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Social issues are coming and going like the ocean's tide these days. In comes contraception, out goes contraception. In comes violence and racism, out goes violence and racism. What's next? My money's on the gay marriage debate - I'm sure that isn't over.
But for now, we're still in the tide of racism. Trayvon Martin's death at the hands of George Zimmerman is widely publicized because of three big issues: 1) How important race seems to be in the eyes of biased police, 2) Florida's "Stand Your Ground" Law, and 3) The fact that Zimmerman was allowed to walk away that night, murder weapon in hand.
What about the death of Shaima Alawadi of San Diego, California? A mother of five, Alawadi fled Iraq and Saddam Hussein's brutality back in 1993. See that? She fled Hussein only to be murdered by an ignorant American with a tire iron.
