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| Obama Says 'Jury Has Spoken' on Killing of Black Teen |
| 2013-07-15 |
[AnNahar] U.S. President Barack ObamaWe're gonna punish our enemies and we're gonna reward our friends who stand with us on issues that are important to us... appealed for calm Sunday after an acquittal in the killing of black teenager Trayvon Martin, saying: "We are a nation of laws, and a jury has spoken." "I now ask every American to respect the call for calm reflection from two parents who lost their young son," he said in a statement the day after a jury found neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman not guilty in a racially-charged trial. Obama, who had spoken emotively on the case before, noting that if he had a son he would have "looked like Trayvon Martin," reiterated that the impact of the death went much wider than the Florida town of Sanford. "The death of Trayvon Martin was a tragedy. Not just for his family, or for any one community, but for America. I know this case has elicited strong passions. And in the wake of the verdict, I know those passions may be running even higher." Obama: "This nation is immeasurably poorer for having lost a thug, a burglar, a wannabe gangster and, uh, probably a future murderer. Now is the time for grieving. Let us, uh, mourn together." He tied the killing of the teenager to the problems surrounding gun use in the United States, an issue on which the president tried but failed to push through new control measures earlier this year. "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. "We should ask ourselves, as individuals and as a society, how we can prevent future tragedies like this. As citizens, that's a job for all of us. That's the way to honor Trayvon Martin." Zimmerman, 29, had been accused of pursuing Martin, 17, through a gated community in Sanford, and shooting him during an altercation on the rainy night of February 26, 2012. A six-woman jury late Saturday acquitted Zimmerman, with spontaneous protests breaking out soon after in U.S. cities including the Socialist paradise of San Francisco ...where God struck dead Anton LaVey, home of the Sydney Ducks, ruled by Vigilance Committee from 1859 through 1867, reliably and volubly Democrat since 1964... , Philadelphia, reliably Democrat Chicago, aka The Windy City or Mobtown ... home of Al Capone, a succession of Daleys, Barak Obama, and Rahm Emmanuel,... , Washington and Atlanta. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #22 Amen and amen Barb. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-07-15 18:30 |
| #21 Zimmerman's crime? Having a "Jewish-sounding" name, which meant to the bigoted race hustlers (and the MSM, but I repeat myself) that he was also white, and thus a two-fer, and they started in before they saw a picture of him and realized he was Hispanic. (Hence the hurried "white Hispanic" bullshit; gotta get the "white" in there somehow.) The lowest circle of HELL is too nice for these worthless bastards. >:-( |
| Posted by: Barbara 2013-07-15 17:18 |
| #20 Zimmerman’s crimes? Having a “Z” on the wrong end of his last name. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2013-07-15 16:17 |
| #19 The problem is the average person who believes Zimmerman is guilty believes the following untruths: Zimmerman said racial slurs to the cops. Zimmerman continued looking for Martin after being ordered to withdraw by police. The first is clearly untrue by the records and a media manufacture that should cost NBC millions. The second is wrong, but there is room for doubt if one thinks the worst of Zimmerman because of the first issue. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2013-07-15 14:46 |
| #18 The right man died and the right man lived. If this had been the other way around the MSM would have looked the other way. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2013-07-15 12:36 |
| #17 Trayvon's problems begun long, long, before George Zimmerman came around. Raised by his stepmother (and not his so-loving biological mother since he was three) he's been passed around like a burden most of his life. That and the 'black culture' being promoted by the media that being Gangsta is 'cool' and beating up 'crazy ass crackers' is acceptable. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2013-07-15 11:35 |
| #16 As more and more of the facts of the George Zimmerman trial came out I noticed that even in the comment section of MSNBC many of the most radical pro Travon Martin voices increasing became silent. Not (in my opinion) because they had changed their minds about anything, but I think because they began to realize just how far overboard people like Rev. Al Sharpton have gone. And in the end it has the potential to loose a lot of white libral votes. Even though they would never admit it publicly, I think that even the most hardcore NAACP supporters should be able to see that President Obama could hardly care less about Trayvon Martin. What Obama cares about is his own anti-gun agenda and how he can exploit the death of Trayvon Martin to promote it. I believe the population of the inner cities are sick and tired of the gun violance. But are intellegent, and street wise enough, to know that gun control will not solve the problem for at least the next decade. Even the most ardent NAACP supporter should be observant enough to see that if Trayvon Martin had had a gun that night he would still be alive. And odds are good that George Zimmerman would be dead. |
