WAKE UP WHITE PEOPLE!
Monday, February 4, 2013 at 2:25PM 
Get over it. He is not going to take your guns away!
Although there is a history of mall and theater shootings in this country, Sandy Hook Elementary School was the straw that broke the camel’s back. So many innocent children died. The smallest thing to come out of federal legislation will most likely be mandatory background checks prior to purchasing any guns. Personally, I’m all for it because this country is overflowing with kooks and gun nuts. No matter how much the NRA and other gun rights advocates protest, something must be done. For instance, during one of the more recent break-ins at the Retreat at Twin Lakes, a 9mm pistol was stolen from the residence, not just a television. Why shouldn’t homeowners lock up their guns before leaving the house each day? What’s wrong with a law like that? Why leave them in a drawer in the nightstand; the first place a robber would look? Would you leave your knives out for your grandchildren to play with? Of course not. That gun is now a Saturday night special and it didn’t have to be that way. Before anyone calls me a bleeding heart liberal for thinking this way, which is really nothing more than common sense, consider the following.
A month ago, on January 6, a decorated combat veteran was driving through Jefferson County, NY, when he was stopped for a random vehicle check by a deputy sheriff. Staff Sgt. Nathan “Nate” Haddad had five 30-round assault rifle magazines in his possession. All were empty. He was arrested on the spot and charged with five felony counts.
According to his brother, Michael Haddad, those magazines were legally made before the New York (state) Assault Weapons Ban was enacted. If true, this was no criminal act. In the military, Haddad was trusted to handle weapons that far surpassed what he was carrying the night of his arrest, and now he finds himself facing a lengthy prison sentence. Oh, those liberal New Yorkers!
Haddad was recently honored by the Union League’s Armed Services Council and by the Philadelphia chapter of Blue Star Mothers for his work in assisting disabled veterans get back on their feet. (If you are so inclined, you may contribute to his defense fund HERE.)
My point is not to preach about gun laws or what’s right and what’s wrong; it’s all about Nathan Haddad and Sandy Hook and how, somewhere, George Zimmerman falls between the two. Huh, you may ask?
Yes, the Second Amendment guarantees the right to bear arms, so that’s not an issue at all. The problem is, who should be able to handle guns? Haddad? Adam Lanza, the Sandy Hook murderer? George Zimmerman?
What I find ironic about the shooting of Trayvon Martin is how justified so many people think Zimmerman was based on his Second Amendment rights. Considering that logic, so was Adam Lanza — not that I’m attempting to put the two of them on a level playing field, but death by gun is still death by gun and, generally speaking, the court system decides how to handle those deaths, not us. Had Lanza’s mother locked up her legally obtained guns when not in use, would children have died that day? And don’t tell me anyone is going to keep an assault rifle in a nightstand. He couldn’t have shot up a school with a lone pistol; all she needed to feel safe at night.
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To put things in a more proper perspective, let’s look at exactly who we’re talking about in this particular case. George Zimmerman is so proud of his Hispanic heritage, he made it clear very early on that he is not a White person. He doesn’t associate his background with them despite his father being Caucasian. He considers himself, as an ethnic Hispanic/Latino, to be other than White, and that places him closer to Trayvon Martin than most of his White supporters would like to think, let alone believe that he is. (Quickly, look the other way!) Wasn’t his great-grandfather Afro-Peruvian? Granted, he may have said so to prove how diverse he is; that he is not a racist by any means. Or he could have said it to save his butt from a federal hate-crime charge. That means he’s either telling the truth or he’s lying. Take your pick.
Whichever one you choose, the fact remains that Zimmerman is not White, yet it’s the race that has aligned itself with him throughout this ordeal. Why? Because he’s laughing all the way to the bank, in my opinion, after begging for funding. He’s milking the system. White milk, of course. Most certainly, he’s not getting a pittance from Black people, and I’ve spoken to many Hispanics that are ashamed of what he did. “He’s not one of us,” some admonish. In truth, many Hispanics don’t consider him to be a true Latino because only his mother is one.
