tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653992368546779574.post101071529249122592..comments2024-01-30T02:37:28.387-06:00Comments on Notes from a Jewish Thoreau: Rabbi in a Hoodie: I know what it's like to be stereotypedYonassan Gershomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07918610823274529036noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653992368546779574.post-29520054869042438092012-04-02T07:37:26.777-05:002012-04-02T07:37:26.777-05:00Well of course, Tony, there is that flip side, I w...Well of course, Tony, there is that flip side, I won't deny that. Which is why, in Judaism, one of the <a href="http://asknoah.org" rel="nofollow">Seven Universal Laws of Noah</a> (considered to be given to all humanity, not just the Jews, after the Great Flood) is that we must settle our disputes in courts of justice instead of becoming vigilantes and taking the law into our own hands. <br /><br />And that's what people are calling for now -- an arrest and a trial. We will probably never know exactly what took place moments before the shot. But we do know that if Zimmerman had listened to the 911 operator and NOT followed Martin, this whole thing might not have happened. And after it did happen, the police should have been more thorough in their investigation. And now that it all has happened, I think Florida should repeal the "stand your ground" law that in my opinion, bears a lot of the blame for this. It has been argued -- with some validity -- that Martin was also standing his ground, defending himself against a big scary stranger with a gun who had been following him in the dark.Yonassan Gershomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07918610823274529036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653992368546779574.post-69459322579709910652012-04-01T15:50:05.446-05:002012-04-01T15:50:05.446-05:00The flip side of that distrusting "other type...The flip side of that distrusting "other types" is being far too trusting of our own group, just because they are our own group, and appear to fit in.<br /><br />The instant rush to defend Zimmerman by the right wing types. Treyvon black therefore guilty, George white therefore innocent.<br /><br />Allowing monsters within the community to continue on and on, because one of "us" could not possibly be that evil, has happened in all communities. People trusted Madoff simply because he was a Good Jew, A few Catholic priests have got away with multiple abominations because "a priest would not do that"<br /><br />Regards,<br />TonyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653992368546779574.post-38243788046475593902012-03-29T15:12:35.252-05:002012-03-29T15:12:35.252-05:00I agree, Voodoo, we do all get misjudged based on ...I agree, Voodoo, we do all get misjudged based on stereotypes, which was exactly my point. Thank you for reading my blog -- peace & blessings!Yonassan Gershomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07918610823274529036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653992368546779574.post-37748579361201126292012-03-29T11:32:10.580-05:002012-03-29T11:32:10.580-05:00You write so well. Everyone is stereotyped to som...You write so well. Everyone is stereotyped to some degree. Sad, but if others would just accept others for who they are and not what they "expect" them to look like the world would be a lot more peaceful. You are beautiful just as you are.VooDooQueen55https://www.blogger.com/profile/14397221712160597708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653992368546779574.post-63187228205731079902012-03-27T10:32:25.106-05:002012-03-27T10:32:25.106-05:00This article in today's (March 17) Atlantic ht...This article in today's (March 17) Atlantic <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/03/the-case-for-george-zimmerman-is-the-case-against-him/255090/" rel="nofollow">http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/03/the-case-for-george-zimmerman-is-the-case-against-him/255090/</a> is also of interest.Yonassan Gershomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07918610823274529036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653992368546779574.post-65233283337180072322012-03-27T10:25:10.319-05:002012-03-27T10:25:10.319-05:00Thank you for allowing us to share your post ... I...Thank you for allowing us to share your post ... I have posted it to my Facebook page.Ron Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08909768427674884615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653992368546779574.post-59931337318550782292012-03-26T18:50:27.824-05:002012-03-26T18:50:27.824-05:00good thoughts, and I have shared it with my facebo...good thoughts, and I have shared it with my facebook friends that haven't a clue what it feels like to be looked upon with suspicion. <br />ShoshannaPattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08505042214124811641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653992368546779574.post-41818984628630597132012-03-26T15:23:58.615-05:002012-03-26T15:23:58.615-05:00Feel free to share it wherever you want, and thank...Feel free to share it wherever you want, and thank you for reading my blog.Yonassan Gershomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07918610823274529036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653992368546779574.post-32801894431043384002012-03-26T15:03:18.104-05:002012-03-26T15:03:18.104-05:00This post deserves some attention. Thanks for taki...This post deserves some attention. Thanks for taking the time to put your thoughts down for the rest of us to ponder.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15706023334197176603noreply@blogger.com