Old African American Shots Middle Aged White Male in Florida... Claims Stand Your Ground Defense.. Press Silent

But a more relevant story has gotten less coverage. A homeowner, trying to enforce the regulations of his community, got into an argument with a younger man. That man attacked him, he claimed, and had him pinned to the ground. The older man was armed, and fearing his life was in danger, shot and killed the man on top of him. The incident took place in another Florida town, Valrico, about a two-hour drive from Sanford. Ironically, the neighborhood, just like George Zimmerman's, is called Twin Lakes.

There are a couple of differences in this story. The older man was 69, the younger 41. And the shooter was African-American, his victim white.

Trevor Dooley, a school bus driver, spotted a boy skateboarding on the basketball court in the park across the street from his house. He yelled at him to stop, saying skateboarding was prohibited. D. J. James, an Air Force veteran who served in Iraq, was shooting hoops with his eight-year-old daughter and had given the boy permission to skateboard. He yelled back, "Show me the sign." According to eyewitnesses, Dooley went back into his garage, got a gun, and crossed over to the park. He and James argued until Dooley pulled up his shirt to expose the gun and said, "f*** you." He then headed back home. James followed and reprimanded him. "Don't flash a weapon," he said. Dooley then pulled out the gun, James reached for it, and the two men struggled for the gun and fell to the ground. Lying on his side, Dooley shot James through the heart.

After several days, Dooley was charged with manslaughter. The case is still before the judge. Dooley's lawyers have filed a motion asking that the charges be dismissed, citing Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law. The prosecution will argue that it doesn't apply, as James was defending himself and posing no threat to Dooley.

This is not the kind of story that makes anyone in the media say "Wow!" The trial has barely been covered even in Tampa Bay's two papers and its TV stations since the testimony of James's daughter on February 23rd. And no one is interested in Trevor Dooley's feelings about whites.


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