Pfleger Asks Churches To Honor Florida Boy Who Was Shot Dead

March 22, 2012 12:48 PM

As he returned to the pupit on May 22, 2011, Father Michael Pfleger apologized to the parish at St. Sabina for the ordeal that stemmed from his dispute with Francis Cardinal George. Pfleger had been suspended for three weeks before the cardinal reinstated him on May 20, 2011. (Credit: CBS)

Filed under

Local, News, Syndicated Local

Don't Miss This

VIDEO: Louis C.K. On What It Takes To Be A Real Father

Best Doughnut Shops In Chicago

Best Mini Golf In The Chicagoland Area

Best Tiki Bars In Chicago

Best Deep-Dish Chicago-Style Pizza

Don't Miss This

VIDEO: Louis C.K. On What It Takes To Be A Real Father

Best Doughnut Shops In Chicago

Best Mini Golf In The Chicagoland Area

Best Tiki Bars In Chicago

Best Deep-Dish Chicago-Style Pizza

CHICAGO (CBS) — The Rev. Michael Pfleger is asking area churches this Sunday to honor the memory of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed Florida boy who was shot and killed by a man who is claiming self-defense.

Pfleger, pastor of St. Sabina Parish in the Auburn-Gresham neighborhood, is asking all churches this Sunday to “place a bag of Skittles, can of iced tea, and a hoodie at their altar.” Those were the items Martin was carrying when he was shot and killed on Feb. 26 in Sanford, Fla.

“We may not all be able to go to Florida to stand with Trayvon Martin’s parents, but we can do this in our church Sunday, standing in solidarity with them and then have a moment of silence to remember him and all those killed on the streets of Chicago,” Pfleger said in a news release.

Martin, 17, was shot and killed while walking from a store in Sanford where he had just purchased the Skittles and iced tea for his younger brother.

According to Sanford police, self-appointed neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman, 28, called 911 to report a suspicious person after he saw Martin walking back from the store, CBS Miami reports.

Despite the emergency operator telling him not to confront Martin, Zimmerman allegedly approached the teenager. Witnesses said they two struggled and at one point Zimmerman pulled out a gun and shot Martin in the chest.

No charges were filed against Zimmerman, who admitted to shooting the teen, but said he fired in self-defense.

In his release, Pfleger classified the shooting as murder.

The shooting has also led to widespread criticism of Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law, which allows people to defend themselves from danger without the need to first try to get away. CBS Miami reports an analysis of state data shows deaths due to self defense are up over 200 percent since the law took effect.

A similar law is on the books in Illinois, although it only addresses the use of deadly force in the case of defending against unlawful entry. The Illinois Castle Doctrine law permits the use of deadly force, and does not have any requirement for a would-be victim to retreat.

Pfleger Asks Churches To Honor Florida Boy Who Was Shot Dead

Charles

5 kids in Englewood tried to rob a 71-year-old man today, one of the kids was 11. Worry about your own backyard.
Leroy Goldberg

The kid’s name was Trayvon. So tell me….why should we care?

LYNDIA

you do not care because you are a stupid azz racist honkey or jew.

Leroy Goldberg

I don’t care because he was a stupid azz little ni @@ er!

Joe

You dont have to care….thats Ur right to do so. But many people do and thats also their right… an innocent boy was murdered while minding his own business. It’s called a NEWS STORY…. and you can say bad things happen all the time to good people so why bother with this. Well then why bother putting anything on the news at all? lets just not report anything period and just worry about our own neighborhood.

Debra Washington

A future criminal being put down is not a crime it’s a blessing.

LYNDIA

How do you know he was a future criminal. Are you a potential killer of your mama, daddy, and elderly grandparents? Will you be looking at nake children on your computer at 3 in the morning, while breathing hard and sweating?

Frank

It seems your facts are wrong, there Joe. The kid wasn’t innocent. He assaulted Zimmerman. It wasn’t murder. It was a good shoot, within the letter of the law!!!

Milton Abernathy

Anytime one of THEM are shot dead it is definitely a good shoot. Heck, it’s a great shoot!!
LYNDIA

Were you there frankenstien?
Joe

Well from what I do know, the kid was simply walking to the store to buy whatever then go back to watching the game.

So lets see…. for that he was given the death penalty? even if there was some sort of altercation …which there might have been, thats on Zimmerman. The 911
operator told him NOT to follow the boy and Zimmerman continued following … and obviously at some point got out of his car and confronted the boy.

