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Trayvon Martin (left), George Zimmerman (right) |
By now, most everyone has heard of the senseless
killing of a boy, Trayvon Martin, by a man, George Zimmerman, and the
subsequent trial in Florida where a jury of 6 females found George Zimmerman not
guilty of the charges of which he was accused, because of the "stand your
ground" law on the Florida legal books; although, all the jurists did make
the claim that they struggled with their deliberations to the point of
tears. And, while this writer does not
deny this took place in their hearts and minds, it seems rather pointless to
admit unless they are trying to absolve their guilty feelings, and if they are,
that too seems equally pointless since they rendered a verdict that they
thought was correct given these unique sets of circumstances.
But, these comments are not about the jury, the
killing, the trial, the law, or the right to bear arms Constitutional
amendment... no, not at all; it is about
the polarization of Americans that took place in the aftermath of the trial's
conclusion.
This writer expects (unfortunately) assholes to
exist in our 2 major political parties, but not among the rank and file of
middle class Americans. I seriously
thought we were beyond all of that.
The African American community thinks and
communicates that this trial is another perfect example of "white"
American justice; while, the rest of us (whites, Hispanics, and other) believe
that justice, according to the letter of the law (but perhaps not the spirit)
was ultimately served.
As an aside and with sincere respect to all
cultures, I, for the life of me, do not understand why we have to insert
adjectives in front of American, to create a unique and distinct sub group
This, to me, creates a separation that could
influence and perpetuate discrimination.
But again, this is only my opinion.
And, if we were to extrapolate a little I could eventually see Asian
Americans who are not just Southern Asian Americans and not just Georgia Asian
Americans but Northern Georgia Asian Americans... so, I am sure you can see where I am going
with this.
We are all Americans,
regardless from where
our
ancestors originated and
regardless of the culture
that forms the
foundation of
who we are...
or,
so I thought.
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