The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #144100 Message #3330568
Posted By: beardedbruce
29-Mar-12 - 08:13 AM
Thread Name: BS: Killed for Being Black? #2
Subject: RE: BS: Killed for Being Black? #2
"Spike Lee apologized on Wednesday for retweeting a tweet thought to contain Trayvon Martin shooter George Zimmerman's address that turned out to be an elderly couple's residence. Lee wrote: I Deeply Apologize To The McClain Family For Retweeting Their Address. It Was A Mistake. Please Leave The McClain's In Peace. Justice In Court Lee retweeted the erroneous information to his 240,000-plus followers last Friday. The original tweet--posted the same day by Marcus Davonne Higgins, a 33-year-old from Los Angeles, using the Twitter handle @Maccapone--was sent to several celebrities including Lee, 50 Cent and LeBron James. Higgins urged friends on Facebook to "REACH OUT & TOUCH" Zimmerman. The couple--David McClain, 72, and his 70-year-old wife Elaine--had been living in fear after their Sanford, Fla., address, via Lee, was widely disseminated. Lee's tweet sparked outrage among critics who said he was encouraging vigilante justice."