Posted on 07/16/2013 7:27:16 AM PDT by Alex Murphy
Progressive faith leader Jim Wallis joined in on issuing commentary in the wake of the George Zimmerman acquittal. In a Huffington Post blog piece entitled, “Lament From a White Father,” he alleged that, had shooting victim Trayvon Martin been white, he would still be alive today. Wallis also pleaded with Caucasians — and parents, in particular — to “listen, to learn, and to speak out” about the tragic death.
Race, he contended, was at the center of the incident from the start.
“If my white 14-year-old son Luke had walked out that same night, in that same neighborhood, just to get a snack, he would have come back to his dad unharmed — and would still be with me and Joy today,” Wallis wrote. “Everyone, being honest with ourselves, knows that is true.”
The Sojourners leader went on to call it “a political, legal and moral mistake” not to ensure that the trial focused upon race, as he believes that this was the root cause that inevitably led to Martin’s death. In fact, Wallis overtly accused Zimmerman of having racially profiled the 17-year-old victim.
“[Martin Luther] King’s dream failed on February 26, 2012, in Sanford, Fla., when George Zimmerman decided to follow Trayvon Martin because of the color of his skin,” he added. “This led to a confrontation in which a child was killed by an adult who got away with it, because of the way Florida laws were written and interpreted.”
Wallis went on to say that “racial profiling is a sin in the eyes of God” and he described the “systematic injustice” that he believes is at play in American society — a system that he contended puts African Americans at a disadvantage. He described the case as providing a window into “an utterly segregated society.”
While Wallis called for the acceptance of the verdict, the faith leader also said that the case’s meaning must be explored, particular when it comes to its societal impact.
Yet another militantly ignorant attention whore weighs in . . .
There’s no way he can say this with certainty.
TM’s friend Janteal(sp?) told him to run away from GZ.
Trayvon chose not to.
I agree with another poster that he appears to have embraced the thug culture where if you feel disrespected you must act.
That mindset has got to change.
“If my white 14-year-old son Luke had walked out that same night, in that same neighborhood, just to get a snack, he would have come back to his dad unharmed — and would still be with me and Joy today,” Wallis wrote.
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How do you know he would have come back ???
do you let your 14 yo go out late at night wandering around strange neighborhoods ???
I didnt let mine and my grandchildren dont do that now...
What parent in their right mind lets their 14 yo children wander around a mile from home to a store by themselves...
Id call the cops on you if you did that...
its called neglect,
oh noez thats CHILD ABUSE
I would hope the hypothetical young Wallis would end up the same way if he attempted to murder someone for looking at him and talking in his cell phone.
Is the reverend racially profiling Zimmerman here?
Police profile all the time. They do it to catch criminals.....”the bank robber was a white male about 5’ 8” tall....”
So does everyone - even Jesse Jackson admitted when he heard steps behind him he felt safer knowing it was someone white than if they were black.
Profiling is NOT prejudice. It usually is just the opposite: intelligence based on facts. Base on reality.
The liberal/Marxist/politically correct want everyone to throw away all logic.
Hey dumbass. How about if Trayvon Martin had been raised right by his "parents" he would not have been in Sanford to begin with let alone out buying stuff to make his concoction to get high.
If you don't profile, you can't catch the guilty party.
This PC rule against profiling reminds me of how we cannot name Islam as our enemy because it might hurt their feelings.
Obama and his ilk have turned rational thinking and logic on their heads.
Oh dear Lord above!
The stupidity and racial pandering on display is... so many words to use here... Astounding, idiotic, Sad, examples of feelings over rational thought.
For myself I am keeping track of these race-baiters and self-hating ‘leaders’. They out themselves as people who are best avoided in the future.
I already do just that- I would not let my daughter go downtown for an event just this past sunday
I frigging hate those people who are low info or those who keep harping the same crap and use bumper sticker slogans.
The only actual evidence of racism entered into evidence in the entire trial was Martin’s calling Zimmerman a crazy-ass cracker.
So yes, profiling is wrong. Especially when it comes from an individual who is about to attempt to beat someone of a different race to death.
Animals. Wonder how the riots are in Lancaster, PA and other Amish hot spots?
in Obama’s world that would be a ciminal offense!
If I hear a snack of Skittles and iced tea one more time I am going to scream.
Hannity mentions it both on his TV and radio shows. I immediately shut him off.
Just another Hispanic hater.
Jim Wallis? I think he used to be somebody.
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