With
the July 13 acquittal of George Zimmerman by a Florida jury in the
shooting of Trayvon Martin, Al Sharpton and his ilk are once again
taking center stage, as they continue to stoke racial animus by
selectively describing events and outcomes. No mention is made of the
injuries suffered by Zimmerman at the hands of Martin, which prompted
the fatal shooting. Instead, the picture painted is one of vigilante
justice by angry white men against young, innocent black children. Makes
great theater, but factually flawed.
Using my hometown of Chicago again as a microcosm, the carnage has been ongoing for years. The Chicago Police Department's Murder Analysis Report for 2011, the most current on file, shows that of the 433 murders that year, 75.3% of the victims were Black; the most frequent ages of the offenders were 17 and 18 years old; and that 70.5% of the offenders were Black. In 2012, there were 532 murders, 2670 shootings. Thus far in 2013, there have been 209 reported homicides as of July 4 and 1073 shootings as of June 23. This doesn't include the 9 killed, 55 injured over the 4th of July holiday weekend.
Yet despite these statistics, the Black community continues its culture of denial, repeatedly fed this meme by its leaders, celebrities, sports figures, and most especially by its Leaders-in-Chief in the Oval Office and Department of Justice. The communal hypocrisy would be sport in itself were it not a major factor in the ongoing mindset and lives of the Black community. Beyoncé held a moment of silence for Trayvon at her recent concert. Yet, if she were to hold similar moments for all her racial brethren killed in Chicago in the last 2-1/2 years, she'd have to cancel three or four concerts.
Using my hometown of Chicago again as a microcosm, the carnage has been ongoing for years. The Chicago Police Department's Murder Analysis Report for 2011, the most current on file, shows that of the 433 murders that year, 75.3% of the victims were Black; the most frequent ages of the offenders were 17 and 18 years old; and that 70.5% of the offenders were Black. In 2012, there were 532 murders, 2670 shootings. Thus far in 2013, there have been 209 reported homicides as of July 4 and 1073 shootings as of June 23. This doesn't include the 9 killed, 55 injured over the 4th of July holiday weekend.
Yet despite these statistics, the Black community continues its culture of denial, repeatedly fed this meme by its leaders, celebrities, sports figures, and most especially by its Leaders-in-Chief in the Oval Office and Department of Justice. The communal hypocrisy would be sport in itself were it not a major factor in the ongoing mindset and lives of the Black community. Beyoncé held a moment of silence for Trayvon at her recent concert. Yet, if she were to hold similar moments for all her racial brethren killed in Chicago in the last 2-1/2 years, she'd have to cancel three or four concerts.
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