SMH...Florida Police Officer Fired For Using Trayvon Hoodie Image As Shooting Targets Practice!! -- That hoodie, Skittles, and iced tea are back in the limelight as a Port Canaveral police sergeant and firearms instructor was fired this week for possessing shooting targets with the likeness of Trayvon Martin. Sgt. Ron King was fired this week after an internal investigation revealed that he had offered the paper targets to others for practice.
Given the wide ranging and often frustrating reactions to this case from the beginning, including the specific racist overtones that have emerged about the hoodie alone, one cannot be surprised that somebody thought the idea of having shooting targets resembling Trayvon would be a good idea.
However, the fact that a uniformed member of the police force would feel confident enough to first purchase, and then publicly display the targets intended for use is a clear example of the incomplete nature of race relations and sensitivity training in modern America.
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