Hate never begets love

Along with so many other of my friends, we are disappointed that there is actually a Facebook page dedicated to the killing of George Zimmerman.  Why Facebook allows this page to exist is beyond me.  To be honest, I feel I may be done with Facebook because of this.  On to Google+ I say!  Before I leave I had some final words to the inconsiderate murderer-wanna-be that started this "Kill George Zimmerman" page.  This is what I posted on his page:
Although I 100% agree our judicial system failed us (as a general societal "us), what kind of world do you want to live in where we socially, globally, and so adamantly condone and encourage killing?  Whether it is in revenge or simply because you disagree in how this was handled, it does not make it right to perpetuate the killing of a man.
I also disagree that this was a race case in the eyes of the jury.  This was a case of a horrible prosecution team vs. a better defense team than this guy deserved.  Same attorneys and same jury - I feel this would have ended with the guy walking away no matter his race and it would be as much of a disappointment and catastrophe as it is today.  What happened was arguably preventable, wrong, and so terribly handled by everyone involved.  But at the same time, to propose killing this man is absurd.  Nothing will change except for the loss it will be on his family.  You obviously will not care about that, but most of us do.  An eye for an eye does not make a better world.  Killing him will not change the world or even make others not want to kill.
You want changes?  We all want that - we all NEED that.   Love and coming together in support is what will change the world.  We need more of that.   
Many of us have reported this to Facebook because, really, what else can we do?  All of us have heard from Facebook with the response of:
Thank you for taking the time to report something that you feel may violate our Community Standards. Reports like yours are an important part of making Facebook a safe and welcoming environment. We reviewed the page you reported for containing credible threat of violence and found it doesn't violate our community standard on credible threat of violence.

This was my feedback to Facebook:
How can you support someone when your terms CLEARLY state that you prohibit promoting or celebrating any actions if they could result in harm to others?  While there is probably doubt that someone will kill George Zimmerman because of this Facebook post, it is promoting the killing of this man.  What does your term "credibly" mean?  I don't understand why this is acceptable to you.  Does George Zimmerman have to report it as harassment? Why can't we, as the public, report this on his behalf and save the trouble?  Your terms state that you: "take action on all reports of abusive behavior directed at private individuals".  This fits the harassment terms as well as the violence terms that state:
"You may not credibly threaten others, or organize acts of real-world violence. Organizations with a record of terrorist or violent criminal activity are not allowed to maintain a presence on our site. We also prohibit promoting, planning or celebrating any of your actions if they have, or could, result in financial harm to others, including theft and vandalism." 
How can someone rant about racism and wrong-doing yet turn around and start a page promoting the killing of another man?  The only good thing about this is that 90% - if not more - of the comments on that page are opposed to it.  The page only has a few hundred followers right now so there is still hope in the people of the world.  Facebook is really pissing me off though.

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