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Hoodie Rallies....Really?

Race in America

First let me start by saying, if the police conclude that George Zimmerman hunted and then executed Trayvon Martin, then we should tie a 103-foot rope around his neck and drop him from a 110 foot tree. That's right, if Zimmerman is guilty, then he should swing. 

However some 30-plus days after the incident the police have not produced enough evidence to arrested Zimmerman. Do you think the Sanford Florida Police department is in cahoots with Zimmerman?  Do you think they have all conspired to withhold evidence so Zimmerman will go free? Please! Cops are cops, and they are trained to bust the guilty and protect the innocent. If the Sanford police officers thought they could lock up Zimmerman, he would already be staring at the prison yard from an 8X8 cell. What would the Sanford police have to gain by suppressing evidence in this case?

Good Morning America reported this - In addition, an eyewitness, 13-year-old Austin Brown, told police he saw a man fitting Zimmerman’s description lying on the grass moaning and crying for help just seconds before he heard the gunshot that killed Martin.

The initial police report noted that Zimmerman was bleeding from the back of the head and nose, and after medical attention it was decided that he was in good enough condition to travel in a police cruiser to the Sanford, Fla., police station for questioning. He was not arrested.

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Again I ask what would be the motivation to fabricate this story? Is it possible that Zimmerman is lying? Yes absolutely!. Is it possible that the eye witnesses were wrong? Sure it was dark anything could have happened. Is it possible the whole thing was racial? I guess.....However,...Now to the real reason for the blog.........

Al Sharpton and the Reverend Jesse Jackson were so completely irresponsible and disgracful in their comments following the event that it led to nationwide escalation of racial tensions.

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The fact that Zimmerman is Hispanic not white was meaningless. Sharpton and Jackson led another wide spread effort to create hatred and distrust along the racial razors edge. And sadly they succeeded.

Rallies in just about every corner of this country were showing support and solidarity for the now martyred Trayvon Martin. Hoodies everywhere!!.A fashion and political statement all in one.

Let me ask you all just a few final questions. What if Zimmerman is telling the truth? What if Martin did assault Zimmerman? What if he was going for Zimmermans gun? What if he struck Zimmerman with a blows that eventually would have killed him? Where would Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton be? What if the police produce evidence that backs Zimmerman's story? Will the holy reverends admit their mistakes?....... And by the way, where were both of the reverends, when a pack of black youths in New London hunted down and killed Matthew Chew? ......Nowhere?...that's right..well maybe they were hoodie shopping.....

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