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Background on Trayvon Martin (Original Post) uponit7771 Apr 2012 OP
nope noiretextatique Apr 2012 #1
Not a thing. nt DevonRex Apr 2012 #2
That's it.... Spazito Apr 2012 #3
even if he Was doing something ulawful... Whisp Apr 2012 #4
+1 uponit7771 Apr 2012 #5
Seems complete to me. nt. polly7 Apr 2012 #6
Peachy keen! Ecumenist Apr 2012 #7
The police also gave his killer a benefit of the doubt as wide as the ocean Blue_Tires Apr 2012 #8
You haven't over simplified. BlueState Apr 2012 #9
You left out that the person who killed Trayvon should not be judged JoePhilly Apr 2012 #10
+1! uponit7771 Apr 2012 #11
You got that right libodem Apr 2012 #12
 

Whisp

(24,096 posts)
4. even if he Was doing something ulawful...
Thu Apr 26, 2012, 03:32 PM
Apr 2012

which he wasn't...

doesn't mean any jerkoff can just go and shoot you and expect it all to go away

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)
8. The police also gave his killer a benefit of the doubt as wide as the ocean
Thu Apr 26, 2012, 05:17 PM
Apr 2012

and then only started to investigate under intense public presure on a national scale

JoePhilly

(27,787 posts)
10. You left out that the person who killed Trayvon should not be judged
Thu Apr 26, 2012, 06:06 PM
Apr 2012

in the same way that the person who killed Trayvon, judged Trayvon.

Out on the street, you are presumed guilty, until you explain to ME what you are doing.

If I kill you for not complying, or because I "feel threatened" by you ... well, I'm not guilty of anything, because I'm innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

See how much sense that makes?

libodem

(19,288 posts)
12. You got that right
Thu Apr 26, 2012, 08:17 PM
Apr 2012

Depriving his family of his graduation, college years, careers, marriage, grandchildren, promotions, home ownership, etc, in trade for a funeral. All that is lost because he was profiled in a hate crime. I hope any and all extra punishment is given because it WAS racially motivated.

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