Omissions

Some would say that omission is merely manipulation--others would say it's just lying.

During the past week, the case of Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old child who was shot and killed A MONTH A GO by George Zimmerman, a local neighborhood watch guy in Sanford, Fla., has ballooned into a public spectacle of people traipsing before TV cameras and marching through the streets demanding justice for Trayvon, making speeches about how the rights of black men everywhere are being stomped on, and even more disturbing, how "they" killed Trayvon. I'm still not sure who "they" are but I have a pretty good idea they're white. Our own president has even waded into the public fray--again--as if he doesn't have enough to do--saying that his son would look like Trayvon. Really? REALLY?

Today, news outlets are reporting that Trayvon was the real aggressor, punching Zimmerman in the face and breaking his nose and then pounding his head into the ground. Sanford police admit that they had this information, that it has been corroborated by witnesses and that it was indeed leaked by someone within their department.

So the question now becomes--who held back?

I'm not talking about Trayvon's suspension from a Miami area high school for holding an empty reefer bag. I'm not talking about hospital records to confirm a broken nose. I'm not even talking about why this case took a month to come to light. I'm talking about information that could have laid to rest a case that now has the potential to become a flashpoint for every hatemonger, bigot and racist in the country--black and white.

Unfortunately, I think the finger pointing has only just begun...

Only Love Lasts Forever

Yesterday, I lost my best friend and the love of my life of nearly 20 years. My Blackie Boy was always there, through sick and sin, and I will forever be grateful for the unconditional love he showed me for so very long. Goodbye my angel. Rest now, my sweet boy, until we are together again...

Mr. Blacks "Blackie" Harris
Aug. 6, 1992-Mar.12, 2012

In the arms of an angel fly away from here..." ~ Sarah McLaughlin