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In reply to the discussion: I could have been Trayvon Martin. [View all]sendero
(28,552 posts)25. I think this story.
... has troubled me more than anything in the news in recent memory. It's abundantly clear that there is a double standard of justice, if a white person were killed any claim of self defense would have to be backed up by strong evidence. In this case the police seem ready to believe the improbable for reasons we all understand all too well.
I hope and pray that the justice department gets involved, that is the only way there is will justice. And if we are lucky we can end up with a discredited police department to boot.
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I live in a suburban area that is very white and I watch the cops pull African Americans over
proud2BlibKansan
Mar 2012
#13
The funny thing is, that when I was younger, I felt safer IN DETROIT than I did in the suburbs
MrScorpio
Mar 2012
#14
My kid is white, so I realize that he isn't judged because of that, but he's 18 years old, loves
all american girl
Mar 2012
#6
I knew a lot of African-American men who wished they could own guns legally to take back their ...
ieoeja
Mar 2012
#40
And this hoodie issue: It was raining when Trayvon was walking home for the store
MrScorpio
Mar 2012
#16
Was Trayvon Martin a wealthy business owner who the state could use in a privitazation scheme?
Tommy_Carcetti
Mar 2012
#43
Exactly. I am amazed at the people that keep accentuating that this happened in "The South"
Number23
Mar 2012
#30
People have long been naive about the police and they way they treat minorities
HipChick
Mar 2012
#36
Mr. Scorpio, one day working with a black guy in the seventies, and we were taking our lunch break.
freshwest
Mar 2012
#38