I am appalled at the low blows being taken by Zimmerman's supporters. It has been said that Trayvon Martin has been suspended from school three times. It has also been said that one of the reasons for the suspension was that a bag of marijuana was found in Martin's bookbag. Let me ask you this. Did any of this play a factor in why Zimmerman hunted and stalked Martin? Was Zimmerman aware of any marijuana in Martin's possession or had Martin done anything to draw any suspicion to Martin during that fateful night during which Martin was killed? The answer is NO. From what I heard of the 911 calls, Zimmerman did not mention a single act committed by Martin which should have aroused suspicion. How is being suspended from school relevant to Martin's actions during Feb 26? His suspension does not prove that he was doing anything wrong that night, nor does being suspended justify him being sought out, followed, approached and shot by Zimmerman. Does being suspended means that Martin was committing some illegal act during Feb 26? Let's stick to the facts and there has not been a single fact alluding to Martin doing anything wrong that night. It is not fair to assume that he was doing something wrong on Feb. 26 which warrants him being followed and suspect based on disciplinary issues in the past. Let's not inject assumptions that Trayvon was probably doing something wrong on the night he was killed simply because he had been suspended from school.
I have also seen the photos of Trayvon with his gold teeth and hanging pants. Are we supposed to devise from these photos that any apparel which is a deviation from the blue suit worn by white men entitles one to be seen as a criminal and warrants them being murdered? Isn't this the same type of mentality which got Zimmerman into trouble in the first place? Stereotypes and prejudice have become so prevalent that we no longer wait for someone to commit a wrongdoing, we prejudge and convict them before any crime has taken place? I guess that is what prejudice is. Does the principle, 'innocent until proven guilty' apply to everyone except this category of people, young black men? Some would say a contrary principle applies to black men, 'guilty until proven innocent'. And this appears to be true. After all, would Trayvon's word be accepted as truth if he was the only living witness to a shooting? Would we give him the benefit of the doubt? The answer is NO. Furthermore, supporting evidence and/or witnesses will be required if Trayvon had been the shooter. We will not accept solely his word as truth, then why do we accept Zimmerman's? Would Zimmerman readily admit to coldbloodedly killing Trayvon and sentence himself to a life (well probably not a life term for obvious reasons) term in prison? Why has all commonsense and logic has been abandoned in this case solely to support Zimmerman's story of self-defense? This abandonment of logic in light of facts pointing to the contrary is the definition of bigotry and racism. And it is speaking loud and clear.
If there was a 911 call in which Zimmerman was screaming for help immediately before he is shot, will we attribute any credibility to a 'self defense' claim, regardless of whether a Stand Your Ground law existed or not? I can bet my last dollar that a self defense claim would not even be considered by anyone. It will be laughable if it was attempted by the defendant, by a black defendant such as Trayvon. Furthermore, Trayvon would not even consider using it because he knows that he will be laughed and mocked right into his jail cell and then after.
Never has there been such an egregious example of racism and bigotry at its strongest, as the handling of Trayvon's murder case. Now let's take a look at the self-defense theory. First we know that Zimmerman followed Trayvon and disregarded 911 to not follow him. Are these the actions of someone who fears for his life? Actually, his choice to pursue Trayvon and disobey 911 dispatcher's instructions points to the opposite, in my opinion. Then is when Zimmerman appeared to have decided to take matters into his own hands. Furthermore, he had a gun. These two facts, coupled together, may be construed as an intent to do harm. After all, not many neighborhood watchmen carry a gun and then stalks a kid. I can not see how a Stand Your Ground law can apply as a defense for a man who followed the person he allegedly feared. It makes absolutely no sense. In addition to these facts, I heard a 911 call in which Zimmerman possibly used a racial slur. If he did, this will only strengthen the argument that this was a hate crime. We also heard in the 911 call, screams for help. If these screams for help are proven to be Martin's, then that throws the self defense theory out of the window because it was obvious that before Martin was shot, he did not pose a threat to Zimmerman. In light of all these facts, there are still some who ignore these facts and choose to believe this was self defense. There is no better embodiment of racism and bigotry. There is no other evidence that will negate the fact that Zimmerman followed Trayvon, screams were heard from Trayvon before he is shot (once it is proven that it is Martin's screams), and Zimmerman used a racial slur on the 911 call (once it is proven). This is pretty strong evidence and Trayvon having discipline problems at school doesn't negate it.
This case sets a legal precedent of how similar, future cases will be handled. If Zimmerman walks, no black person will ever be safe walking the streets again. Lets not allow the tactics of attacking Martin's reputation detract from the real facts of the case. Each and everyone of us has something in our past that we are not proud of, thus should these past actions be used as a justification for our murder? Of course not. Please don't make the mistake of thinking what happened to Trayvon can not happen to you. We are all Trayvon, black men and black women. And we have a responsibility to our children to keep them safe.
Michael Vick kills a dog and gets jailtime. Zimmerman kills a black child and doesn't even get arrested. What a sad society we live in!
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