What’s left is White people supporting him because of gun rights and/or racism, and it makes no sense at all. Who knows anything about his past prior to the shooting last year? Anything at all, really? No one has a clear understanding about whether he did, in fact, molest his younger cousin for years. Right now, I’d be willing to give him the benefit of the doubt because nothing has been established, but what’s good for the goose is good for the gander. If Trayvon’s past is to be exploited, so must Zimmerman’s. What do we know about him as a teenager; I mean, really know about him? That he was lily white and pure as the driven snow?
This leads us to three perplexing scenarios for Zimmerman’s supporters. If they support him because of race — Trayvon being an inferior Negro and all — they’re barking up the wrong tree house but, in truth, Zimmerman ain’t truly White now, is he? (Not that it matters a hoot to me.) If it’s because of advocating gun rights only — the right to bear arms — his supporters should look Nathan Haddad’s way; not toward some lying cop wannabe who should have ceded to the right side of caution and let real cops handle the situation. In the real world, Haddad should be the hero to gun rights advocates, not Zimmerman. To those who support Zimmerman because of gun rights and racism, may God have mercy on their soul. Had Trayvon merely been white, they’d be spitting on Zimmerman right now instead of his victim’s grave.
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Remember, I’m a White boy saying this. I grew up in New Jersey. I know a thing or two about the Mafia, and you can trust me on this one. But that doesn’t make me a mobster, even if I had an ounce of Italian blood in me. Trayvon grew up in Miami. He knew about gangs. Ergo, that didn’t make him a gang member. The kid had a heart sticker on his cell phone, for crying out loud. What sort of bad ass would do that? The Heart Killers? Oh no… that was Zimmerman, but speaking of gangs…
“They do a year and dont ever open thier mouth to get my ass pinched.”
We will never know what went through Trayvon’s mind that fateful night, but once again, what’s good for the goose should be good enough for the gander. He could have easily seen his eventual killer as a gangsta chasing him down, just like Zimmerman looked at him — a threat. Why not? He had every right to. Growing up in the ‘hood, he knew all about those types; White and Hispanic dudes acting Black. Yo Yo, Bro, Wazzup?
What’s up with that? And stop calling me Bro. You stalkin’ me. After all, Trayvon was raised to be very careful around not just Whites, but all light-skinned people. Every African-American kid is. They are out to get us. How else would you explain that, had Trayvon been White, a little pot wouldn’t matter? He would have been just like other boys his age; a rite of passage — part of growing up. Boys will be boys. Not Black boys, though. Black boys can’t smoke pot. If they do, they are bad asses. No in between. Only White people can stand their ground. And mostly White, ‘cept Mexicans.
“I dont miss driving around scared to hit mexicans walkin on the side of the street, soft ass wanna be thugs messin with peoples cars when they aint around (what are you provin, that you can dent a car when no ones watchin) dont make you a man in my book. Workin 96 hours to get a decent pay check, gettin knifes pulled on you by every mexican you run into!”
It’s abundantly clear that the above two statements were fairly prejudiced and/or somewhat gangsta-minded at the time they were written. As a matter of fact, I’d be inclined to call the person who wrote them a bit of a racist, wouldn’t you agree? But, then again, wasn’t Trayvon “messin’ with people’s houses” the night he was shot by looking toward their windows from the street where he walked? There is no proof he actually looked into any of them close up.
What’s most compelling about those statements is that they were made by Joe G., Zimmerman’s alter ego, on his Myspace page from not so long ago. How strange, coming from such a “national hero” to many adoring fans. Well, that was then, some may decry, but so is Trayvon’s past. In my opinion, there is a strong indication that when he stepped out of his vehicle with his 9mm gun on the night of February 26, 2012, George Zimmerman transformed himself into Joe G. and decided to stalk a soft-ass wanna be thug by the name of Trayvon Martin. In his mind, that’s exactly what the boy was; one of the “thugs on drugs” and up to no good. He didn’t dent up any cars along his way, though, nor did he pull a knife, but he still got dead.
Yup. All of his boys back home in Manassas — that D.C. ‘burb — would be proud of Joe G. someday. He was going to prove it, too. Where are his boys now? Coming out of the woodwork for him or still chasing Mexicans around for no good reason?
