A tragedy has occurred in Sanford, Florida and it is being exploited for racial politics. A young man, who was unarmed, was shot by a community volunteer watchman. The young man died following the incident and Sanford police began an investigation of the shooting.While no one knows what happened exactly, a large number of people are arguing that the shooting was driven by racism. The watchman and his family have maintained that he was acting in self-defense. There are reports that the watchman was on the ground after someone screamed for help. Grass was found on the watchman's back after the incident which corroborates his position to some degree. A witness reported that after he saw the watchman on the ground, he heard a gun go off but did not witness the struggle between the watchman and the young man. Another witness states there was no struggle at all and therefore this was not self-defense. Despite there being no clear racial overtures, this incident has become a national argument about prejudice in America. One "leader" in the black community has gone so far to say that, “[s]oon the law of retaliation may very well be applied...”
An MSNBC host went on to comment that GOP candidates are responsible for the death of Trayvon Martin. That is not a joke. The theory goes, that because Trayvon is a minority and because he was in a primarily white neighborhood, he was targeted by the watchman who had underlying racial prejudices. And because GOP candidates are racist, as a group, they must have helped radicalize the watchman. There's only one problem with that theory. The watchman is a minority himself. Oh, AND he's a registered democrat. (Also, the neighborhood is more mixed ethnicity than anyone cares to admit).
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