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Today's rant - George Zimmerman and OJ Simpson
There is plenty of irony in what I am seeing today. Zimmerman went to trial, and was found not guilty by a jury that weighed all the evidence, and is now a free man. Yet, some people, who did not have the privilege of sitting on the jury and weighing all the evidence, still call him guilty of murdering a black man. This is a similar situation to that of OJ Simpson, who was acquitted of murder, yet people still call him guilty of murdering a white woman.
Racism? Yes, it still exists, but is much better hidden than it was in the 1960's. But, once in a while, the scab comes off, and we can see it for what it really is. White racism, black racism - There is no difference. OJ had his day in court. Zimmerman had his day in court. Both are not guilty. No reason to get your pitchforks and go after either of them. This is AMERICA, not the old Soviet Union, where just suspicion could get someone killed by the government. So leave Zimmerman alone.
On the other hand, to those who support the Zimmerman decision, don't gloat. That shows racism as well. I remember when OJ was found not guilty, and there were some black people gloating over the decision, and there were some white people complaining about the gloating. Today, I see some white people gloating over the Zimmerman decision, and in my own neighborhood, have just heard the first black people to complain about white people gloating. What is lost in all of this complaining and gloating is that fact that, in both cases (OJ and Zimmerman), a life was cut short. We should not look at the Zimmerman-Martin case, or the OJ Simpson case, as something to be political about. After all, both were tragedies. Thinking of either case as something other than a tragedy, as well as the politicization of either case, is crass, tasteless, and just plain sick.
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There is plenty of irony in what I am seeing today. Zimmerman went to trial, and was found not guilty by a jury that weighed all the evidence, and is now a free man. Yet, some people, who did not have the privilege of sitting on the jury and weighing all the evidence, still call him guilty of murdering a black man. This is a similar situation to that of OJ Simpson, who was acquitted of murder, yet people still call him guilty of murdering a white woman.
Racism? Yes, it still exists, but is much better hidden than it was in the 1960's. But, once in a while, the scab comes off, and we can see it for what it really is. White racism, black racism - There is no difference. OJ had his day in court. Zimmerman had his day in court. Both are not guilty. No reason to get your pitchforks and go after either of them. This is AMERICA, not the old Soviet Union, where just suspicion could get someone killed by the government. So leave Zimmerman alone.
On the other hand, to those who support the Zimmerman decision, don't gloat. That shows racism as well. I remember when OJ was found not guilty, and there were some black people gloating over the decision, and there were some white people complaining about the gloating. Today, I see some white people gloating over the Zimmerman decision, and in my own neighborhood, have just heard the first black people to complain about white people gloating. What is lost in all of this complaining and gloating is that fact that, in both cases (OJ and Zimmerman), a life was cut short. We should not look at the Zimmerman-Martin case, or the OJ Simpson case, as something to be political about. After all, both were tragedies. Thinking of either case as something other than a tragedy, as well as the politicization of either case, is crass, tasteless, and just plain sick.
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