Fact 2 – Statistics show that in Florida, 33% of cases where Stand-your –ground was evoked as a self-defense benefited blacks – which is greatly disproportionate to their percentage of the population of Florida
Fact 3 – The Martin-Zimmerman case NEVER had anything to do with the “Stand-You-Ground” law. The defense never cited it as justification for the shooting of Trayvon Martin. And, according to an FBI report and even the opinion of the prosecution, the case was NEVER about race. George Zimmerman has no documented history of racism. In fact, despite the liberal's categorizing him as a "white hispanic"......a WHITE HISPANIC? What the hell is that? Let's just make up a new race of people to push our agenda...George has no police record attributable to hate crimes or racially motivated crimes. But that doesn't stop Al "its all about me" Sharpton and good old hate monger Jesse Jackson.
But all of these facts do nothing to stop an attempted boycott of Florida by the Liberals? Of course not. Let’s just fan the flames of racism, let’s distort facts or entirely ignore them, let’s continue to divide our country along racial lines...all in the name of a failed liberal agenda. Look at Detroit people. It is a microcosm of what we now have in Washington - bloated government, unions out of control, corruption, uncontrolled spending...all under over 50 years of Democrat rule and liberal fiscal policies of Union appeasement in exchange for votes and cash, entitlements, high taxes that drove all of the producers out of the city...and let’s not forget the corruption wrought in the city by the former mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who robbed the city blind.
Zimmerman verdict spurs talk of Florida boycott,
ignores other 'stand-your-ground' states
Black
lawmakers and other groups are trying to harness outrage over the George
Zimmerman verdict into a national indictment against the state of Florida,
seeking to organize an Arizona-style boycott against everything from tourism to
orange juice.
But
there's one striking difference.
While
Arizona had passed first-of-its kind legislation against illegal immigration
when the uproar started over that state, Florida is hardly unique. At least 22
states have "stand-your-ground" laws -- which allow people to use
deadly force to protect themselves often without any compulsion to retreat, and
are at the center of the post-verdict controversy.
And
in the case of Zimmerman, his attorneys didn't even use the law as part of
their defense.
Some
officials, like Attorney General Eric Holder, are calling for a review of all
stand-your-ground laws. But those specifically backing a Florida boycott seem
to be hinging their sudden distaste for the Sunshine State on the Zimmerman
verdict -- which was reached by a jury of six people.
After
civil rights leader Jesse Jackson called for people to "isolate"
Florida, Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio warned that the move would damage
tourism and stoke more division in the country.
"Jesse
Jackson has a history of saying outrageous things, divisive things. I would
hope this would be a time when our country would come together and try to unite
people and not divide people by saying things that are patently false and
outrageous and offensive," he told
MyFoxOrlando.com
.
.
The
boycott push comes following the not guilty verdict in the murder trial of
George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch captain who shot and killed
17-year-old Trayvon Martin in February 2012.
The
rush to wield the boycott hammer against the entire state's economy has caused
hesitation among some Democrats. Maryland Rep. Donna Edwards told "Fox
News Sunday" that such a move could be "devastating" to some
communities in the state, though other members of the Congressional Black
Caucus -- of which she is a part -- have taken up the call.
Such
boycotts can, in fact, be very costly to states. When critics of the Arizona
immigration law began canceling trips and conventions there in 2010, it cost
millions.
The Center for American
Progress issued a report finding that roughly $45 million in lodging
revenue was lost in the four months after passage. When transportation,
entertainment, retail and other business were factored in, the lost revenue
added up to more than $140 million, according to the study.
finding that roughly $45 million in lodging
revenue was lost in the four months after passage. When transportation,
entertainment, retail and other business were factored in, the lost revenue
added up to more than $140 million, according to the study.
Florida
foes now see that kind of buying power as leverage to punish the state, a move
that is prompting a social media battle between them and Florida's
defenders.
Even
the tourism-themed Visit Florida Facebook page has become a forum for online
sniping over the verdict and stand-your-ground laws.
The
latest post on the site -- one touting National Ice Cream Day -- almost
immediately garnered the comment: "not till they fix the law that helped
kill trayvon martin."
Another
commenter posted "good grief" in response: "Can't even enjoy a
post about ICE CREAM and we have to read the negative comments about the SYG
law."
Those
pushing for a boycott are doing what they can to make it a national
movement.
MoveOn.org
has gathered thousands of signatures on a petition backing a boycott, alleging
the state is "not a safe place to vacation."
Members
of California's Legislative Black Caucus also are weighing in. State Democratic
Rep. Chris Holden said last week he planned to introduce a resolution calling
for repeal of the stand-your-ground law -- in Florida -- while calling for a
boycott in the meantime.
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