2013年7月21日日曜日

'Trayvon Martin could have been me, 35 years ago'

今、投票を済ませてきました。
投票所に掲げられた速報の数字からは、
投票率、あまり高くなさそうな印象です。

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選挙とは関係ありませんが、
昨日の、オバマ大統領のこのコメント、
はっとしました。

http://sankei.jp.msn.com/world/news/130720/amr13072009480003-n1.htm

"You know, when Trayvon Martin was first shot,
I said that this could have been my son.
Another way of saying that is Trayvon Martin could have been me, 35 years ago,"

"There are very few African-American men in this country
who haven't had the experience of being followed
when they were shopping in a department store. That includes me,"

"There are very few African-Americans
who haven't had the experience of getting on an elevator
and a woman clutching her purse nervously
and holding her breath until she had a chance to get off.
That happens often,"

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/19/us-usa-florida-shooting-obama-idUSBRE96I0XT20130719