Trayvon Martin

Florida Cop Fired for Offering Colleagues Trayvon Martin Shooting Targets

Dumb idea: showing your police pals your Trayvon Martin shooting target -- complete with crosshairs over his heart and a pack of Skittles in the pocket of his hoodie. Dumber idea: letting one colleague take a photo of you with the target to "show his son." A cop in Port Canaveral did both last month ... More >>

Riptide's Ten Most Popular Posts of 2012: Porn Stars, Roadside Masturbation and the Miami Zombie

Another year down. Thousands more blog posts committed to Riptide's digital page. So what better way to look back at the previous year than to look at the posts that racked up the most page views on this here humble blog. Of course, that makes the year of 2012 look like it was dominated by the Miami ... More >>

George Zimmerman Sued By His Security Firm Over Unpaid $27,000 Bill

Now we know why George Zimmerman started selling his autograph last month. Turns out, back when he was preparing to leave jail on bond over the summer, he and his lawyers had hired a detective agency run by a former SWAT team member to concoct an elaborate disappearing act: Zimmerman would be rushed ... More >>

Mayan Calendar Predictions vs. Miami Reality

Barack, LeBron, and Trayvon: That Was 2012

Barack Obama, LeBron James, and Trayvon Martin Gave Us Two Wins and a Travesty

Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke looks back on the year the Apocalypse didn't happen.The world won't end in 2012. Why? Because LeBron James still has more NBA cha ... More >>

George Zimmerman Is Now Selling Autographs To Fund His Defense In Trayvon Martin Case

Ever wanted to own the autograph of a man who gunned down an unarmed teenager guilty of nothing more than being black in his own neighborhood? If you agree with that sentiment, probably not. But the legion who think George Zimmerman is a Second Amendment hero who bravely killed a violent intruder to ... More >>

George Zimmerman is Out of Jail Again

George Zimmerman, the self-proclaimed neighborhood watch captain who shot and killed Miami teen Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida, is once again out of jail. He posted his $1 million bond and walked out of jail at about 3 p.m. Though he originally bailed out after his initial arrest, he was ordered ... More >>

Trayvon Martin's Last Words, According to George Zimmerman: "You Got Me" UPDATE

In the days after killing unarmed Miami teenager Trayvon Martin in February, George Zimmerman wrote a narrative for police about what happened that night. In neat, loopy cursive, Zimmerman claims that Martin slammed his head into the ground until "it felt like it was going to explode," and told him ... More >>

"Stand Your Ground" Laws Increase Homicides, Don't Deter Crime, Study Says

Among the many stark questions at the heart of the Trayvon Martin case is one simple query with huge implications: Does Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law encourage guys like George Zimmerman to take justice into their own hands? Or, as Florida Republicans argue, does it deter crime by ensuring anyon ... More >>

George Zimmerman's Wife Arrested on Perjury Charge

George Zimmerman's wife, Shellie Zimmerman, now finds herself behind bars in the same facility where her husband is being held on second-degree murder charges. Seminole County Sheriff's deputies arrested her this afternoon on a single perjury charge. The charge stems from accusations that the Zimmer ... More >>

Bubba The Love Sponge Holds Face Eating Contest Because He Is Horrible

Bubba the Love Sponge, the horrible Tampa-based shock jock who last showed up in this space when he suggested that the death of half a million Haitians would actually be a good thing, has decided to hold a face eating contest in the wake of the horrific attack that occurred here in Miami. Because Bu ... More >>

Trayvoning Meme Emerges on Facebook

Can we try to keep our internet memes to fun things like cats and bastardizations of Disney characters? Because the sad, avoidable homicide of an unarmed Miami Gardens teenager should really not be grounds for memedom.And yet, apparently a new Tebowing-like craze called "Trayvoning" has emerged on t ... More >>

