BLACK LIVES MATTER

FEBRUARY 26, 201, FLORIDA TEENAGER TRAYVON MARTIN WAS KILLED BY A NEIGHBORHOOD VIGILANTE BECAUSE HE "LOOKED SUSPICIOUS." MARTIN WAS A 17 YEAR OLD HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT VISITING HIS FAMILY'S HOME IN A GATED FLORIDA COMMUNITY. HIS MURDERER PURSUED HIM AND SHOT HIM WHILE HELD A BOTTLE OF JUICE AND A BAG OF CANDY.

JULY 17, 2014: ERIC GARNER WAS KILLED BY A NEW YORK POLICE OFFICER ON SUSPICION OF ILLEGALLY SELLING CIGARETTES. WHILE IN A CHOKE HOLD, HE REPEATED, "I CAN'T BREATHE" 11 TIMES.
THE INCIDENT WAS FILMED BY A BYSTANDER, WHICH LED TO NATIONWIDE PROTESTS. THE OFFICER WAS FIRED, BUT NEVER PROSECUTED.