walking while black - Trayvon Martin

[HairOfTheDog]

I'm sad for Trayvon and his family, too, and for the other 30 or so black youths who were also killed during the same time period that nobody noticed. If we stop judging based on appearances will the crime stop? Because I can do that.

I agree that the issue of racism and prejudice in general needs to be spoken about if we are to better understand and hopefully minimize hate and crimes that are rooted in it. It's good that people are discussing it.

But, I'm not sure the other 30 or so black youths killed in the same period went unnoticed just because they didn't warrant the same level of media attention and protest. Martin's killing is different. It involves an ignored 911 instruction, no apparent crime committed by the victim, a legal clause that may have been exploited to shield his killer given the killer's civilian "watch" role at the time, and a sloppy investigation. It's a unique story.