Geraldo Rivera's Son 'Ashamed' of Dad's Idiocy
This morning on Fox & Friends, Geraldo Rivera said unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin's choice to wear a hooded sweatshirt in public "is as much responsible for Trayvon Martin's death as George Zimmerman was." He used the example of "a dark skinned kid like my son Cruz, who I constantly yelled at when he was going out wearing a damn hoodie or those pants around his ankles."
According to Geraldo's twitter feed, his son is not pleased.
His hoodie killed Trayvon Martin as surely as George Zimmerman.
— Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) March 23, 2012
Justice will come to Zimmerman the Fla shooter-but I'm trying to save lives like Trayvon's-Parents Alert: hoodies can get your kid killed
— Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) March 23, 2012
My own son just wrote to say he's ashamed of my position re hoodies-still I feel parents must do whatever they can to keep their kids safe
— Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) March 23, 2012
Its not blaming the victim Its common sense-look like a gangsta&some armed schmuck will take you at your word
— Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) March 23, 2012
Its sad that I have to be the one reminding minority parents of the risk that comes with being a kid of color in America—channel the rage
— Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) March 23, 2012
[image via Getty]
Previously:
Minorities Who Wear Hoodies Just Asking to be Shot, Says Geraldo Rivera
