Norton Bonaparte Does the Right Thing: Bill Lee Resigns

     He seemed not to get it last night and I wrote about it in a previous post but he clearly did get the picture, so lets give him some credit. He initially was going to wait on some investigation starting in April but thought the better of it.

    http://abcnews.go.com/US/video/trayvon-martin-police-chief-resigns-15982089

     UPDATE: Unfortunately he has later done some stuff behind the seens that shows he still doesn't really get it.

     What's with Norton Bonaparte anyway? http://diaryofarepublicanhater.blogspot.com/2012/04/is-norton-bonaparte-behind-bill-lees.html

    Here is the previous post I wrote. This case has been a real lightening rod, that has touched a deep nerve in national psyche. So many people-including some conservative Republicans want justice for this young man, Trayvon Martin.

    http://diaryofarepublicanhater.blogspot.com/2012/03/disappointing-sanford-city-manager.html#comment-form

    This post has now already in one day become my most read post ever here at Diary of a Republican Hater.

    Today I'm happy to say that we have seen a lot of positive developments. Bonaparte got it and Bill Lee has "temporarily" stepped down. The Florida Governor Rick Scott has done the right thing and changed the attorney handling this case. The case is now going to be handled by the state and there will be a task force to review the whole process.

     There are positive developments though obviously, the goal is to achieve justice for Trayvon Martin. This means arresting George Zimmerman and holding him accountable in facing a criminal trial. If there's any case that he can make for genuine self-defense let him make it there.

    While most Americans get this there are still the usual flat-earthers like this fellow who didn't leave his name but left this comment on my previous post:

    "Geez, you all pick on everyone who doesn't jump and do what you want and when you want. Why not give Mr. Bonaparte a second to listen to everything before you make judgement. Funny how you don't want people to make judgment on Trayvon and his family, but it's okay for you. Double standards. I do live in Sanford, and he has done a pretty good job so far. So far what I see is a bunch of bullies calling for everyones job who doesn't jump when told to."

     Yeah. Geez is right. Yes let's take a "second" though it's already been over a month. Some things don;t require endless deliberation. As a former policeman was saying on Laurence O'Donnell pointed out tonight, this case is not hard. Someone was killed. We know who did it-George Zimmerman. Where is the confusion?

     I answered this anonymous commentator this way:

     "Anon what judgment on Trayvon and his family do you want to make? You really are shameless. It's not enough that they lost their son yet you want to smear his name and the family's name in death. "

    "Trayvon was the victim. Zimmerman murdered him. Sorry-there's not debate about this. He shot him dead. So I can judge him. I can judge that sorry police chief Bill Lee who between his racism and his love of guns let a murderer walk out with the murder weapon."

     "If you in anyway defend him, there's something wrong with you too."

    "You are a bigger bully than anyone. You probably are in love with Rush Limbaugh and get sexually turned on at the thought of a dead black kid or when women are insulted by Rush and company."

       Yeah, as you can see I don't have much patience for this kind of argument  right now. Calling people who want justice "bullies" the usual perverse spectre of blaming the victim-go talk to Rush. For the rest of us we demand justice for Trayvon Martin.