Most black people knew before the trial started, what the verdict will be.

[JRLeft]

Most of you are shocked but with no black faces on the jury there was no chance. Too many white people could care less about us black folks. Hell a lot of them do not view us as Americans. We are here to entertain only.

[Hoyt]

1. I agree they knew the likely verdict. I hope rest of post isn't true.

[NotThisTime]

2. I'm not black, I knew what the verdict would be... I've watched the discrepancies...

[rurallib]

3. I had hope, but the gnawing memories of American justice

kept telling me they would vote not guilty.

[mzteris]

4. I cannot even begin

to rationally express what I'm feeling. Anger. Rage. Impotence. Incredulity. Disgust. Fear.

WTF is wrong with people that they think that this mf'er can just go gun down some kid - I don't give a fuck if the kid was smoking a big old bong on the street. You can't just go kill them. Fuck Florida. Fuck George Zimmerman. Fuck the jury. Fuck racist mf'ers.

That could have been MY son. And he's the sweetest kid on the planet. Of course he'd have given dipshit George a fight - he may be 14, but he outweighs - and outthinks - a stupid dumbfuck like George Zimmerman.

If he's not back in court for killing someone else within 18 months I'll be seriously surprised. I also think we will see a demoralizing increase in the number of black people being killed - you know - because they're BLACK.

[JI7]

5. other minorities also, i SOOOOO wanted to be wrong with what i thought would happen

[Greywing]

6. Me too

I am just filled with despair ...

[JRLeft]

7. True but not like us. This should remind every black celebrity, where you stand in society.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

10. Sadly there are ones who supported Zimmerman. They got first dibs on Faux News and CNN.

They were used as human shields to help the racists refute charges of racism. The black Republicans are the most disgusting, though.

[AsahinaKimi]

43. Agree

I have no words I can even express about all of this tonight. Mostly disappointment, The Last time I felt this way, GEORGE W BUSH won a second term as President and THE RIGHT WINGERS were shoving it in our face.

[JI7]

51. 2004 is also the last time i felt this way

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

8. Yep! I knew it. And it hurts really bad. Just called my brother and told him to be very careful

I'm a black woman, but I am very scared of the aftermath. It is indeed open season on black Americans.

[JRLeft]

9. Remember it always has been.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

11. I grew up in Atlanta during the Atlanta Child Murders in the late 70s, early 80s

I remember my parents sitting me and my brother down and telling us about what to do if we're threatened, followed, attacked. The person alleged committing the murders of black children turned out to be black himself. But Wayne Williams has nothing on this culture that allows for the senseless pursuit, harassment, and killing of black people, especially black men.

[JRLeft]

13. Grew up in Oakland and Pittsburg, Ca. Where I was assaulted by the OPD and CCSD. My

father sat me down to and gave me the be careful with the police talk.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

14. MY GOD!!!!!!!!!! :(

[Number23]

19. Many suspect that Wayne Williams had nothing to do with the murders. That it was the Klan

and that local cops blamed scapegoated Williams to take the focus off of the Klan.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

24. I know. I know that's been the theories. That's why I made sure that I put the word "allege" in.

[Number23]

28. Sorry my response was so incoherent. I am literally shaking with rage right now.

I feel absolutely exhausted.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

35. I know. Don't worry. I totally understand. I'm so angry that I'm numb. I want to cry but can't.

[Number23]

18. "It is indeed open season on black Americans." When the fuck ISN'T it open season on us?

ALL of us.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

20. I was looking for you earlier. Thanks for being around.

[Number23]

27. You and OP, guys please come to the AA forum. I don't want to discuss this in this forum.

Between the habitual Obama haters and Zimmerman supporters, I would prefer to discuss this among friends.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/11873417

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

36. You and I both know how this started, right? A black man got elected in November of 2008.

It hasn't been the same since.

Teabaggers
Birthers
Republican obstruction
KKKoch Brothers
NRA
ALEC and the assault on voting rights, reproductive rights, and Stand Your Ground laws in all the state legislatures

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

39. I'm there!!

[madaboutharry]

12. I am so sorry.

I feel ashamed for this country.

[DevonRex]

15. I am so very sorry. I really thought it would be different

this time. He was a boy who went to the store for candy.

