Obama: My son would look like Trayvon

Posted by markrushworth76 on March 23, 2012 at 3:23 pm

Obama says soul-searching needed in Trayvon Martin death NEW: President Obama calls for thorough investigation of Trayvon Martin shooting NEW: Nation must do some soul-searching over shooting, Obama says The black teenager was not armed when he was killed last month More than 1.3 million people have signed petition seeking justice in the case For more on the investigation into the Florida teen’s shooting death, watch “Trayvon Martin Killing” at 7 ET Saturday night on CNN. Sanford, Florida (CNN) — President Barack Obama waded into the growing national controversy of the killing of an unarmed black teenager in Florida, saying the nation should do some “soul-searching to figure out how something like this happens.” “I think every parent in America should be able to understand why it is absolutely imperative that we investigate every aspect of this and that everybody pulls together, federal state and local, to figure out exactly how this tragedy happened.” Obama said Trayvon Martin’s death particularly resonated with him as an African-American parent. “If I had a son, he’d look like Trayvon,” Obama said in brief remarks outside the White House

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