As the old adage says, the jury is out. George Zimmerman was
found not guilty for murdering Trayvon Martin in a case that we have been
force-fed by the media for the past year. During that time, an estimated 16
thousand or more other people were killed in the United States and there were about 2 million emergency room visits
due to assault, according to homicide statistics from cdc.org.
Why are we hearing more about this case? Some would say it
is due to the possible race or racial profiling implications that may have been
involved. Do I think it was about race? I have no clue, but that really doesn’t
matter. If the media says it could be about race, people watch it, ratings
increase, and the networks drag it on until the horse is dead, buried, and in
horsey heaven.
It may very well have been about racial profiling, but it
could also have been about someone dressed like they were up to no good and physically
assaulting an armed neighborhood watchman. I don’t care what color you are. If
you beat me up while I am volunteering to protect my block from bad guys, I
might shoot you.
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In even greater news, Geraldo Rivera was looking especially
authoritative in his report on the verdict this morning. I have also received confirmation
that his legendary mustache is indeed controlled by the strings attached to his
eye brows and disheveled hair – thus adding to the suspicion that Geraldo’s
mustache is actually the real television personality and the rest of his face
is just a necessary vehicle for success. Another fun fact: Geraldo is 70 years old! Who knew?
-BCS
(Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman, Murder, Not Guilty, Acquitted, Geraldo Rivera)
