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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBackground on Trayvon Martin
He was gunned down doing nothing unlawful...
I leave anything out?
TIA
noiretextatique
(27,275 posts)you said it all. apparently being black and male is enough to warrant death.
DevonRex
(22,541 posts)Spazito
(50,338 posts)succinct and complete.
Whisp
(24,096 posts)which he wasn't...
doesn't mean any jerkoff can just go and shoot you and expect it all to go away
polly7
(20,582 posts)Ecumenist
(6,086 posts)Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)and then only started to investigate under intense public presure on a national scale
BlueState
(642 posts)It is that simple!
JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)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?
uponit7771
(90,336 posts)libodem
(19,288 posts)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.