I have wondered if Trayvon was known to the police. It took many days before his ten day suspension from school surfaced. Is there anything else in his background? I get an image of a brooding kid with an attitude, totally unlike the sunny image of a fifth grader proffered by the media. Am I out of line? I have a feeling that this whole episode is being skewed and molded to fit a meme. I hope I’m wrong. sd
No- you are not out of line. Indeed, you are asking the tough questions the media has absolutely refused to ask. They (the major media) are hell-bent on causing race war (it gives them something to cover that will get viewers - and also furthers their political agenda).
What happened to the Twitter account that has been associated with Trayvon? What about the "rest of the story" on his school behavior issues and suspension (or the rumor I read that this wasn't his only trouble at school).
And I still don't buy that the police just let Zimmerman off with no investigation. They did, after all, take him into custody the night of the shooting. They did collect witness testimony (evident on the released police report). If you add a little more unreleased guesses - like maybe Martin had a reputation or was being watched for suspicion... well - it would be easy to see why Zimmerman was not initially charged.
But this is all as dangerous as the speculation that grew this to the international media frenzy it has become (and source of fuel for the true racists in this society- the Sharpton/Jackson/Farrakhans)