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[QUOTE=ClickOrlando]ORLANDO, Fla. -
An unidentified entrepreneur admits he is trying to profit off Trayvon Martin's death by selling gun range targets featuring the teen who's death has sparked a nationwide controversy.
Although Martin's face does not appear on the paper targets, they feature a hoodie with crosshairs aimed at the chest. A bag of Skittles is tucked in the pocket and a hand is holding a can resembling iced tea.
Martin purchased both items minutes before he was shot and killed by George Zimmerman in February, according to police.
Zimmerman, who has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder charges, originally told investigators he shot Martin in self-defense.
According to an advertisement for the targets that had been posted on a popular firearms auction website, the sellers stated they "support Zimmerman and believe he is innocent and that he shot a thug."
That online ad has since been removed.
"This is the highest level of disgust and the lowest level of civility," said Zimmerman's attorney Mark O'Mara.
O'Mara said he is worried about how Martin's parents will react to the image of their son on a target intended to be used for shooting practice.
The attorney is also concerned the targets will further inflame the community.
"It's this type of hatred -- that's what this is, it's hate-mongering -- that's going to make it more difficult to try this case," said O'Mara.
Local 6 has been unable to determine the identity of the seller, who had also set up a website to sell the gun range targets.
In an email exchange with reporter Mike DeForest, the seller wrote, [b]"My main motivation was to make money off the controversy."[/b]
The seller would not disclose how many paper targets had been made, but [b]said in an email, "The response is overwhelming. I sold out in 2 days." [/b]
Some of those targets were sold to two Florida gun dealers, according to the seller.
Before DeForest identified himself as a reporter, the seller claimed that targets were still available for purchase. After being informed Local 6 was investigating his online business, the seller claimed the targets would no longer be sold.
Firearm owners are buzzing about the Trayvon Martin targets on several gun enthusiast websites.
Very few have shown interest in purchasing the targets. Most have expressed disgust.
"Even though I fully believe Zimmerman was justified in shooting, Trayvon was still a human being and does not deserve that kind of disrespect in death," wrote one firearm owners association website member.
Attorney for the Martin family Natale Jackson said the family also believes the target is "disgusting."
"It's a sad certain segment of our society that would think you could make a profit off the killing of a teenage boy," Jackson said.
The online advertisements for the targets have been taken down as of Friday.[/QUOTE]
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Good god that is terrible and distasteful.
[quote=The Article]"My main motivation was to make money off the controversy."[/quote]
Well, at least he's honest...still pretty messed up though.
this kids death has been turned into a mockery
It needs to be a target of Zimmerman
What the fuck is this world?
That is either seriously distasteful or seriously hilarious.
Probably both.
[QUOTE=kenshin6;35934347]It needs to be a target of Zimmerman[/QUOTE]
It needs to be a target of nobody
[QUOTE=kenshin6;35934347]It needs to be a target of Zimmerman[/QUOTE]
Agreed, he'd make a lot more money like that.
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;35934357]That is either seriously distasteful or seriously hilarious.
Probably both.[/QUOTE]
How could this possibly be funny?
[QUOTE=DamagePoint;35934375]How could this possibly be funny?[/QUOTE]
Because it's so incredibly stupid.
I find extremely stupid things very funny.
Not of the target board, but at the idea that someone actually did this.
[QUOTE=DamagePoint;35934375]How could this possibly be funny?[/QUOTE]
I suppose it could be humorous in a dead baby comedy sort of way
I'll buy one, will make me feel better after hearing this bullshit for several weeks.
How about he makes targets of zimmerman, and then he sells both?
That way everyone complaining about it can shut the fuck up. I mean seriously, how many more times is the world going to talk about the Treyvon case? He was a hood who was probably going to get shot anyway, and Zimmerman was a dick for going to the extreme of shooting him.
That's my rant. Rate me dumb as you please, you all know I'm the brighter intelligent human being here.
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;35934379]Because it's so incredibly stupid.
I find extremely stupid things very funny.
Not of the target board, but at the idea that someone actually did this.[/QUOTE]
It isn't even that stupid. The guy is just trying to cash in off of some kid's death. Not funny in the slightest.
I bought one.
[QUOTE=Dr.C;35934387]I suppose it could be humorous in a dead baby comedy sort of way[/QUOTE]
I don't think so. This was a real person.
imo
Where can i purchase these?
Every gun owner I've seen speak about it thinks it's disgusting and in bad taste.
[QUOTE=YourFriendJoe;35934396]How about he makes targets of zimmerman, and then he sells both?
That way everyone complaining about it can shut the fuck up.[/QUOTE]
The anti-gun people will still complain about there being any targets at all.
And plenty of people think it's in poor taste to make targets of real people.
[QUOTE=DamagePoint;35934410]I don't think so. This was a real person.
imo[/QUOTE]
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_comedy[/url]
(seriously no pun intended)
[QUOTE=DamagePoint;35934410]I don't think so. This was a real person.[/QUOTE]
Yes, but what idiot would actually make targets of it? That's what make its funny, that some guy had the balls to just come out and say that he wanted to make money off of some kid's death.
Besides, we all know it was a real person, there has been enough bullshit going around in the media right now for us to know about it.
Jesus christ what the fuck how would someone even think of doing this
Not only referencing the unmorality of it, but of all the entrepreneur things he could be entrepreneuring, he gets the idea for making that?
-1000/10 for morality
7.8/10 for creativity
Also in my opinion, this is the problem with these very high-profile cases that are always on the news. It's not so bad up here in Canada, but the past two times I was in the US I couldn't find a news station that wasn't reporting on the Casey Anthony trial and then the Trayvon Martin trial. Its a hard decision between supporting freedom of the speech and the press and all that jazz, or keeping court cases in the god damn court and then into a prison cell if someone is proven guilty. Even if someone is proven not guilty, they could very well suffer a sentence akin to what they would have served in jail due to the shunning and reactions from the public
/rant
[QUOTE=asteroidrules;35934429]The anti-gun people will still complain about there being any targets at all.[/QUOTE]
Targets or not, I'm sure someone out there is going to be pissed whether he keeps them up or he never did at all.
[QUOTE=kenshin6;35934347]It needs to be a target of Bobby Kotick.[/QUOTE]
FTFY
[QUOTE=YourFriendJoe;35934432]Yes, but what idiot would actually make targets of it? That's what make its funny, that some guy had the balls to just come out and say that he wanted to make money off of some kid's death.
Besides, we all know it was a real person, there has been enough bullshit going around in the media right now for us to know about it.[/QUOTE]
I guess it's just not my kind of humor then :v:
I have to admit the guy has balls though and he was up front as to why he made the targets. Good for him, I guess.
This is incomprehensibly stupid on a multitude of levels.
How can anyone stoop this low?
I'm trying to decide whether this is disgusting and in extremely bad taste, or an excellent business move by an aspiring entrepreneur.
[QUOTE=DeathDoom;35934515]I'm trying to decide whether this is disgusting and in extremely bad taste, or an excellent business move by an aspiring entrepreneur.[/QUOTE]
Both?
