This post is not about the unfortunate incident that occurred on February 26, 2012 in Sanford, Florida. It is about the reaction of those who disagree with the verdict in the case and are attempting to stoke the flames of racial bias which may lead to rioting.

There has been an unending litany of liberal voices decrying the verdict in the George Zimmerman trial. You protestors do nothing to advance your cause. In fact, you show a complete ignorance of the real facts of the case. That regrettable event resulted in the loss of a young man’s life and cannot be undone. What can and should be changed is an attitude that refuses to accept the truth. Efforts spent in pointing fingers of blame would be better spent on trying to enrich the lives of those at risk. How many of you hear the truth? How can you hear the truth when you will not allow any other voices to be heard?  You talk over dissenters as if that will change the facts. Look in the mirror and see the real problem! You are the problem with your “inciting to riot” rhetoric! My mother said that God gave us two ears and one mouth because we are meant to listen twice as much as we speak. When confronted with the truth, you shout over it; how pathetic is that? You are supposed to be educated and instead of reaching out to less fortunate people to show them the value of education, you sit in your ivory towers blaming the most convenient target for the shortcomings of our youth. You should be talking to people about the benefits of learning and encourage them to think about the possibilities they could achieve. You should talk about being responsible for your own actions. Instead, you promote irresponsibility by failing to accept the truth and then casting blame on society. What a crock of crap!!! Most people go out of their way to be non-judgemental.

Radio and television outlets present their biased version of events and you join their bias by not investigating further before you jump to a prejudicial conclusion. Shame on you! In your rush to judgement, you are causing more individuals to be at risk. Some people are not well informed and depend on respected leaders to tell them the truth but you pander to their ignorance.

As long as you expect someone else to fix things, they will never be fixed. Throwing money at the problem will not fix things. Giving free things will not fix the problem. The problem is attitude about the inherent values we cannot measure: education, responsibility, respect, and morality. Teach our youth to appreciate knowledge, teach them to be responsible for their actions, teach them to respect one another. It may not be COOL but being cool can be hazardous to your health.  And you, who foster an attitude of rebellion, are a detriment and likely the cause of continued violence. To reflect on the past when things were different from today’s society, is the same as picking at a wound so that it never heals. Every ethnicity has had negative reactions to something in their past. We learn from them, we heal and then we grow up; hopefully becoming a better person. This country has offered tremendous opportunities to its citizens; if they choose not to take advantage of them, it is not the fault of society. It seems to me that one of the traits missing in todays culture is gratitude. Instead of expressing thanks for having advanced our culture beyond the primitive ideals of the past, some prefer to dwell in that dark place. Fomenting errors of the past, keeps the ill will festering and prevents more advances from becoming a reality.

When is the last time you went to a school to speak about how you achieved your status by getting an education? Have you ever spoken on the subject of mutual respect? It seems not likely.  When is the last time you mentored anyone?

Sadly, if George Zimmerman were black, this event would have gone completely unnoticed.