Media and Old Black Leaders Have Dishonored Trayvon Martin

Lawrence Journal World ^ | August 20, 2013 | Reasonmclucus

[kathsua]

Members of the media and old black leaders have dishonored Trayvon Martin by portraying him as some type of defenseless child instead of the young man he was. Men like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton haven't used the b-word [hint it rhymes with Elroy] but they have implied it.

At 17 Trayvon Martin was old enough to enlist in the army with parental consent. That made him a man. He was 5' 11" and weighed 158 pounds. We will never know for sure why Martin attacked the man named George Zimmerman, but it's possible Martin believed Zimmerman was stalking him and thus posed a threat.

Martin did what young men sometimes do and decided to take care of whatever he thought the problem was by attacking Zimmerman himself. It's not unusual for young men to try to prove they are men by taking care of threats themselves instead of turning the matter over to the police.

Young men often believe that they know everything, they can do anything and nothing bad can happen to them. Young men are particularly prone to fighting when under the influence of alcohol or drugs such as marijuana. Martin was under the influence of marijuana according to the medical examiner.

People unfamiliar with close combat have overstated the advantage Zimmerman might have gained by pulling out a handgun. In close combat an experienced fighter may be able to gain control of another's handgun and use it against its owner.

It's time to accept the fact that Trayvon Martin was a man who made a man's decision to test himself by fighting another man. People should stop dishonoring Martin by portraying him as a defenseless child like individual.

[kathsua]

An interesting point, but don't expect Sharpton and Jackson to stop their race baiting.

[knarf]

"It's time to accept the fact that Trayvon Martin was a man who made a man's decision to test himself by fighting another man. People should stop dishonoring Martin by portraying him as a defenseless child like individual."

BRAVO !

[rawcatslyentist]

>>"Young men are particularly prone to fighting when under the influence of alcohol or drugs such as marijuana.">

Alcohol, you bet!

Marijuana, No Way! Unless you count attacking a bag of Cheetos as a fight.

Truth is, if St Skiddles had been in possession of some good Indica, he'd a probably fallen asleep watching TV.

[Sacajaweau]

My best guess is that after circling George’s car, he KNEW who George was. He had been at his father’s many times.

[MNDude]

Disgracing Trayvon Martin? Isn’t that like defiling a White Castle slider or like contaminating a fly?

[Durus]

And what if he had some good Sativa?

Regardless the medical examiner report showed Martin was stoned when he attacked Zimmerman so that puts a big crimp in your theory.

[agere_contra]

I was attacked by pot-smokers once.

They were paranoiac and delusional.

[driftless2]

Since when has pointing out pertinent facts in a multitude of similar cases ever stopped race-baiters from being race-baiter? We’re dealing with scoundrels...truth has no bearing on anything they do. The agenda of Sharpton and Jackson was never to get “justice for Trayvon.” The whole fiasco is just another attempt by these worthless pos to get more money and power for themselves.

[jaydee770]

Good article! Except — did anyone else get stuck trying to figure out the “b-word”?

belroy? hell-boy? bus-boy? something-boy?

[SampleMan]

Trayvon Martin dishonored Trayvon Martin, so they have company.

[glyptol]

Ole black leader, Dem ole black leaders they jus keep rowinn allong.
/S

[rawcatslyentist]

It wasn't the cannabis that made him violent. It was brain and liver damage from the tylenol abuse purple drank robotrippin.

Cannabanoids stay in the human system because they were DESIGNED that way! It does NOT mean he was stoned at that time!

You have been brainwashed by the govt to call the first gift of God evil. Apparently you still trust them about that! Don't you.

[Bob]

Just ‘boy’. Call a black person ‘boy’ and you’re in for some trouble.

[Impala64ssa]

This incident should also serve as a warning to all the thugs and gangstas wannabes, regardless of their color or background, what happened to Martin is the sad but inevitable result of, as they say in the ‘hood, letting your alligator mouth get your butterfly a** in trouble.

[Durus]

He had THC in his bloodstream meaning he was stoned. He also had cannaboids indicating prior use.

I don't think I've been brainwashed by anyone, although to be fair had I been brainwashed I would probably say the same thing. However, I don't think I called anyone or anything evil in this conversation, and no one that had an iota of reading comprehension would ever accuse me of trusting government.