Listen up people,….. whether you like black people or not … the fact is Zimmerman shot an unarmed kid. Maybe the black kid decided to push back?
That’s still not worth the death penalty ….. Zimmerman is a punk ass for not
being able to handle it like a man if he wanted to fight then just fight ….. but don’t take somebody’s life for nothing.

George

Pfleger should just paint himself black since he thinks he is.

Reb Biker

He is a sickening race traitor that makes me want to vomit!

THEE Yard Ape

As I ALWAYS say – FUK Pfleger!!!
LYNDIA

VOMIT B A S T A R D VOMIT.
G-Lep

Listen, Aunt Jemima — that’s about enough outta you!!

G-Lep

I’ll spring for the shoe polish!!

David

Well at least he aint part of the Black clergy, and what ever happened to jessie and al, looks like day outo be der spoxesman
G-Lep

Ahh, Father PHLEGMer. What can I say? Rev. Jesse has taught him well in the ways of the racial grievance industry. Maybe he can send Serving-Platter-von’s family a toy-gun-free Easter basket (with lottery tix, of course)!!

G-Lep

… oh, and some Skittles®, too! How can we forget the Skittles®?!!

THEE Yard Ape

G-Lep- BRAVO u cold-hearted MFer !!!!! LOL !!!
G-Lep

Somebody’s gotta be, goddammit.

LYNDIA

German, what the f do you have to do with anything?

G-Lep

Well, for starters, I’m a taxpayer — something your skanky a$$ ain’t!!

buttons

G-lep and Thee Yard Ape- Don’t you two clowns have anything better to do than hijack this CBS comment thread? How about going out and finding a job? You’re comments aren’t even remotely humorous.

G-Lep

There’s not always meant to be humorous. We’re social commentators who TELLZ it likes it is!!
Brodus Clay

Not humorous??? Not humorous??? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Frank

Wait just a minute, buttons. Some of us go out of our way to read the CBS comment sections. These guys are hilarious!

G-Lep

We’re a tag-team of humor, Frank! A daily barrel o’laughs!!

THEE Yard Ape

@buttons, I believe my lawn jockey G-Lep has already addressed your stupidity. Allow me to add if you don’t like it, don’t read it!!! Our fans outnumber the haters. I’m sorry that you have no sense of decency, humor, morality, and you fail to believe in our right to freedom of speech and our ability to tell the truth. With that said, go fuk yourself!!!!

G-Lep

Aww, shux, Yard Ape… you my main lawn orn-MINT.
THEE Yard Ape

@G-Lep – don’t you think “barrel of monkeys” would be more appropriate??
THEE Yard Ape

IMPORTANT – I want to also give credit, where is credit is more than due. I’m sure G-Lep will agree (if not, F that lawn jockey ;-) that we aren’t a two man show. I would also like to thank our esteemed posse – Leroy, Alabaster White, Just Axin’, Debra Washington, Brodus, Jim, Milton, Jefferson Davis (where have you been??), I also want to welcome on board Reb Bike. If I have forgotten to name anyone, please accept my whitest apologies, you know who you people are!!! Thank you all for your contributions and support.

THEE Yard Ape : aka – Lyndia’s Favorite Honkey
G-Lep

Abso-freakin-lutely!!! Reb Bike should have somethin’ to say about that whacknut in Orland who just got arrested.
LYNDIA

You would not know the truth if it was sh22ing down your throat. Why don’t your uncouth azz say something when one of your freak kind do something henious, like molest little children or rape and kill their mama? How about cutting up people and eating them and putting the rest in the refigerator to eat at a later date? Do you ever comment on sh22 like that?
G-Lep

Yes, my love, we do!!! You just need to pay more attention!!

Just Axin

Butt- Actually, their comments are rather funny. I think they respond this way because of all the stress of reading day in and day out of crimes committed by blacks.
LYNDIA

buttons, how do you expect them to get a job? they are uneducated, basically stupid, extremely racist, pieces of dog s h i t.

LYNDIA

buttons, how do you expect them to get a job? they are uneducated, basically stupid, extremely ne@ro, pieces of dog s h i t.
G-Lep

Okay, Lyndia… time for you to pass out from your overdose. Or get put on your chain outside for the night. Or get stuffed in a box and sent back to Haiti (or wherever).

buttons

Social commentators…LOL…Now THAT’S funny!

