 Posted: Wed 23:01, 06 Nov 2013 Post subject: that there was still a bit of racism in America |
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| Jay Z says he is 'really angry' over Trayvon Martin verdict [VIDEO]
NEW YORK, July 26 () -- New York hip-hop mogul Jay Z says he was so angry about George Zimmerman's acquittal in the Trayvon Martin shooting he didn't sleep for two days.Jay Z spoke out about the case in a Rap Radar interview posted on YouTube Wednesday."I was really angry. I didn't sleep for two days," Jay Z said."I was really angry about it, that the thing that we all knew, that there was still a bit of racism in America, but for it to be so blatant," he said.Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer, was found not guilty this month of second-degree murder or manslaughter in the February 2012 death of Martin, 17, in Sanford, Fla.Zimmerman pleaded self-defense, saying he shot Martin after the youth attacked him. He said he followed Martin because he didn't recognize him as a resident of a gated community in Sanford and there had been burglaries reported in the area. Zimmerman called 911, but then confronted Martin even though a police dispatcher instructed him to remain in his car."If you just ask the question,[url=http://www.chronotime.net/]cheap christian louboutin shoes[/url], ask yourself the question, 'Didn't Trayvon have the right to stand his ground?'" Jay Z said."He was being chased. He was being chased and fought back. You know, he may have won. That doesn't mean he's a criminal, he won. If you try to attack me and I defend myself, how can I be in the wrong? How is that right? This guy went to get some Skittles and go back and watch the All-Star game. He had plans ... he had no intentions of robbing anyone's home," USA Today quoted the musician as saying in the video."We all know it was wrong," Jay Z said, in reference to the verdict."It was wrong. This guy's not a professional. First of all, you're not a professional to profile someone. A professional law enforcement officer is taught not to profile. This guy's a novice." |
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