Plain Old American is a Plain Old Racist who needs to be bitch slapped
good.
On Mar 22, 2:04 pm, plainolamerican <plainolameri...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thousands Protest the Racist Murder of Trayvon Martin
> --
> yeah ... those mulatto spics sure are racists
>
> luckily, the court will decide if he was a racist or a murderer.
>
> regardless, the niggers, jews and other minorities who protested are
> really gonna be pissed if he's found not guilty.
> seeing NYC burn like LA after the King verdict will be fun to watch.
>
> On Mar 22, 1:56 pm, Tommy News <tommysn...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Thousands Protest the Racist Murder of Trayvon Martin at NYC's
> > 'Million Hoodie March'
> > Participants stressed that while they were there for Trayvon Martin,
> > the problem went far beyond him, to a culture in which young Black men
> > are assumed to be dangerous.
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> > Last night, thousands of individuals packed into New York's
> > Union Square before taking the streets for the Million Hoodies March.
> > They came to demand justice for Trayvon Martin, the seventeen-year-old
> > boy who was murdered in Sanford, Florida, after buying some Skittles
> > and iced tea. His confessed murderer, neighborhood watchman George
> > Zimmerman, cried self-defense, and the police did not charge him. But
> > recently released 9/11 calls and testimony from Martin's friend, to
> > whom he was speaking moments before his death, make it clear that
> > Zimmerman was on the prowl before he fatally shot Trayvon.
>
> > Police, however, seemed to have little interest in investigating the
> > death of a young, Black male. Cops even called Trayvon Martin's body a
> > John Doe. Combating the racism exhibited by both Zimmerman and the
> > Sanford Police Department, the message last night was not that Martin
> > is just another dead Black kid -- it was that "Trayvon Martin matters.
> > You matter." Moreover, it was that justice is universal. "No justice,
> > no peace," they said. "What if Martin had been white?" Demonstrators
> > demanded Zimmerman be prosecuted and called for a cultural revolution
> > to create a society where being Black in a hoodie doesn't get people
> > murdered, by citizens or police.
>
> > "I reek of Brooklyn," said City Councilman Jumaane Williams from the
> > stage, a gray hood over his long dreads. "I'm not a criminal. I'm a
> > New York City Councilman."
>
> > "My blood is not cheap. We want justice -- just like you want justice
> > when police fall, we want justice when we fall," said Williams, who
> > has been an outspoken critic of New York's racist stop-and -frisk
> > policing tactic.
>
> > "I don't play the race card," Williams said, "it's always given to me."
>
> > Williams, like other participants, stressed that while they were there
> > for Trayvon Martin, the problem went far beyond him. Ours is a deadly
> > culture, they said, in which young Black men are assumed to be
> > dangerous.
>
> > "The mayor and commissioner of this city have provided no leadership,"
> > said Williams, adding that they have instead "provided a culture that,
> > at a minimum, allowed me to be arrested on Labor Day, and Ramarley
> > Graham shot." Just eighteen years old when NYPD officers busted down
> > his door without a warrant, Graham was shot and killed in the bathroom
> > of his apartment, while his grandmother and six-year-old brother were
> > inside. He, too, was wearing a hoodie, and his name was echoed
> > throughout the night.
>
> > As the Martins' lawyer Benjamin Crump took the stage, he explained
> > that Zimmerman's accusations (that Martin was on drugs and "up to no
> > good") were racial stereotypes. Perhaps more disturbing is that the
> > police believed him. Crump reiterated that no drug, alcohol, or
> > background tests were conducted on George Zimmerman before he was
> > allowed to walk away without a murder charge. Martin, however, was
> > tested for substances posthumously. Even in death, he was suspicious.
>
> > "I am Trayvon Martin!" the crowd chanted repeatedly, echoing rallying
> > cries following Troy Davis' execution.
>
> > The most emotional part of the evening, however, was when Martin's
> > parents took the stage. For so many women in the crowd that night, the
> > march was about showing support for the Martins, and ensuring the
> > safety of their own children.
>
> > "We're not going to stop until we get justice," said Trayvon's father,
> > Tracy Martin, "My son did not deserve to die."
>
> > "Trayvon was just a typical teenager," he said, "Trayvon was not a bad person."
>
> > Martin said that while nothing can bring his son back, he can work to
> > ensure that justice is served and that no other parents have to suffer
> > like he has.
>
> > "My heart is in pain," Sybrina Fulton, Martin's mother, said through
> > tears, "This is the support we need."
>
> > "Our son is your son!" she shouted, to much applause. "This is not
> > about a Black and white thing. This is about a right and wrong thing."
