Trayvon Martin’s killer, George Zimmerman, acquitted of all charges
Trayvon Martin’s killer, George Zimmerman, acquitted of all charges - The acquittal of George Zimmerman, the killer of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, is the reactionary culmination of a process that has from the start been a travesty of justice. The basic tragedy is the death of a young man who committed no crime and posed no danger to his assailant. ■ This outrage was compounded by the initial refusal of the Sanford, Florida police to even charge the perpetrator. Now, a jury has allowed the self-appointed “neighborhood watchman” Zimmerman to walk free after having stalked and fatally shot an unarmed African American youth. ■ The naked miscarriage of justice announced Saturday night has triggered protests in cities across the United States. From the political establishment, beginning with President Barack Obama, it has evoked pious and hypocritical admonitions to "respect" the verdict and honor the “rule of law.” Behind such sanctimonious statements from media commentators, lawyers and officially designated “civil rights leaders” is an awareness of the explosive state of social relations in America and the potential for an event such as the acquittal of Martin's killer to spark upheavals. ■ Obama posted a brief statement on the White House web site Sunday that declared, “We are a nation of laws, and a jury has spoken.” This was written by a president who has effectively suspended the Bill of Rights in order to carry out the illegal surveillance of the entire US population and untold millions more people around the world, and has ordered the drone assassinations of thousands of people, including American citizens. [Obama's secret kill list – the disposition matrix]
kenny's SideShow: The Verdict Is In: Media and Government Guilty - If there is anything positive in the Zimartin trial, it's that the media and federal government are proven liars, race-baiters and psyops managers. Left-right, up-down, there is enough guilt coming from all sides in this passion play that everyone should see exactly what is happening. We are being manipulated to divide us and to hate so that we can never come together to fight against our real enemies. This is working to some extent but it is not going as well as the ptb expected. Jon Rappoport spells out some of the failed engineering efforts as does Jim Dean and Sherrie among many others.
The Guardian: Trayvon Martin: protesters take to the streets
PressTV: LAPD moves in as Trayvon Martin protesters block streets