I’ve tried to stop commenting on the Trayvon…
I’ve tried to stop commenting on the Trayvon Martin case, because I found that the more I learned and discussed the circumstances the angrier I got. It just didn’t seem right that an innocent young man, was essentially hunted down and killed like he was a wild animal. Yeah, if really pisses me off to think about the fact that man that committed this horrible act is walking around like nothing happenend.
Then there the events of Good Friday, two men in Tulsa, shot five African Americans who were just walking down the street. the police are still trying to determine if it was a hate crime. Umm, I hope they don’t contact the Sanford police for any advice in their investigation. I know that I’m not in law enforcement, but if you purposely hunt down people of one race and kill three of them, then that makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.
People don’t believe me when I say that racial tensions have increased since our current president was elected, but they have!!! I know that there have been times that I’ve not only worry about my safety, but I also worry about the safety of my biracial children. My husband and I have jokingly talk about not taking our kids to Arizona, because our youngest child could be mistaken for Latina, and both of them could be mistaken for Middle Eastern. This isn’t a joke that we consider funny, it’s something that stays in the back of our heads when we let our children leave the house.
But, today am I a little more hopeful that Trayvon Martin’s family will recieve a little bit of justice, because George Zimmerman is supposed to be arrested this afternoon according to the above link.
“An injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Related articles
- Prosecutor In Trayvon Martin Case To Make Announcement Within 72 Hours (mediaite.com)
- Eric Holder Vows ‘Appropriate Action’ in Trayvon Martin Case (blippitt.com)
- The Washington Post reports that the prosecutor in the Trayvon Martin case will charge George Zimmerman in the high-profile shooting. (shortformblog.com)
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