There has a recent outcry by the country as a result of a seventeen year old by the name of Trayvon Martin. Trayvon was killed by a 28 year old, self-appointed neighborhood watchman named George Zimmerman. Trayvon was basically killed because George found him to be "suspicious". Disobedient to warnings by a 911 dispatcher to stop following the Florida high school student, Zimmerman took it upon himself to confront the young man. What he did in the matter of minutes is what really causing the outrage. Zimmerman shot the young man who was only armed with a bag of Skittles and Arizona iced tea. Zimmerman claimed that Trayvon attacked him and bashed his head into the ground, but recent videos after Zimmerman being taken into the jail show no bruises on the back of his head.
Many people have cried the "race card" and have compared George Zimmerman to Troy Davis. People stated that if Zimmerman would have been African American that he would have been arrested with the quickness, but since George is who he is that everything is simply fine. I just believe that every death, no matter what the race of the person is, deserves justice. A young man died before he could really begin his life. This is a shame and actions must be taken for justice. We can not bring him back, but hopefully steps can be taken to prevent another incident of this from happening.
Do you think that these rallies will help or will people make a commotion for a little while like for Troy Davis and then return to their everyday lives as if everything is fine?
A Young, African American Lady<--those are already two strikes against me,
taija d :)
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