walking while black - Trayvon Martin

[Cynical Ninja]

Our system not only failed Trayvon, it allowed the victim to be put on trial.

That's a very good point, I mean defence lawyers are always going to question the witnesses and perhaps try and put something of a hint of negative spin on the victim. But the sheer depths to which American defence attorneys will plunge to is shocking to me, they were basically saying Trayvon was a Crip or Blood in the making which just wasn't the case. Did Trayvon have issues? Yes of course the vast majority of teenage boys have “issues” its called puberty and learning about what kind of man you are becoming.

Anyone who says their teenage son or daughter doesn't have “issues” is a liar.