If the current pro-Trayvon protesters, Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, Barack Obama, et al, really wanted unity, peace, and justice, they would not have picked a case of clear self defense. Their poster child would not be a young thug whose pleasure in life was beating people.
It's not like they were limited. Countless other black youths have been shot down since that rainy night George Zimmerman was forced to defend himself. Most by other blacks. Despite what the media would have you believe, white on black killings are rare. More rare, for example, than black on white killings.
Most murderers actually kill within their own racial group. More than 92% of murdered blacks were killed by other blacks, while 83% of white victims were killed by whites. But those statistics don't stop some from exploiting that less than 8%, while ignoring the rest.
Solely for political purposes, race-baiters like Jackson and Sharpton use these statistically rare instances. But I have to wonder, even within that small statistical window, why "social justice" groups still tend to cling to questionable cases - or even a case of clear self dense as we saw in the George Zimmerman incident - when there are other, more concerning acts of violence that would not only support their agenda, but also be more inclusionary.
I would certainly support their cause if they were marching for someone like Darius Simmons:
John Henry Spooner used a gun to confront Daruis Simmons about a recent home break-in. Without any justification, he shoots Simmons dead. Turns out, in addition to the shooting being completely unjustified, Simmons had nothing to do with the break-in. Spooner, for whatever reason - mis-identification, racial bias, mental illness, decided Simmons was involved and that led to the confrontation:
Spooner's surveillance video provides a clear view of what happened. Spooner emerges from his house and confronts the teen, who is retrieving his family's garbage cart from the street. Spooner points a gun at Darius, who quickly moves back a few steps.Spooner then exchanges words with Darius' mother, who's standing on her porch out of view of the camera, and Spooner briefly points the gun in her direction. Moments later, Spooner points the gun back at the boy standing a couple of feet in front of him. He fires, hitting Darius in the chest.
The teen stumbles and runs away, and Spooner fires a second shot that misses. He appears to attempt a third shot but the gun jams.
Darius' mother, Patricia Larry, testified that she chased her son to where he collapsed in the street, cradling him in her arms as he died.
Just as I am at a loss as to how anyone could find George Zimmerman of guilty of anything more than self defense, I don't see how anyone could find John Spooner guilty of anything less than first degree murder. And to me, this would be a much more uniting case to spotlight unjust killings of young black males.
But the fact social engineers like Crump, Jackson and Sharpton focus on a rare, justified killing only suggests their real agenda is not unity but rather one of divisiveness. If they truly cared about the lives of the young men in their communities, the 92% would mean as much as that 8%. The color of the perpetrator's skin would not matter.
Below the fold, the video surveillance. It shows the shooting, so be warned.
8 comments:
The idiot who shot this kid had no justification whatsoever. I would hope there is a gurney and a drip line in his near future. This looks like cold blooded murder.
I hope this bastard Spooner rots. F***in asshole killed an innocent kid. And no one gives a sh*t about Simmons. Everyone is up in worship for the piece of sh*t Trayvon Martin who was nothing but a thug.
The f***'s the world come to!
Nicoenarg
They are having an insanity hearing right now.
http://www.jsonline.com/news/crime/spooner-insanity-case-poised-to-go-to-jury-b9957841z1-216148051.html
Jury turned down the insanity defense. He was convicted of first degree murder.
Will spend the rest of his life in prison.
Wisconsin doesn't have the death penalty.
Jury turned down the insanity defense. He was convicted of first degree murder.
AWESOME!
Wisconsin doesn't have the death penalty.
Wish there was. He murdered a kid, who had a long life to look forward to. And for that he gets three square meals a day for free.
Call me old fashioned but I am ALL for death penalty in these cases.
Nicoenarg
I would have totally supported the death penalty in this case.
Would have fitting if it were by firing squad.
Would have fitting if it were by firing squad.
My sentiments exactly.
(Sensitive beings be warned, crude language follows.)
No death penalty in these cases is like never flushing your toilet after sh*tting in the hopes that the floating pieces of sh*t might one day change their nature and become a healthy ingredient in your household. And then you act surprised when they stink up your whole house.
That's my opinion of these worthless murderers. And to be quite honest, that is my opinion of lowlife morons like Trayvon Martin too.
Nicoenarg
The Trayvon Martin case was carefully selected by this administration for national amplification. It fits with their long-term agenda attacks against: neighborhood watch, stand your ground, self-defense, concealed carry. Plus they are guaranteed a white / black divide over the outcome either way.
Every decent American would grieve for Darius and his mom and condemn his killer. The destroyers of America wouldn't get any mileage out of it so they ignored it.
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