Posted on 10/29/2013 2:03:18 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
10/29/13 - Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin, who was shot and killed by George Zimmerman in early 2012, appeared on Capitol Hill Tuesday for a hearing regarding the controversial "Stand Your Ground" laws. When it came time for Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) to speak at the hearing, he informed the still-grieving mother that Stand Your Ground laws actually benefit African-Americans as much as, if not more than, they do whites.
Cruz began by offering his condolences for Fulton's loss, but quickly moved on to defend the trial by jury process that found Zimmerman not guilty of murder. He also noted, correctly, that the "subject of this hearing, the Stand Your Ground laws, was not a defense that Mr. Zimmerman raised. So this entire hearing--the topic of this hearing--is not the issue on which that trial turned." Though Zimmerman's defense team did not end up using Stand Your Ground, it did come out during the trial that Zimmerman was likely aware of the law's protections when he shot Martin.
"We know that some in our political process have a desire to exploit that tragic, violent incident for agendas that have nothing to do with that young man who lost his life," Cruz continued. "We have seen efforts to undermine the verdict of the jury and, more broadly, to inflame racial tensions that I think are sad and irresponsible."
Then, Cruz got to one of his primary points, which concerned that effect of Stand Your Ground laws on African-American communities. He rejected the notion, put forward earlier in the hearing that "no one could reasonably believe that Stand Your Ground laws protect those in the African-American communities who are victims of violent crimes." He found that idea particularly remarkable since "a great many African-Americans find themselves victims of violent crime and have asserted this defense to defend themselves, defend their families, defend their children."
Cruz also cited the fact that "in 2004 a state senator in Illinois by the name of Barack Obama co-sponsored an expansion of Illinois' law providing civil immunity for those who use justifiable force to defend themselves" as evidence that similar laws could not possibly be racially biased. "The notion that stand your ground laws are some form of veiled racism may be a convenient political attack," he said, "but it is not borne out by the facts remotely."
God I love this man. Go CRUZZZZ!!!
tireless
smarter than everyone
No kidding.
Ted Cruz could donate a testicle to every Republican senator, and two for Mitch, and still have more cojones than the rest of the caucus combined.
Ted Cruz had more vigor after twenty hours of filibuster than Mitch and the rest of the White Flag Fellows do before their first fainting spell of the day.
Ted Cruz has more brains than... well, he's really effin' smart.
Nice try though.
Everyone except black pundits seem to know that firing a warning shot is illegal.
If his audience was limited to Ms. Fulton it would be like teaching a pig to sing... waste of time and annoying to the pig. Fortunately, I think the intended audience was a bit broader.
I don’t care where his father is from, Senator Cruz has the courage and genius of our American Founders and I want my America back!
“Nice try though.”
I was not saying either way . It comes down to she was tried and convicted and “they” are still hashing the same old Bull5hit!
Trayvon’ absentee mom will continue to exploit her son’s death. The sad part is she will never admit that she could have prevented it from ever coming to that moment.
She herself will probably die a very bitter old woman.
As a 78 year old Miamian, with 4 members of my family in law enforcement, I full well know the laws pertaining to defending oneself., and have twice done so.
Never spent a minute in jail.
Mellisa will spend her term in jail!
Why are you cringing? Everything he said was true and he said it in a very respectful way, without the stemwinding bloviations of other senators when they answer questions or give statements. Conservatives need to stop cringing when they know they’re right. We must always be ready to speak the truth, no matter what it costs.
Problem is, being right is never enough. That is why Obama won twice and his groupies control the Senate and came scarily close to taking the House in the first place.
What's ironic is that she was offered a plea deal *because* she was Black. The 10-20-Life law is pretty cut-and-dry. The fact she was offered a plea deal at all is extraordinary.
I hear you, but the driveby’s will just edit it. Sigh....
Well, being right is our only option. When leftists don’t get their way, they start shooting people and bombing buildings.
The two of them together (Cruz and Walker) would be an awesome combination.
Stand Your Ground for Blacks.
http://www.msnbc.com/melissa-harris-perry/marissa-alexander-gets-20-year-sentence
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Not even close. You can’t retreat from the situation to retrieve a weapon then return, and you can’t fire warning shots. Either shoot ‘em or don’t - no in between.
That said, in this case the law is an ass. This woman does not belong in jail.
Good pt.
Dr. Cruz delivers another dose of truth serum.
There was nothing further to your post. Just the remark 'when black people use stand your ground' and a link to an article about a reckless black woman going to prison that unsuccessfully tried to argue SYG in defense of her crime .
Which, falsely makes it look like only white people and "white hispanics" (like Zimmerman) are the only ones that can use SYG. Your post appeared to give credence to Mother of St. Skittles and the rest of the race hustling cabal.
Especially since the case you referenced was used as "proof" during and after the Zimmerman trial that the law was racist because it allowed blacks to be shot at random by whites/white hispanics and didn't work to blacks' advantage when they defended themselves. The media conveniently covered up Melissa's actions and attempted to whitewash the story - claiming she "stood her ground" but went to jail for being black.
Somebody tell Trayvon’s Mom that:
(1) if you don’t know your son is a thug, you are not a good Mom.
(2) being a black racist is also a bad thing.
Blacks...the most racist group in the USA.
“Why did you vote for Obama?”
“Becuz he be Black.”
Not racist? Duh?
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