re: #80 Absalom, Absalom, Obdicut

He was exposed to gangs, drugs, and violence quite often, sometimes accompanied by entertainment that made such things look good. his parents were trying hard, but my read of the couple years before he was killed is that the malign forces in Trayvon’s life held the upper hand.

That is not to suggest Trayvon Martin was a bad person, or that he deserved to die. I am not saying either of those two things. what I am saying is he was exposed to bad influences and was harmed because of those influences.

I may not have said that last sentence entirely right, but I was unsure how to say it.