Cant get him on murder? Get him on federal civil right charges!

When you think of civil rights, what comes to mind? I know for me it conjures up images of peaceful protests of the likes of Dr. Martin Lutheran King Jr. It also brings up thoughts of everyday people doing all the can to be at peace and live together with their fellow man, no matter what background they come from.

But, some people would think that life, no matter what the circumstances is, is a civil right. Well, since a someone who happened be black lost his life and the person who killed him was just acquitted since the Jury believed his acted in self defense. Or they believed there was reasonable doubt he didn't act in self defense. 

As you can probably tell with the headlines flying around right now, I am referring to the Zimmerman trial. George Zimmerman killed Travon Martin early last year, in what he said was self defense, and the jury agreed with him. 

Now, since this criminal trial is over, the NAACP wants the United States Justice Department to charge Mr. Zimmerman with civil rights violations against Travon Martin. Are they saying because Travon Martin is black? Nope. Are they saying they have proof he had racist reasons to which let up to the confrontation between Travon Martin and George Zimmerman? Nope. Its because Mr. Zimmerman killed Travon Martin, thus depriving Mr. Martin of his civil right to life. 

Now, lets be clear, Mr. Zimmerman was found not guilty of killing Travon Martin, by reason of self defense. But, since he killed Zimmerman shot and killed Travon in self defense, Zimmerman is a civil rights violator. Even the FBI investigation concluded that they could find no evidence that race had anything to do with this case. 

Has the world gone mad? So, the NAACP is saying, you cannot use deadly force to protect yourself from someone else. Or, maybe they should just come out and say what they really want to say. You have no right to kill someone who is black in self defense if you are white. Where are they crying about the huge numbers of black and black killing? Where were the likes of them and Al Sharpton speaking out when there is black on white crime? 

I am getting sick and tired of this double standard. How dare they say I cannot defend myself by using deadly force if necessary. Would they be saying this if they roles were reversed? If Travon killed Zimmerman in self defense, would they be crying over civil rights? 

Now, no charges have been pressed against Zimmerman on civil rights violations when this blog post was published. But I find it non laughable funny how just mere hours after the not guilty verdict, they are contacting Attorney General Holders office on charging Zimmerman with civil rights violations.