Truthfully, nothing about the
Zimmerman/Martin case made any sense. The media where hot 'n heavy
spinning all varieties of stories out of whole cloth. Kudos to KSFO
for finding the missing puzzle piece. Ah! Finally found the jigsaw
puzzle piece with the tip of the sailboat and the lower left piece of
the sun.
Purple Drank. Huh? I am middle-aged and
on the cusp of being an old fart who lives in a middle-class area. I
am as far away from pop culture as you can get. Never heard of the
stuff. Seems that it is a recreational narcotic consisting of:
Arizona Iced Tea Watermelon Flavor, Skittles, and Robitussin DM Cough
Syrup (dextromethorphan). Guess what? The night Martin was killed,
just by great coincidence, he had 2 of the 3 ingredients needed.
Stuff is very popular in the Hip-Hop culture.
ABOUT MARTIN
All across this country, schools are
giving away iced tea and Skittles. Children are encouraged to wear
hoodies in honor of the slain young man. I wonder if they understand
that they are worshiping a drug abuser who lost his life because of
it.
Also, the media and minority activists
are forever showing pictures of a baby-faced kid, probably from his
junior-high days. This is likely the face that Zimmerman faced that
night, not this one.
POLITICS? NAH...
Some (including “BO”) are trying to
turn the Martin murder into something about race, gun control, or
“stand your ground” laws.
Nonsense.
It is a simple case of yet another
young man who lost his life as a consequence of drug abuse. I suppose
it would be too naïve to say that the solution is to revive Nancy
Reagan's “just say no” anti-drug campaign.
A SCARY CONCLUSION
Mr. Martin's friend (not clear if she
was his bedmate, drugmate, or both), whom he called that night, when
asked about the court verdict, gave a disturbing answer about “old
school” vs. “new school”. So now, recreational narcotics and
murder are OK? If true, then I suggest we turn back the clock a
coupla decades: bull doze the hip-hop recording studios, take away
the money and bling and fancy cars, and enforce curfew for minors 7
days a week.
I am getting just a wee bit tired of
this issue. Can I go out and play, now?
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