Thoughts From a Cooler Head
If you've paid any attention to the last several days' news, you'd know that George Zimmerman and his spectacularly smug smile managed to walk out of court a free man. If you've strolled social media, you would also see that a lot of people were mad as hell. This outrage was not restricted to people of color, which I admit, was refreshing to see. What I noticed since that verdict was rendered, is that people have been calming down. Though calm, people are very focused on seeing justice for the late Mr. Martin. I can admit that I am one of the calm souls hoping that Zimmerman answers for what he's done. I also admit that I think cooler heads will prevail in this case. Saturday, I would not have said this. Because I was in "Crowbar in the Left Hand, Earl (My Gun) in the Right Hand" mad. Extra tasty spicy. Right rambunctious. Sick of this shit and the shit before it. I think I had every right in the world to be mad. I am a mom..a...