Jason Giroir, New Orleans Police Officer, Resigns After Posting Offensive Trayvon Martin Comments: A New Orleans police officer resigned Tuesday after coming under fire for offensive comments he posted to a news website about slain teenager Trayvon Martin.
Over the weekend, Jason Giroir, a 13-year veteran of the police department, took to a television station's site to offer his verdict on the death of the unarmed 17-year-old: "Act like a Thug die like one!"
Martin was shot and killed in February while he was walking in the rain, carrying a bag of skittles and an iced tea. The shooter, self-appointed neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman, remains free and has not been charged with a crime.
