Juror B29

Juror B29 was recently interviewed by ABC news and made a bombshell statement regarding Zimmerman.  She claimed that he 'got away with murder.' This juror decided to show her face and gave the name "Maddy."  She is of Puerto Rican descent.

Maddy stated during the interview:

“You can’t put the man in jail even though in our hearts we felt he was guilty.” 

Appearently, she feels that Zimmerman is guilty but decided to give a not guilty verdict.  This sounds strange to me.  If she felt he was guilty, why did she give the not guilty verdict?

Moreover, she continued,

“It’s hard for me to sleep, it’s hard for me to eat because I feel I was forcefully included in Trayvon Martin’s death. And as I carry him on my back, I’m hurting as much Trayvon’s Martin’s mother because there’s no way that any mother should feel that pain.”

I'm not too sure that this juror is being honest with herself.  I think she is claiming this now in order to draw the public's anger away from her.  She showed her face, so she clearly had to find a way to draw the anger away so that she would not become a target herself.

Perhaps she is doing this to draw attention and profit?  Who knows? 

This trial and the aftermath is a complete circus. 




Source:

http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-george-zimmerman-juror-b29-20130725,0,3330582.story

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/juror-b29-maddy-says-zimmerman-got-away-with-murder/2013/07/25/a636ec2a-f55a-11e2-aa2e-4088616498b4_story.html

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/juror-b29-george-zimmerman-murder-article-1.1408913

Trayvon Protests

Hours after George Zimmerman was found not guilty for manslaughter, thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in many cities around the United States.  They are crying foul.  To them, the verdict should have been guilty.  They are basing this on the idea that race was involved. 

Unfortunately, there is a social stigma that seems to follow African Americans.  They seem to be the target of injustice and abuse.  Those who fight for civil rights such as, Al Sharpton claim that Blacks are not given justice.  When they are killed, their killers are freed.

Al Sharpton is no stranger to controversy.  He is known for race baiting and seems to be present almost instantaneously whenever an African American is abused or killed by a member of another race and there is media attention around the incident.  Prior to the verdict, Sharpton has been inciting riots by claiming that Trayvon was being denied justice because of the color of his skin. The media as well has played a role in race being the issue during the trial.  They began to air reports claiming that Zimmerman was profiling Trayvon for wearing a hoodie and for being Black.  The media fed the people this lie and those who are gullible believed it and are now unhappy with our judicial system.

According to the 911 tapes, Zimmerman never describe Trayvon as Black until the operator asked him the race of the one he spotted in the neighborhood.  Trayvon was not profiled based on the evidence.  The media was wrong in presenting this to the public.  Moreover, Sharpton and Jesse Jackson have to stop race baiting. America has come far in erasing prejudice from our way of life and opening old woulds will not help.

Thousands are protesting throughout the United States ignoring President Obama's call for calm and reflection.  In California, a police car was vandalized, in New York protestors disrupted traffic and in other cities, vandalism has been reported.  In Baltimore, a Hispanic man was beaten by a group of black men as they shouted, "this is for Trayvon."

All this violence is on the hands of Sharpton, Jackson and the media.  People who are upset at the verdict must understand how our system works.  Zimmerman was judged by a jury of his peers.  They observed the evidence and found him not guilty because the evidence indicated that the whole incident was based on self-defense.  There was no evidence that Zimmerman was out to kill black boys.  

In Chicago, a 16 year old African American boy was killed by another African American for not joining a gang.  The media is silent on this.  Sharpton and company are no where to be found.  This double standard is troubling to say the least.

Sharpton and Jackson claim to be "reverends," but would Christ race bait?  Would Christ call for division?  Furthermore, Trayvon's parents have to speak out and call on peace and calm. I called on Sharpton and Trayvon's father to promote peace and calm.  May God bring peace to all and may we all be tolerant of one another.  

I am sorry for your loss.But you must call on Sharpton and all to forgive. Bad decisions were made by all involved. @BTraymartin9 #nojustice
— Sacerdotus (@Sacerdotus) July 14, 2013

Would Christ incite racial tension and riots? You need to call all to unity, not division. @TheRevAl
— Sacerdotus (@Sacerdotus) July 16, 2013

Trayvon Martin

A tragedy in the news that took place in February is taking the country by storm.  A young teen boy, Trayvon Martin was shot and killed by George Zimmerman, a "neighborhood watch captain."

The story goes that Zimmerman was patrolling the neighborhood and saw Martin.  He calls 911 and tells them that there is a suspicious guy (Trayvon) who is acting strange and is not from the neighborhood.  He tells the operator that he is following the guy and the operator informs him not to do that.  Eventually a scuffle took place and Trayvon was shot and killed by Zimmerman.

As these details were released by the media, an outrage began to pour throughout the African American community and eventually other minority groups.  Al Sharpton and others quickly rose to cry foul play and play the race card as usual.

Unfortunately, people easily manipulated by the media began to jump to conclusions without knowing the facts.  The ugly "R" word racism was the issue now being discussed.  The racial profiling of a black male wearing a hoodie became a focal point.  Many are now wearing hoodies to protest the killing and call for the arrest of Zimmerman who was not charged.

What's even more disturbing than this frenzy is the fact that some black celebrities began offering a bounty on whoever captures Zimmerman!  Movie producer Spike Lee even tweeted an address thinking it belonged to Zimmerman which in reality belongs to an elderly couple who are now being harassed.

This is just unthinkable!  How can someone complain about racism and hate but put a bounty on a man's life without knowing the facts?  In this country everyone is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Moreover, the media started to show Zimmerman in prisoner's attire which further added to the "guilty until proven innocent" frenzy that is going around.  This photo was being used until recent details surfaced claiming that Trayvon attacked Zimmerman and Zimmerman shot him in self defense.

What's interesting now is that Zimmerman claimed to have injuries from this attack but a recent video from the precinct shows Zimmerman with virtually no marks on his face or head.  The plot thickens...

In any even, we all should first wait until all the facts are in before making any conclusion.  None of us was there that night.  We cannot assume race was a factor nor can we assume Trayvon was some gangster with a hoodie looking for trouble.





Source:
http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2012/03/24/trayvon-martin-case-sanford-police-chief-threatened/
http://gma.yahoo.com/trayvon-martin-shooter-told-cops-teenager-went-gun-030349812--abc-news.html
http://news.yahoo.com/foxs-geraldo-rivera-im-sorry-hoodie-221726122.html
http://news.yahoo.com/trayvon-martin-video-shows-no-blood-bruises-george-194108003--abc-news-topstories.html
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/03/trayvon-martin-case-timeline-of-events/
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2012/0327/New-Black-Panthers-offer-reward-for-George-Zimmerman.-Who-are-they
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/320927/20120328/spike-lee-twitter-trayvon-martin-george-zimmerman.htm



***UPDATE APRIL 6, 2013***

Trayvon Martin's parents have settled for over $1 million dollars.


http://news.yahoo.com/trayvon-martins-family-settles-wrongful-death-claim-report-232428707.html