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In March 2012 a [[white Hispanic]] shot and killed a 17 year old youth, Trayvon Martin, who violently assaulted him. A jury found Trayvon Martin's killer acted in self-defense.<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/07/13/george-zimmerman-found-not-guilty/2514163/ </ref>  Wikipedia reports, "media coverage surrounding Martin's death was greater than that of the [[Presidential Election 2012|2012 presidential race]], which was underway at the time."   

In March 2012 a [[white Hispanic]] shot and killed a 17 year old youth, Trayvon Martin, who violently assaulted him. A jury found Trayvon Martin's killer acted in self-defense.<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/07/13/george-zimmerman-found-not-guilty/2514163/ </ref>  Wikipedia reports, "media coverage surrounding Martin's death was greater than that of the [[Presidential Election 2012|2012 presidential race]], which was underway at the time."   

According to the victim, an altercation began when Martin suddenly appeared from behind and said, "You got a f----- problem, homie? You got a problem now", knocked him down and and pounded his head on a concrete sidewalk. The victim received a nose fracture, two black eyes, lacerations to the back of his head, a back injury, and facial bruising.  When Martin saw the gun, he reached for it saying, "You're going to die tonight m-----------!"  President Obama later remarked, "Trayvon Martin could have been me."<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/19/politics/obama-zimmerman/ </ref>

According to the victim, an altercation began when Martin suddenly appeared from behind and said, "You got a f----- problem, homie? You got a problem now", knocked him down and and pounded his head on a concrete sidewalk.<ref>http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:a_ooInCXchsJ:https://www.txantimedia.com/%3Fp%3D987+&cd=4&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us </ref> The victim received a nose fracture, two black eyes, lacerations to the back of his head, a back injury, and facial bruising.  When Martin saw the gun, he reached for it saying, "You're going to die tonight m-----------!"  President Obama later remarked, "Trayvon Martin could have been me."<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/19/politics/obama-zimmerman/ </ref>

 

[[Liberal]] Law Professor Jonathon Turley noted, "I am equally troubled by Attorney General Eric Holder discussing the case in public speeches when his department is supposed to be conducting an unbiased review of the facts involving a man who has not been convicted of a crime....The impression, in my view, diminishes the appearance of [[due process]] and fair trial for the accused."<ref>http://jonathanturley.org/2012/05/16/medical-report-on-zimmerman-shows-broken-nose-lacerations-and-back-injury/ </ref>

After he was exonerated, the victim responded to the President's provocative comments: "I think that throughout the process the president should have done what he said he was going to do and not interject himself in a local law enforcement matter or a state matter and waited until the facts came out, instead of rushing to judgment, making racially charged comments, and pitting American against American.  I believe that he should of taken the higher road given his position and, been an example, been a leader as the president should be and say, let's not rush to judgment."<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/george-zimmerman-accuses-barack-obama-of-fuelling-racial-tensions-with-comments-following-trayvon-martin-shooting-10129778.html </ref>

After he was exonerated, the victim responded to the President's provocative comments: "I think that throughout the process the president should have done what he said he was going to do and not interject himself in a local law enforcement matter or a state matter and waited until the facts came out, instead of rushing to judgment, making racially charged comments, and pitting American against American.  I believe that he should of taken the higher road given his position and, been an example, been a leader as the president should be and say, let's not rush to judgment."<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/george-zimmerman-accuses-barack-obama-of-fuelling-racial-tensions-with-comments-following-trayvon-martin-shooting-10129778.html </ref>