Whitey Ford
11-07-2021, 04:18 AM
Boise hotel cancels an event after learning George Zimmerman was featured speaker
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After learning George Zimmerman was scheduled to speak at The Riverside Hotel this weekend as part of a multiday conference, the hotel canceled the event.
Zimmerman was listed as featured speaker at the "Lethal Force Gun Laws 2021 Tactics & Strategies Conference." It was scheduled to take place Friday through Monday.
In 2012, Zimmerman fatally shot Trayvon Martin, an unarmed Black teenager, and was later found not guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter after claiming self-defense. The shooting in Florida sparked a national conversation on racial profiling and so-called Stand Your Ground laws.
"We recognize the immense pain that George Zimmerman has inflicted on many of our guests, team-members and community," The Riverside's ownership group said in a statement. "With their respect and safety as our priority, we have canceled the event. We are unequivocally opposed to providing George Zimmerman a platform and he is not welcome at The Riverside Hotel."
https://www.hastingstribune.com/ap/national/boise-hotel-cancels-an-event-after-learning-george-zimmerman-was-featured-speaker/article_4a726f7e-da22-59c1-aab6-bb55b570c883.html#:~:text=BOISE%2C%20Idaho%20%E2%8 0%94%20After%20learning%20George,2021%20Tactics%20 %26%20Strategies%20Conference.%22
https://i.imgur.com/1ukFQol.jpg
After learning George Zimmerman was scheduled to speak at The Riverside Hotel this weekend as part of a multiday conference, the hotel canceled the event.
Zimmerman was listed as featured speaker at the "Lethal Force Gun Laws 2021 Tactics & Strategies Conference." It was scheduled to take place Friday through Monday.
In 2012, Zimmerman fatally shot Trayvon Martin, an unarmed Black teenager, and was later found not guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter after claiming self-defense. The shooting in Florida sparked a national conversation on racial profiling and so-called Stand Your Ground laws.
"We recognize the immense pain that George Zimmerman has inflicted on many of our guests, team-members and community," The Riverside's ownership group said in a statement. "With their respect and safety as our priority, we have canceled the event. We are unequivocally opposed to providing George Zimmerman a platform and he is not welcome at The Riverside Hotel."
https://www.hastingstribune.com/ap/national/boise-hotel-cancels-an-event-after-learning-george-zimmerman-was-featured-speaker/article_4a726f7e-da22-59c1-aab6-bb55b570c883.html#:~:text=BOISE%2C%20Idaho%20%E2%8 0%94%20After%20learning%20George,2021%20Tactics%20 %26%20Strategies%20Conference.%22