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Tag Archives: Trayvon Martin
Real Men Don’t Bash Dead Teenagers
{Warning: Offensive language below.} Trayvon Martin would have been 18 today. Some sicko decided to “celebrate” by defaming him. A Mr. Todd Kincannon, former GOP chairman from South Carolina tweeted during the Super Bowl: This Super Bowl sucks more dick … Continue reading
The Impaired Judgement of Johannes Mehserle
I opened the Oakland Tribune the other day and found a most shocking headline: ”Mehserle asks appeals court for new trial.” I swear I thought it was a typo. Mr. Mehserle, as you may recall, is the former BART officer … Continue reading
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Tagged cluelessness, George Zimmerman, Johannes Mehserle, Oscar Grant, rant, Trayvon Martin
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I regret my transgression…
There are apologies and then there are apologies. Some are spoken in anger, before the true cool down has taken place. ”Well, I said I’m sorry!” Reflection had yet to take place. The words ring hollow. A favorite among politicos, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bewitched, Endora, George Zimmerman, Non-apology apology, rant, Trayvon Martin
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George Zimmerman: Clueless Chutzpah on Parade
(Editor’s note (4/11/2012): A link was added to this piece, in the first sentence, to a CBS News article which quotes Mr. Zimmerman’s now ex-attorney, Craig Sonner, verifying that The Real George Zimmerman website does in fact belong to George … Continue reading
The Big Scary Black Man Narrative
March 3, 1991. Rodney King led officers on a high speed chase that ended in Simi Valley, California. When he finally surrendered, police took him out of the car, tasered him, and, as the now infamous video shows, kicked and … Continue reading
I can’t look at his face
I can’t look at his face. It’s too young and too fresh and too new. I can’t look at his face. It’s untested, unchallenged. There are so many first lights he did not get to see, so many mountains he … Continue reading
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Tagged gun violence, injustice, racism, rant, Trayvon Martin
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