And all along I thought this was Zimmerman's case. Kind of strange when you think about compared to all the other high profile cases of recent.
For example:
OJ case
Oscar Pistorius case
Jodi Arias case
Casey Anthony case
none of them know by the name of the victims of such cases.
So the Chicago Tribune sees fit to call it the Traynon Martin case. Odd
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-usa-florida-shooting-statement-20130714,0,2863053.story
The the President's comments:
The death of Trayvon Martin was a tragedy. Not just for his family, or for any one community, but for America. I know this case has elicited strong passions. And in the wake of the verdict, I know those passions may be running even higher. But we are a nation of laws, and a jury has spoken. I now ask every American to respect the call for calm reflection from two parents who lost their young son. And as we do, we should ask ourselves if we're doing all we can to widen the circle of compassion and understanding in our own communities. We should ask ourselves if we're doing all we can to stem the tide of gun violence that claims too many lives across this country on a daily basis. We should ask ourselves, as individuals and as a society, how we can prevent future tragedies like this. As citizens, that's a job for all of us. That's the way to honor Trayvon Martin.
To that, I wonder what about this case causes him to suggest "if we're doing all we can to stem the tide of gun violence that claims too many lives across this country on a daily basis.". This case was not about gun violence. It was about a lawful man defending his life. It just happened to be with his firearm. Not the same as gun violence we all know he should be talking about say in Chicago. To even tie these to things together is just insincere to say the least.
Also, "how we can prevent future tragedies like this. As citizens, that's a job for all of us. That's the way to honor Trayvon Martin".
Ok, how to prevent this? How about we don't have thugs attacking people in a violent assault? Also, why would we need to honor the assaulter in this case? It was proven beyond a reasonable doubt that Trayvon Martin was the aggressor in this case and as such lost his life doing something he should not have done.
It's odd how some can't see the forest through the trees. Chicago is the place the President should be spending most of his time trying to get straightened out. It's America's killing fields in parts of that city. And yet he is more focused on so many other less important things.
