Quote Originally Posted by Ladyeridan View Post
Something that is REALLY bothering me that I just read.... Apparently Trayvon sat for THREE DAYS in the morgue as a John Doe because nobody thought to check the neighborhood for missing kids. This police force completely screwed the pooch.
Many media outlets are reporting that they didn't ID him until the father called to report him missing. This report shows of a woman knowing of the death the next day:

“He said, ‘Somebody shot Trayvon and killed him.’ And I was like, ‘Are you sure?’ ” Fulton continued in disbelief. “I said ‘How do you know that’s Trayvon?’ And he said because they showed him a picture.”

That was Feb. 27, one day after Trayvon was shot. The father thought that he was missing, according to the family’s lawyer, Benjamin Crump, but the boy’s body had actually been taken to the medical examiner’s office and listed as a John Doe.

The father called the Missing Persons Unit. No luck. Then he called 911. The police asked the father to describe the boy, after which they sent officers to the house where the father was staying. There they showed him a picture of the boy with blood coming out of his mouth.

This is a nightmare scenario for any parent, and the events leading to Trayvon’s death offer little comfort — and pose many questions.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/17/op...on-martin.html