Leave Zimmerman alone
Published 5:50 pm, Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Well, here we go again -- the Rev. Al Sharpton stirring up black people over a verdict he doesn't agree with. If his words or anyone else's words cause civil disorder, they should be arrested for creating a riot. Have them put on trial when there isn't enough evidence to convict. See how they like being put through the mental pressure.
Sharpton attributes white-on-black deaths as race motivated, and black-on-white are justified. This type of leadership causes black people to push authority to the point where confrontation, injury or death occurs. The reverend should go the path of Bill Cosby and preach to the young to get an education and become reasonable law-abiding citizens and not go through life thinking white is wrong.
Mr. Zimmerman was doing a concerned citizen's job, who was worried his neighborhood was becoming crime ridden with burglaries. Mr. Zimmerman saw someone wearing a hood over his head and then likely covering parts of his face. He called it in and he lost sight of this suspicious person (wearing a hood that covered his head and parts of his face late at night where burglaries had been occurring).
The person disappeared and then suddenly reappeared and confronted Mr. Zimmerman, forcing him to the ground by using physical force and proceeded to assault him. Mr. Zimmerman was armed and thought the person was going for his gun, and in attempting to stop this the gun went off, killing the assailant by accident, according to Mr. Zimmerman.
He received a broken nose and cuts to the face and head and worse injuries or death if the gun didn't discharge.
I, the jury, find Mr. Zimmerman innocent of all unfounded charges against him. The FBI found no reason to bring charges against Mr. Zimmerman for racial crimes. Leave the man alone.
Thomas Peters Sr.
Law a success
The Endangered Species Act turns 40 this year, and I, for one, am thankful it's around. No other law has done more to save America's most vulnerable plants and animals from extinction. Here in the Northeast, we can thank the act for putting a long list of species on the road toward recovery, including the bald eagle, Atlantic piping plover and Robbins' cinquefoil.
I may rarely get a chance to lay my eyes on any of these species in person, but they're part of what keeps the Northeast diverse and healthy, and it heartens me to know they're out there. The Endangered Species Act is an American success story we can all be proud of.