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City Council Members Don Hoodies For Trayvon Martin
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Ben Yakas
Published Mar 28, 2012
Modified Mar 28, 2012
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Following State Senator Eric Adams wearing a hoodie on the steps of the state capitol and Congressman Bobby Rush getting escorted from the House floor for doing the same, members of the NY City Council donned hoodies, held bags of Skittles and Iced Tea in the chamber and on the steps of City Hall today to protest the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. “What happened on February 26 is outrageous,” said Council Speaker Christine Quinn. "We are all here today to say that a child’s life matters. What George Zimmerman did was wrong. He needs to be held accountable.”
The council members are set to vote on a resolution condemning Martin’s killing and what they’re calling an "inadequate investigation." Councilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito of Manhattan said: “Trayvon’s only crime was being black and wearing a hoodie in a gated community.”
Councilwoman Letitia James scoffed at Zimmerman's suggestion that Martin's hoodie made him suspicious: "This simple article of clothing has been transformed to a powerful symbol of protest. Today I am Trayvon." And none of them were referring to the NRA's conceal-and-carry hoodie!
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