Speak Out: Is Marley Lion Murder like Trayvon Martin Case?

Around the Internet this week, folks are drawing parallels to the Charleston murder of 17-year-old Marley Lion, who is white, to the death of Trayvon Martin.

Lion died in June 2012 while in his parked car outside a Charleston bar. His attackers were three black men, and they have since been arrested and face murder charges. Read more about Marley Lion's death.

Martin's case drew international media attention. George Zimmerman, who shot Martin in a Sanford, Fla., confrontation, said the killing was self defense. A jury acquitted Zimmerman Saturday. The jury's action drew protests across the country and in Charleston.

While Lion's case was the subject of a large-scale Charleston manhunt, it did not draw more than regional media coverage.

SO WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? Why is Martin's death the subject of national outrage while Lion's death is regarded simply as a local act of violence? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.