Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Who Are the Real Racial Profilers?

I am amazed how people put forth facts regarding the Zimmerman-Martin tragedy that are pure make believe, or could not possibly be known by anyone today. Much of the rhetoric comes from the likes of Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson (I will not call them "Reverends" because reverends do not provoke anger like they do), the real "Racial Profilers" in America.

I can just imagine the dialogue that goes on with their research staff as they scour the news articles in the newspapers and the internet. It would go something like this:

Black kills black .... No
Black kills black .... Nope
Black kills Hispanic .... Nah
Black kills black .... No
Black kills white .... Yawn
Black kills Hispanic .... No
Black kills black .... Can someone bring me some coffee?
17 year old black kills 13 month old white child in stroller .... He probably threatened him with is rattle.
Black kills black .... Nope
White man kills black man .... "Oh my God, the outrage! This racial animus against blacks has to stop! Al! Jesse! Come look at this!"

Let's not forget President Obama ("He would look like my son!") and Maxine Waters ("He was hunted down like a dog.") That last remark creates visions of George Zimmerman walking around with his gun drawn, peeking behind every wall and bush, trying to track down a wanton criminal.

I also like the multiple statements about a "child" carrying Skittles and Iced Tea, innocently walking through the community. Perhaps I missed it, but I heard no evidence that Zimmerman had X-Ray vision that would allow him to determine what Mr. Martin was carrying. Furthermore, that "child" was a 17 year old young man who was taller, and possibly stronger than Mr. Zimmerman. That is the same age as the young man who shot a 13 month old in the head while the baby's mother watched. I wonder if the baby threatened him with his rattle, justifying self-defense. That is not my definition of a child.

We would be remiss if we did not compliment Beyonce, JayZ, Madonna, and all of the other celebrities who have condemned the verdict, even though they have no clue about the actual evidence, and have threatened to never perform in the State of Florida until the state does away with the "Stand Your Ground" law. Obviously, they have been playing their music too loud without ear plugs, because their brains must have been severely damaged. Stand Your Ground was never part of the case, and had no bearing on the decision by the jury. I would suggest that we all boycott any venue at which any of these people have performed. They do nothing by harm America, both with the words of their songs and their opinions.

The rhetoric spouted by the media, the black activists and others is completely contrary to the facts that were brought at the trial. Let's take some examples:

1. "Zimmerman was told to stay in his car, but got out anyway to follow Martin." A review of the transcript of the 911 call does not support that. For some reason, people choose to believe this without reading the entire transcript. The dispatcher never told Zimmerman to stay in the car. They asked if he was following Martin and, when he replied that he was, they said, "We don't need you to do that." He replied "OK", and then they talked about where he would meet the police when they arrived.

2. "This young man was just walking through the neighborhood minding his own business." How do those making that statement know what was in Martin's mind? He was, according to the transcript, walking slowly in the rain. I know that when I am caught in the rain, especially without an umbrella, I walk as quickly as I can to get to where I was going so I could get out of the rain.

3. "Martin was armed only with a bag of Skittles and some iced tea." That is true, but how was Zimmerman to know that? Since no one has demonstrated that Zimmerman had X-ray vision, he had no idea as to whether or not Martin was armed in any way.

The reality is that Zimmerman lost sight of Martin, and was headed back to his truck. Martin had more than four minutes to leave the area and go to the house at which his father was staying. I am guessing that I could cover a quarter mile (4.4 football fields) walking in four minutes. Since he was concerned about this "cracker," why didn't he get out of there. There is substantial evidence to support Zimmerman's story.

I was watching two black women debating the Oprah Winfrey issue in Switzerland. One said that Oprah was too sensitive. The other said, "You weren't there and I wasn't there, so we have no right to make that judgment." A month earlier, that same woman was critical of the Zimmerman verdict, even though she was not there, had not heard all of the evidence in the court room, and had no right to make a judgment in that matter, either. Apparently, she only has the right to judge negatively against white people.

If Mr. Sharpton and Mr. Jackson want to make a difference for the black community, they will go to the Chicago's and Oakland's in the country to work on building self respect for the lives of other blacks, the discipline to stay in school, and the desire to succeed through becoming smarter and of more value to society and the market place. They need to convince the black community to stop looking in the rear view mirror of the past, and start looking in a regular mirror to identify the problem. Then, to look to the future to create their own decent life in this land of opportunity, not of handouts.

Of course, if that happens, Sharpton and Jackson might be out of a job, so it is in their personal best interest to keep the unrest and divisiveness alive.