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Obama made a
statement today regarding the verdict yesterday in the Zimmerman murder
trial. Most of it is pretty unimportant
to me, however one sentence stood out:
"We should ask ourselves if
we're doing all we can to stem the tide of gun violence that claims too many
lives across this country on a daily basis," Obama said.
How is this applicable in the Zimmerman case? According to the verdict, Zimmerman was not criminally
guilty in the use of his gun. So what gun
violence is Obama suggested must be stemmed?
According to the evidence presented at the trial, Zimmerman
was getting his skull bashed against the concrete by a young man. No gun involved yet.
Eventually Zimmerman was able to stop the bashing of his
head by using his gun to shoot the young man.
Now the gun.
So the gun violence Obama wants to stop is the non-criminal
violence of self-defense?
Non-government gun violence. The obvious answer.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.lewrockwell.com/lrc-blog/what-bothered-me-most-about-the-zimmerman-trial/
Butler Shaffer always has a wonderful way to expose an issue.
DeleteTo extend Shaffers thinking further, I'd suggest it extends to exemption from the law of law enforcement to local 'concerned citizens' provided of course they are under the auspices of the police.
DeleteAnd really how can you claim self defence when you are the protagonist in the engagement? Put it this way if Martin had smashed Zimmerman's skull on the gutter and was the one in the dock,could he claim self defence?
Barry's role in the affair was to try to keep black voters on side.
it seems even the right to self defense is now in question.
ReplyDeletethat obombya can mention stemming the tide of domestic violence as his minions mete out violence on a daily basis to those we do not know and who have done us nothing does not surprise me since the ability to think, much less think critically, has been virtually banished from this nation.
we are in deep trouble.
The right to self-defense is always in question. Are people seriously arguing that when someone is shot dead it must always be assumed it was in self-defense until proven otherwise? This sounds like a desire to copy the mentality of the Wild West popular culture - let people sort their problems out with guns and the survivors must have been in the right. Undoubtedly when someone is dead then there has to investigation by police to see if the situation justified of deadly force or whether charges should be laid.
Deletei certainly believe every instance of a killing must be investigated to assure it is self defense and not murder. this includes investigating killings by cops.
Deletemy point is that despite all the evidence and an acquittal, indicating the shooting was, indeed, in self defense, there are those who are still acting out with their acting out demonstrating that they do not, at least in this case, accept the idea that self defense does exist.
unfortunately, in some instances, one is forced to decide if one is to take a chance on 'being judged by twelve', or face the possibility of being 'carried by six'.
Hi, BM!
ReplyDeleteCheck out the elves' homepage. WTF?
Abu
Agree...
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elves' homepage is gotten to how?
Deletetaxes
"elves" is Daily Bell. Abu's comment was how I first became aware of the news, as I hadn't gone to the site yet that day.
DeleteThanks. I figured it out when I looked at the date and time Abu posted. Which of course was right after I posted. I might grow up someday, I'm only fifty-one.
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