Earlier this morning, in a segment on FOX News, self-important pseudo-journalist Geraldo Rivera suggested that it wasn’t just George Zimmerman who was responsible for the recent shooting death of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager who was gunned down while walking though a gated community outside of Orlando, Florida. No, according to Rivera, it seems […]
Tag Archives: race and the American justice system
Guns don’t kill people… Hoodies kill people
Posted in Civil Liberties, Media, Other, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged Basic Training, blame the victim, famous people who have shoved me, Florida, George Zimmerman, Geraldo Rivera, guns, Harvard Law, John Stossel, Kindle, Kurt Vonnegut, meme alert, memes, race inequality, Trayvon Martin 19 Comments
The killing of Trayvon Martin, and what it signals for the future of America
By now, you’ve probably heard about Trayvon Martin, the 17 year old who was recently shot to death in a gated Florida community by an armed, criminally-overzealous-at-best member of a neighborhood watch group. Martin, who was black, was making his way back to his father’s home, after having purchased some candy and an iced tea […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Uncategorized Also tagged Bob Martinez, CCW, concealed weapons, false police reports, Florida, gated communities, George Zimmerman, gun violence, Jeb Bush, justifiable homicide, license to kill, Marion Hammer, private security, race, racism, Sanford, self-defense, shoot first, Skittles, stand your ground, Trayvon Martin 62 Comments
Judge rules white Detroit girl will be tried as black adult
Judge Rules White Girl Will Be Tried As Black Adult I think this makes a nice companion piece to last week’s discussion on the case of Davontae Sanford.
Posted in Civil Liberties, Detroit Also tagged Davontae Sanford, race inequality, racism, satire, The Onion 7 Comments