Trayvon Martin Evidence: Zimmerman "Racist" and Martin Smoked Pot

Prosecutors in the Trayvon Martin case released a stash of evidence to a mouth-watering press horde yesterday evening, making public hundreds of pages of witness testimony, medical reports and photos. The headline takeaways: Zimmerman was hurt (his nose broken and head bloodied) and a few neighbors ... More >>

Trayvon Martin Gun Target Being Sold Because the World is Horrible

Here is a story about capitalism and humanity at its most vile and disgusting. Orlando news station WKMG discovered that Trayvon Martin gun range targets are for sale. They tracked down the unidentified seller who said, "My main motivation was to make money off the controversy." Excuse us while we c ... More >>

Gasmy Joseph AKA Mohawk Gaz Advertises On His Hairdo

Thirty-three-year-old Pompano Beach resident Gasmy Joseph wears a supertall Mohawk. About a year ago, an epiphany struck when he wanted to spread the word about a buddy's birthday party: Why not advertise it on the hairdo? In terms of innovation, Thomas Edison's light bulb now looks like a piece of ... More >>

Stand Your Ground Law Shouldn't Be Repealed, Gun Group Tells Rick Scott

In the wake of Trayvon Martin's killing, even Dennis Baxley -- the original sponsor of Florida's Stand Your Ground law and among the most pro-gun legislators in the whole country -- has distanced himself from the law by saying it shouldn't apply to George Zimmerman. Gov. Rick Scott has bowed to popu ... More >>

Trayvon Martin's Death Used In Anonymous Attack Ad Against Fredrica Wilson

Last Monday, Banana Republican came across a glossy flyer on our windshield that featured a photo of President Barack Obama next to the now iconic image of Trayvon Martin wearing his hoodie. Printed below the slain teen's chin were the commander-in-chief's statement on March 23, "If I had a son, he ... More >>

George Zimmerman's Bloody Head, Supposedly From Night Of Trayvon Shooting, Shown in Photo

This morning, just as George Zimmerman was asking a judge in Sanford to grant him bail as he awaits trial for killing Miami teen Trayvon Martin, Good Morning America aired a bloody new photo they claim shows Zimmerman's injuries sustained during his fight with Martin. An ABC news reporter says the p ... More >>

SNL Takes on Trayvon Martin and Ozzie Guillen

Saturday Night Live dove full-on into the Trayvon Martin case this weekend. Of course, there's not a whole lot humor to be found in the specifics of the case, so instead the show lampooned CNN's Piers Morgan, Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen (played by host Josh Brolin), and Florida in general (" ... More >>

People Who Think Trayvon Martin Was Unjustly Killed: 91% of Blacks, 59% of Hispanics, 35% of Whites

Damn white people, really?Two new polls conducted by Reuters and The Washington Post show stark divides by race and ethnicity when it comes to perceptions about the death of Miami Gardens teen Trayvon Martin. A majority of minorities feels that Martin's homicide was unjustifiable, while only about a ... More >>

After Trayvon Martin, Neo-Nazis Say They're Armed and Patrolling Sanford

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Casey Anthony's Lawyer: Trayvon Martin's Family Guilty of "Racial Bigotry"

Cheney Mason, the lawyer who will forever be known as the guy who got Casey Anthony off charges of killing her daughter, has decided to open his mouth about the Trayvon Martin case. His remarks were not only critical of Florida special prosecutor Angela Corey, but also of Trayvon Martin's family. Ma ... More >>

Black Group Allegedly Beats White Man While Shouting "Trayvon," Internet Overreacts

If there's perhaps one thing the Trayvon Martin case has taught us, it's that we should all wait until more facts come to light before we make any absolute judgment. This is at least what a lot of my friends on the right have been telling me. Of course, now comes news that a drunk guy in Gainesville ... More >>

George Zimmerman in Custody, To Be Charged with Second-Degree Murder

George Zimmerman will finally be charged in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, according to a report from the Washington Post. The charges will be announced in a news conference later this afternoon. However, it's not clear what charges Zimmerman will face.Update at 6:07 p.m.: While emphasiz ... More >>

