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George Zimmerman takes a victory lap over Trayvon Martin’s grave
The Miami Herald ^ | May 17, 2016 | Leonard Pitts, Jr.

Posted on 05/18/2016 10:23:41 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Selling the gun that killed Trayvon Martin adds to the travesty over his unpunished homicide

Marketing the gun is more than bad taste — it’s a national shame

The murder has been ‘commodified,’ turned into a trophy for display

It was not enough just to kill Sam Hose. No, they had to make souvenirs out of him.

Hose was an African-American man lynched by a mob of some 2,000 white women and men in 1899 near the town of Newnan, Ga. They did all the usual things. They stabbed him, castrated him, skinned his face, mutilated him, burned him alive.

Then they parceled out pieces of his body.

You could buy a small fragment of his bones for a quarter. A piece of his liver, “crisply cooked,” would set you back a dime. The great African-American scholar, W.E.B. DuBois, reported that Hose’s knuckles were for sale in a grocer’s window in Atlanta.

No, it wasn’t enough just to kill Sam Hose. People needed mementos of the act.

Apparently, it wasn’t enough just to kill Trayvon Martin, either...

(Excerpt) Read more at miamiherald.com ...


TOPICS: Heated Discussion
KEYWORDS: blacks; racism; trayvon; zimmerman
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
let me find that tiny little violin I have stashed for these special liberal tear-jerker moments.............

Cannot find my do not GAF meter gif at the moment, either.

21 posted on 05/18/2016 10:56:54 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Yes.

Leonard Pitts is a full-on flamethrower of keeping hatred alive.


22 posted on 05/18/2016 11:06:07 PM PDT by bootless (Is life so dear or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it!)
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To: doorgunner69
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(I found the case)

23 posted on 05/18/2016 11:19:46 PM PDT by Ken H (Best election ever!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Victory lap? Heck, I’d do donuts and a burnout just for good measure.


24 posted on 05/18/2016 11:31:20 PM PDT by 60Gunner (The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men. - Plato)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Actually this is a trick to get out the black vote for this election.

The gun was probably somehow paid for by "friends of Hillary."

25 posted on 05/19/2016 12:00:30 AM PDT by Bogie (Just a coincidence?)
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To: Mr. Mojo

No word on how the parents of Trayvon sickly profited on his death in media attention and money


26 posted on 05/19/2016 12:03:07 AM PDT by lavaroise (s)
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To: Reno89519

Unfortunately, I doubt he will get much for the gun.

What he deserved was millions from NBC and other outlets who aired the altered and edited 911 call to paint him as a racist.


27 posted on 05/19/2016 12:06:39 AM PDT by Kellis91789 (We hope for a bloodless revolution, but revolution is still the goal.)
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To: Kellis91789
He will get plenty for the gun.

Hillary channeled the Goldman Sacks money into this election stunt.

28 posted on 05/19/2016 12:12:17 AM PDT by Bogie (Just a coincidence?)
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To: Kellis91789

Wait to see how she milks it!


29 posted on 05/19/2016 12:13:26 AM PDT by Bogie (Just a coincidence?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Can’t get a real job, eh Mr. Pitts?


30 posted on 05/19/2016 1:40:05 AM PDT by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason and rule of law. Prepare!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Martin attacked Zimmerman and might have broke his skull wide open if Zimmerman hadn’t shot him. It doesn’t matter what Zimmerman said to him beforehand to warrant that vicious attack. Zimmerman was hounded relentlessly and nearly framed by the press. It probably is in bad taste but I can’t get worked up about this.

But this whole incident was blown out of proporrion for a reason. It was a message to whites that they should know their place, that if blacks want to prey upon whitea then they should be allowed to because other white people they never knew oppressed black people they themselves never had a hand in oppressing.

And of course it’s all about keeping blacks angry and dependent upon Democrats who they view as their champions but really by stirring so much hatred towards whites and claiming they are irreversibly oppressed they do nothing but ensure many more black lives being snuffed out than would otherwise occur. Hatred and hopelessness is a very dangerous combination.

This is the best I can explain it but I think this is exactly the truth.


31 posted on 05/19/2016 1:48:58 AM PDT by Crucial
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To: Bogie
Actually this is a trick to get out the black vote for this election.
I'm sure your right. Either that or out to riot - with summer days approaching now's the best season for a bit redistribution of wealth. There's a whole new class of '16 out there who want this year's newest trainer shoes.
32 posted on 05/19/2016 2:01:34 AM PDT by Mr Radical
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Leonard Pitts is not an objective journalist but an opinion writer.

Zimmerman defended his life against someone who was trying to kill him.

People here on FR may not like GZ...heck, I may not like GZ...but a fact is a fact.

We should not join in this bashing of a man who lawfully defended his life.

2DV, I’m not saying this to you in an accusatory tone. :)


33 posted on 05/19/2016 2:12:17 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper ((Just say no to HRC))
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The odds this piece was written by a black homosexual are extremely high.


34 posted on 05/19/2016 2:15:05 AM PDT by Rome2000 (SMASH THE CPUSA-SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS-CLOSE ALL MOSQUES)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Wow, this guy is a racist


35 posted on 05/19/2016 2:23:11 AM PDT by dila813 (Voting for Trump to Punish Trumpets!)
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To: Rome2000
The odds this piece was written by a black homosexual are extremely high.

The Obungler wrote it?😀😃😂😊😇😆😄😎

36 posted on 05/19/2016 2:24:31 AM PDT by Mark17 (I traded my shackles for a glorious song. I'm free, praise the Lord, free at last.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Hey Leonard, how much money have St. Trayvon's parents raked in via the "Trayvon Martin Foundation", and how much of that money went straight into their pockets, rather than pursuing the stated goals of the foundation?

And what about this?

Hillary Clinton to Deliver Speech at $1500 Per Person Trayvon Martin Event

37 posted on 05/19/2016 2:36:53 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (Hey now baby, get into my big black car, I just want to show you what my politics are.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

travon attacked Zimmerman and deserved what he got.


38 posted on 05/19/2016 3:08:30 AM PDT by Joe Boucher (500 years ago we had Shakesphere, obammys people live in mud huts still. Go figure)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; All

Completely irresponsible. Will The Miami Herald publisher as well as its entire editorial staff which includes its editor be held accountable if and when reaction sets in to this highly inflamatory politiical screed based on a false narrative ? Looks like they’re afraid for the results of this November election and have to whipup a Ferguson.


39 posted on 05/19/2016 3:22:20 AM PDT by mosesdapoet (My best insights get lost in FR's becaus e of meaningless venting no one reads.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

It would be a shame if some thug pounded Leonard Pitts, Jr.’s head into the concrete.


40 posted on 05/19/2016 3:28:17 AM PDT by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
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