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[Oscar Knight]

Aug 27, 2013 7:58:46 GMT -6 @19and41 said:

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"Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin: ‘A nice gesture’ if Obama addressed ‘thrill kill’ of Aussie"

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin said Sunday it would be a “nice gesture” if President Obama weighed in on the senseless killing of an Australian college student on Aug. 16 in her state.

After President Obama waded into the Trayvon Martin shooting death and subsequent acquittal of George Zimmerman in Florida, critics of the president wonder whether he’ll also address the shooting death of Christopher Lane of Melbourne, Australia, in Duncan, Okla


Three teenage boys have been charged with Lane’s killing and face life in prison if convicted. Prosecutors say the boys admitted they were “bored” and killed Lane “for the fun of it.”

Former Rep. Allen B. West, Florida Republican, hinted that there may be a racial double standard at play, given the lack of outrage from Mr. Obama and civil rights leaders over three teens accused of shooting a white victim.

Despite the overtones of race, the Martin case focused on whether Mr. Zimmerman had the right to claim self-defense in the shooting, whereas the Oklahoma case has been described as a “thrill kill” by teens who had little parental supervision in their daily lives.
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