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The national media has seized upon the words of a grieving mother who called the shooting death of her son “an accident.”
This morning’s headlines — such as the one on the NY Daily News website reads: Trayvon Martin case: Slain teen’s mom, Sybrina Fulton, says killing was ‘an accident’.
The NY Daily News article goes on to quote Trayvon’s mom, Sybrina Fulton, who said Thursday, “I believe it was an accident. I believe that it just got out of control, and [Zimmerman] couldn’t turn the clock back.”
Fulton and Trayvon’s father, Tracy Martin, were guests on NBC’s “Today” show on Thursday, the morning after the announcement that George Zimmerman would be charged with 2nd degree murder in the shooting death of their son.
In case you’re wondering, an accident does not fall under the category of second-degree murder.
Update: Headline News host Nancy Grace just tweeted this statement from Sybrina Fulton: “The ‘accident’ I was referring to was the fact that George Zimmerman and my son ever crossed paths.”
