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America Safe for the Dick Cheneys But Not the Trayvon Martins

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"Chicago Weekend Shootings: 10 Dead, At Least 40 Wounded"
(http://huff.to/GWydYY)
"As of Tuesday, 41 people have been slain in Baltimore this year."
(http://bit.ly/HdyfgF)

jsb of FL 10:43AM March 28, 2012

"(most of all in the South)" - More "healthy black youths" have been killed in Chicago alone in the days following Martin's killing than have died across the whole of the South.

jsb of FL 10:30AM March 28, 2012

what if I literally made up a ridiculous statement, called it a metaphor then wrote an article about it. Oh wait, that what I just did.

al gore of AL 12:46AM March 28, 2012

You lie-beral asssssholes are the real problem. Zimmerman is a Real American Hero! If he eradicated a towel-head over in Iraq he would be celebrated.

TheseColorsDontBleed of 10:59PM March 27, 2012

The Trayvon situation is a tragedy. Full stop.
Comparing it to Dick Cheney's transplant is a complete non-sequitor. It makes a mockery of the efforts taken by organ banks to make the process as fair as possible:
http://www.organtransplants.org/understanding/unos/
I'd go as far as to say you ought to be ashamed, but I'll stop short of that. You should be semi-ashamed.

CC of FL 10:36PM March 27, 2012

Bottom line: if you choose to get it on with a dude,
realize 44mag trumps fists of fury.
See: Indiana Jones flick

gary of OH 9:23PM March 27, 2012

Mr. Zimmerman deserves a fair trial and i don't like to see judgments being made when all the facts are not in. These protests should be against the police department, not against Mr. Zimmerman. Unfortunately, Mr. Martin also deserved a police investigation in to his death that was not conducted. All the forensic evidence is now gone because the police did not do their job. It is likely now we will never know the truth. Based on what I have seen and heard so far, Mr. Zimmerman, fairly or not, would be acquited since all the evidence was ignored and then destroyed. It's going to be Rodney King all over again. Racism probably was a factor in this case, but it was police incompetence that exacerbated it. Expect riots if this goes to trial and he is found innocent.
In the future, neighborhood watch groups should not carry guns. Their job is to observe and report. That's it.

bing of AL 7:23PM March 27, 2012

Interesting writing... maybe a bit premature and reactionary.. maybe. But, I appreciated the use of Dick Cheney as a juxtaposition.

Peter Farell of WI 7:03PM March 27, 2012

It is most definitely a tragedy that this young man lost his life.
BUT...
We do not yet know the WHOLE story of the encounter, and as such, blame cannot be apportioned properly.
The second sad part of this tragedy is how quick so many jumped on the "this was racist" bandwagon - I wonder if there would have been ANY outcry if the race roles were reversed?
Jamie, if anyone here has proven themselves to be all to willing to play the race card with no proof, it is you.
Pathetic, really.

junior of DC 6:13PM March 27, 2012

I'm sorry, when did everybody get access to all the police reports, witness statements and depositions?
Until that occurs, nobody knows what really happened - and quite frankly based on the leaked witness testimony, it doesn't seem like the witnesses are sure what happened either. Did nobody learn a damn thing from the Crystal Mangum/Duke Lacrosse team? Quit jumping to conclusions and let the police/feds do their jobs.

Jeff of IL 5:53PM March 27, 2012