Left Side of the Aisle #117

Left Side of the Aisle
for the week of July 18-24, 2013

This week:

On the George Zimmerman verdict
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/07/13/19441838-jury-finds-george-zimmerman-not-guilty?lite
http://daisysdeadair.blogspot.com/2013/07/florida-rules-that-stalking-and-killing.html
http://abcnews.go.com/US/george-zimmerman-jury-asks-manslaughter-clarification/story?id=19657201#.UeVwYW1nB6K
http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2013/07/qotd-jury-instructions.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/16/john-oliver-reacts-to-zimmerman-verdict_n_3603714.html
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-zimmerman-justice-20130717,0,5160145.story
http://forusa.org/blogs/john-lindsay-poland/impunity-oakland
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/23/kimani-gray-funeral-stop-and-frisk_n_2941145.html
http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2013/03/family_of_wendell_allen_fatall.html
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/05/30/news/terrance-franklin-shot-in-back-of-head
http://www.salon.com/2013/07/14/most_disgusting_reactions_to_zimmerman_acquittal/
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2013/07/trayvons_ghost.php
http://www.care2.com/causes/cops-choke-black-boy-holding-puppy-for-giving-them-dehumanizing-stares.html
http://newsone.com/2514992/tremaine-mcmillan-miami-police-brutality/
http://takimag.com/article/the_talk_nonblack_version_john_derbyshire#axzz1rflvuJxj
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/06/national-review-writer-race_n_1409413.html
http://www.salon.com/2013/03/14/nypd_make_5_millionth_stop_and_frisk_under_bloomberg/
http://gawker.com/bloomberg-on-stop-and-frisk-i-think-we-stop-minoritie-610142398
http://blog.metrotrends.org/2012/03/stand-ground-laws-miscarriages-justice/
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/criminal-justice/is-there-racial-bias-in-stand-your-ground-laws/
http://www.salon.com/2013/07/14/zimmerman_saga_was_all_about_race/
Clown Award: Juror B37
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/07/george-zimmerman-juror-says-his-heart-was-in-the-right-place/
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/juror-b37-drops-trayvon-case-book-pitch-article-1.1400096

Outrage of the Week: Faux News spreads racial fears
http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/heather/fox-new-black-panthers-were-spark-behind-z
http://mediamatters.org/blog/2013/07/15/fox-promotes-conspiracy-theory-that-new-black-p/194873
http://crooksandliars.com/david-neiwert/some-odd-reason-fox-goes-silent-abou
http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report/browse-all-issues/2000/fall/snarling-at-the-white-man

Some news on same-sex marriage
http://www.care2.com/causes/in-indiana-applying-for-a-gay-marriage-license-is-a-felony.html
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/penalties-await-gay-couples-trying-to-marry-in-indiana/article_3cca22e7-9915-5d26-b0b2-3980aa91afaa.html
http://www.care2.com/causes/pennsylvania-ag-refuses-to-defend-states-gay-marriage-ban.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/07/11/sources-pa-attorney-general-wont-defend-states-gay-marriage-ban/
http://www.aclupa.org/pressroom/aclupaacluandhangleyaronch.htm
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/07/16/britain-same-sex-marriage-legalized/2522911/
http://www.latimes.com/news/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-britain-gay-marriage,0,7549767.story

Update: Moral Monday
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/16/moral-monday-protests_n_3604046.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/12/pat-mccrory-motorcycle-abortion-bill_n_3588466.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/11/north-carolina-motorcycle-abortion_n_3582006.html

Update: Egypt
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/15/egypt-muslim-brotherhood-leaders-arrest_n_3599047.html
http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/07/16/19500526-egypt-swears-in-new-liberal-cabinet-shutting-out-islamist-parties?lite

Update: Texas passes new abortion restrictions
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/13/texas-senate-abortion-bill_n_3587745.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/12/tampons-confiscated-texas_n_3588177.html