I just received an email with a phony picture of Trayvon Martin.

[tavernier]

The photo is actually that of a tattooed rapper, which doesn't look anything like TM. I went to Snopes, and sure enough, this is being circulated in emails by the wingnuts who are calling it a "liberal plot" to make TM look like a sweet young teenager.

I replied to the sender to please stop spreading this kind of bullshit, along with the Snopes article. Unfortunately Snopes didn't have any corrections regarding the story that states that TM had been suspended from school because of stolen items found on his possession, and something about an attack on a bus driver.

Does anyone know the truth to these allegations? I'd like to clear this up as well with my email "pal". Thanks!

[gopiscrap]

1. Fucking asshole racists

the sorrow of it is that about a third of our country is so ignorant that they will lap that shit up.

[quinnox]

2. to these kinds of racist folk, one black guy looks like all the others

so that makes some kind of weird sense that the picture looks totally different than the real T. Martin. I doubt these knuckleheads sending these emails can tell the difference.

[Enrique]

3. Trayvon is not on trial

He is dead.

[Hoyt]

5. +1. Some, even here, don't get that.

[uppityperson]

4. He had a screwdriver and some jewelry that was not stolen, not suspended for that.

[NYC_SKP]

7. IIRC it was a backback search that turned up nothing.

May have been prompted by suspicion of graffiti.

[bluedigger]

6. I'd ask the sender why they are promoting a racist plot. n/t

[NYC_SKP]

8. Is this the picture?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

9. LOL

That guy's clearly older than seventeen

[NYC_SKP]

10. Yup, but I think that's the pic in the emails. Source:

http://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2012/jul/17/chain-email/real-photo-trayvon-martin-chain-email-says-so/

http://bcove.me/9rcpx3d0

[tavernier]

12. Yup and here is the email:

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Do you know who this is? It is Little Trayvon Martin...! At 17 yrs of age.

Don't know how much coverage this story has had in your area, but, if it has, here's a new look at it!

For those of us who thought we were well informed and weren't.....quite the realty check.

That old adage applies here: "there are two sides to every story." We don't always get the truth from the media. One of my favorite rants - the liberal controlled media, television news, newspapers, magazines, radio; all continue to show 12 year old Trayvon; NOT 17 year old Trayvon.

They continue to show the 5 year old picture BECAUSE it helps to cement in your mind the cute, little, hoodie-wearing youngster who was stalked by this monster
.
In reality "little Trayvon" at the time of his death stood almost 6'2" tall and weighed 175 muscular pounds. He had numerous run ins with authorities (both at school and local police), had been stopped and almost arrested two days before his death for smacking a bus driver in the face, because the driver refused to let him ride for free. He was released because the driver was told not to press charges by the bus company and to continue on his route.

When "little Trayvon" was suspended at school it was not only because he tried to bring a little marijuana in with him, he was in possession of wedding rings and other jewelry, watches, etc. that he said he "found" along with a large screwdriver while on the way to school that day. The jewelry was turned over to the Police by the school.

I am not trying to say this was a good shooting. I am not trying to say this kid deserved to die. I am saying the media in the USA is controlled by liberals who twist and distort what you see and hear in order for you to see things their way.

Not a single paper has printed RECENT photos of this kid, because it would not keep your interest in this case.

Not a single paper will admit that this kid was a marijuana dealer.




His friends on Facebook all say he had the "best plants".









Not a single paper will show you any of his recent photos where he shows off a mouthful of gold teeth and all of his tattoos.

Not a single newspaper will tell the news like it really is...and NOT how they want you to think it is...

President Obama looked at the FIVE year old photo the media chose to show the Nation and said, "If I had a son...he would look like Trayvon.." So from that comment should I assume you did not bother to look for the facts in this shooting..or should I assume you want a son who is a 17 year old drug dealing, gold teethed, tattooed thug whose name on one of his facebook profiles was "Wild Nigga" who 'finds" jewelry and burglary tools on the way to school?

A fair and impartial news media in the USA ? One that does not follow the preconceived liberal agenda? One that is NOT looking to further divide this already fractured nation?

I didn't compose this. I'm only passing it on.

Never trust the news media for the truth. You must realized that they are in business for the money and power too.
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I especially love the "I didn't compose this. I'm only passing it on."

Such a sweet and innocent washing of hands.



Yep, this is stuff that is out there on the birthday of our country, folks.

[nyquil_man]

13. That's the one I've seen.

Why anybody would think that's a 17 year old is beyond me. I guess I'm not on the right wavelength...

[Fawke Em]

16. I know! I'm 43 and the dude in that pic

has more forehead wrinkles than I do.

No way that's a 17 year old.

This is what Trayvon looked like shortly before he was murdered:

[galileoreloaded]

17. That's "the game". Nt

[lpbk2713]

11. Those mouth breathers are dumb enough to believe anything.

That's why they vote rethuglican.

[treestar]

14. This bit of their argument shows what racists they are

They don't even know it. But they are going on the idea that you can determine what happened by looking at the people who were in the fight. So that if Trayvon looks older/rougher it makes it more OK to shoot him. He must have been the bad guy, to them. So they don't want to see the younger photo of Trayvon where he looks like a boy. But still the whole thing is based on judging people by how they look, including "looking black."

[Scuba]

18. +1

[johnp3907]

15. He was suspended for truancy.

Which makes LOADS of sense.

[lumpy]

19. People who spread obvious lies like this should be sued for defamation of

character..what ever it takes to make them pay for this destructive rot.

[HipChick]

20. Why even bring that crap under the pretense?

[tavernier]

21. She sent me an apology

saying that her cousin usually "checked these things out before sending them".

Computer challenged as I am, I have no problems checking out facts on Snopes.