[KamaAina]

16. If only Trayvon had played in the NFL

and starred in a couple of B movies, he might have had a fighting chance.

[JRLeft]

17. There were black people on that jury.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

22. That was a low blow. OJ was wealthy. He could afford the best attorneys money could buy.

OJ was guilty. Zimmerman, I believe, is guilty.

A young black kid who had hopes and dreams and plans to go off to college is dead.

[KamaAina]

40. That was the POINT.

The ONLY way a black man can find justice is if he is rich and famous.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

42. Sorry. I am incredibly upset. I knew Zimmerman would be acquitted but it still bites!!

[duffyduff]

48. Trayvon Martin is a modern-day Emmett Till

Racism is still alive and well in this country. We haven't come as far as we think we have.

[enigmatic]

21. I'm sick about what happened tonight.

The fatalist in me knew this would probably be the verdict, but I'm still sick.

I really don't know what else to say.

[Blackford]

23. Which is why the gun nuts won't get their wet dream of riots. n/t

[Rex]

25. I was shocked that an all female jury

found him not guilty, but I guess that is my bias. I thought the M$M propaganda wasn't enough, but I think it was. George W. and George Z. now have something in common.

[JRLeft]

29. Too many white women. I think people underestimate racism in some women, because they are women and

mothers, but a shit load of white women are racist as hell I see them all of time in the bay area.

[Rex]

31. I know, I was being optimistic on the outcome.

I am surprised they did not go with a manslaughter charge. I know I should not be surprised anymore.

[HipChick]

26. A system can not fail those it was never meant to protect...

[Jamaal510]

30. Didn't they say that one of the jurors was Black-Hispanic?

[Igel]

50. Yeah.

"light skinned" was the description. The description went from "black" to "Hispanic" though, so I suspect that "African-American" would be a wrong description. From Chicago in the last year, IIRC. No matter.

Either she's been dubbed an honorary "white woman" ...

Or since she's a person of color she's so unimportant as to be invisible.

[Blue_Roses]

32. this is such a despicable verdict...

I am numb.

[hfojvt]

33. seems like you

have a bad view of white people.

[Cal Carpenter]

38. Seems like you

don't want to think too deeply about this.

[Cal Carpenter]

34. People seem so shocked

but the only thing exceptional about this case is the amount of attention it got.

The fact is, our so-called justice system is racist. Institutionalized racism. In this case, Zimmerman wasn't even gonna get *arrested* if there hadn't been an outcry.

How much of this has to go on before more people realize this is the norm?

[Johonny]

37. I'm not sure how shocked the DU is, the DU polling seemed to favor this result

for a while now. I think most people having read the results of trials more straight forward in Florida that end in not guilty verdicts were anything but optimistic. I think it is safe to say there is a healthy dose of pessimism on the DU about these things

[McDiggy]

41. Move up north...

...North of the M-D line, this shit wouldn't stand. My white ass would be on the jury giving this dude 30+ years. I really hoped that we were moving to a post-race America, then this happens. Completely embarrassing. The South drags the rest of us back down as usual. I feel horrible for our Southern brethren on here. You are surrounded by idiots.

[treestar]

44. I admit I'm shocked

I really thought they would come up with at least manslaughter. Z had a gun and a clear attitude to start with - and that poor sweet boy is dead. His side of the story can't come out. I wonder at the prosecutors playing the Z interviews - gave him a chance to make his claims without testifying under cross examination. Still his claims seemed very transparent and patently false to me.

[Ruby the Liberal]

45. This white woman cares

and as soon as the nausea and anger subsides, you will get an earful. Right now, I am sick and numb.

[99Forever]

46. I wish I could say you were wrong.

It saddens me very deeply that you are absolutely correct.

It is a very ugly night in America, evil has triumphed.

This cannot stand.

[mstinamotorcity2]

47. because we saw all the signs!!!

We saw them with the prep work. It started with having the trial. There would have never been a trial if people had not pushed for it. But as soon as the trial was under way what happened? They took race out of the equation. then they started trotted out every civic leader they could fine. I am crying because no Children of Color will ever be safe in America!!! NEVER!!!!!!

[Apophis]

49. I knew and wasn't surprised.

And i agree. No one gives a damn about us black folks.