Wickham: How did Zimmerman become victim?

Wickham: How did Zimmerman become victim?

Zimmerman, a 29-year-old white Hispanic who had a loaded gun stuffed in his pants the night of his deadly encounter with the black teen, had Florida law -- and the suppressed issue of race -- on his side. The state's self-defense statute favored this gun-toting man who pursued the frightened boy. That law became Zimmerman's get-out-of-jail-free ticket the moment his lawyers argued their client pumped a bullet into Martin's chest because he was losing the fistfight his actions precipitated.

Blacks, Nonblacks Hold Sharply Different Views of Martin Case

http://www.gallup.com/poll/153776/blacks-nonblacks-hold-sharply-different-views-martin-case.aspx

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How Not to Talk About Asiana Airlines's Crash Landing - Alexander Abad-Santos - The Atlantic Wire

How Not to Talk About Asiana Airlines's Crash Landing - Alexander Abad-Santos - The Atlantic Wire

We get it—the crash was scary and the pun was sort of a gimme. But it's also causing controversy. No one is arguing that the crash landing wasn't scary, but some Asian American groups are pointing out that the headline easily be seen as the kind of "L-R" switch employed by a litany of derogatory jokes aimed at making fun of Asians and Asian accents. Considering that there were two Chinese passengers were killed, that headline became more hurtful to some. Anthony Tao at Beijing Cream called the headline "subliminal racism"