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FNC political analyst Juan Williams on the media and political reactions to the Trayvon Martin case.
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Well joining us now for more on what some are calling these -- -- PlayStation of the trade about Martin case reaction in the medium and elsewhere.
Fox News political analyst Juan Williams who -- you you're just wrote -- an amazing op Ed on this case for today's Wall Street Journal.
And you point out that there's a real disconnect between.
The the black community's leadership and the black on black violence that's occurring.
Nationwide.
Here.
And they apparently there are choosing to.
All but ignore that.
It's incredible I mean you know talk about the big story here.
The big story is that almost half of all the murders in the United States.
-- of black people and get this -- 90% of them are committed by black people well.
In any community with that kind of situation you would think there would be a four alarm response from -- leadership of that community and to the contrary.
Nobody says a word.
It's outrageous and in the trade bond -- case everybody runs immediately the start of march of protest to put political pressure in place.
Over one case and I think that there is a justifiable.
Outrage over that case.
But the larger issue.
Somehow goes unattended and it's not just the murder rate we -- also talk about everything in terms of violent crime rape robbery in the rest.
It is just an epidemic inside the black community and with regard to the -- case you know the kid was suspended from school again.
Huge numbers in terms black and Hispanic kids I believe it's 22%.
Of all black and Hispanic kids in the United States suspended in the course of last year.
That -- so.
You gotta understand there's a problem here and yet the leadership is not talking about not doing anything about it but they run off after the -- -- on -- case.
And I suspect they do that because they think it -- -- historical model.
But the reality of today's somehow escapes them.
K that's uninteresting part of historical model and because then there they're almost.
-- they're trying to draw Aetna and analog between whatever.
-- they're doing -- demonstrating against and the height of the civil rights movement in this country.
88.
As you point out -- I mean I find that stunning the Congressional Black Caucus are.
I mean I I don't understand the disconnect that you've identified so well.
And I think a lot of people or confused in this country right now.
A by the the attention that.
Is strong buy it and I love that I wanna ask you about this the New York Times reports that these young man.
Who who shot and killed -- bond Martin.
George Zimmerman is quote unquote a point the -- Now I've seen on survey is non.
White Hispanics -- there but then using this kind of art in language.
For -- -- is that for a purpose I mean are we now the start.
He's described himself as Latino he's a registered Democrat.
What is what are the games that are being played here.
Oh tremendous political games and I think again people are looking.
To create political boxes to put people in boxes so they can more easily decide good guy bad guy.
And again going back to that what we're describing as the historical model.
I think ideally they think oh this is a white racist.
Who acted on a purely racial basis and they airport they're not -- or even have to get him arrested and put him before some grand jury.
They just want to throw the key away but again.
I think those are political games that but the reality is something terrible happened in the -- -- bond -- case.
I suspect racial profiling may have been -- -- all that's real.
But the fact is.
When you look at what's going on in terms of let's say cable TV in the images that young black men and young black men who Wear jailhouse fashions that all along -- or whatever else where.
And then you say oh yeah well they do that they wanna be intimidated think it's like an attitude they think it's cool -- -- people react.
And say hey I find it threatening I don't like it are fighting off putting -- -- -- you can't do that.
Was certainly it's no reason to is no justification for murder don't mistake what I'm saying.
But there is something off putting when that all the rappers and the comedians in the ball players -- is up and down and you know that -- that terrific.
Attitude that somehow marriages that waste the time and education doesn't have value Lewis is -- this is this notion.
I would -- is the leadership and.
I think the conclusion.
From your response -- -- expression now in Europe are what we've been witnessing.
Is that that the black community has to understand what -- -- watching right now and in my opinion and I'm gonna put this on me.
I truly believe what we're watching is aimed at the failure of black leadership in this country -- I mean every form of leadership in this country is failing.
But this instance in which black leaders focus on this one individual.
As we've said it's a tragedy it's but you know we don't even know the facts and people calling for demonstrations Spike Lee is giving out the of the -- -- on elderly and that was a mistake I mean it's crazy stuff.
I guess horrific just a bad situation -- and again you just wonder.
Why people if there's an epidemic Philadelphia Chicago here in Washington DC every day.
Kids killing kids could hardly makes the papers no response -- leadership -- bond market.
Front page everybody's running down there it makes you wonder are they listen -- Absolutely as far as we know by the way the president United States is not even commented on any.
Of the hundreds of shootings in the past year correct in his hometown of Chicago.
That's true.
Two reports of which by the way the victims were flocked back absolutely Juan Williams we thank you for being here version of our pleasure -- good.
