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Bowie mom petitions for justice for Trayvon Martin
Washington Post ^ | 3-31-2012 | Avis Thomas-Lester

Posted on 04/01/2012 12:59:50 PM PDT by Houmatt

When she woke up recently from a dream about her oldest son being shot to death as he walked home from 7-Eleven with a bottle of iced tea and Skittles, Maria Roach pledged to do something to help the mother who had lived her nightmare.

For days, Roach had been haunted by the slaying of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. He looked like an older version of her sons. He died in Sanford, Fla., near Orlando, where she and her husband lived until three years ago. Her heart went out to both of Trayvon’s parents, but as the mother of Max, 6, and Mason, 5, she felt a special connection with his mother, Sybrina Fulton.

She knew from experience that justice was not always swift or blind in the Sunshine State, so she took a stand on behalf of the slain teenager.

“I wrote a petition,” Roach said.

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This petition should be disregarded because: 1) It completely ignores the facts surrounding the case, 2) Holder has no jurisdiction in this matter.
1 posted on 04/01/2012 12:59:53 PM PDT by Houmatt
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“Everybody wants to get into the act!” - Jimmy Durante


2 posted on 04/01/2012 1:02:42 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (It's time to WEAN the government off of our money.)
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For days, Roach had been haunted by the slaying of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. He looked like an older version of her sons.

Has she had a nefarious affair with the POTUS?

3 posted on 04/01/2012 1:09:01 PM PDT by EGPWS (Trust in God, question everyone else)
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4 posted on 04/01/2012 1:10:21 PM PDT by the invisib1e hand
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To: EGPWS

And if facts eventually showe that Trayvon already has received “justice”...what then?


5 posted on 04/01/2012 1:10:54 PM PDT by hal ogen (1st Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: EGPWS

If Zimmerman’s father had a son, he would look like Zimmerman.


6 posted on 04/01/2012 1:12:02 PM PDT by the invisib1e hand
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http://i41.tinypic.com/e99j04.jpg

Concept credit: freeper Vanilla Swirl

7 posted on 04/01/2012 1:14:52 PM PDT by gaijin
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Another brain-dead demented bleeding-heart liberal.
8 posted on 04/01/2012 1:17:41 PM PDT by immadashell
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The best thing she can do for her sons is.... get the hell out of Bowie!


9 posted on 04/01/2012 1:19:14 PM PDT by Rummyfan (Iraq: it's not about Iraq anymore, it's about the USA!)
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What makes her think Trayvon hasn’t already received justice?


10 posted on 04/01/2012 1:19:38 PM PDT by butterdezillion
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Another distraught brain-dead bleeding-heart liberal shoots from the hip.
11 posted on 04/01/2012 1:19:57 PM PDT by immadashell
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My Mama said, to get things done, you better not mess with Major Tom.
12 posted on 04/01/2012 1:20:02 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana (May Mitt Romney be the Paul Tsongas of 2012.)
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as he walked home from 7-Eleven with a bottle of iced tea bag of pcp laced weed, and Skittles dextromethorphan,
13 posted on 04/01/2012 1:27:05 PM PDT by rawcatslyentist (3 little children murdered by islam, Toulouse March 2012 . Time for the Final Crusade!!!!!)
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These people are just the most BS-filled disingenous lot of human beings on the planet.

Nary a petition signed for the hundreds of black boys killed by other black boys every single bleeding day. Just look at Chicago, what, over the past weekend!

Facts just don’t matter. Hell, their KIDS don’t even matter to them. Getting back at whitey is the ONLY thing that matters to these liars.


14 posted on 04/01/2012 1:38:54 PM PDT by LibsRJerks
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"Decoding Drug Slang

If you hear your teen telling a friend he’s craving brown sugar or Skittles, he may not be in search of something sweet to eat. It could be he’s actually looking to get high. In drug slang, brown sugar is heroin and Skittles refer to over-the-counter cough and cold medicines that contain dextromethorphan, or DXM."

Source:

http://www.baylorhealth.com/PhysiciansLocations/Dallas/About/BaylorDallasNews/Pages/Decoding%20Drug%20Slang.aspx
15 posted on 04/01/2012 1:43:31 PM PDT by USFRIENDINVICTORIA
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But what if they want IT and Skillets according to the Rev. Al “Notso” Sharpton?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mt6zqCXwMXA


16 posted on 04/01/2012 1:49:17 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
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Where is store camera video of the Skittles and AZ Tea being purchased?

Did he have these on his person when police arrived?

Where is the school bus driver his brother made reference to Treyvon assaulting?


17 posted on 04/01/2012 1:49:47 PM PDT by wolficatZ ("We are no longer accepting comments on this article")
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This is strange. David Bowie's mom died in 2001. This woman in the article is an imposter.


18 posted on 04/01/2012 1:55:01 PM PDT by Lazlo in PA (Now living in a newly minted Red State.)
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The film footage shows TM shoving skittles into his pocket, then walking out the store... Im not saying that’s what happened, just saying “I dreamed” that’s what happened. Works both ways donut?


19 posted on 04/01/2012 1:57:58 PM PDT by dps.inspect (the system is rigged...)
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Those are legit questions MSM ignores.

Show him in the store. Zimmerman states on the phone call that TM was not just walking home but checking out places to rob. What did he do exactly?

If TM felt threatened, why not call 911? Cops were on the way.

The fact cops were on the way gives Zimmerman NO reason to start a confrontation or do anything but wait and keep an eye on TM. Dispatcher tells him to stop and he says Okay and heads for his truck. Then Martin confronts him and starts the fight.

This is similar to that “hate crime” gay thing with the Indian kid. Media twists facts and lies to get the story they want.

Btw journalism schools now teach there is no “objective” truth or truth at all. There’s no search for it because it doesn’t exist. There’s only spin.

And this is the crap we get as a result. Facts ignored to promote an agenda. Here it’s activate the black voter base for Obama.


20 posted on 04/01/2012 1:57:58 PM PDT by TigerClaws (He)
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