Beretta92FSLady
Regular Member
...but they aren't calling it that, they are calling it something like "National non-violence Day,"...something thereabouts.
One of the wonderful things about having teenagers is that they are up for making statements. I have two teenagers, so far. And today they left the house wearing a hoodie, equipped with a Lemonade, and Skittles.
Last night, and all of today I have been thinking about why I would, and why I did I allow my children to go to school like that. And I figured it out!: they ought to be their own individual, and if they believe that violence ought not occur, and want to make a statement, then I agree. We call can agree that the world would be a much better place if it wasn't necessary to be cornered into shooting another human being.--at least I hope all would agree!
But then I can't help but think about the Zimmerman v. Martin case, and the total freaking mess that is surrounding it. At this point not one person can state definitively what the hell happen that night; and that might always be the case, no matter the legal outcome.
I feel for Martin because I have teenagers (and a couple of younger children as well), I think it is unfortunate, and has to be devastating for Martin's parents to have lost their son; and Trayvon himself, staring down the end of the business end of a sidearm, and that being the last thing he had likely seen.
I wonder what both men were thinking, Trayvon, if he was being followed at night by some unknown man, and Zimmerman, if he was confronted by Trayvon. I am sure they both felt threatened. And I suppose that raises a number of questions such as: If Zimmerman was following Trayvon, and Trayvon turned around to confront Zimmerman because Trayvon felt threatened, was Trayvon in the right? I say yes, he was in the right to turn around and confront Zimmerman. Stand Your Ground would work both ways, wouldn't it?
I feel for Zimmerman because I have been in that position. I have had my sights on a person, and pulled the trigger; the man I shot, fortunately, did not die though. What Zimmerman has to deal with is much worse, IMO, than what I had to deal with, as I did not end the life of the person I shot, thank goodness. Zimmerman wishing to apologize to the parents of Trayvon is completely understandable. After I had shot the man who attacked me, I had a deep desire to send him flowers, and my thoughts were a mix of rage that he had forced me to shoot, and deep emotional upset that I had injured a person in that way. Even now, three years later, there are many things that run through my mind; and Zimmerman will be haunted by what had happened, whether it was the right thing to do, or the wrong thing.--it seems that Zimmerman is distraught about the whole situation, and being raked over the coals in the media just adds to the weight that is his to carry.
Some say there ought to be justice for Trayvon; other say there ought to be justice for Zimmerman; I say that there ought to be justice!--whatever the hell that even means!
When it comes to a shooting incident, both parties lose--he person pulling the trigger, and the person that's shot; what both parties is left with (assuming both survive) are degrees of losing, and that takes it's toll on the mind, and the body.
But I digress... We can instill to the best of our ability 'good things' in our children, but at the end of the day they are going to walk out that door into a world, away from us as parents, and make decisions.
I suppose my question to others on here is: Would you have allowed your child to go to school as I did this morning?
One of the wonderful things about having teenagers is that they are up for making statements. I have two teenagers, so far. And today they left the house wearing a hoodie, equipped with a Lemonade, and Skittles.
Last night, and all of today I have been thinking about why I would, and why I did I allow my children to go to school like that. And I figured it out!: they ought to be their own individual, and if they believe that violence ought not occur, and want to make a statement, then I agree. We call can agree that the world would be a much better place if it wasn't necessary to be cornered into shooting another human being.--at least I hope all would agree!
But then I can't help but think about the Zimmerman v. Martin case, and the total freaking mess that is surrounding it. At this point not one person can state definitively what the hell happen that night; and that might always be the case, no matter the legal outcome.
I feel for Martin because I have teenagers (and a couple of younger children as well), I think it is unfortunate, and has to be devastating for Martin's parents to have lost their son; and Trayvon himself, staring down the end of the business end of a sidearm, and that being the last thing he had likely seen.
I wonder what both men were thinking, Trayvon, if he was being followed at night by some unknown man, and Zimmerman, if he was confronted by Trayvon. I am sure they both felt threatened. And I suppose that raises a number of questions such as: If Zimmerman was following Trayvon, and Trayvon turned around to confront Zimmerman because Trayvon felt threatened, was Trayvon in the right? I say yes, he was in the right to turn around and confront Zimmerman. Stand Your Ground would work both ways, wouldn't it?
I feel for Zimmerman because I have been in that position. I have had my sights on a person, and pulled the trigger; the man I shot, fortunately, did not die though. What Zimmerman has to deal with is much worse, IMO, than what I had to deal with, as I did not end the life of the person I shot, thank goodness. Zimmerman wishing to apologize to the parents of Trayvon is completely understandable. After I had shot the man who attacked me, I had a deep desire to send him flowers, and my thoughts were a mix of rage that he had forced me to shoot, and deep emotional upset that I had injured a person in that way. Even now, three years later, there are many things that run through my mind; and Zimmerman will be haunted by what had happened, whether it was the right thing to do, or the wrong thing.--it seems that Zimmerman is distraught about the whole situation, and being raked over the coals in the media just adds to the weight that is his to carry.
Some say there ought to be justice for Trayvon; other say there ought to be justice for Zimmerman; I say that there ought to be justice!--whatever the hell that even means!
When it comes to a shooting incident, both parties lose--he person pulling the trigger, and the person that's shot; what both parties is left with (assuming both survive) are degrees of losing, and that takes it's toll on the mind, and the body.
But I digress... We can instill to the best of our ability 'good things' in our children, but at the end of the day they are going to walk out that door into a world, away from us as parents, and make decisions.
I suppose my question to others on here is: Would you have allowed your child to go to school as I did this morning?
