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Obama: ?If I had a son, he?d look like Trayvon.?
President Barack Obama made a searingly personal plea on Friday for Americans to come together and do some "soul searching" after the shooting death of African-American Florida teenager Trayvon Martin by a neighborhood watchman, noting: "If I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon."
"My main message is to the parents of Trayvon Martin. You know, if I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon. And you know, I think they are right to expect that all of us as Americans are going to take this with the seriousness it deserves and that we're get to the bottom of exactly what happened," Obama said in response to a shouted question in the White House Rose Garden.
[Related: Fla. man survives 'shoot first' horror]
Amid angry charges that race played a central role in the tragedy, Obama said "all of us have to do some soul searching to figure out how does something like this happen -- and that means that we examine the laws and the context for what happened as well as the specifics of the incident."
The U.S. Justice Department has announced that it's conducting its own investigation into whether Zimmerman, whose father is white and whose mother is from Peru, is guilty of a hate crime by targeting Martin, an African-American, on the basis of his race."I'm the head of the executive branch, and the attorney general reports to me so I've got to be careful about my statements to make sure that we're not impairing any investigation that's taking place right now," the president said.
"Obviously this is a tragedy. I can only imagine what these parents are going through. And when I think about this boy, I think about my own kids. And I think every parent in America should be able to understand why it is absolutely imperative that we investigate every aspect of this and that everybody pulls together, federal state and local to figure out exactly how this tragedy happened," the president said.
Obama's comments came just days after his chief spokesman, Jay Carney, had deflected questions about the incident, telling reporters "we're not going to wade into a local law-enforcement matter."
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/obama-had-son-d-look-trayvon-144936867.html
Re: Obama: ?If I had a son, he?d look like Trayvon.?
Can't Obama issue an executive order for Zimmerman to be arrested?
(I realize he can't, but wouldn't it be sweet?)
This whole thing makes me sick with outrage.
I'm actually quite proud of his response.
**looks overhead for pigs**
Whether this guy ends up in jail or not, he's going to have to be looking over his shoulder for the rest of his life - don't you think? It's what he deserved and brought on himself. I can't help wonder if he's hold-up in his house with the shades down clinging to his gun, jumping at the sound of every little noise. I suspect he's also blaming his situation on Trayvon because he seems like that type.
I too am glad Obama said what he said (Pigs also flying over my head)
Word on the street is that Zimmerman is in a safe house because he has received death threats. (Info from a friend who lives in the neighborhood where this happened)
Death threats are never the solution to any problem, but I'm really struggling to find the part of me that feels bad for him.
Just call me a b!tch then because the thought of him living in constant fear makes me smile. Signed - Someone who wishes she could un-hear the 911 tapes of poor Trayvon wailing for help.
And here I was thinking that wasn't enough.
I can't bring myself to listen to them.
I agree that death threats arent the answer. We should have a system of justice that will protect society from monsters like Zimmerman but since that system isnt working, people are stepping up and I cant blame them. Im sick over this and its not something I will forget anytime soon.
I listened to a series that Smo recommended by Tim Wise and I try to think about ways you can combat actions of racism. His example was when you see someone being trailed in a store to ask for a manager and refuse to shop there until its addressed and stopped but this is hard because when you think of what would have been necessary to prevent this gets really tricky. Obviously people in positions like this should have the right motives and Im sure there is language that he has used that should have been red flags for others in the neighborhood watch. Would it have been uncomfortable to speak up to Zimmerman and say, hey based on slurs you have used in the past, I am not comfortable with you patrolling our neighborhood? Yea! But damn I wish someone would have done that! Could the police have been more stern on the phone? Could the neighbors who heard the commotion have gotten themselves involved? In all of these circumstances, the risk to the person to speak up or get involved is probably measured against their comfort and thats why they dont speak up. But it was all of these failures that added together to fail to protect Trayvon and everyone that didnt do anything in their power shares in responsibility. This should be a burden that we all carry with us all of the time so that way the next time we hear or see something that makes us flinch but we resist to involve ourselves, that we think about what happens when we do nothing and ultimately, can you live with letting this go on. Evil prevails when good men do nothing just keeps sticking with me here.
I can't either, mesh. Just the thought makes a chill run up my spine.
I love that he said something. I was afraid after the demure by the press secretary that he wouldn't.
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A witness said that after the shooting, Zimmerman stood over the body with his hands in the air and said "Oh my God, I screwed up, I did a bad thing"
I'm angrier with the police dept than with Zimmerman, I think. Zimmerman is a tragically stupid fvckup who should have been arrested but it's the police who've allowed him to remain free and done one wrong thing after another after another.
I cannot comprehend of the mindset it must take to test that young dead body for drugs and let him lie on a slab for 48 hours without ever trying to find out WHO he was or whose kid he was, never even looking at the cell phone in his pocket. The only bits of work that PD did was to try and establish motive for Zimmerman after the fact.
That is just effing cold. I think that systematic coldness disturbs me more than the stupid wanna be hero chasing and shooting his sterotype of what a bad guy looks like. Ok, maybe not more, when I think back to that tape, but at least as much when I realize how systemic it is.
Same here. It's true...we all need to do some soul searching.
I really liked his statement. Careful, so it won't cause controversy and upset the investigation, but serious and personal enough so that it might give people pause.
Really, OBAMA could have been this kid, not a son of his. And I'm sure he realizes that, too.