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President Barack Obama has said that "Trayvon Martin could have been me, 35 years ago", in his first comments on the case since last week's verdict.
香蕉视频在线观看一直看一直爽The unarmed black 17-year-old was shot and killed in Florida in February 2012.
George Zimmerman, 29, said he opened fire on the teenager in self-defence and was acquitted of murder by a Florida court last week.
In an unexpected press call, Mr Obama said very few black men in the US had not experienced racial profiling.
Mr Obama said the pain that African-Americans felt around the case came from the fact that they viewed it through "a set of experiences and a history that doesn't go away".
He said African Americans were also keenly aware of racial disparities in the application of criminal laws.
"That all contributes to a sense that if a white male teen was involved in the same kind of scenario, both the outcome and the aftermath might have been different," Mr Obama said.
He shared his experiences of being racially profiled in the past, such as being followed while out shopping.
"There are very few African-American men who haven't had the experience of walking across the street and hearing the locks click on the doors of cars.
"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 has a chance to get off," he said.
'Soul-searching'
Mr Obama also hailed the "incredible grace and dignity" of Trayvon Martin's parents - Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton - in the way they reacted to the verdict.
Calling for "soul-searching" from Americans on issues of race, he also sounded a hopeful note, saying that race relations were improving with each generation.
Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton later issued a statement saying they were "deeply honoured and moved" by President Obama's comments.
"President Obama sees himself in Trayvon and identifies with him. This is a beautiful tribute to our boy," they said.
"We seek a future when a child can walk down the street and not worry that others see him as dangerous because of the colour of his skin or the clothes on his back."
Saturday's not guilty verdict for George Zimmerman from the all-female jury of six prompted nationwide protests, with further demonstrations planned for this weekend.
Mr Obama called for the protests to remain peaceful, saying any violence "dishonours what happened to Trayvon Martin".
He said that although criminal matters and law enforcement were traditionally dealt with on a state and not a federal level, it would be useful to examine some state and local laws to see if they encourage confrontation in certain situations.
On Wednesday, US Attorney General Eric Holder cited the case as he urged a nationwide review of "stand your ground" laws, such as those in place in Florida, which permit the use of deadly force if a person feels seriously threatened.
The issue was never raised during the trial, though the judge included a provision about the law in her instructions to the jury, allowing it to be considered as a legitimate defence.
张望译文
概述番邦媒体7月20日报说念,在好意思国白东说念主协警乔治•皆默尔曼射杀黑东说念主后生特雷翁•马丁一案的判决出炉近一周后,好意思国总统奥巴马19日终于首度出面公开驳倒此事,他以我方的黑东说念主身份作比,称“马丁可能即是35年前的我”。
***奥巴马主动发声
今日,奥巴马出东说念主预想地出当今白宫新闻发布室,第一次就马丁案的审判后果主动直面媒体。统统谈话长达近20分钟,被视为奥巴马担任好意思国总统以来最果敢、最鄙俗的言论。
“当特雷翁•马丁被枪杀时,我曾说过,这件事可能发生在我的女儿身上。换个说法即是,伪娘特雷翁•马丁也可能即是35年前的我。”现年52岁的奥巴马说,“你不错想想为什么,至少非洲裔好意思国东说念主社群对此事的发生感到极大的难熬。我合计伏击的是,要意志到他们是通过亲自资格来看待此事,而这些并未成为往常。”
马丁是佛罗里达州桑福德市又名17岁的少年。2012年2月26日,他在回家途中被白东说念主协警皆默尔曼视为“行迹可疑者”进而追踪,两东说念主随后发生扭打,皆默尔曼开枪将马丁打死。上周,佛罗里达州法庭裁定,皆默尔曼二级谋杀罪名不开辟。
上述裁定在华盛顿、纽约、迈阿密、波士顿、旧金山和洛杉矶等好意思国多个城市激勉抗议请愿行径。当地本事20日,在100个好意思国城市的联邦大楼外还将举行新一轮的抗议请愿。
***回忆过往身先士卒
参加正题后不久,奥巴马拿起了我方往常遇到的不公说念待遇,“在这个国度,很少有非洲裔好意思国须眉莫得过在市场购物被追踪的资格,我也相似;在这个国度,很少有非洲裔好意思国须眉莫得过在大街上行行运听到旁东说念主忙不迭地锁上汽车门的资格,在我身上也仍是发生过这么的事,至少在我当选盘考员之前是这么;在这个国度,很少有非洲裔好意思国须眉莫得过在乘坐电梯时看见一个妇女紧捂着钱包况且屏住呼吸直到她走出电梯驱散的资格,访佛的情况时常发生。”
奥巴马说我方并不想夸大其辞,但这一系列的过往资格例必对非洲裔好意思国东说念主社群何如解读马丁案产生影响。他还暗意非洲裔好意思国东说念主社群“热烈地嗅觉到”好意思国国法部门在施用法律时存在 “种族各别”。
“若是是一个白东说念主少年卷入疏通的案件,我想不管是后果照旧后续搞建都有可能竣工不同。”奥巴马称,他能并吞东说念主们上街游行、抗议,但反对诉诸暴力。
***建议四点建议
在19日的谈话中,奥巴马建议四点建议。他合计,率先,推敲部门应当考量好意思国的侦查培训机制,“减少机制中惟恐存在的不信任感”,铲除施行警务经由中存在的种族偏见。
其次,奥巴马命令再行注释诸如佛罗里达州“不退称职”之类的自保法律。据悉,皆默尔曼被判二级谋杀罪名不开辟的部分依据即是“不退称职”,该法轨则若公民受到他东说念主侵害,而公权又不可赐与其应有的保护时,那么公民就有权使用致命武力来保护我方。对此,奥巴马条件民众反想,倘若马丁其时佩戴有火器,在被皆默尔曼追踪后感到防止,也拔枪射杀后者,是不是也会被合计践行了“不退称职”?“若是谜底有涓滴空匮,那么在我看来就应该再行注释此类自保法律,”奥巴马说。
奥巴马建议的第三点建议是,探索新神气令年青一代的非洲裔好意思国东说念主简直嗅觉到他们是好意思国社会的一份子,“有很多孩子需要匡助,他们给与了太多负面信息”。
终末,奥巴马确定了一代又一代好意思国东说念主民在改善种族关系方面获取了渊博的跨越,但他指出“这并不料味着好意思国事一个超过种族的社会,也不料味着种族目标已被透顶排斥”。由此,他但愿好意思国东说念主民好像赤诚地自我注释,问问我方是不是确凿莫得偏见,“这是(马丁被杀)悲催发生后应当接收的顺应之举”。
***公开表态激勉争议
奥巴马发表公开谈话后,一些救济者合计他的表态具有里程碑意旨。马丁的父母发表声明称对奥巴马的言论“深感庆幸和感动”,“奥巴马总统从特雷翁身上看到了我方、产生招供感,这是对咱们逝去女儿的秀好意思丽敬”。
可是,也有一些共和党东说念主月旦奥巴马将马丁案政事化。一些保守派东说念主士在听完谈话后月旦奥巴马在搞分歧,责骂他以一个非洲裔好意思国东说念主的身份发声,而不是代表统统国度谈话。
此前,已有好意思国不雅察家发出申饬,在马丁案上奥巴马的表态很可能堕入政事教育和社会对立情谊的双重风险。
(翻译:肉肉融 剪辑:Julie)