Twisting Truth

Once again Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman are being brought up in the media. Can we just get a few things straight? First of all, Trayvon Martin was NOT shot in the back. He obviously punched Zimmerman during the confrontation which made the self defense claim feasable. Zimmerman had injuries from physical contact. Unfortunately Trayvon picked the wrong guy to act tough with. It is not illegal to go to a store and buy Skittles. It is not illegal to follow someone to see what they are up to. You can debate whether or not Zimmerman used more force than necessary but you cannot say Trayvon Martin did nothing to cause the situation which resulted in his death. Zimmerman did not punch Trayvon Martin. Even Rachael Zeantel testified Trayvon said "What you folowing me for." Commentators leave out key pieces of information so their argument is on firmer ground. Ignorant people follow where they are led. Al Sharpton, President Obama and many others immediately tried to say it was racially motivated. Without knowing the facts, this untruth was repeated in the media until emotions were whipped into a frenzy and some people stopped listening to the real story. The MEDIA caused much of this when they edited the 911 calls and people looking for an excuse to be angry or those who had a chip on their shoulder already repeated the story as if it were true. Now the Australian boy was killed for fun but excuses are being made for the black "boys" who killed him. Naturally black people couldn't be racists. Obama says nothing about this tragedy. When are we going to see the truth in situations even when it does not suit our cause? When is the media going to offer facts, not just opinions of the journalists? They should be trying to educate the masses on the Constitution and reality, not simply go for the ratings.

How We Got Here

These days there is a multitude of discussions regarding gay rights,religious freedoms, etc. While I am a tolerant person, I am feeling a bit bullied these days by people who spend time twisting facts to suit their arguments. I have a few topics I would like to have a civil discussion about. Today's topic is Gay Rights. There are always more than one side to a situation. In this case, let me play "Devil's Advocate" just to get people to understand where others may be coming from. Biologically species are designed to have males and females able to procreate. That, believe it or not, is the whole reason sex is necessary. Gay people have the desire to have sex with the same sex. That is not hw we were designed and could be considered unnatural. When we were created, God made man and then woman to blend together and populate the Earth. This is why the religious people have a right to condemn homosexuals. So, as a society, we want to be tolerant of all people. It has taken years, but now gay people are far more accepted than before. Where will this acceptance end? If the argument is "we were born this way" then that also applies to pedophiles, right? There are countless fetishes out there, many offensive to most people. I mean how far will we decline before pedophelia is accepted because it is a person's right to have sex with whoever they choose? Has it ever occured to people that just because you have certain urges you do not have to act on them? Seriously, maybe you are attracted to young boys, girls. Maybe you are attracted to the same sex. Do you have to act on these urges? I personally have never understood how people in Africa can be starving to death but still have babies. They are dying but still have to have sex. If I am not well, sex is the last thing I want! Apparently the right to sex has outranked all other rights and people's sense of right and wrong. As an evolved society it is sad we have devolved to giving in to our baser instincts and lost all sense of self control.