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A Mothers Day Message from Trayvon Martin's Mom, Sybrina Fulton. (Original Post) trumad May 2012 OP
.... maddezmom May 2012 #1
rec it hard, rec it fast, rec it often. pepperbear May 2012 #2
My heart breaks for her Irishonly May 2012 #3
same here maddezmom May 2012 #5
You know, I cry when I think about it. Irishonly May 2012 #6
She will move mountains. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #4
I saw that earlier on MSNBC. Heartbreaking. Amerigo Vespucci May 2012 #7

Irishonly

(3,344 posts)
6. You know, I cry when I think about it.
Fri May 11, 2012, 09:43 PM
May 2012

A friend of mine recently lost her son and all I could do was cry with her and hold her. She kept saying a parent should not live longer than their children. for all moms.

Amerigo Vespucci

(30,885 posts)
7. I saw that earlier on MSNBC. Heartbreaking.
Fri May 11, 2012, 09:47 PM
May 2012

Especially when you know that she's aware of the asshole who sold the "Trayvon Martin hoodie, Skittles & ice tea gun range targets." MSNBC mentioned that right before they showed her clip.

Report: Online vendor sold Trayvon Martin gun-range targets

http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/11/11664597-report-online-vendor-sold-trayvon-martin-gun-range-targets

An online vendor who said he was capitalizing on controversy around the shooting death of Trayvon Martin told WKMG-TV in Orlanda that he rapidly "sold out" gun-range targets made to resemble the teen.

The targets did not picture 17-year-old Martin’s face, but instead portrayed a hoodie sweatshirt, a style that has become iconic since his death, with crosshairs drawn over the chest. The figure is shown holding a packet of Skittles candy and a beverage can, the video report showed.

Martin, who was unarmed, was walking to his father's house carrying Skittles and a can of ice tea after going to a store when he was shot to death by neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman during a scuffle.

Prosecutors waited weeks before charging Zimmerman, who argues that the shooting was self-defense, with second-degree murder.
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