It was ritual combat in the court room and the prosecution defaulted--
big time. They lost jury selection and then lost the jury-- did you see
the social distance between the prosecutor and the star witness-- the
lady on the phone-- the prosecutor treated her as if she were an alien--
speaking an unearthly language. The jury did the same and the quibbles
over why she didn't go to her murdered friend's funeral mattered more
than his murder. That was the case- the stalking and the evidence of
the victims state of mind-it was a beautiful piece of evidence-- pearls
on a string-- yet flung into a trough, the jury became a group of
feeding hogs-- looking only for the rancid garbage.
In America, Blacks have not been granted the dignity of freedom. Their freedom was won by incredible sacrifice, blood, ages of tears, and destruction of life. The history of Black America is the prototype for exploitation: converting lives into mere wealth, as if wealth had any worth in comparison. The values that firmed the raison d'etre of America were such- a range of false nobility and truthful greed. To the greedy one must conceded: the seem to lack human souls but they were brutal in their treatment of humanity and the truth- money matters more than any human life except their own heinous existences. The revelation in the Trayvon Martin murder is that the community of which he was a part has claimed dignity; they have claimed his dignity. He lives on in the hearts of many millions- people who see him as human, as a life destroyed without reason; as evidence of our collective will to keep our young and make a better world for them. We claim the dignity of American freedom, we have fought and created it not just for others. Not just for the indolent rich who thrive on the work of others, but for the young and helpless, the old and needy-- for all who are here in this amazing place and in this challenging time.
Now the natural advantages of white male status have long since faded away we live in the still brutal vestiges: the war machine that keeps our economy keyed to killing dark skinned people somewhere on the globe; the use of inherited wealth and privilege to drive millions into poverty who would by their own effort ascend to wealth.
First, we see a law like Stand your Ground- men with concealed handguns free to push their presence on an unsuspecting and unarmed world-- but there is a flaw in the formula. A law can be changed as the hearts and minds of an enlightened people change. Despite purchased legislators, there will be a wave of truth-a Democracy is a difficult thing to destroy. It takes more than a frightened little man with a handgun.
Second, this trial
and this result will have a greater impact than one imagines- the Murder
of Trayvon Martin will /has galvanized a greater community of people
who can see American injustice-- while those who are blind to it will
wallow onward. But this blessed coalition will flourish-- righteousness
is like spring rains...it makes us grow-- into mighty trees...hdm
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