Trayvon Martin Slammed On Facebook By Federal Prosecutor John Craft
Slain teenager Trayvon Martin was mocked on Facebook by a federal prosecutor in Texas, and Eastern District of Texas attorney John Craft also derided “low information voters” and President Obama on his private page.
Aside from the Trayvon Martin criticism Craft engaged in on the social network, Craft posted that “low information voters carried the day for the Dalibama in the last election,” remarks which have come under fire along with his commentary on the dead teen.
Several sources report that US Attorney Craft said in his Facebook post referencing Martin:
“How are you fixed for Skittles and Arizona watermelon fruit cocktail (and maybe a bottle of Robitussin, too) in your neighborhood? I am fresh out of ‘purple drank.’ So, I may come by for a visit. In a rainstorm. In the middle of the night. In a hoodie. Don’t get upset or anything if you see me looking in your window… kay?”
The comments came under fire for what many say are racist implications, as well as the possible improper nature of the remarks.
Craft has since said only that his rant was “not related to the US Attorney’s office,” and the US Attorney’s office also commented:
“This office neither supports nor condones the views expressed on Facebook by Mr. Craft. He was not speaking on behalf of the US Attorney’s Office.”
Fellow US Attorney John Bales also commented, saying that the remarks cast the office in a poor light:
“It speaks ill of our office in connection. We don’t think like that. We don’t act like that.”
Over on Twitter, users have decried John Craft’s Trayvon Martin rant as indicative of systemic racism in the justice system, commenting:
Much of “justice”system is biased against POC. John Craft proves it. PostRacial America? My ass. http://t.co/cvL7qfBnNT via @bi_lawandorder
— Lux Tempo (@luxtempo) August 14, 2013
The Houston Chronicle reportedly obtained screenshots of the alleged Trayvon Martin comments made by US Attorney John Craft, but they are not currently available.
