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On Outrage, Justice and What Comes Next.

For two days now, I've debated on whether or not to write this blog.  There is way too much animosity and emotion in the subject I am about to discuss. On July 11th, the body of Darryl Green, 17 year old black male, was found rotting face down on the floor in Chicago.  Cause of death?  Gunshot wound.  His family says Darryl disappeared after refusing to join a gang. On February 26, 2012, Trayvon Martin, black male, age 17, was shot and killed at close range after an altercation with neighborhood watchman, George Zimmerman.  This happened in a gated community  in Sanford, FL. Both of these deaths are tragedies.  Both are young men snuffed out before their life ever really began.  Only one made national news, occupied the airwaves for months, and has resulted in the most vile language and threats. Why?  Because one of them involved a Hispanic male, the other was most likely black on black violence in a city where kids dying has become normal.  One is obviously seen as less of