G-Lep

I live to amuse, buttons… say, that’s a real purdy name ya got thar…

THEE Yard Ape

Hey if NObama’s beloved professor Bell can live to harrass white people, then WE can enjoy ourselves by being the pulse and spokes people for a fed-up white community!!!
G-Lep

Word UP, YO!!!

Leroy Goldberg

Again, someone please tell me why we should even care?

G-Lep

You’re right. It doesn’t even count towards our lottery!!

Leroy Goldberg

Maybe it’s time to start a nationwide NE@RO LOTTERY. It could be our version of the Powerball…LOL!!
THEE Yard Ape

Leroy, you are a wise man. Consider your idea to be taken under advisement!! LOL !!!!
G-Lep

Imagine THOSE numbers!! I’m drooling!!

LYNDIA

If you are fed up, why don’t you do yourself a favor and kill yourself? The world would be a better place.

Leroy Goldberg

Typical BLACK response. Kill, kill, kill that’s the answer to everything for your kind.
G-Lep

Why, that’s not very Christian of you, Lyndia!! You should be ashamed of yourself!!

Just Axin

Ghetto Ball? Quik Hits? C’mon…let’s come up with some names for a nationwide game.

G-Lep

Slumstakes?

THEE Yard Ape

Would WHITE “E” WINS be too obvious??
THEE Yard Ape

Porch Monkey Payday
THEE Yard Ape

Simian Sweepstakes

G-Lep

I’ll go with Porch Monkey Payday. Fine job there, Yard.

Leroy Goldberg

Porch Monkey Payday sounds like a winner!
THEE Yard Ape

Hey G-Lep – in your honor, how about the JIG-A-BOO JACKPOT??
G-Lep

That occurred to me this morning, Yard!! LOL!!!

Money Talks, Laws Walk

At first I didn’t like G-Lep and Thee Yard Ape, but now I look foreward to their postings.

G-Lep

Really… and what caused your opinion to change?

Just Axin

YApe- I likes when they finna say, “Hey, blood, let’s go to the gas station and get some P M P tickets!”
Howard Gottlieb

Either there’s something wrong with the story or we are not being told something.

Howard Gottlieb
http://www.easy-fundraising-ideas.com/
http://opinionhead.com/where-is-al-sharpton-every-time-a-black-guy-slips-through-the-cracks/ Where Is Al Sharpton every time a black guy slips through the cracks? | OpinionHead.com

[...] Al Sharpton. Even the New Black Panthers ( I still don’t see what is new about them) and The Rev. Michael Pfleger (Obama’s buddy) have gotten involved, this is just too much! If you look at the picture of [...]
non

So, all the blacks killing blacks dont matter?
raymond Sanchez

What do you expect because it’s only Latino-Anglo. So were is the Latino support? Because if it were a Latino shot who would have cared! In fact he should have Latino and Anglo support because even high officials that are mixed are blessed with it. It was only a careless mistake and a terrible one.
Joe

Zimmerman was acting like a wanna be cop and bit off more than he could chew. He was following this kid and by one witness account I heard of the black kid was on top of Zimmerman punching him.
Oh well….. that was Zimmermans fault. He was told to back off but he failed to be smart. This whole thing doesnt mean Zimms shot him cause the kid was black…… just that Zimmerman found himself suddenly on the losing end of a confrontation and got scared
Joe

guess we just have to wait and see what more information comes out as to what led up to the confrontation….. I know I’m just filling in the blanks with guesses as we all are.
Joe

chances are what you had here was two guys both thinking the other was up to no good….. then suddenly both of them are defending themselves…only one of them is carrying a gun. and who knows at what point Zimm pulled out the gun? I’d fight like hell too if somebody pulled a gun out on me. Its either flight or fight… total adrenaline rush……. which could explain the smaller trevan getting the upper hand in the fight
Joe

at any rate ….. its too bad there was so much name calling here… for what? What the hell the Jews have to do with anything? call in out the N word and honkies, talking to a woman with disrespect…… whatever.
Its too bad situations like this bring out the worst in people before we even know all the facts.
robie

i hate white people
robie

white people will never change
robie

yall still hang us in a nice way…..mfers
robie

if that kid was white a black man would be hanging by his neck
robie

so who ever dont like blacks just come to my neighborhood will fix you right up