Be a king. Not a fool

There is a teaching in Judaism.

The Hebrew word for heart is lev, the place of emotion. Begins with an L (lamed)
The word for brain is mo-ach, the place of intellect. Begins with a M (mem)

The word for king is melech. Begins with a mem followed by a lamed. (ml)
The word for fool is lemech. Begins with a lamed followed by a mem. (lm)

When a person puts their mem (mo-ach), intellect, before their lamed (lev), emotion, they can be a king.
But if they put their lamed (lev), emotion, before their mem (mo-ach), intellect, they are a fool.

Listening to reports surrounding the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin is a prime example of this teaching.
The conviction of the shooter, George Zimmerman, in the press without waiting for the evidence,
the bounty put out on his head by the Black Panthers, Spike Lee's tweet with, what he thought was Zimmerman's address, the wearing of hoodies by members of different branches of government, the photos of Trayvon as a 14 year old teenager juxtaposed next to an old photo of Zimmerman in an orange prison jump suit instead of a photo of 17 year old Trayvon with his bling and tattoos and a more current photo of Zimmerman in a suit.

These images can also be found on the Internet but the media will not use these because they don't stir up a person's emotion.
This might lead the public to view things differently like let's wait to hear the facts and the evidence before we lay all the blame at Zimmerman's feet.

It's tragic that a person has lost their life.
That being said, it would also be tragic to rush to judgment like with the Duke La cross team, the Tewana Brawley story or the Professor Gates episode.

By not using their heads first, and only reacting with emotion, the news media, the professional race baiters, Sharpton, Jackson, the Black Panthers, Farakahn and to some extent the current President will, end up looking like a bunch of fools.