WAKE UP WHITE PEOPLE! Zimmerman’s no hero, no matter what any of you think. That Kel-Tec did him no good, and a real cop would have shot him dead that night had one showed up a minute or two earlier. Count on it, Homie.
Dave Knechel | tagged Adam Lanza, Jefferson County New York, Joe G, Michael Haddad, Myspace, Nathan Haddad, Sandy Hook Elementary School | in Barack Obama, Dave Knechel, David B. Knechel, David Knechel, George Zimmerman, Kel Tec PF 9, Kel-Tec PF-9, Marinade Dave, Marinade Dave Knechel, Sanford, Second Amendment, Seminole County, Stand Your Ground, The Retreat at Twin Lakes, Trayvon Martin, marinadedave | Share Article 
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Reader Comments (17)
Dave, AWESOME. You said it all and it needed to be said. Thank you.
Thanks, Xena, I tried. I've been dormant for so long, I thought I'd forgotten how to write. This is something that's been on my mind for some time, though, and I could never, for the life of me, look at Zimmerman as some kind of hero. He killed someone, for crying out loud!
Bravo Dave !!!! So a nice Jewish girl mixes it up with a nice caucasian gentile guy...now tell me is their offspring Jewish or white...Same principle as far as I'm concerned...I've got a bit of Cherokee in me, what a dilemna...am I caucasian or Native American????...I think the better question would be ,"Are you brain dead?"
It used to be, Estee, and not so long ago, that if you had a trace amount of Black blood in you, you had to claim you were Black on government forms, no matter how White you looked. How did the Zimmerman family handle that one? I do know the boys were raised Catholic and George has claimed that Spanish is his preferred language. That hardly makes him proud to be Jewish, nor an English-speaking native of America. Nothing wrong with being bilingual, but in this country, being born here makes one language in particular the norm, and the one I would consider primary.
By the way, how much Indian blood you have may be of benefit, you know.
Hi Dave, Great post! Good to see you back.... are you going to be in court tomorrow for the Trayvon Martin case? Would prefer to use his name instead of his killer. Trayvon would of been 18 tomorrow Feb 5th. My thoughts and prayers will be with Sabrina and Tracey for what will be a heartbreaking day!. May God Bless them and their family.
Hi, Brandy. Yes, I should be there bright and early. I'm setting my alarm now, as a matter of fact.
I agree it should be the Trayvon Martin case, but trials are always about defendants, not victims, sadly. The Casey Anthony case. The Jodi Arias case. What were the names of Lizzie Borden's parents? You see what I mean? The killer becomes the legend unless it's someone famous to begin with. Then, it becomes the crime. The assassination of JFK supercedes his murderer, Lee Harvey Oswald, although his name will live on.
Thanks, I also plan on attending the memorial later in the day, although I do have a rental car to return. I hope.
Great post Dave. I'm glad you are going tomorrow. Looking forward to your next post. :)
Thank you, Joanna. I am actually sitting in the courtroom now, awaiting the arrival of the judge. Zimmerman is here. Oops! Judge just walked in...
Tonight Wed. Feb 6, I watched Piers Morgan Program on which Robert Zimmerman was invited. RZ's arrogance is vomit inducing. He gave a big blah blah to make it appear his family are daily regretful and pray for Trayvon's family having suffered daily over Trayvon's death, mentioning his 18th birthday. His words did not sound authentic, only a means to try and make his family, sound like compassionate sorrowful people. Did not convey authenticity. Piers asked questions and RZ got quite defensive and mockingly accusing, stating that Piers was repeating parts of an issue just like last time. ' He's complaining? Isn't he getting paid to appear on these programs. RZ reminded Piers about "How many times can you have your head banged against cement before you have to do something to protect yourself, to survive. When Piers asked about why George was pursuing Trayvon in the first place, RZ became even more defensive, you could see the anger, all the controlled and professionally intended vocabulary almost changed to his having a tantrum. This man is exactly as his brother, they can do no wrong! It seems they really believe they have done the good work of Almighty God by George shooting and killing Trayvon. Imo, IF it was all favorable to God, why would God just sit around and let his favorite son get his head bashed, end up in the mess he is in. "My gosh god, you sent your servant to do this job for you why didn't you protect him." The Zimmerman's must know a god that I have never heard of.
