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justdrew » Fri Jul 19, 2013 12:30 am wrote:so if there was jury tampering or juror misconduct, can the trial be thrown out and re-run?

@MJayRosenberg: THIS should enable DOJ to start action to overturn Zimmerman verdict. http://blogs.orlandoweekly.com/index.ph ... rman-jury/ …

Wombaticus Rex » Fri Jul 19, 2013 9:30 am wrote:It is unfortunate indeed that a Obamadmin DOJ effort to get involved with this will only lead to negative second-order effects. I cannot think of a better way to prolong (and escalate) the rancor and rhetoric on race in America.

Wombaticus Rex » Fri Jul 19, 2013 9:48 am wrote:Chill with the binary thinking.

There's currently about a dozen other cases that DOJ could take up right now, many of them have been referenced in this thread already.

It's not like the only other option is "nothing," here.

It is unfortunate indeed that a Obamadmin DOJ effort to get involved with this will only lead to negative second-order effects. I cannot think of a better way to prolong (and escalate) the rancor and rhetoric on race in America.

You Mad Yet? On the Murder of Trayvon Martin and the Question of Tipping Points

July 16, 2013 by Mia McKenzie

On Saturday, George Zimmerman was acquitted of all charges in the murder of Trayvon Martin. Or, put another way, white supremacy allowed a man to stalk and murder an unarmed black teenager and walk away. If you don't understand how and why this case was about race, which, I believe, requires only the barest minimum of understanding about the world we live in, then this piece is not for you. I'm not the least bit interested in explaining something so incredibly obvious. If you insist on pretending that none of this is about race, please just excuse yourself from this conversation. You don't deserve to sit at the grown-ups' table.

If you're still reading, I'll assume you don't have your head up your ass and that the role of race in this case is clear to you. Great. Now, since we're all on the same page, my only question is:

Are we mad enough yet?

Because here's the thing: the system didn't fail. The system did precisely what it was designed to do. This is the way it has always worked. The way it worked for Emmett Till 60 years ago, for Rekia Boyd 16 months ago, and for the countless unarmed black and brown people killed by white supremacy before, in between, and after them. This country was built on the dehumanization of people of color--the genocide of the Native American, the enslavement and mass murder of the African. This is what we do. So, the question isn't why. The question isn't how, in 2013, this is still possible. The question is, simply, are we mad enough yet? And if so, what are we prepared to do about it?



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stevie ray » Fri Jul 19, 2013 11:41 am wrote:so the purpose of the system is to make me nauseous

Wombaticus Rex » Fri Jul 19, 2013 9:30 am wrote:It is unfortunate indeed that a Obamadmin DOJ effort to get involved with this will only lead to negative second-order effects. I cannot think of a better way to prolong (and escalate) the rancor and rhetoric on race in America.