President Obama: Trayvon Martin Made America Confront Its Original Sin | NYT Opinion 

The audio was edited. Zimmerman only said "he looks black" after he was asked "black, white, or hispanic?". This is the whole problem with the Trayvon story. The media pushed a false narrative that a big, racist white wannabe cop shot a black kid because he was wearing a hoodie and walking around in a white neighborhood, when in reality a 5'8" half Latino saw a 6'2" guy wandering around in the rain who looked like he was casing units in a multicultural community that had experienced multiple break-ins, and he only fired his weapon after he was attacked and was being beaten to death.

Mr. Zimmerman is not a good person and he’s not a hero. Zimmerman also isn’t a murderer and if Mr. Martin did not assault Zimmerman we wouldn’t have to argue over who screamed louder or if Martin reached for Zimmerman firearm. In America you are innocent until proven guilty and the evidence was on Zimmerman side. If you assumed guilt over this case simply based of a Hispanic man taking the life of a young black man then you are no better than the people who are responsible for getting a disproportionate amount of innocent black men imprisoned for crimes they did not commit. It’s also extremely terrifying to watch our presidents spread misinformation, lies, and stoke the flames of division and civil unrest.

Whether you think Zimmerman is a terrible person or not, why are you using edited call audio that removes relevant context? People got fired for this 10 years ago

Why is NYT using deceptively edited audio of the Zimmerman call?

...I'm a security guard, and if I have a suspicious person on my job, _I always chat them up in a super friendly way, like I don't suspect a thing._ I'm getting a good look at them, scoping them.😁 Usually they're harmless anyway, so there's no need to be all hostile. Just be kind until you absolutely have to not be kind, that's how I roll.

How does looting a Nike store advance civil rights?

Trayvon Martin was not murdered.

This video plays the deceptively edited call!!! The infamous doctored audio recording that got two people fired from NBC and launched a lawsuit. Look at about 47 seconds into the video, it plays the faked Zimmerman 911 call, edited to make him look racist: Zimmerman: Hey, we’ve had some break-ins in my neighborhood and there’s a real suspicious guy. This guy looks like he’s up to no good or he’s on drugs or something. He looks black. Here were the actual words of the original call: Zimmerman: This guy looks like he’s up to no good or he’s on drugs or something. It’s raining and he’s just walking around looking about. Dispatcher: Okay and this guy is he white, black or Hispanic? Zimmerman: He looks black.

Ten years ago, they called Zimmerman a racist murderer. Last year, they did the same thing to Kyle Rittenhouse.

What happened to that guy that ran over all those people in the Christmas parade? Haven’t heard a peep about that?😳

The NewYork Times is a JOKE !

'Maybe the only difference between us was luck.' A moving and truthful opinion piece. Based on fact. Refreshing.

Professional full time victims. At every turn on every occasion yet zero personal responsibility ever.

Obama should be embarrassed to be a part of this video showing the edited call

Obama, the great race-hustler of the 21st century. lol

What a joke.

This is the biggest form of horsec**p. Trying to hijack a justified shooting into something that it wasn't...lol.

Blessed be the memory of John Fitzgerald Kennedy,who strived forever valiantly to restore freedoms took from our country. May his dream our eyes soon see; A World of Love and Light and Peace.

As always the photography presented in the video is of the highest quality reproduction. Very nice. You forget, watching a lot of RU-vid videos, what professional production levels look like, sometimes.

Why does Obama look like he is dying

“…Hey looks black”…-- what about the part when the operator ASKS WHAT COLOR IS HE?

Why it say in the title “President Obama”you guys redarted he outta office since 2016

Hey look it's Barack Obama the king of airstrikes.

Race bait attempt failed

Still playing games with the audio. Splicing it together in a way that was not in context at all.

Total waste of time.

Why did you edit this in a misleading way, suggesting that Zimmerman volunteered 'he looks black' rather than having been asked about it? Have you, at long last, no shame?

Obummer the classic Charlton!

Main-stream Media never felt the amount of pain they deserve for what they've done into our society

Zimmerman didn't shoot Martin because he was a perceived threat ... he was shot because he was slamming Zimmerman's head into the pavement. Hence the Not Guilty decision.

didn't the court rule that George Zimmerman was justified in shooting Trayvon Martin.... am i missing something here??

The title is wrong. America's Original Sin is Classism, not Racism. The first Africans (Angolans) brought to the American colonies in 1619 arrived as indentured servants, alongside other indentured servants from Ireland, England, and Scotland. Like the others, they were eventually freed, including Anthony Johnson, who became a successful landowner who supervised both black and white indentured servants. Johnson, not a white man, owned the first legally defined slave in the United States, another black man permanently enslaved as a penalty for attempting to escape his indenture prematurely. The first race laws were not passed for 40 years after America's colonization. Class oppression - exploitation of the poor regardless of race - preceded race oppression and class oppression. It is still the main crisis confronting the country today. This is obvious to anyone who has ever experienced poverty, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, what-have-you. A rich black man has infinite opportunities never afforded to a poor white man. If you think Will Smith Jr is disadvantaged to the average West Virginian white, I have a bridge to sell you in Florida. Racism is of course very real and causes significant additional hardships to African Americans in particular. But today, corrupt, cynical neoliberals like President Obama are responsible for far more human despair, particularly in the African American community, than racists. Bailing out bankers, subsidizing insurance companies, while their voters go bankrupt from healthcare and housing costs. People like Obama want to divert America's attention from classism to racism, so they can maintain their class based privileges. As long as working and middle class Americans are forced to talk about race, they are denied a discussion over their material class welfare. As to the event discussed in this video: I do believe Travyon Martin would still be alive if he were white. But Zimmerman was found not guilty, and Mr Martin would also be alive if he hadn't approached, tackled, and began beating Mr Zimmerman based on his initial suspicious of him. Zimmerman did not approach Mr Martin - he followed him at a distance while reporting on him. That is annoying but does not justify aggravated assault. Mr Martin made a decision to approach and attack him. He could have just stopped and forcefully said "stop following me sir, I live in this neighborhood," or even called the police on him. America needs to get real and hold both itself and its elected leaders responsible. No more false excuses or narratives.