Dave, as with so many other times this post reads that you have put a tremendous amount of thought and personal attention in presenting where the real problems lie with so many of us having easy access to weaponry without responsibly managing ownership.
I have zero respect for Robert Zimmerman. He is feeding off his brother like a fish at the bottom of a mud lake. Arrogance is an understatement, New Puppy. It is sickening to listen to him mention his brother and Trayvon in the same sentence. Fortunately, I did not see the Piers Morgan interview and I'm glad I didn't. I saw him yesterday at the courthouse and inside the courtroom, and I find him to be on the rather repugnant side. There's no doubt in my mind that he's a vulture. As soon as the George Zimmerman case goes away, so will Robert. No one will beg to see him as he screams, "Remember me!"
I like your analogy using God. That's funny, because you're right. If the night of Feb. 26 as God's plan, then why is George in so much trouble? That must have been God's plan instead. Or, at least, part of it.
I try to put thought and personal attention into my articles, and that's probably the reason why I don't write as often. I am, however, working on a new post and I've got to get it right. Thanks, New Puppy! I'm sorry I'm late responding to you.
Good to see your talent surface again.........just stopped by to say howdy! Ur words are still succinct! Enjoy reading ur articles.When time permits, will stop by for chat..life is short
Well I'm sure glad to see you back,I've missed your articles. This is certainly another of your great ones.
I've never seen Jr. on TV and don't plan too anytime soon. I did watch the hearing on Youtube and was so very,very glad to see MOM & West smacked down. Z looked like he's beginning to see just how much trouble he's in. MOM made an appearance on In Session to say they are planning on going ahead with the SMG hearing in April. I thought he had given up on that.
Things are going to get a lot worse before they get worse. ~Lily Tomlin~
Darn, I gotta run. I have to pick my car up from body shop and then go to doctor. I wanted to finish a new post and put it up, but I won't be back until late afternoon. I will bring my iPad with me...
Dave~~I finally had a chance to shake some Arias cobwebs out of the noggin and read your post. Well actually, I did a quick scan of it. Excellent for those it touches.
I do not feel comfortable discussing gun control and trying to push my opinions across the border. However I will say that I am proud to live in a country with very strict gun laws and mass killings here are almost non existent.
I get myself in trouble when I discuss Zimmerman or racism so..... bye for now.
Great Post Dave
But from what I can gather an the family of Zimmermans gene pool was unattended by life gaurds
Robert Senior and Gladys are not weezeejuniors or gezees bio parents.
Gladys is the boyys Aunt an the boys real bio Mother is her Sister ok you follow.
Now that means either Robert Senior was slipping a length to his sister in law or that he is not the boys bio father.
I tend to think he is not the bio father.
But for what ever reason He an his wife adopted both boys from her sister.
Thats why he may or may not be related to his sisters if you get my drift.
Anyway thery could have certainly done with a life gaurd watching that gene pool for sure.
We dont know a lot and I mean a LOT of things that happened behind the closed doors of the Z household.
We know a tiny weenie wee bit an dont know sqaut realy .
And also re aabove the reason I tend to think Robert Sr may not be the boys bio father.
One both boys look nothing like him an both look one hundred percent Peruvian .
So there parents were both natives of Peru could be her sister wanted to have sons an agreed to give them a better life in America .
A convesation George had in jail cant remember who with.
Could have been his brother in law.
But it was in refrence to him being a white hisspanic.
An George was" what they callin me white for "
"Its because my father didnt pick good hispanic names for us."
Sounded as if there nanes were changed at some point from the original birth certificates .
Wich I supose there names would changed after the adoption process if it was done legaly.
Ha wouldnt that be brilliant if the treeple find out there hero is an illegal alien
Id love to see Robert Jr deported to Peru screaming Im a decent Merican.
Thank you for saying that. I am an avid, some would say rabid, trial watcher. I have decided not to follow the Zimmerman trial because it is hurtful to read the comments that show such hate for someone's child and his parents. How much hate does someone have to carry to vilify a young man walking home, or his parents for fighting for him? Again, thank you.