimmerman is Hispanic doesn't fit that narrative either.
That is why media outlets such as the AP and CBS falsely claimed Zimmerman was "White." They pushed too far with such a lie and that is why the New York Times and Reuters then made up the term "White Hispanic." CNN falsely claimed Zimmerman used a racial slur. NBC edited his 911 call to make it sound as if Zimmerman were racially profiling Martin. NPR and TalkLeft showed a photo that was blurred and in black & white that hid the severity of the damage done to Zimmerman's face clearly visible in the original color photo. ABC came right out and falsely claimed video taken that night showed no blood or bruises on George Zimmerman.
Lies, lies and more lies. They feel no shame in such lies because truth and journalistic integrity mean nothing to them. The "white racism" narrative is all that matters. They make it sound as if the number one danger to young Black men is roaming bands of racist white (or "White Hispanic) neighborhood watch volunteers. If they had any decency they'd address some of the biggest dangers facing young Black men. But that would encroach on sacred cows of the left. And they'd rather have young Black men shooting each other than touch on those issues.
Very well said. As an African-American, I've had to watch, first-hand, as many of my family and friends have grown more and more angry about this case, and it started long before we even knew all of the facts! I watched as media professionals cherry-picked details and told half truths to support that narrative. I tried, repeatedly, to persuade people to calm down and wait until all of the details came out instead of basing one's judgment on random soundbites. But lone skeptics are no match for mass media, and it's shameful ability to control the narrative on a nearly global scale. It's absolutely disgusting, as it plays on the racial biases, fears, and over-inflated "victim" mentality that is highly pervasive in our culture. What people don't realize is that this actually serves to indirectly perpetuate some of the problems that my people suffer from, as it removes all personal responsibility from the African American community, and turns every negative experience into just another losing battle against the all-powerful "Man" who is determined to "keep me down".
My wife, a white woman, works with many African Americans, and has had to keep her mouth shut whenever one of her friends brings the case up, as she knows very well that any dissenting perspective that doesn't support the narrative that there is some secret racist conspiracy in the legal system would automatically brand her as an enemy and "closet racist" (despite the fact that her husband is black and she has two bi-racial children).