Let’s face it; this is one nasty situation for everyone concerned.
One young man is dead, families on both sides are grief stricken and the guy that got away with killing him; even though he was found not guilty has half of the country that wants to put a noose around his neck.
If everyone in this country is supposedly working toward the same goal “Liberty and Justice for All” the citizens have to accept the decisions of the court and live with their ruling whether they agree or not. Violence is not the solution to the problem.
It has been proven that this was not a hate crime in a court of law and the FBI agrees with that finding.
Let us not dismiss the fact that Zimmerman is a minority just as Martin was, so the probability of a hate crime should be pretty remote.
If it was not a hate crime as the findings show and just another unfortunate killing; there should not be any reason for the demonstrators to treat it as such. Some of these criminal demonstrators out there are just waiting for any excuse to get out of hand.
The following are some of the comments that the celebs made after verdict. Most are very militant, some are malicious and others are conciliatory.
Roddy White, a wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football League, who posted: “All them jurors should go home tonight and kill themselves for letting a grown man get away with killing a kid.”
Another actor, John Cusack, stated that “the need for justice & civil liberties /rights for all Americans inspires US to reclaim rights so this tragedy cld have positive meaning.”
Steve Harvey, a black comedian and talk show host, said: “A Child is Dead & The Man that Killed Him is Free & Again The Child is Black … My Country Tis of Thee?”
“George Zimmerman not guilty can u believe that,” noted former basketball star Shaquille O’Neil. “Wow.”
Actor-director Richard Dreyfuss had a similar response: It’s 2013, and an American jury just acquitted a man who admitted to stalking and killing an unarmed child.
Whoopi Goldberg posted: “My heart is with Trayvon martin’s family tonight, so my focus is on them. No one else really matters.”
Comedian and actor Marlon Wayans referred to a classic cartoon in his reply to the verdict: Niggas are official “sport.” Rabbit season, duck season, nigga season. We are officially game, like deer. Black parents, hold your kids at home because apparently, killing black children is okay.
Nevertheless, some celebrities supported Zimmerman and the trial’s outcome. Billionaire Donald Trump tweeted: Zimmerman is no angel, but the lack of evidence and the concept of self-defense, especially in Florida law, gave the jury little other choice.
Last but not least is this obnoxious, overbearing Ann Coulter. This woman has no idea just how offensive she is in just about everything she says. She is the poster child for “diarrhea of the mouth”! When the jury rendered its verdict, Ann Coulter summed up her feelings in just one word: “Hallelujah!” In response, actress Olivia Wilde called the conservative columnist “a hateful winch” before posting: “I feel sick.”
The comments highlighted in black are the most repulsive, idiotic and riot inciting statements that can be made.
One of the things that amazes me about these comments, most of the people that are making them are living in their own little glass bubbles and do not have to deal with these situations on a daily basis.
All good Americans hope that situations like this never happen again but that is only wishful thinking.
It would be a great contribution to all concerned if some of these vocal and destructive dissidents try not to pour more gasoline on the already hot fire.