Bibliograph

Suspicion nation, the inside story of the Trayvon Martin injustice and why we continue to repeat it, Lisa Bloom

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Suspicion nation, the inside story of the Trayvon Martin injustice and why we continue to repeat it, Lisa Bloom

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Suspicion nation

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

870244420

Responsibility statement

Lisa Bloom

Sub title

the inside story of the Trayvon Martin injustice and why we continue to repeat it

Summary

The award-winning journalist who covered the trial discusses the laws, culture and conditions that exist in modern America that allowed George Zimmerman to be fully acquitted after killing an unarmed, black teenager in his gated Florida community

Table Of Contents

The sixth juror -- A winnable cast is lost. The people demand an arrest ; The state misses its best evidence ; Too squeamish to talk about race ; Bungling the science ; The state's star witness, Rachel Jeantel, is neutralized ; Mishandling the 911 call ; Closing arguments: a disaster for the prosecution ; It's not over -- Fear and lawlessness in suspicion nation. "Everyone's a little bit racist" ; One nation, overgunned ; Bring it on, make my day, stand your ground -- Aligning our actions with our core values

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