Not "The Real George Zimmerman": Michigan Ex-Politician Tries To Capitalize On Trayvon Martin Shooting

Yesterday, Trayvon Martin's still-not-arrested shooter George Zimmerman launched a website, therealgeorgezimmerman.com, where supporters can donate to his theoretical legal defense fund. The website gained considerable media coverage last night, so a Michigan politician best known for intenti ... More >>

Armed Neo-Nazis Now Patrolling Sanford, Say They Are "Prepared" For Post-Trayvon Martin Violence UPDATED

Neo-Nazis are currently conducting heavily armed patrols in and around Sanford, Florida and are "prepared" for violence in the case of a race riot. The patrols are to protect "white citizens in the area who are concerned for their safety" in the wake of the Trayvon Martin shooting last month, says C ... More >>

Trayvon Martin's Legacy: Maybe Blacks Will Start Voting

One in Every 17 Floridians Can Carry a Concealed Gun

Ever casually glance around the supermarket and wonder just how many folks loading milk into their cart are also secretly packing heat? The answer, based on new data from the state, is one in every 17 of them. Or at least that's how many Floridians now have valid concealed carry permits as the state ... More >>

Rapper Alex "Rube" Rubin Invites Miami's Scorn with "Heat Hater" Video

Last November, local aspiring rapper Alex "Rube" Rubin released a song blaming the NBA's "corrupt policeman" of a commissioner David Stern for the lockout.Now he's turned his white boy wrath on the Miami Heat, a move he admits is akin to wearing a "I (Heart) George Zimmerman" t-shirt to a Trayvon Ma ... More >>

Survey: Republicans Are Sick of Hearing About Trayvon Martin

The reaction to the Trayvon Martin shooting has deeply divided Americans. According to a new Pew Research Center, African Americans and Democrats say they are following the case closely, while whites and Republicans are more likely to say that the case is getting too much media attention.

Trayvon Martin Tragedy Should Inspire Black Voters to Go to the Polls

Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for. This week, Luke says African-Americans need to march to the polls on Election Day.For more than two weeks, tens of thousands of African-Americans have been ... More >>

Trayvon Martin Rally Planned for Sunday at Bayfront Park

​Thousands are expected to show up at Bayfront Park this weekend for a planned hometown rally to remember slain 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. U.S. Congresswoman Frederica Wilson is organizing the rally, and Rev. Jesse Jackson and singer Chaka Kahn are scheduled to attend.

Federal Trayvon Martin probe is just a coverup

Trayvon Martin and Five Other Racial Flare-Ups Since Obama's Election

​So much for post-racial politics. The tragic shooting of Miami teenager Trayvon Martin last month by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman has once again exposed America's deep racial fault lines. Jesse Jackson quickly announced that "blacks are under attack." White supremacist websites c ... More >>

Zoeja Jean's Trayvon Martin Rap Track Calls for a Racially Charged, Counterproductive "Riot"

​Not always a virtual land of quirky viral videos, blooper reels, cute puppies, and adorable kittens, YouTube is often a forum for hate, a safe haven for bigotry. In the wake of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin's unjustifiable death, YouTube has become an outlet for angry folks to spew hatred. Florida ... More >>

Trayvon Martin's Email and Twitter Reportedly Hacked By White Supremacist

​The racist smear campaign against Trayvon Martin has hit a stomach churning low. Gawker reports that a self proclaimed white supremicist using the internet handle "Klanklannon" has hacked into multiple email and social media accounts used by the deceased teen. 

