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Robert Zimmerman, the brother of the man acquitted in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin, reacted Friday to President Barack Obama's impromptu statement on the case by saying that he would go a step beyond the president and advocate for defending youth "of all colors," including African-Americans.
"The president talked about encouraging African-American youth but I would say also youth of all colors," Zimmerman told Fox News by phone. "It might be in situations in their life that they don't feel like they're getting the encouragement from society that they need. That's one of the things my brother was doing before this incident."
In response to Obama's call to train law enforcement to handle potential racial bias, Zimmerman added that for at-risk youth "sometimes the right encouragement and the right role models and sort of the right shoulder to lean on in very difficult times in life can prevent any kind of engagement with law enforcement or the criminal justice s system whatsoever."
Zimmerman was measured in his response, praising Obama for speaking "off-the-cuff" and being "very sincere in his remarks."
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/robert-zimmerman-reacts-to-obama-lets-encourage-youth
While the right wing crazies accuse him Of Dividing America With Racist Speech
http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/obama-accused-of-dividing-america-with-racist-speech-about-g
Laurian
(2,593 posts)He needs to just go away. He's another person trying to cash in and benefit from this horrific situation.
I wish they'd stop giving him a platform and microphone. He's no "expert" on race relations.
Rhiannon12866
(205,999 posts)Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)How can we miss him, if he won't go away?
avebury
(10,952 posts)the motor mouth juror just need to just go away.
Rex
(65,616 posts)Two piles of crap that, for some reason, people are fascinated with. Have no idea why.
JustAnotherGen
(31,879 posts)And go away already.
You know - for people who pretend to be in fear for their lives - they sure do like to sound up and race bait . . . don't they?