Posted on 07/13/2013 9:35:29 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
Venita, who didn’t want to give her last name because of her position at an area college said she felt an instant sense of shock and disbelief.“I think the verdict was unjust. I believe that the case law was not applied. Black letter law applies according to the situation, and the weight of the case was based on the fact that it was not a self-defense case.”
“In my opinion it was harassment, because the young man was not doing anything. He was being stalked and terrorized. [Zimmerman] has a history of violence, and I believe that because he was a young black man, that the system worked against him, and in favor of this white man. It’s just that simple. The laws have not changed. We are still ni**ers, we are still slaves in North America and nothing has changed,” Venita said.
“How can a boy attending his business, going to his home, running from a man who is pursuing him be guilty and the killer not be?” asked Chicago civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson in a live interview on NBC Chicago.
Jackson said, “I think it was always a stretch, having, this is not a jury of his peers: six women, not one black, not one man. It never was a jury of his peers. I’m really challenged, in some sense, thinking about this jury.”
“I think that’s some bullsh*t,” said 55-year-old Jimmy Byrd, a Chicago resident. “I don’t like it. I don’t think it was right. I just don’t understand the system.”
Marcelles Montgomery, 19, says Trayvon Martin could have easily been him. When he heard the news of Zimmerman’s not guilty verdict, he was outraged.
“In my opinion, he should have been charged for the very fact that he continued to follow Trayvon Martin, after he was told by police that he was not allowed to do so.” It never would have happened if he weren’t there.”
Montgomery is a youth minister on the South Side of Chicago. He said, “To me, it reveals today’s political system, so it does show us what we need to see: that we’re not as far advanced as we think we are.”
Shenika Jackson, 20, agrees with Montgomery, adding, “The jury should have been more sympathetic. If it was their child, how would they feel about it?”
Richard Price, 53, an administrator at a Chicago college said, “He created the situation and that didn’t have to happen that way.” In response to the jury’s verdict, Price said, “Sometimes people do things and they don’t really analyze what they’re doing.”
Continuing, Price said, “It could happen right in Chicago. It could be anywhere. And sometimes these things set precedents for what happens in the future.”
Tonya Brown, 48, strongly disagreed with the jury’s verdict. “It should have at least been manslaughter.” She added, “I hope that it will be retried. My justice system has disappointed me with this.”
Late Saturday evening, members of the Occupy Chicago movement tweeted that they were organizing a protest at Chicago’s downtown Daley Plaza. Jackson encouraged Chicago residents to stay nonviolent in their protest of Zimmerman’s verdict.
“I hope those who are in pain would not act in a way that would discredit the legacy of Trayvon Martin,” he said.
I caught that stupid comment too..the ‘legacy’ of TM?
Really Jackson, really? How about he just go back to huggin on that skank Tamara Hall and just leave this made up story behind.
Manslaughter, schmanslaughter.
Two words: SELF DEFENSE
One minor detail you left out of your diatribe though, Venita. Both the president and the attorney general are black. That means the heads of the executive and judicial branches of our govt. are people of color. I think that shows a LOT has changed in America, although I wouldn’t expect a moron like you to know that, lol.
Reports are that a mob of250 have taken to the streets of D.C. Of all places the mob in a city where guns are outlawed. Oh the irony.
Hey, I’m not saying I would be comfortable with it.
He acted, in self defense, in my mind and I think by any objective mind.
Just saying they overcharged and “IF” he hadbeen found guilty I could grudgingly swallowed it.
The whole thing is fk’d up and America will pay for selfish Aholes on this.
Damn....I wasn't aware of that little tidbit of damning information. Makes it all the more clear that Martin initiated the violent confrontation.
Because Trayvon Martin was killed by a white guy as opposed to another black guy. That’s it in a nutshell. Whitey is supposed to take whatever a black youth wants to dish out because to do anything about it is to “diss” blackie.
Yes, she is a teacher. The City Colleges of Chicago are day care centers for aspiring criminals.
In their minds, they OWN the “JUST US” Dept......and it seems like in most cases they do. Thank you, 6 women, I would never thought you had it in you.
Venita, who didn’t want to give her last name because of her position at an area college....
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And, goodness knows, a name like Venita is so common that none of her co-workers would recognize it.
More low information voters.
Venita wouldn’t know “black letter law” if it bit her on her backside...
How do we contact Venita? I’ll gladly buy her a one way ticket.
The event would likely to never have happened in Chicago.
Odds are that trayvon would have already been dead, murdered by his homies
When does CCW kick in, in Illinois?
We here fully expect the state to drag its feet as long as possible. So, 9 months until the first permit gets issued.
In the mean time, law abiding citizens in Peoria, Tazewell and Woodford counties (All in central Illinois) won't be prosecuted for simply carrying a concealed gun.
(I live in Tazewell county)
I didn’t forget it.
I never liked TV sitcoms with canned laughter, either. :o)
What I can offer to show that Martin doubled back is an analysis (with maps) done by wagist.com.
Evidence that Trayvon Martin Doubled Back
I will let you both decide what to think about their presentation and again my apologies for passing on incorrect hearsay.
“...We are still ni**ers, we are still slaves in North America and nothing has changed,”
Who is keeping you from moving to Africa, South America or Lapland for that matter? No one is keeping you here, honey.
They are slaves because they willingly put on their chains.
I said this on a different thread but it applies here too.
“The saddest thing to see is that those who once rejoiced when their chains of slavery were removed now willingly put on new chains. Only now we call these chains Political Correctness, The EBT Card, Section 8 housing and more.
The Formerly healthy Family of Mother, Father and children was dealt a killing blow when LBJ brought out the ‘Great Society and Welfare. The stipulation for Welfare was that the Father could not live with his wife and children.
There is more than one type of slavery, One of the body that leaves the Mind and Soul free and the one we see before us where the Body is Free but the Mind and Soul are chained. Which of these is the greater evil? I know, so do most free men and women. The ones who don’t are those who carry their chains willingly.”
Thanks for taking the time to set us straight about that erroneous report. Much appreciated.
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