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Deedy, Guilty or not Guilty That Is The Question
Hawaii is currently going through it's own version of a Trayvon Martin-George Zimmerman trial with the Christopher Deedy- Kollin Elderts trial.
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/category/266930/christopher-deedy-trial
Christopher Deedy a special agent for the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, was in Honolulu in November 2011 for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit when the fatal shooting of Kollin Elderts occurred at a local McDonald's .
Kollin Elderts who allegedly was bullying Deedy and other customers both physically and verbally with he term "Haole." Haole when referred to a white person is the equivalent of calling a black person the "N" word.
Deedy being a federal agent and fretful for his life fired his gun in self defense. Deedy drew his gun and told Elderts to freeze, but he continued to advance.
I have encountered many people like Elderts, that if you stare at them wrong, look out.
Everyone says these trials are not about race, yet that's all everyone is talking about.
When an officer of the law, federal agent or anybody is threatened for their life both physically and with verbal racial slurs, self defense is clearly the proper verdict.
Hawaii is behind the times in what is considered proper etiquette for racism People in Hawaii will always start a sentence with the ethnicity of the person. For instance, do you know this guy John, he's a haole, or do you know Roger he's a Portuguese , did you know Yukiko, she's Japanese Ethnicity is always associated with a name whether conscious or unconscious. Whats wrong with saying, the persons name without an ethnicity associated with it?
I believe strongly Deedy will not get a fair trial in Hawai'i. If the trial was In a federal court this would be fair and impartial.
I am hoping this trial has the same result with the self defense verdict as did the Trayvon Martin case.
Be prepared for a local outrage if Deedy is cleared of all charges.
Racism is still alive and well, we may have a black president (half black)however people will be people and racism remains the silent subliminal bigotry that never seems to go away
A shortened version of this blog appears in the 07-19-13 edition of the Honolulu Staradvertiser, it appears as an opinion article on page A-9. The Staradvertiser has a paywall therefore I am copying and pasting below;http://www.staradvertiser.com/editorialspremium/letterspremium/
Racism lives, even in Hawai'i
I strongly believe Christopher Deedy will not get a fair trial in Hawai'i. If the trial was In a federal court this would be fair and impartial. This is Hawaii's version of the Trayvon Martin trial.
I am hoping this trial has the same result with the self defense verdict as did the Trayvon Martin case.
When an officer of the law, federal agent or anybody is threatened for their life both physically and with verbal racial slurs, self defense is clearly the proper verdict.
Be prepared for an outrage if Deedy is cleared of all charges.
Racism is alive and well, we may have a black president, however people will be people and racism remains the silent subliminal bigotry that never seems to go away especially in the so called "Aloha state."
James "kimo" Rosen-Kapa'a Hawai'
http://staradvertiser.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/viewer.aspxi
For the most up to date information on the Christopher Deedy go to Hawaii News Now at;
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/category/266930/christopher-deedy-trial
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