Standing on the Corner of Politics and Justice: The Affirmative Action Prosecution of George Zimmerman, the True State Of Racial Equality and The Real Legacy of Trayvon Martin

I have been very quiet on this blog of late as there wasn't much happening that I thought could benefit from my “two cents”. I remained quiet on George Zimmerman because I didn't wish to feed the fires started by the news media and carried by the protesters. Now that the verdict is in I have a lot to say about the verdict and the case in general. This is a case that never should have never seen the inside of a court room. I give great credit to the Sanford , FL Police Department did their job without malice or prejudice toward George Zimmerman. A man who publicly testified against the department in the beating of a homeless black man a year before the Martin shooting. In Mr. Zimmerman’s own words: I would just like to state that the law is written in black and white," Zimmerman said during a 90-second statement to city commissioners at a community forum. "It should not and cannot be enforced in the gray for those who are in the thin blue line.” I think it’s safe to say Zimmerman was not a favorite son of the Sanford PD. They didn't charge the man because the evidence and rule of law supported Zimmerman’s side of the story and the county prosecutor agreed. The media jumped on this case and inflamed the tension that already existed in the black community and nurtured it like a baby at its mother’s breast because tension equals ratings. For all the talk of accepting the verdict don’t think the major media outlets weren't praying for riots because riots also equal ratings. If someone had been killed during those riots we might have the next Zimmerman ratings boom. When you have Jane Velez Mitchell doing her entire show in a hoodie just days after the shooting and may I add before any of the facts were even publicized you are pandering to the black community in a way that assumes they aren't capable of judging the facts on their own without the media spoon feeding what their position should be to them. That is truly offensive no matter what race you are. That brings us to political aspect of this case. While I firmly believe that he truly didn't mean any malice or pandering by his statement President Obama fanned the flames even more which opened the door for Angela Cory who did not just bow to but got on her knees and opened her mouth wide for the political pressure to bring the case that wasn't there against Zimmerman. Of course I’m sure it’s a pure coincidence she was nearing re-election at the time. This brings us to racial equity. Early on a black friend of mine and I were discussed this case and I said I believed Zimmerman’s side of the story. I was told “I guess you’re not for black people”. The truth of the matter is I am not. I am however for people in general and am not going to take sides on any issue simply based on the color of one the party’s skin. That is pandering. True equality means I am as good as you are and have the same rights and responsibilities as you and you have the same as me. When one group perceives itself as more equal than another that is called Affirmative Action or as I like to called it reverse discrimination. If the black community wishes true equality than you get the same rights and outcomes of a non-black community. It doesn't help when you have leaders in the black community like Jessie Jackson and the Rev. Al Sharpton who want black people as dissatisfied as possible so they will vote for them. For the record that makes them just like white politicians. Trayvon Martin wasn't shot because he was black or had the wrong kind of jeans or top on. Trayvon Martin was shot because once he blindsided George Zimmerman by breaking his nose and he proceeded to try and beat his brains out on the side walk. Trayvon Martin was no angel. The fact he was a 17 year boy makes that an indisputable fact. Very few are. What should have come out in court and was suppressed was Trayvon Martin didn't just have a propensity for violence but truly enjoyed it. He complained in a text to a friend that a guy he had fought with didn't bleed enough for his liking. Is that part of being 17? Maybe. But it doesn't excuse his actions. All this being said I feel horrible for this kids parents. They have been victimized four times over. Once by the actions of their own son that directly led to his death. Than by the media who build this into something it wasn't and exploited their dead son for ratings. Than by politicians who exploited their dead son to get the black vote and finally by the leaders of the black community who exploited their dead son to have one more reason to show their face on TV. The real legacy of Trayvon Martin is no matter what the color of your skin is do not brake someone’s nose and beat their head on the sidewalk so that they fear for their life. When someone fears for their life they just might take yours to save theirs.

To all the people walking around saying I am Trayvon you someday may find yourself involved in an incident that gets you a political prosecution and that will leave you saying I am George Zimmerman.