Posted on 02/22/2013 6:37:22 AM PST by rellimpank
The simple story — cops yawn when burly white vigilante stalks and kills unarmed African-American child for the "crime" of walking while black — shocked the conscience of much of the nation a year ago and touched off an explosion of indignant demagoguery.
Trayvon Martin, 17, was walking through a Sanford, Fla., subdivision early on the evening of Feb. 26, 2012, headed from a convenience store to the home where he was staying with his father. Off-duty neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, 28, was driving to the grocery store when he saw Martin and called police to report that an unfamiliar teen was behaving suspiciously.
Zimmerman got out of his car and, nearly six minutes later, roughly 200 feet away, shot and killed Martin at close range with one bullet to the chest.
On one side were those who believed the story illustrated the evils of racism and firearms as well as the deference law enforcement affords white people.
On the other side were those who believed that Zimmerman, whose mother is Hispanic, acted in self defense, and that his arrest a month and a half after the incident in the face of mounting public pressure illustrated the perils of mob rule.
(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.chicagotribune.com ...
Shucks...well, don’t be surprised to hear the MSM claim Zimmerman followed Trayvon martin and then self-inflicted the beating and wounds to his head.
Heh.
Yep, wouldn’t surprise me the tiniest little bit.
Sometimes I post without even reading the excerpt. Proudly, I might add.
A title should be enough for anyone and it's a great time saver.
The lead sentence demonstrates the bias of the author. What could be more blatant?
The lead sentence demonstrates the bias of the author. What could be more blatant?
Thanks for providing the link to the book. I read the free on-line excerpt. That is worth reading in itself. The book should be excellent.
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