Geraldo Rivera Blames Hoodie for Trayvon Martin Shooting

On "Fox and Friends" Friday, television personality Gerald Riviera -- possibly better known by his stage name, Geraldo Rivera -- put part of the blame for Trayvon Martin's shooting death on Martin himself.

Or at least on what Martin was wearing -- a hoodie Rivera said was so associated with crime in the public mind that it stirs automatic suspicion. It's like traditional Muslim garb at an airport, Rivera said.

You cannot rehabilitate the hoodie. I understand that the reaction might be overzealous or even irrational in some extent, I mean, when you look at the statistics, Rivera said. But youre not going to rehabilitate the hoodie. Stop wearing it! ... Im not suggesting Trayvon Martin had any kind of weapon or anything, but he wore an outfit that allowed someone to respond in this irrational, overzealous way and if he had been dressed more appropriately, I think unless its raining out or youre at a track meet, leave the hoodie home.

It's definitely a different take. It's also definitely wrong -- in this case, at least -- by its own logic. It was raining that night in Sanford.

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