Thursday, July 18, 2013

NAACP leaders respond to Marley Lion/Trayvon Martin comparison

The Marley Lion case, which involved a 17-year-old South Carolina boy who was shot and killed in June 2012, drew a comparison to the Trayvon Martin shooting case in a viral Facebook post. A local South Carolina woman, 

An animation created by a South Carolina woman comparing the killing of an unarmed white Sout Carolina teen to the Trayvon Martin killing has gone viral. Lizz O'Neill made the illustration about the death of Marley Lion in an attempt to highlight Lion

On the other hand, I think the problem in the Trayvon case is that the aftermath was different. In the case of Marley Lion, there was an immediate search for the killer, fairly rapid apprehension, rapid action. With Trayvon Martin the police were

The Marley Lion case which involved a 17 year old South Carolina boy who was shot and killed in June 2012 drew a comparison to the Trayvon Martin shooting case in a viral Facebook post. A local South Carolina woman 

“Before yesterday almost no one outside of the Charleston area knew who Marley was. Now people across the nation know his name and are hearing his story.” The photo shows pictures of Martin and Marley Lion, 17, a white Academic Magnet High School 

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NAACP leaders respond to Marley Lion/Trayvon Martin comparison

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