I am neither white nor black. So should I keep out of this? It is such a sensitive issue. I might be called names if I venture into this minefield. Might be blown apart. But after seeing the exchange of words between Piers Morgan and Toure’ in CNN, I cannot help but feel sorry for the state of affairs in American journalism.
The case is tragic. One unarmed person was killed in cold blood. For whatever is the reason, the local police did not arrest the killer. This is not acceptable in a civil society and justice must be done. But due process of law has to be followed. If racial hatred played a part in killing that must be investigated and guilty must be punished. What the colour of the skin has got anything to do with justice?
But does it mean all whites are guilty by association? Why the black journalists are trying to portray the whole black community as victims? Hasn’t Americans risen above colour politics and have elected a black person as President? It will never happen in France. It will never happen in England or Italy or Switzerland. It is possible only in America that American have risen above colour and elected someone as their President, who is black and has a middle name which is non-Christian. Then why paint all the whites as racist? Why are you blaming others for everything that is wrong with you?
Punish Zimmerman, by all means, when he is proven guilty. But even a killer is allowed to defend himself before law. Do you want to punish him by mob trial? If that is so, have persons of colour never killed an innocent white man/woman before? Are we still living in the pre-WWII era where you can punish a whole race because they are Japanese? What nonsense.
I would call Toure’ and all black journalists to show maturity. It is you folks who are tearing apart the social fabric of America. It is you guys who are guiltier than Zimmerman, because some dumb-head will get really worked up listening to your tirade and start killing innocent people somewhere else. You do not want to start another civil war.
