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Obama, GOP candidates react to Fla. teen’s shooting

The case, which has rallied civil rights activists, involves an unarmed black teenager who was killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer in Sanford, Fla.

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I don't get it, why are so many Florida officials distancing themselves from this? Florida should handle this - NOT THE FEDS!

The cops use the word "suspicious" to mean anything that the individual cop deems suspicious. OK, now hear this. In this case, the cop was suspicious of what? Walking?

Less than 2% of all gun related deaths are in self defense. Guns cause much more harm than good. In this particular case,the shooter was probably afraid of all black people. Saw them as a threat-don't wear a hoodie! I feel for his poor parents.

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