I read a story this morning that made me angry, then it made
me scared and now it just makes me sad. There was a young boy in Florida who
was attacked on a school bus by three older boys. The news is saying that this
was a “retaliation” attack for the George Zimmerman verdict. What happened to
Trayvon Martin was a tragedy; it could have been completely avoided if the one
holding the gun had called the police instead of going out on, what amounted
to, a vigilante raid of the unknown young man in his neighborhood. Thanks to one idiots actions, we were subject to Rev
Sharpton and Jesse Jackson calling for the white man’s head on a platter, how
there should be justice for Trayvon, etc, etc. I totally agree with them on
this, the shooting and death of this young man was a tragedy. The only question
I have for Rev. Sharpton and Jesse Jackson, where were you when this young
white man was brutally attacked by the 3 older black kids on the school bus? You
were quiet, that’s where.
From what I remember of the history of Dr.King, who Rev.
Sharpton and Jesse Jackson rode his coattails to get to where they are at now. Dr.
King was all about peace and safety for all people, all children, regardless of
color, regardless of social class, regardless of where you came from or where
you’re going. His hopes were that one day people of all colors would be able to
live in harmony. Rev. Sharpton and Jesse Jackson have been living to make a
name for themselves in D.C. by creating and perpetuating controversy between
the races. If you were truly living by the beliefs of Dr. King you’d be just as
outraged and disgusted by this revenge attack as you were of the Zimmerman/Martin
attack. If you could stop being a common political media whore for a few
moments, you’d see that being one sided will never get this country back on
track to starting to heal the rift that is very obvious in today’s society.
