Trayvon Martin's mother: 'Use my broken heart'

[koalabear]

The mother of slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin told the National Urban League on Friday that the verdict in the second-degree murder trial of George Zimmerman “is not going to define who Trayvon Martin was.”

“We will define his legacy,” said Sybrina Fulton on Friday at the civil rights organization’s annual conference in Philadelphia. “We will define who he is and what he was all about.”

Roughly midway through her remarks, Fulton appeared to criticize Florida’s so-called “Stand Your Ground” self-defense laws, which have come under scrutiny since Zimmerman was acquitted July 13 on second-degree murder and manslaughter charges in the February 2012 shooting death of Martin.

“Wrap your mind around no prom for Trayvon, no high school graduation for Trayvon, no college for Trayvon, no grandkids coming from Trayvon, all because of a law — a law that has prevented the person who shot and killed my son to be held accountable and to pay for this awful crime,” Fulton said.

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[phrodeau]

Why did you read that article? Do you actually care what she said?

 

[koalabear]

Why did you read that article? Do you actually care what she said?

What did she say?

 

[Adre]

Why did you post this?

 

[phrodeau]

What did she say?

She made a dumb comment. You quoted it.

 

[koalabear]

Why did you post this?

It's news, stand your ground and read it.

 

[koalabear]

She made a dumb comment. You quoted it.

Her having a broken heart is dumb!

 

[jeninflorida]

its a shame that the parents grief was hijacked by al sharpton and his drive of stupidity

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

She's an idgit for lotsa reasons" For one, Zimmerman didn't use STAND YOUR GROUND for his defense. Two, Zimmerman was acquitted, and that implies Trayvon made Zimmerman scared. And 3, the Shorta Rican juror said there was no evidence to convict Zimmerman with....though he was guilty of murder, huh?

Sabrina and Rachel oughta do American Idol together, then a PlayBoy crotch spread.

 

[run_silent]

Her heart is broken and the verdict hurt her more. I won't fault her for anything she might say now. She might be wrong but she is a person who lost her son. I dont' know the truth about this case but she is a mourning mother.

 

[dolf]

Her heart is broken and the verdict hurt her more. I won't fault her for anything she might say now. She might be wrong but she is a person who lost her son. I dont' know the truth about this case but she is a mourning mother.

truth^^

 

[renard_ruse]

The mother of slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin told the National Urban League on Friday that the verdict in the second-degree murder trial of George Zimmerman “is not going to define who Trayvon Martin was.”

“We will define his legacy,” said Sybrina Fulton on Friday at the civil rights organization’s annual conference in Philadelphia. “We will define who he is and what he was all about.”

Roughly midway through her remarks, Fulton appeared to criticize Florida’s so-called “Stand Your Ground” self-defense laws, which have come under scrutiny since Zimmerman was acquitted July 13 on second-degree murder and manslaughter charges in the February 2012 shooting death of Martin.

“Wrap your mind around no prom for Trayvon, no high school graduation for Trayvon, no college for Trayvon, no grandkids coming from Trayvon, all because of a law — a law that has prevented the person who shot and killed my son to be held accountable and to pay for this awful crime,” Fulton said...

Imagine if Trayvon was being attacked by someone and ended up killing them in self defense rather than "retreating" (and possibly being shot in the back) and was sentenced to prison and then was killed in in the joint by an older con with a shank.

SELF-DEFENSE IS A HUMAN RIGHT FOR PEOPLE OF ALL RACES. DEFEND THE HUMAN RIGHT TO SELF-DEFENSE FROM THE LUNATIC LEFT FRINGE.

 

[Adre]

Imagine if Trayvon was being attacked by someone and ended up killing them in self defense rather than "retreating" (and possibly being shot in the back) and was sentenced to prison and then was killed in in the joint by an older con with a shank.

SELF-DEFENSE IS A HUMAN RIGHT FOR PEOPLE OF ALL RACES. DEFEND THE HUMAN RIGHT TO SELF-DEFENSE FROM THE LUNATIC LEFT FRINGE.

What's wrong with using your hands, feet and elbows to defend yourself against an unarmed boy? A wannabe cop and he can't even throw a punch? He may be free and alive, but he's still a pussy.

 

[Tryharder62]

You know I have seen her in several interviews and I have felt she carried herself well and tried to get people to honor her son's life and have it not remembered in violence. I tell you if one of my boys was killed I would be a wreck. I, so far, have found her very classy dealing with all this stress. She loved her son and of course she would stand up for him. She is grieving.

 

[Tryharder62]

Her having a broken heart is dumb!

 

[jeninflorida]

She's an idgit for lotsa reasons" For one, Zimmerman didn't use STAND YOUR GROUND for his defense. Two, Zimmerman was acquitted, and that implies Trayvon made Zimmerman scared. And 3, the Shorta Rican juror said there was no evidence to convict Zimmerman with....though he was guilty of murder, huh?

Sabrina and Rachel oughta do American Idol together, then a PlayBoy crotch spread.

that juror is a fucking idiot .... "he's guilty of murder but we have no evidence" WTF how does trailer trash scum walk around without the assistance of a special helmet?