County Commission May Have Made Mistake Putting Skittles, "Iced Tea" On Dais

Something you probably won't see in the network news.

Normally, we don't touch these stories but this one was so emotionally charged that the Miami Dade County Commission may have stumbled in their attempt to be P.C. and pander to a large segment of the county in an election year. The tragedy of the Trayvon Martin shooting was fresh in everyone's mind and without the benefit of time and hindsight the politicians reacted, emotionally. There is the problem.

You can bank on the fact that Barbara Jordan, Dennis Moss, Jean Monestime, Audrey Edmondson, "Pepe" Diaz and Board Chair Joe Martinez never heard of "sizzurp, lean or purple drank" these are all southern urban slang terms for a concoction using Sprite or any fruity drink with Jolly Rancher or Skittles candies and a dose of a codeine laced cough syrup or DMX as an ingredient, the drink has to be sipped and that is said to give one a euphoric and relaxed feeling. Some compare it to Ketamine.

 http://www.recoverycorps.org/addiction/treatment/purple-drank/

 http://www.collegedj.net/2011/10/11/news/lil-wayne-talks-about-purple-drank-on-tmz-video/

In a March 2012 Board of County Commission meeting next to their microphones each commissioner named placed a bag of skittles and in the case of Dennis Moss he added an Arizona Iced Tea in place of the Arizona Watermelon Juice Drink found at the crime scene. The crime scene photos released in the print media show a can of Arizona Watermelon Juice Drink that was purchased by Trayvon and not Arizona Iced Tea, some cynics say that was intentional to call it "iced tea." Sounds like the media which likes to give half of the story and move on. 

Some blogs have gone through Trayvon's text messages posted on social websites and note he was looking for liquid codeine, an ingredient for sizzurp or lean or purple drank. They also found rapper Li'l Wayne was once addicted to the sipping beverage. It must be sipped because some rappers have collapsed and died with their deaths attributed to this dangerous combo. 

A school in the Capitol City held a Skittles and Arizona Iced Tea Trayvon Martin Day Memorial.

 http://jonathanturley.org/2012/05/25/too-soon-d-c-school-hold-trayvon-martin-day-with-iced-tea-and-skittles/

 http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/03/24/2712530/miami-dade-commissioners-honor.html

http://therealrevo.com/blog/?p=75112

 http://theconservativetreehouse.com/2012/05/23/update-26-part-1-trayvon-martin-what-were-the-last-18-months-like-for-him/

http://theconservativetreehouse.com/2012/05/24/update-26-part-2-trayvon-martin-shooting-a-year-of-drug-use-culminates-in-predictable-violence/

Miami-Dade commissioners urge Florida Legislature to take up 'Stand Your Ground' following Travyon Martin's death

Miami-Dade commissioners approved a resolution Tuesday urging the Florida Legislature to convene hearings on the controversial Stand Your Ground law invoked in the Feb. 26 death of Miami Gardens 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.
 

The measure was put forth by Commissioner Barbara Jordan, who represents Miami Gardens, and co-sponsored by Commissioners Audrey Edmonson and Dennis Moss. It calls for legislative hearings and supports Gov. Rick Scott's task force convened following Trayvon's death after being shot by Sanford neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman. Zimmerman has not been charged.
 

Jordan and Commissioner Dennis Moss once again had packages of Skittles and a can of Arizona iced tea -- the items Trayvon had bought at a 7-Eleven before heading home -- by their microphones.