Republican Bobby Rush made the headlines after wearing a
hoodie and a pair of sunglasses while delivering an address to the Congress. He
was escorted out of the House after asking for a complete investigation of the
shooting of teen Trayvon Martin.
Has this case gone too far? The police already made their
report public and are ready to move on. The death of a teenager is always a
tragic thing, but nothing can bring him back now. Instead of asking for
justice, we should focus on establishing communication and easing the racial
tensions.
Wearing a hoodie is a strong symbol, and showing support to
Martin’s community is a good thing – but there are other ways to do it.
Mourning the teen’s death is the right thing to do now. Asking for justice or
for the capture of Zimmerman is not going to solve anything: this is only going
to lead to more violence. The case involved two more innocents as movie
director Spike Lee tweeted the address of an elderly couple by mistake,
believing he was revealing the location of Zimmerman.
I admire Bobby Rush for his boldness, but there is no need
in creating more tensions. Asking for justice is slightly ridiculous now that a
complete police report has been released and shows that Zimmerman shot in
self-defense – although he was out of line and should not have been following
Martin.
I think this case needs a few pacifists to get involved and
talk about unity and tolerance between races. We need a strong counter-point to
the New Black Panther Party and to violence.
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