Every shooting is NOT Trayvon Martin / George Zimmerman

HOMEOWNER CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER IN NEW ORLEANS AFTER SHOOTING TEEN HE SUSPECTED OF BURGLARY- 14-year-old Marshall Coulter is in critical condition after being shot in the head by 33-year-old Merritt Landry at around 2 am Friday morning.

We hesitated to report on this horrific incident because of the sensationalism that is occurring. The human interest in this brings forth the emotional toil of protection and life. But the tactics of #RaceBaiting that seems to be coming from this tragic situation. Please media and people who follow certain media bait; don't make this into a Trayvon Martin/George Zimmerman comparison. There are no similarities. The part that it seems so many miss with the "I am Trayvon" campaign is that of Racial profiling and injustice solely for the color of one group's skin while the other group receives the systemic advantages of said first group's oppressive inequalities.

In all news stories, biases occur based on slant of the writers personal history, thoughts or agenda they possess. To look at the view reported facts on the case, The homeowner has a 2 year old and a wife in his house. He came outside and witnessed a teen in his backyard. This wasn't a "ding dong ditch" like premise, and a person overreacted. We should all know that the true facts will never be fully known unless all parties involved wholeheartedly confess to the true emotion AND motivation behind their respective actions. There is already discrepancy between the account of the shooter and the witnesses and neighbors. But let's be honest, a good neighbor can and will bend the truth a bit for you. So for the stories to contradict is quite telling. The biggest discrepancy is the distance from which the shot came from and how according to NOPD Detective Nicholas Williams, the child posed NO eminent threat to Merritt Landry

The child, who should NOT have been out on the streets at age 14 at nearly 2 am, is currently still fighting for his life in a New Orleans area hospital. Oh, by the way, did I mention that this actually happened on July 26? Over a month ago this situation happened, and some of our trusted news sources haven't seen the need to focus on how as a community we can come up with ways to prevent this. Both of the parties involved played some wrong in this situation. With the proverbial 20/20 hindsight, everyone is throwing around the claims of what should have and shouldn't have been done(in hindsight). There was even hesitation by a neighbor who said "I thought about calling the cops, but the last thing I want to do is racially profile a little kid who's just biking," who spoke on condition of anonymity. What has the news done to where people do things or not do them based on the perception of being "racial/racist"? The kids had every right to ride their bikes; now as an adult I would have taken issue to a child outside at 2 am and NOT the fact that it was black kids out riding a bike. That was a teaching moment that was probably missed by our trusted news source. It should never have been about race. Race is important. It is to be appreciated by all, and when we see it solely as a reactionary measuring tool of action or discourse it becomes a problem.

Nevertheless, there was a problem here. A child who has older siblings, and a mother doing all she can was able to somehow be outside in the early Friday hours. There was comments made by the victim's own brother, David Coulter,  stating he had been on medication for attention deficit hyperactive disorder and was awaiting trial for "stealing stuff,". He later added "He would steal -- he was a professional thief,"

This extremely disheartening. How can a child at age 14 be a professional thief? Who see's this action and doesn't firmly stress that a situation where you life can end is greatly magnified by being out at 2 am. Of course, their maybe was more intervention and this was just a precocious child who didn't heed warning or maybe he was just left to run free. Whichever it is, he didn't deserve to be shot. We can only hope that this situation has a positive end and he recovers and goes out into the world a changed man. ALL are due their redemption story.

We see from this situation that we have a long way to go in many areas of our social interactions, We want to box and "one size fits all" every situation. To categorize is quite the American past time. But a teaching moment presented itself. From mental health (ADHD), racial profiling, to protecting ones home, and more. Let's look at the nuances of our situations and truly work to get better. Once we look deeper than we will see that these answers to these problems have already been found, we just need to share what we found.

My father once told me- "Both of you don't need a brain, just as long as the one with it, comes home and shares it with the other"
 Can't beat that old school wisdom!

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Are blacks merely a commodity to the american society?

Good day all, my apologies for being absent lately. I look to definitely post 3-4times a week. Here we go for today....

The following comment was posed by one of my favorite people to debate with on Facebook. It is the following:

"I find it interesting that so many people have convinced themselves that we are living in a post-racial society, yet the three of the biggest news stories of the day lay bare the fact that we are not. The Trayvon Martin case, the Paula Deen story, and the SCOTUS' decisions on affirmative action and the VRA show that both individuals and our government still cling to antiquated views (masked as progressive) about about race and the place of black people in American society."

. and it made me think.

 Here is my thoughts:

As Blacks, we don't have a common strand to which we fight for anymore. It's sad to say, it died with MLK and the other black leaders of the day. Unfortunately, the NAACP is not seeming to be in the corner of blacks, but almost as a "UN" of black delegates with a unique agenda, instead of one that encompasses a group. They have become in essence, what our congress has become- for the people(of congress), by the people (of congress). Just as Congress has blatantly disregarded what constituents 

Our extent of action is to uprise solely with a universal enemy, which is always the most easy thing to "hate" (9/11,Terrorists bombers), or against a white person saying the N word (Paula deen, Kramer, so many more), We as blacks are the most easily appeased people out there. As long as an apology is given, we are fine. In relation to a person who offends gays, there is a steep penalty to pay. You will have to do PSA's, get counseling, speak at a conference, give money, lose sponsors and job(s), and possibly are cast down in society. If you Offend Jewish people,(except for Mel Gibson) there is hell to pay. These groups seem to have more pride and content for what they are. For us, an apology and the obligatory handshake and photo-op from your black representative of choice, Sharpton, or Jackson. Afterwards, show up at a heat game, sit next to Jay-Z, and appear on a tyler perry sitcom, and all is forgiven. we wont even support our own who is being castrated for other outspoken blurbs. We didn't take up for Dave Chapelle, Tracey Morgan, or any others. even if the comments are wrong that they say, we do NOT jump on board to protect our own from excessive abuse. we look at it and do nothing. 

A big part of this societal non-interference is Because of this, big business knows we are nothing more than a cheap conduit to a financial pool. Government is no longer an entity set up to govern and instill laws and order, it is a business; albeit one run poorly. but it is widely understood that if you Want to sell a product, and test it out first.... Give it to a rapper. It'll spread faster than anything. We are the low cost cheap alternative. We are blackberry today,while whites are apple, Hispanics are android, and all the rest mixed in.  So, will our government business ever stop trying to hold on to the tried and true indentured customer test base, no! And why should they, we aren't demanding change. We just sit back and talk about, while writing a post defending the need to love beyonce and indulge in hip hop/R&b divas.