So much to comment on these days...
If you've been following the Trayvon Martin fiasco in Florida... frankly, it's a mess. Depending on your position, it was either a cold-blooded murder, or a justified homicide because currently anyone in the state of Florida can claim self-defense (real or imagined).
Personally I believe one should have the right to defend one's property to a degree but this is not one of those times...
When George Zimmerman ignored the cease and desist order and continued to follow Trayvon, he stepped across the line. As more information is forthcoming, this open and shut case is looking more murky. The self-appointed defender of record (Joe Oliver) sounds like a shameless self-promoter, after giving up his job to defend the actions of the [non] accused Zimmerman. Really?... how many of us have someone in our back pocket who would be willing to give up all income in order to dash to our defense?
Worse, the father of Zimmerman is trying to lay the blame for a great deal of the outrage over this situation squarely on the president. If this weren't so silly, it would be sad. Further, he's suggesting that Trayvon severely beat his son in a life-or-death struggle but since he wasn't there and Trayvon can't speak in his defense, he (and we) only have the words of George Zimmerman.
In short, neither father nor son is willing to take responsibility for the actions of that infamous night. It's always someone else's fault, right?
But here's the bottom line...
If no real investigation occurred, and a 17-year-old kid is now dead, why didn't officials do their job?
Why did officials hold the body for three days before notifying the next of kin, even though they had Trayvon's cell phone in their possession? At the very least, they could have dialed the last number called and gathered more details about the "John Doe" in their custody.
Why didn't officials speak with potential witnesses before concluding that Zimmerman acted in self-defense?
Why did officials drug test the "victim" but not Zimmerman? (By the way, because he was underage, the police department may be slapped with some lawsuits).
Even though Zimmerman was not charged with any crime, pending more information, at the very least, his gun should have been confiscated.
There are far too many questions and far too many insufficient answers at this point.
As they say in the cliff-hangers... stay tuned...
