Correction/edit to original post contained in the last paragraph.~RedEye
Today is the one year anniversary of the death of Trayvon Martin. Instead of celebrating his 18th birthday, getting ready for prom, playing sports, getting ready to graduate from high school and possibly head off to college, he is lying in his grave. May God grant comfort and mercy to his parents and those who mourn with them.
Driving in my car this morning, listening to a radio talk program on XM128 The Power , the question was posed, "What if George Zimmerman is found not guilty in the death of Trayvon Martin?" I didn't get to hear the response, but I thought about it and this is what I say....If George Zimmerman is found not guilty, not to be confused with innocent, we (black folks) will accept the verdict without throwing rocks, bricks, or setting stuff on fire, because that is what they (white folks) expect black folks to do. No, black folks will except the verdict with calm, dignified, outrage, out of respect for the memory, and the legacy, of Trayvon Martin.
It's not like we aren't used to injustice.
I do believe a not guilty verdict will send the chilling message to black and brown boys everywhere they are viewed with a deadly combination of fear and loathing, sometimes even by those who are sworn to protect and serve.
Correction~Trayvon Martin is dead because George Zimmerman was suspicious of him. Why was he suspicious of Trayvon? Because of the color of his skin. If George Zimmerman had just been suspicious of Trayvon... and didn't have a gun..... Trayvon would be alive today.
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