SF Tennis Freak

Tonight I was humbled and honored that a tweet I sent for Jordan Davis’ parents was read on air to them by Lawrence O’Donnell on “The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell”. My tweet represented one of thousands expressing support and heartache for these parents who lost their child in yet another example of the Florida’s racist “Stand your ground” law, and prosecutorial incompetence. I hope my simple sentiments, and those of everyone else who tweeted similar messages, helps to provide some solace in this hour of incredulous despair.

This is the clip of the segment when the tweet was read to his parents, Lucia McBath and Ronald Davis. It still makes me tear up when I watch it. When I mentioned how emotional it made me, my partner Steve hit the nail on the head by saying “You (basically) spoke directly to them. And you were able to tell them that you share their pain.”