>
> > Martin was killed for looking "suspicious" -- being Black in a hoodie
> > -- and the Sanford Police Department did not doubt it.
>
> > "Mic check! Are you ready to march for Trayvon?" shouted someone from the stage.
>
> > Demanding justice for Martin's murder, the crowd pulled their hoodies
> > up and and marched into the street.
>
> > The march shuffled west on 14th Street, spilling off of the sidewalks.
> > In the front of the march, Councilmen Ydanis Rodriguez and Jumaane
> > Williams linked arms with other marchers before a brief stand-off with
> > police. As the march hurried passed them, the cops eventually let the
> > councilmen and the crowd behind push forward. Police made several
> > efforts to divert the march, even hauling in NYPD vans and other mass
> > arrest vehicles, but no visible arrests were made, despite the cops'
> > intimidation. They blocked the streets on motorcycles; the crowd
> > turned and marched right by them. Some Occupy Wall Street protesters,
> > with bandanas on their mouths, appeared to block the motorcycles, so
> > that marchers could get by.
>
> > The crowd was far different from an Occupy Wall Street demonstration
> > -- darker and rowdy, but less anarchistic. CUNY students chanted, with
> > a rap-like vibe, "Is that a badge or a swastika?" Signs asked "Am I
> > next?"
>
> > Young mother April McDonald and her six-year-old son held hands as
> > they marched, their free hands in fists, chanting "We are Trayvon!"
>
> > "As a parent, this could to happen any of us," said McDonald, who then
> > told me her own frightening encounter with racism: McDonald said an
> > NYPD officer ran over her cousin, nearly killing him, then attempted
> > to blame the victim, saying he had headphones on. "He had nothing on,"
> > she said. "Just another example of how the NYPD, other police, try to
> > cover up, protect their necks."
>
> > Woman after woman told me they were mothers, there to show their
> > support for Trayvon Martin's family, and to stand up for their own
> > children.
>
> > Many of the men there had been victims of racial profiling. As Fernel
> > Williams, 34, told me, "One time I was just walking to the train and a
> > cop said, 'give me a lift,'" adding, "I didn't know what he was
> > talking about until he lifted up my shirt, because some 'suspicious'
> > guy was running around. A robbery had just been committed."
>
> > When the march returned to Union Square, Occupy Wall Street protesters
> > urged the demonstrators to help them hold the park. Organizers of the
> > march were annoyed at the suggestion, and many continued forward,
> > disjointed.
>
> > Back in Union Square, a mic-checked speak-out went on for hours.
> > Marchers stood up to tell their stories of encounters with police --
> > being arrested for walking down the sidewalk, pulled over for being
> > Black, or witnessing an unlawful, forceful stop -- and demanding the
> > police show their badges. "If we don't stand up for something, we will
> > fall down," said one speaker, who urged people to be proactive in
> > their communities, filming the police, asking cops' names, and
> > asserting their rights.
>
> > Many speakers urged individuals from all communities to show support.
> > "It rains on all of us," they said.
>
> > A sixteen-year-old white girl, Becky, was so moved by their testimony
> > that she spoke, on the verge of tears. "I cannot imagine being
> > frisked," she said. "It is so unfair that people my age are."
>
> > "I'm from Tennesse," Becky added, "racism is strong there, and I want
> > to make a difference. People like you have given me the inspiration to
> > do so."
>
> > When occupiers began speaking about issues un-related to racism, many
> > marchers for Trayvon Martin became angry, and felt as if Occupy was
> > using their march to push their own agenda. "We are here for Trayvon!"
> > they shouted. Other occupiers urged each other to "Step back,
> > listen...There's something beautiful happening here. We can all learn
> > from each other." Both occupiers and Trayvon marchers, many of which
> > overlapped (people who had supported OWS, but came primarily for
> > Trayvon, and vise-versa) were divided about whether OWS had acted
> > improperly, but most seemed to agree that Occupy has the potential to
> > include more people of color. To do so, Diana Smith of the South Bronx
> > said, "Speak on agendas that affect me. When Ramarley Graham was
> > killed, I didn't see Occupy Wall Street there."
>
> > Despite the brief disagreement, Wednesday night was a success for
> > Trayvon Martin's family and other victims of race-based violence. They
> > came together in mass support, took the streets for their rights, and
> > let the world know that they matter.
>
> > "We are not criminals," they said, hoodies up.
>
> > Sign the petition to prosecute George Zimmerman, Trayvon Martin's
> > cold-blooded killer, here.
>
> >http://www.alternet.org/activism/154656/thousands_protest_the_racist_...
>
> > --
> > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
> > Have a great day,
> > Tommy
>
> > --
> > Together, we can
>
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