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Politic 365: Post-Trayvon, Neighborhood Watch Gone Wild
As sad as it is to admit, Trayvon Martin’s death has done wonders for spot
lighting injustice and racism throughout the criminal justice system. Since his murder at the hands of George Zimmerman the press, the Justice Department and social justice organizations have been going after “Stand Your Ground” laws, with their inconsistency being investigated all over the nation – and now the “Neighborhood Watch” dynamic is being put under the microscope, as well.
The latest Trayvon-related Neighborhood Watch crime comes from the North Atlanta suburbs. But it’s not clear if this is neighborhood watch, or neighborhood Klan.
The Atlanta Journal Constitution, in conjunction with local Atlanta news stations, reported on this story last Friday. Jean Kalonji and his wife Angelica were happy to be moving into a foreclosed home that their son had purchased for them in Newton County, just north of Atlanta proper. When the Kalonji’s went by their new home to change the locks they were confronted by two White men at gunpoint who threatened to shoot them if they didn’t leave the house. The unnamed men (a father and son pair) then held the couple at gunpoint and called the police.
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