My Send Off to Mr. Zimmerman

If anyone watches Melissa Harris-Perry's show on MSNBC, you might be familiar with the letters that she does on the show in which she addresses someone or people for the week. I'm going to do something similar. This is my send off to George Zimmerman.

Dear George,

Congratulations on your recent acquittal. I can only imagine what the last 17 months have been like for you. You're out on a neighborhood post one night, and the next thing you know, you're on national news, being prosecuted by your state and looked down upon by many, but you made it, man.

Kudos to your defense team. They made the victim's loved ones feel super silly on the witness stand, but they proved you innocent. Your self-defense cost someone else's life, but hey, you're still alive. They were rather impressive. I bet you're thankful for your supporters too, the people that saw nothing wrong with defending yourself, while the now deceased was attacking you, and you feared for your life.

And to the people who think you're a cold monster, well, they just don't understand. They were up in arms for no reason while you were carrying on before your arrest. They waited for months to see if this lost child will get his "justice." They were just throwing the race card all over the place, and for what?

So now you get to go free. People are relieved and upset. Rallies have sprung up across the country, and trust me, they could care less about how you feel. You don't matter. Some want you dead. It won't bring back Trayvon, but that whole eye-for-an-eye concept doesn't sound too bad either. Most of the opposing side feel that you didn't need to get out of your car, that Trayvon didn't look suspicious at all. He just looked like a teen going home.

Thanks to you, people will feel uncomfortable letting their teenage sons out at night to go grab some snacks, in fear that some dude from another ethnicity will profile him and try to get into a fight. Thanks to you, people are heartbroken, and two parents have to look at their government and get the sense that they're saying "Trayvon caused his own death." Thanks to you, people are talking a little more about the racial divide that still stifles America today, and ignorance runs rampant. 

Enjoy your wife. She must sincerely love you. Enjoy the youth you still have intact. You could have faced life in the pen. Enjoy the "freedom" you now have, where no one has respect for you and will call you a cowardly murderer for the rest of your life.

Lastly, pray. Seek Jesus man. Whether you feel remorse or not, there is absolutely no excuse for killing another person. NONE. Talk to God. Form a relationship with Him. Wherever you are in life, He will meet you. People are extremely unforgiving, but God is not. Redemption is attainable. Cling to God and ask Him to help you move you forward...and keep you alive.

Sincerely,
Shondrika

*with the exception of the last paragraph, there are levels of sarcasm and cynicism throughout. Please do not take it too seriously. Just my thoughts.