Trayvon Martin’s parents in town to condemn violence

WLS-AM ^ | May 26, 2012

[2ndDivisionVet]

Fighting back tears, the parents of slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin stood beside the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. and relatives of Chicago area murder victims on Saturday to stress the need to end “senseless gun violence.”

“We are the voice of Trayvon Martin,” Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton said.

“He’s not here to speak for himself so we as his parents have decided instead of sitting back and not doing anything, this is what we have decided to do, to help our community and to help other parents.”

As she spoke about her son, Fulton also detailed her family’s Justice for Trayvon Foundation, which helps teens identify signs of racial profiling. She also called on Congress to amend Florida’s Stand Your Ground law, which allows a person in fear of bodily harm to use force, even deadly force, in the face of a perceived threat.

The unarmed hoodie-clad Martin was allegedly killed by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman in Sanford, Fla. on Feb. 26, sparking nationwide protest and cries of injustice against African Americans.

Zimmerman, who is awaiting trial on a second-degree murder charge, has claimed self-defense and said he only fired because Trayvon Martin attacked him.

On Saturday, Tracy Martin recalled the day he learned his son was gunned down.

By law, the Florida-based county’s morgue couldn’t let the elder Martin see the body. Instead, he was forced to identify his son by gruesome crime scene photos.

“As any of you know as parents, or family members of slain victims, to look at a crime scene photo, it’s very disturbing,” Tracy Martin said at the Rainbow PUSH headquarters, 930 East 50th Street.

“...That was certainly very disturbing to just see that picture of my son on the ground dead. That will be ingrained in my memory for the rest of my life.”

Jackson said it’s time to “stop the killing,” pointing out that nearly 30,000 people in the country die from gun violence each year.

He also addressed recent reports that showed Trayvon Martin had trace amounts of marijuana in his system, saying it had nothing to do with his death.

“It’s the fact that he was profiled and pursued,” Jackson said. “...It’s just a clear cut case of what happened.”

The civil rights leader Saturday was also joined by relatives of other murder victims, including the family of Darnell Donerson and Jason Hudson, the mother and brother of Academy Award winning actress Jennifer Hudson who were killed by the star’s estranged brother-in-law in 2008.

Jackson also stood with the loved ones of Rekia Boyd, a woman who was allegedly shot to death by an off-duty Chicago Police officer in March, and Stephon Watts, an autistic 15-year-old boy who was allegedly killed by police in his south suburban home after the boy’s father called for help in February.

Tracy Martin turned to Watts’ father on Saturday to offer advice in dealing with the loss: “From father to father, I feel your pain. I know that,” Martin said. “...Continue to have faith and just lean on your better half. And if you have doubt, lean on God.”

[liberalh8ter]

I agree except for them waking up with unbearable guilt and remorse; they feel no such emotion and only subscribe to their little angel being murdered by that cracker, Zimmerman.

[tflabo]

Meanwhile back in Jesse’s Chi-town streets his blacks are gunning each other down like its a video arcade. That doesn’t fit the racist agenda speak so what does he care. Unbelievable hypocricy.

[Wally_Kalbacken]

How’s that condemnation of violence working out in the Windy City?

...I thought so.

[Wally_Kalbacken]

How’s that condemnation of violence working out in the Windy City?

...I thought so.

[Krankor]

I’d be curious as to how much money, if any, daddy Martin makes a year. Think about it. Trayvon’s mother had to go to work, so she couldn’t let Trayvon stay home because he’d probably steal the silverware. So she relies on good old reliable, hard working Daddy Trayvon, who takes lil’ Tray to his gal pals’ house and promptly departs for the evening- leaving lil Tray to babysit some younger sibling, cousin, half brother or whatever.

[PoloSec]

Saint Skittles, the patron saint of thugs!

[kanawa]

Traydmark Tour rolls on.

[patriot08]

Have TRAY-von's parents condemned THIS??

While the Zimmerman/Martin ‘white’ on black killing is covered 24/7 on the MSM with an outpouring of rage and charges of a racial hate crime, where is the concern- where is the rage about the home invasion, torture, beating, rape and murder of the elderly white couple by a gang of feral blacks in Oklahoma just a few weeks ago?

The 90 year old war veteran husband was beaten and his jaw broken. He was shot in the face numerous times with a BB gun and sent to the hospital in critical condition.

The 85 year old partially blind wife was RAPED and then BEATEN TO DEATH.

Can you just imagine the pain, the humiliation, the horror that dear old lady experienced being gang raped by that pack of feral animals?

(the autopsy states she was raped. Don’t think all of these animals didn’t all participate)

And can you imagine the pain, the horror of that dear old husband having to witness this?

Mr. Strait died from his injuries last week.

There’s a lot more involved here than a home invasion and robbery.

WHERE ARE THE CHARGES OF A RACIAL HATE CRIME??