Nice edited recording, and self defense is not murder.

"George Zimmerman was acquitted on all charges." Wikipedia

Why do they hate being black so much. Stop crying about it. It's cringing now.

We as black people have got to stop playing around with this our lives are at stake here we need either start defending ourselves or leave our racist countries from America to England

Could the New York Times be more gutless?

Where's the full documentary?

End qualified immunity to end police brutality.

He was a thug 😂

edited audio - misleading intentionally

Obama never misses an opportunity to stir up tensions. At the same time, he would never speak about the Zebra murders and the murder of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom.

Just keep opening terrible scars. That way, we can perpetuate this devisive hate for political gains.

Trayvon attacked the dude lol

Thanks Obama for cleaning up Chicago 😂😂you did a swell job clown

Obamanation of desolation

This dude said it looks like he’s on drugs or something smh 👿👿

Why their are African American and no British American, Polish American etc.

This man did more for lgbtq deviants than he did for Black people.

Nice fake edit New York Times

In case anyone had forgotten, this video serves as a useful reminder that Obama is devoid of honesty and moral character.

interesting soft framework here nyt lol

Nothing has changed, two different legal systems remain.

May the future bring brilliant days and peaceful nights. Best wishes to all.

Good thing RU-vid disabled downvotes.

cringe propaganda piece

Uh, not really. You just tried to capitalize on it while doing nothing about mass incarceration or police brutality.

Bro. U were the president. Could've created a department to prosecute police. Could've gutted funds where police were openly racist. Could've limited police s use of guns by cutting their budget where excessive force were used. It's ur job bro. People can only protest. The probs that were there when u came are still there. It didn't get solved.

Just as with the Floyd case, this was presented to a jury that heard weeks of testimony and reviewed case evidence. They then applied that in accordance to the laws of that particular state. I realize people may not agree with an outcome but that is our system. Unless you sat in that courtroom every day of the trial like the jurors did, can you make a fair judgment?

Go shill some more for wallstreet obombya

Hey, Barry - The 1980's called. They want their community activist back. Signed, "Putie"

It's always the same characters

Justice is not guaranteed, just ask the families of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. And many, many others.

Assignment of vicarious guilt on the basis of skin color is irrational, repulsive, and racist. Claiming skin color grants special privilege to do so is simply disingenuous racism.

NO TRAYVON did it when he ATTACKED a man with a GUN DUH

Obama should stay out of that George was found not guilty maybe trevon shouldn't be punching people.

Obama, as usual, is full of it.

What about the family of Mollie Tibbetts?!! What about the family of Hannah Graham?!! What about the family of Lauren Burk?!! What about the family of Tessa Majors?!!

Verdict not guilty

Worst mistake bringing those people over here. Where are those targets sold?

Awww. The ol' Skittles trope again. LOL! He died with a little Skittle on his tongue.

HE IS A FRAUD

“He’s got something in his hand idk what’s up with this guy” yeah he has an arizona and skittles💔

LOL DIAMOND EUGENE

This is all well and good, but I’d like to think Obama would have the self awareness to disappear for a while after his complete failure on Russia while he was in office is now upon us. This man’s ego is limitless.

Looking old the BO. That's the evil that does that. Sucks the life out of of you

And this, ladies and gentlemen, is what’s called propaganda!

Calling Black girls and boys, guys, men and women is the problem. WP don't see children, they see adults. No other group of people is seen this way. It's so tiring and exhausting. The savagery that comes from the non-Black people is TIRING.

The liar Obama

Do people forget that Trayvon was a criminal, committing a crime when he was killed (not murdered) by a victim protecting himself!!!???

“Let Vladimir Putin know now that my election is over I’ll be more flexible.” - Barack Obama. Very inspiring words Barry. I hope I can grow up and sell out like you one day. Enemy of the interests of the people.

Anyone who says slavery is an American original sin that neoliberal lie.. Native ppl been here before

"perceived" Trayvon as a threat? LOL, Trayvon hid in some bushes, waited for Zimmerman to walk by, jumped him, got on top of him and started wailing punches. Yeah...I guess he did "perceive" a threat!

No Anti-Black crime though 🤔.

68000 views 2.3k likes. Enough said

Zimmerman did nothing wrong.

Who takes this seriously when you have al sharpton giving his unwanted opinion !🤡🤡🤡🤡

Panderer in Chief

RIP Trayvon Martin. Love to you and your family ❤❤❤❤❤❤

Why do people say Blacks have it bad and have too many obstacles when Barack Obama and Michelle Obama are popular, loved, strong, independent, successful, inspiring winners?

The original sin is in Ukraine

How you going to invade Libya but not defend Ukraine? Lol

He was carrying items to make LEAN…. Not just candy and juice 🥤 🤦🏼‍♂️

Is this video from 2022, 2021, 2020…? Thx.

NY Times:. Like Mr. Obama, you clearly have not done your homework.

1:17 ahmaud **arbery

The hate in the comments, makes that video even more relevant.

"When truth is found to be lies, then the liar will be that." The Buddha.

the biblical concept of "original sin" is literally just "collective punishment" under the geneva convention. a literal warcrime. this critique does not stem from the authority of the geneva convention over the bible, but from the principles within. original sin punishes the WRONG person for an action. this is a SERIOUS lapse in judgement on gods part. proving god is not perfect.

What happened to the Indigenous tribes is America's original sin.