Posted on 07/15/2013 10:13:30 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Responding to the verdict reached this weekend in the case of the State of Florida vs. George Zimmerman, The Black Women's Agenda, Inc. (BWA) announced its intention to advocate for the development of "a uniform, national understanding of laws associated with vigilante conduct, the concept of stand your ground and gun violence."
In a statement released today from the organization's headquarters, Gwainevere Hess, President of The Black Women's Agenda, said: "African-American mothers, grandmothers and women of color across the U.S. shared the anguish of Trayvon Martin's mother, Sybrina Fulton, and our hearts sank a little deeper with the reading of this weekend's verdict in the State of Florida vs. George Zimmerman. However, being depressed or angry by the judicial system does not address the larger issues facing our nation.
"The death of Trayvon Martin and subsequent acquittal of his assailant should be a catalyst for us to collectively focus on the roots of this tragedy and develop solutions for preventing such incidents in the future. Mothers of color should not have to grasp for words to explain to our sons how the verdict in the Zimmerman case uniquely impacts them, or to prepare our children to deal with the unfortunate reality of racial profiling and people who would take the law into their own hands.
"The State of Florida vs. Zimmerman is one case. Even if a violation of civil rights case is brought to fruition on a federal level, it will seek justice in this one case, this one time. The Black Women's Agenda, Inc. is advocating for a positive, actionable response to counter the visceral ill-omen feelings of hope deferred prompted by the Zimmerman verdict. We call for the development of a uniform, national understanding of laws associated with vigilante conduct, the concept of stand your ground and gun violence. This much we owe to Trayvon's memory, our country, God, and ourselves."
The Black Women's Agenda is a national non-profit organization that generates awareness and support for issues affecting Black women worldwide. It is comprised of 19 collaborating women's organizations sororities, civic, service, and faith-based representing millions of women nationally and worldwide. Through the development of a social priorities agenda, BWA facilitates discussions that promote effective policies and meaningful change. For more information on The Black Women's Agenda, please visit www.bwa-inc.org.
To your point, this is from the home page of the Chicago Sun Times:
Gun violence kills 5, wounds 16 since Friday night
BY SUN-TIMES MEDIA July 14, 2013 9:46AM
“Maybe I missed it, but I dont recall stand your ground ever being a part of the trial. Wasnt it argued as purely self defense?”
It wasn’t which is why I said what I said, the left is making an issue out of something that isn’t even part of the Zimmerman trail which just goes to show how much they hate stand your ground laws.
I sometimes read the Honor Roll lists in the local paper just to sigh over the names. By the time you get to the “B” list, there’s plenty of alphabet-scramble. We have a lot of Eastern European immigrants, too, and those are jaw-crackers.
I missed that in all the story books!
I agree.
Thanks for the link, I no longer buy any Chicago papers, they are full of lefty rants.
Lovely isn’t it? I imagine tonight could be good too, what with the soaring heat and the protests going on - add in dumb Daley tossing his hat in for Governor and yapping about TM...what a sad situation.
Food for thought.
Perhaps we should keep a body count from the day of the acquittal.
No offense, but you can’t possibly “share in the anguish” of a parent whose son or daughter has died. Not even Sybrina’s presumed anguish, who has made a pastime of profiting from her son’s death.
You know, I was thinking exactly the same thing!
Ultimately, probably your tax dollars. Probably from the DOJ.
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