[Vision2020] Trayvon Martin rally?

[Paul Rumelhart]

Keely,

Did you look at the evidence?  I don't see how the jury could have done any differently.  Zimmerman was using the "self-defense" defense, and there was enough evidence of that to provide reasonable doubt (his injuries, the witness who saw the guy in the white sweater beating on the guy in the red sweater, the inability to determine who was shouting for help).  According to Zimmerman, Martin saw his weapon and they fought for it and Zimmerman ended up shooting him in the chest.  Since Martin isn't around to give his side of events (conveniently, I know) and since there is no evidence to disprove this, they pretty much had to acquit.  In my opinion, of course.  To prove second degree murder, they would have to disprove the self-defense defense and show that he was unhinged enough to take this opportunity to go kill Martin.  I haven't seen any evidence of that, either.


The media has worked hard to make this about race, but there was no indication I saw that Zimmerman was racially motivated.  If anything, Martin was the one framing everything by race.  NBC had to resort to editing the 9-1-1 tape to make it look like it was racially motivated, but the real 9-1-1 tape doesn't appear to show this (at least what I've heard of it).  


If you want to get out there and protest something, I recommend protesting what NBC did when editing the 9-1-1 tape in an attempt to ignite racial tensions.  Or protest what the NSA has been doing.  Or protest the drone strikes or the secret courts or the secret reasoning for gathering information on everyone that can't be revealed.  Or protest how the US is going after Snowden so hard instead of cleaning house.  


Don't be distracted by this media circus.

Paul



________________________________
 From: Keely Emerine-Mix <siyocreo at live.com>
To: "vision2020 at moscow.com" <vision2020 at moscow.com> 
Sent: Monday, July 15, 2013 11:18 AM
Subject: [Vision2020] Trayvon Martin rally?
 


 
Visionaires, 

I've been out of town for two weeks so I don't know if there's a rally or anything scheduled on the Palouse in support of the Trayvon Martin family and to express outrage at the verdict.  If not, I'd suggest 6 p.m. Friday at Friendship Square.  Please either inform me of something previously planned, or pass this around.  I'd be willing to speak and I know others of you would, too.

This saddens and angers me beyond measure.  We have to speak out.

Love,
Keely



www.keely-prevailingwinds.com

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