Our
Own Worst Enemies
 I really didn't want to create a cartoon referencing
the shooting of Trayvon Martin. Really I didn't.
When I first read the tragic story
of this innocent 17-year-old being gunned down
I naturally assumed that it was a cut-and-dried
case of another racist idiot with a gun playing out
vigilante fantasies and that he'd suffer the full
weight of justice before the week was out.
But the
days passed
and the
Florida police did nothing about the crime. They didn't
even drug-test the shooter, George Zimmerman, though
they
drug-tested Mr. Martin's body.
I continued to follow the story and the more I learned
about the Florida "Start Some
Shit"
law the
more I
realized, with rising horror, that
the state
had
institutionalized
murder, with the NRA's blessing, and that Mr. Martin
was only its most recent victim.
The law as it stands in Florida, and 14 other states,
pretty much allows you to shoot anyone you want if
they make
even
the
most minor of threatening gestures towards you. This
kind of law is meant to appeal to those with a limited
perspective, one that extends no further than their
effective firing range. These individuals may take
comfort in their metal toys but how long do you think
it's
going
to
take before every
punk
with a cheap handgun learns that they can get away
with
murder when the tie goes to the last standing? How
long before it's your child, your husband, your daughter
that gets cornered by a lunatic?
As for Mr. Martin, the Department of Justice has finally
stepped in and a grand jury will investigate the slaying.
Mr. Zimmerman may soon find himself in court but he's
just a symptom of the disease. The killing will go
on because the law will not be changed. That's what
barbarians do.
=Lefty=
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Note 1: Bill In Portland Maine puts
the ninth anniversary of the invasion
of Iraq in perspective.
Note 2: My state, Texas, gets a
D+ in integrity. How does your state measure
up?
Note 3: I miss Frank
Zappa.
Note 4: Anyone interested in U.S.
building codes?
Note 5: Young deaf guy signs to
president Obama "I am proud of you." The prez signs
back "Thank
you."
Note 6: Say "Hello!" to Rick
Santorum!
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And now our Chart of the
Day: Cable
news segments covering the Trayvon Martin story. Way
to go, Fox.
Larger
version
available here.
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Republican Job Creation Update
 3-21-2012: On
Monday the House was called to order
at 4PM. They then spent the next four hours arguing
a bill that would allow
Israeli
nationals to receive nonimmigrant visas. No jobs
were created.
On Tuesday, the
House convened at Noon. The GOP spent the balance
of the day trying to steal
a Virginia park to fence
to their industrialist buddies. No jobs
were created.
View the entire two-year list of non-job-related
House activities
here.
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