Wow...Allen West and I agree...eeewwww...

Rep. Allen West blasts handling of Martin shooting case

One of two black Republicans in Congress Thursday offered a stinging critique of the handling of the Trayvon Martin case.

Rep. Allen West, a Florida Republican, wrote in a post on his Facebook page that the shooter of the 17-year-old boy should’ve been arrested and the chief of the Sanford Police department should step down. The police chief did.

“Let’s all be appalled at this instance not because of race, but because a young American man has lost his life, seemingly, for no reason,” West wrote. “I have signed a letter supporting a investigation. I am not heading to Sanford to shout and scream, because we need the responsible entities and agencies to handle this situation from this point without media bias or undue political influences. This is an outrage.”

West’s district is a skinny slab of land on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, including parts of tony towns such as West Palm Beach, Boca Raton and Palm Beach Gardens. Sanford is near Orlando – northwest of West’s district.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-congress/2012/03/rep-allen-west-blasts-handling-of-martin-shooting-118387.html

eta: I want to be clear; I agree that the case has been terribly mishandled. Not with his pot shots at Rev. Sharpton, or anyone that supports this family in their time of need, and that includes me.