I've been a tad confused in recent days since George Zimmerman was found not guilty in the Trayvon Martin case.
Many people whom believe Zimmerman should have been found guilty of at least manslaughter seem to think Zimmerman's actions were at least partially motivated by racism. So in response to the jury's ruling this past Saturday night, I've read many articles and social networking posts from far-right conservatives regarding other murders which involved an element of racism and claiming that these murders and the element of racism in them were far worse than in the case of George Zimmerman killing Trayvon Martin.
I'm not here to say which way I lean on whether or not Zimmerman's following and killing of Martin was at least partially influenced by racism. However, I do think it's quite ridiculous for people to write and post about these other murders and basically say, "You see? Zimmerman wasn't too bad. Look at what this guy did! Now that's racism right there!"
What does that prove? Absolutely nothing. These are living, breathing humans' lives we're talking about here and some people are comparing them just to try and make a political point, or so they think. I honestly don't even know what that political point is they're trying to make.
We can spin the stories as much as we'd like, but the fact remains Trayvon Martin is dead. These other murder victims which have been posted about are dead. These victims' friends and families will forever be haunted by their loves ones' demise. I find it incredibly insensitive to compare these murder victims as if they're pawns in chess. Whether a person believes George Zimmerman should have been found guilty or not is irrelevant. Trayvon Martin is still dead. The least we can do is show a little respect to all those grieving from this tragedy and the elongated, emotionally-draining process which ended on Saturday night.
Many people whom believe Zimmerman should have been found guilty of at least manslaughter seem to think Zimmerman's actions were at least partially motivated by racism. So in response to the jury's ruling this past Saturday night, I've read many articles and social networking posts from far-right conservatives regarding other murders which involved an element of racism and claiming that these murders and the element of racism in them were far worse than in the case of George Zimmerman killing Trayvon Martin.
I'm not here to say which way I lean on whether or not Zimmerman's following and killing of Martin was at least partially influenced by racism. However, I do think it's quite ridiculous for people to write and post about these other murders and basically say, "You see? Zimmerman wasn't too bad. Look at what this guy did! Now that's racism right there!"
What does that prove? Absolutely nothing. These are living, breathing humans' lives we're talking about here and some people are comparing them just to try and make a political point, or so they think. I honestly don't even know what that political point is they're trying to make.
We can spin the stories as much as we'd like, but the fact remains Trayvon Martin is dead. These other murder victims which have been posted about are dead. These victims' friends and families will forever be haunted by their loves ones' demise. I find it incredibly insensitive to compare these murder victims as if they're pawns in chess. Whether a person believes George Zimmerman should have been found guilty or not is irrelevant. Trayvon Martin is still dead. The least we can do is show a little respect to all those grieving from this tragedy and the elongated, emotionally-draining process which ended on Saturday night.
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