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The Trayvon Martin Killing and the Myth of Black-on-Black Crime

Photo by Angel Valentin/Getty Jamelle Bouie facebook tweet post THE TRAYVON VERDICT   07.15.13 Crime is driven by proximity and opportunity, writes Jamelle Bouie—which is why 86 percent of white victims were killed by white offenders. Last week, in Chicago, 16-year-old Darryl Green was found dead in the yard of an abandoned …