It's Watch!... Neighborhood Watch. Not shoot.

All of which is being discussed.

We're in the earliest part of this story being told. We don't even know what happened yet.

Why are you uncomfortable with the racial component?

 

This story deserves national attention. The known facts, and the police action/inaction demand it.

Now, maybe you could argue that it's getting even more, or more sensational coverage than it warrants, but it's insane to say it's not a national story.

Can you always point to other stories that you think also deserve this kind of attention? Sure. But there's only so much room in the news cycle. It's just how it works.

 

Emmett Till's death should have been a brief on B4 of the Delta Democrat. Why did the media make such a big fuss?

 

Exhibit A. 2012 Florida = 1955 Mississippi. Same context. Same perspective. Same issues.

 

I agree with you that if guns weren't so readily available, cowardly racists would not be able to gun down innocent people.

 

So you're complaining about posts on a message board, not actual news coverage.

 

Obama:

www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2012/03/obama-if-i-had-son-hed-look-trayvon/50253/

 

Hey Abbot in a roundabout way does raise a good question. How do some causes become cause celebre while others do not draw little attention.

A good example is the one I mentioned on this thread where white cop shot and killed unarmed college football player in lilly white Pleasantville.

Said cop ends up being named cop of the year by local PBA.

 

Geraldo: He was asking for it.

thinkprogress.org/media/2012/03/23/450608/geraldo-rivera-hoodie-trayvon-martin/

 

Cases become causes when they're simple and metaphorical. The Martin shooting seems to be that.

The Danroy Henry case is complex, and littered with contradictions.

 

At my son's high school, if it's cooler than 80 degrees, the boys wear nothing but hoodies.