The King of Pointless Nitpicking.
Here is one more for the Unanswered Questions file:
Trayvon had no criminal record. He was suspended from his Miami high school for 10 days in February, which is the reason he was visiting his father. The family said the suspension was not for violent or criminal behavior but for a violation of school policy.
I have no idea what school he attended, but for flavor, here is a Southwest Miami High School discipline plan. Fighting is an automatic ten-day suspension; repeated minor offenses such as smoking or dress code violations can result in a ten dayer.
In regards to this.
Let's desperately pretend the kid had it coming....
Was Zimmerman engaging in a bit of racial profiling when he started following the black teen? Was Martin engaging in a bit of profiling by feeling threatened by the large swarthy man?
I'm just having a lot of trouble processing this:
Was Martin engaging in a bit of profiling by feeling threatened by the large swarthy man?
The one who shot him for nothing?
I have kids. I can't imagine the pain the Martin family feels right now.
Trayvon Martin was murdered.