Trayvon Martin: A Bullet in the Heart of Racial Justice

With this example, what message are vigilantes like George Zimmerman supposed to take away?

George Lois 

July 19, 2013  

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Law enforcement officers (whose standard operating procedure is merely to stop a suspected perpetrator, rather than shoot to kill) practice on this target silhouette of a human being. If this is the example coming from our authorities, what message will vigilantes like George Zimmerman take away?

The new film Fruitvale Station examines the obstacles facing young black men in America today.

George Lois 

July 19, 2013

Read more: Trayvon Martin: A Bullet in the Heart of Racial Justice | The Nation http://www.thenation.com/article/175361/trayvon-martin-bullet-heart-racial-justice#ixzz2ZgbHK4rI
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