17-year-old unarmed black teen shot by "neighborhood guardian"

Smashgoom202

Smashgoom202

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I just heard about this, and felt the need to share it:

http://www.change.org/petitions/prosecute-the-killer-of-17-year-old-trayvon-martin

A 17-year-old black teen was shot down while going to a convenience store to pick up some Skittles for his brother and some iced tea. George Zimmerman, local police officer (I think...) and self-appointed "neighborhood watch leader", saw him walking from the store, and reported it as "suspicious", then shot him in the chest... even though he was told to do nothing until other officers arrived. He claimed it was in self-defense, even though he was completely unarmed

Yeah, and yet people wonder why we still talk about racism these days. :-\
 
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Amazing.
 
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That is tragically idiotic on the part of the shooter. That about sums it up.
 
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I remember that. What a dumbass the shooter is.
 
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Stories like these are often heavily fabricated, but I agree with this one. Trayvon Martin should still be alive. This is a tragedy. My thoughts go out to his family.
 
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This is extremely saddening news. The most tragic part of this young teenager's death was that he was an innocent citizen who was just going through a regular life until another took away his life due to his race. It is sad to see how strong stereotypes continue to live even in today's world.
 
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This guy should get sent to jail for a lifetime
 
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BEEEEEAAARRRS said:
People wonder why we still talk about racism?
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Yeah, there are certain people who think racism "went away" after the civil rights movement, and that there's no more racism anywhere in today's culture. This usually comes from younger white kids and teens who don't seem to know any better, though...

Also, I misread the story, the guy who shot the boy wasn't an officer. He was just some guy who decided to take the "law" into his own hands... So really, there's no excuse not to arrest this guy.
 
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Smashgoom202 said:
BEEEEEAAARRRS said:
People wonder why we still talk about racism?
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Yeah, there are certain people who think racism "went away" after the civil rights movement, and that there's no more racism anywhere in today's culture. This usually comes from younger white kids and teens who don't seem to know any better, though...
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It's quite similar to some people who think slavery doesn't exist today.