| Posted by: junkiron 2013-07-15 11:01 |
| #15 This mornings news channel bc line: subconscience racisism in nanoseconds Of course that is meant to be GZ+jury, not the dandy of enlightenment TM. As an observation, the silence is deafening. What, some yuppies in Oakland, couple other leftist versions of superbowl sunday. We were promised riots and an end of civilization. Could it be that everyone and their dog knew what happened? Could it be that the black community isn't so interested in taking to the streets for a rich white people problem? Could it be that people are tired of the Boss? Could it be that the only reason this trial was racially charged was the media and prosecution? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2013-07-15 10:08 |
| #14 Interesting foto Junkiron. Pushing through hedge, and kneeling in wet grass over a neighborhood watchman might have produced those wet pant legs and sweatshirt. Just say'n. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-07-15 08:52 |
| #13 Daily Show image of jurors. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-07-15 08:45 |
| #12 This is not the picture of a small innocent child. This is a police photograph of Trayvon Martin's body taken the night he was killed and presented to the jury during the George Zimmerman trial. I did not retouch this image. I think it is important to realize and remember that had he survived there is little doubt that Trayvon Martin would have been charged with at least first degree criminal assault and possibly/probably murder or attempted murder of George Zimmerman. If President Obama had a son is this really what he would have looked like ? warning graphic image |
| Posted by: junkiron 2013-07-15 08:32 |
| #11 In ref to #9: What you subsidize [and reinforce in colleges, universities, or through community organizing] you get more of. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-07-15 07:17 |
| #10 The worst thing is that America seems to be exporting the worst excesses of black culture to the world, via the media. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2013-07-15 06:48 |
| #9 BP yes that is a good thought. I don't believe it will happen however. I have lived around this culture all my life. Marion Barry is a good example. He got reelected even when he had a conviction. They don't change. It is a group thought process. The true racists are the black population even against their own. Blacks from outside this country don't think as they do. For example watermelon and chicken are normal words to them but not here. Skin color is not a factor there but here is. I blame our media as seen in the Zimmermann episode. Can you imagine a black coming to this country and attending Howard University. Their place will be learned quickly. |
| Posted by: Dale 2013-07-15 06:27 |
| #8 Prevent future tragedies by improving black culture. That's where most of the fail is. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2013-07-15 06:10 |
| #7 "We should ask ourselves, as individuals and as a society, how we can prevent future tragedies like this. As citizens, that's a job for all of us. That's the way to honor Trayvon Martin." "Honoring" a dope smoking, gangster? No thanks POTUS. Take your 'we're all to blame' Groupthink bullshi* elsewhere. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-07-15 04:07 |
| #6 "We should ask ourselves if we're doing all we can to stem the tide of gun violence" In this case it was 'gun violence' that stopped violent (albeit gun-free) crime. Obama's statement is absurd. |
| Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660 2013-07-15 02:48 |
| #5 Where there's a will, there's a way, EC. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2013-07-15 02:27 |
| #4 I thought that was quite an easy case. If Trayvon Martin attacked George Zimmerman first, self defense is obvious. The narrative of events support this version. TM was out of sight, GZ returned to his car when he was attacked. At least nobody could disprove this line of events. So acquittal was the logical choice, and the only choice. I don't see how you could prosecute again for violation of civil rights. You don't violate anybody's civil rights when you act in self defense. |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2013-07-15 01:54 |
| #3 Hey Obumble! The system worked. A citizen was able to defend his own life against a Thug intent on killing a 'crazy ass cracker'! |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2013-07-15 01:18 |
| #2 He has never learned. |
| Posted by: newc 2013-07-15 01:06 |
| #1 Obama learns slowly. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2013-07-15 00:14 |