Video: Rep. Bobby Rush Removed from House Floor for Wearing Hoodie for Trayvon Martin

​Congressman Bobby Rush III, a black Democrat from Illinois, was escorted off of the floor of the House of Representatives the morning after donning a hoodie to show his support from deceased Florida teen Trayvon Martin. The moment came just a day after House Democrats held a forum to discuss the ... More >>

Surveillance Video of George Zimmerman on the Night Trayvon Martin Died Released

​Much has been made of the younger pictures of Trayvon Martin released to the media by his family's lawyers, but until now the only image seen in the media of shooter George Zimmerman has been a years old mugshot. ABC News has now obtained police surveillance video of Zimmerman at a police station ... More >>

Stephen Colbert Takes on Florida's "Stand Your Ground" Law, Geraldo's Hoodie Comments

​There's very little levity to be found in the Trayvon Martin case, and so far the satirists have stayed mostly away from the story. Well, last night Stephen Colbert decided to take a swing at it by lampooning Republican candidate's reactions to President Obama's statements about the case, Geraldo ... More >>

Video: North Miami Beach High Students Ransack Walgreens After Trayvon Martin Protest

​Sometimes when you get a bunch of unsupervised kids with heightened emotions together, bad things happen.Though the vast majority of demonstrations at Miami-Dade high schools have been peaceful and orderly, a small group of protesters from North Miami Beach High School apparently lost control and ... More >>

Trayvon Martin: No, That's Not His Facebook Page Showing "Gangsta" Photos

Update: Wonderfully, Business Insider touted the bogus photo as accurate in a story on how the media is badly reporting the Trayvon Martin saga. Their source for the photo: white power message board Stormfront. If you haven't come across the photo to the right, you probably will in the next day ... More >>

Police: George Zimmerman Claims Trayvon Martin Slammed His Head Into Concrete

​On the one-month anniversary of Trayvon Martin's death, Sanford police have finally revealed the version of events recounted by George Zimmerman. According to the Orlando Sentinel, Zimmerman claimed that before he fatally shot Martin, the 17-year-old punched him in the nose and slammed his h ... More >>

The Federal Investigation Into Trayvon Martin's Murder Is Bound To Fail

​Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke scoffs at the Justice Department's investigation into the death of Trayvon Martin.Ever since I heard the 911 tapes of 17- ... More >>

Trayvon Martin: Miami Heat Pose in Hoodies

​LeBron James just Tweeted a photo of the Miami Heat posing in hoodies in honor of Trayvon Martin.His Tweet reads, "#WeAreTrayvonMartin #Hoodies #Stereotyped #WeWantJustice."We can't remember the last time professional athletes took a stand on political issues or criminal cases.So far, the uploade ... More >>

Trayvon Martin Case: Did George Zimmerman Whisper a Racial Slur During 911 Call?

It's been almost a month since George Zimmerman tracked down and fatally shot 17-year-old Miami native Trayvon Martin in a Stanford, Florida, gated community, and Zimmerman remains a free man with no charges filed. Today, the state attorney for Brevard and Seminole counties announced that a grand j ... More >>

"Self-Defense" Deaths Have Tripled Since "Stand Your Ground" Law Was Passed

​The number of "justifiable" deaths in Florida that have resulted from self defense has tripled since 2005 when then-Governor Jeb Bush signed the "Stand Your Ground" law. That's the same law that has so far kept George Zimmerman out of jail for shooting 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Though, even the ... More >>

Trayvon Martin Shooting: Miami-Dade Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho Says Failure To Investigate is "Cause For Outrage"

​Count Miami-Dade Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho's voice among those blasting the lack of an arrest in the shooting of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin. An Orlando-area self-proclaimed neighborhood watchman, George Zimmerman, killed the 17-year-old Miami Gardens native Martin, who attend ... More >>

Witness: Shooting of Miami Teen by Orlando Neighborhood "Watchman" Wasn't Self Defense

​It's been almost three weeks now since Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old from Miami, was shot to death by a neighborhood watchman in his father's Orlando-area suburb. Yet by George Zimmerman, the self proclaimed watchman, remains free. He claims he acted in self defense, a position bolstered by the s ... More >>