Update~Remembering Trayvon Martin on what would have been his 18th birthday

Trayvon Martin, February 5, 1994-February 26, 2012 Rest in Peace Sweet Child

Trayvon Martin was born at the beginning of Black History Month, and he died near the end of Black History Month.  How is that for irony?

Trayvon Martin:  The Latest, Week 49

Tuesday, Feb. 5, 9:54 a.m. EST: Sanford, Fla., celebrates Trayvon's 18th birthday: Trayvon Martin would have turned 18 years old today. To mark the occasion, community leaders in Sanford, Fla., will host a "Banding Together for Peace" program designed to recognize the need for community healing and solidarity. The event, held in Goldsboro, a historically black part of the city, will include the Sanford Police Department, the NAACP, local city officials and Martin family attorney Benjamin Crump

In an attempt to see how long they can drag this case out with the hope we will forget our outrage,  lawyers for George Zimmerman requested a trail delay from mid June to November.  The Judge denied the request.

Listen to Trayvon Martin girlfriend describe what she heard on the phone with Trayvon Martin, and the guilt she feels.

A year after his death Travyon Martin continues to bring out the worst in some people.

What continues to shock me isn’t so much how widely held the negative view of him is, it is how openly people express their racism. Thanks to Wonkette, we know about Todd Kincannon.  He is the former general counsel and executive director of the South Carolina Republican Party who felt compelled to mention Trayvon in a raunchy tweet about the Super Bowl. After reading his obnoxious Twitter feed, feel free to reach for the Purell. As if Kincannon’s first Trayvon tweet weren’t bad enough, the filterless fellow went even farther in another shameful tweet.
.@DAWNCATHERINE I appreciate you! I agree that Trayvon Martin was a dangerous thug who needed to be put down like a rabid dog.

Let us remember Trayvon Martin and 7 black men who should be alive today, and their families.

Funny how people see things that don’t exist – time and time again. Problem is: It would only seem to happen when the suspected person is a Black male in the United States.  Martin had no gun and no criminal record. The Martin incident indicates that to some, a Black male doesn’t have to actually be doing anything unlawful to be murdered.  A Black male need only be walking while carrying an iced tea and a pack of Skittles to become the subject of attention.

Honestly RedEye, if I were black I don't think I would have the courage to have children in this country~havalittletalk

Breaking! George Zimmerman's Lawyers have left the building...

Sorta, kinda.....

BREAKING — The attorneys for George Zimmerman, the community watch volunteer who fatally shot unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin, said today they have lost touch with their client and are withdrawing from the case.

Craig Sonner and Hal Uhrig said at a news conference outside the Seminole County Courthhouse in Sanford, Fla., that they have not talked to Zimmerman, whose location is not known, in person in at least two days but in the past had spoken with him over the phone. “We can’t represent him unless he comes forward and asks us,” Uhrig said.


"We have a pretty good idea where he (Zimmerman) is," Uhrig said, but added that Zimmerman is not answering the phone.

Sonner and Uhrig said they were concerned that Zimmerman had telephoned the special prosecutor probing the case directly, set up a legal defense fund website and may have spoken with Fox Television commentator Sean Hannity, all without their knowledge.

His former lawyers lost contact with him after he set up a legal defense fund website, spoke with Sean Hannity and the Special Prosecutor...so when is the slow speed chase going to start?

Todays must reads
Trayvon Martin:  Black youth react to tragedy in Sanford, FL

Joe Oliver, George immermans 'friend" no longer his media advisor

Must see YouTube
I am not Trayvon Martin

Denying Racism exists won't make it go away

H/T jobsanger

Again,  there are some who thrive by denying racism is alive and well in America, especially in the criminal justice system. There are some who use selective outrage as a weapon of mass distraction from the real issue...a miscarriage of justice.

If it makes some of you feel better to call those of us calling for justice in the case of Trayvon Martin race hustlers, race pimps  and race baiters,  have at it.  We aren't the ones trying to incite a riot either. 

Today's Must Reads

For black Sanford residents, a history of distrusting police

The complicated history of the voter ID law in Georgia

PS, For those of you who are "sick and tired of reading about Trayvon and race" on RedEye's Front Page, go here, they are not talking about Trayvon Martin at all.  That is the great thing about the Internet,  you aren't forced to read about anything you don't want to read about.