Physics
I read that Richard Feynman was a brilliant physicist because he was able to see the problems with equations by not getting lost in the math but applying the formulas to real scenarios. I know nearly nothing about physics so I can only assume that's correct.
Currently, the Zimmerman verdict is stirring up what is, thankfully, anger and frustration only on the net coupled with inappropriate gloating from the usual suspects. Regardless of what whether you think Zimmerman was right, there is a still a mother and a father who lost their 17-year-old son.
So, using the Feynman method, let's approach this incident without getting lost in the character assassination attempts and racial baggage that are inevitably linked to it.
We have a 29-year-old man who follows, confronts, loses a fight to and then kills a 17-year-old boy.
What happened in the fight? No one knows. Dead men tell no tales and I think it fair to say Zimmerman as a witness would be as trustworthy as Fox News on election night. But, I don't think any reasonable person can argue that had Zimmerman done his civic duty and simply called 911 to report Trayvon's actions then gone home to watch Death Wish was for the 657th time, we would not be having this discussion right now.
That's all the case is to me: One man, with no law enforcement training, trying to insert himself into a not even potential situation rather than leaving it to the professionals. That the courts would find him innocent of any wrongdoing is appalling, that people are celebrating is disgusting on a level that I lack the vocabulary to express.
Say a prayer for the Martins, and for Zimmerman too, that one day he will be able to understand how responsible he is for that young man's death.
Currently, the Zimmerman verdict is stirring up what is, thankfully, anger and frustration only on the net coupled with inappropriate gloating from the usual suspects. Regardless of what whether you think Zimmerman was right, there is a still a mother and a father who lost their 17-year-old son.
So, using the Feynman method, let's approach this incident without getting lost in the character assassination attempts and racial baggage that are inevitably linked to it.
We have a 29-year-old man who follows, confronts, loses a fight to and then kills a 17-year-old boy.
What happened in the fight? No one knows. Dead men tell no tales and I think it fair to say Zimmerman as a witness would be as trustworthy as Fox News on election night. But, I don't think any reasonable person can argue that had Zimmerman done his civic duty and simply called 911 to report Trayvon's actions then gone home to watch Death Wish was for the 657th time, we would not be having this discussion right now.
That's all the case is to me: One man, with no law enforcement training, trying to insert himself into a not even potential situation rather than leaving it to the professionals. That the courts would find him innocent of any wrongdoing is appalling, that people are celebrating is disgusting on a level that I lack the vocabulary to express.
Say a prayer for the Martins, and for Zimmerman too, that one day he will be able to understand how responsible he is for that young man's death.