90 year old husband’s jaw broken and shot in face with a BB gun numerous times?

85 wife year old semi blind wife RAPED and BEATEN to death??

Why does it take a foreign press to enlighten America as to this henious crime?

WHERE IS THE NATIONAL OUTRAGE?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2117695/Brutal-home-invasion-Oklahoma-couple-ends-65-year-romance-meeting-blind-date.html

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Have they caught the rest of the gang of feral blacks who raped, tortured and murdered this elderly woman? Are they even looking? Not a word about it in the media.

[Jaded]

So the tour is in Chi-town this weekend?

[SoFloFreeper]

...Fulton also detailed her family’s Justice for Trayvon Foundation, which helps teens identify signs of racial profiling. She also called on Congress to amend Florida’s Stand Your Ground law...

Ah, like the Jersey Girls, these perpetual victims will be milking their status for all it is worth.

Maybe their Foundation can afford to get these parents a class in the Constitution, where they can learn that Congress doesn't have any damn business sticking its nose into Florida's SYG law.

BTW, did Jesse Jagmo mention the 24 shootings over the weekend in Chicago?

[GoldenPup]

As she spoke about her son, Fulton also detailed her family’s Justice for Trayvon Foundation

Yep...dat graby train keep on chuggin down de line!!

[FreedomPoster]

Besides the parents, the vast majority of reporters and columnists involved in this story need to carefully listen to it. And then take a deep hard look inside themselves, and their reporting on this story.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

To me the whole problem with his parents and the press is they’re all just a pathetic bunch of opportunists. They have absolutely no honor whatsoever. The mother trademarks his name (why I call him Traydmark now) and the press editing the info to outrage blacks as much as possible to help Obama and to get more ratings. It just gets me sick.

[FreedomPoster]

Make those points to everyone you know. Wake some people up.

[MinuteGal]

"The parents stood beside the Rev. Jesse Jackson to stress the need to end 'senseless gun violence' ".

Did the Rev-rund Jackson bother to clue them in on the 24-plus shootings in Chicago this weekend including a murder or two?.....and the weekend isn't even over yet.

These pious hypocrites and flim-flam artists take the cake....even as they're taking in the big buck fees and expenses in their speaking tour across the fruited plain....and in even London, too, by crickety.

Leni

[Molon Labbie]

He also said Trayvon had his hand in his waistband. This is a typical urban thug tactic. They walk toward a percieved threat with their hand in their wasteband to make the other party think they are armed.

[packrat35]

Its also a good way to get your a$$ shot. Ooops!!

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

Oh that’s right!!! I forgot all about that! That would totally explain why Zimmerman started sounding nervous when he told the dispatcher Traydmark was walking towards him. Plus would also explain the panicked screaming later on. Zimmerman thought Traydmark was armed and was going to shoot him when he attacked. Damn I gotta listen to this thing again. When I was listening to it I was just focusing on whether or not Zimmerman kept following Traydmark and the tape proves without a doubt he stopped.

This is the epitome of a justifiable homocide. Traymark appears to be on drugs. He gestures that he has a gun. Zimmerman backs off to the point where he tells the dispatcher he lost him. Zimmerman waits for the cops to call him.....

Now we know the next thing that happens is a resident calls 911and we can hear screaming over the phone. This is Zimmerman being attacked. We know this because there were no marks on Traydmark other than the gunshot wound and I believe they said marks on his knuckles. Why would it be Traydmark screaming? The witness said he saw Traydmark on top of Zimmerman beating him. It was Zimmerman screaming without a doubt. He was in fear of his life. He is thinking someone who is on drugs, who has a gun, is attacking him. F..k that....That Zimmerman allowed himself to even get hit twice shows restraint. What people should be protesting is why this guy is being charged with ANYTHING!

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Jesse and Al are pushing this to the point where race war is guaranteed, unless George Zimmerman is crucified.

Facts and evidence ceased to matter in this situation just as soon as the left decided that it was exploitable.

[Cboldt]

-- ... when Zimmerman said Traydmark was walking towards him. Am I mistaken or did he sound a bit nervous while saying that? --

As Molon Labbie pointed out, Martin is also reported as putting his hand in his waistband. You'd have to be nuts to not be apprehensive that the person would draw a firearm. None produced, and we don't know what's on Zimmerman's mind then - did he think it was a bluff?

-- Either way, my impression was no way in hell was this the kind of guy who would be confronting crooks. --

I agree. And when he's called in the past, about suspicious persons, he's expressly said that he does not want to confront them. That doesn't mean he does not want to keep them in view. As I said previously, if the view Zimmerman expects to obtain is the suspect running away, the inference can't be that Zimmerman desired a confrontation. Even if he wanted a confrontation, slow pudgy Zimmerman couldn't get one on his own abilities.