One of the biggest topics in the news today is the sad story
of Treyvon Martin and his murder. Reading and following his story on the news I
was baffled by how the whole scenario played our. I couldn’t help but think
that this is something that should have never happened. I like to think that
today in our society we have been making great strides over racism and
stereotypes but when something like this happens, we can see that it clearly still
exists. Currently a Civil Rights investigation is looking for evidence that
George Zimmerman, Treyvon’s shooter, was fueled by racial hatred. Zimmerman
somehow saw Martin as “suspicious” as he quietly made his was to his father’s
finances house after stopping at a convenience store. Now what I can understand
here is when you see someone in the neighborhood you do not know, you become
aware of that person. I live on a cul-de-sac in a very small neighborhood where
everyone knows everyone and even what kind of car they drive. I have watched my
mom stand in the window wondering who is the person she has never seen before
walking down our street. But I have also never seen her pull out a gun and
follow that person. It is understandable for a person to be territorial and
concerned but in this case things were clearly taken out of hand and Zimmerman
was obviously after Martin for more reasons than suspiciousness. As Zimmerman
followed Martin through the neighborhood and even ignored 911 dispatcher’s
orders to stop following the boy.
A leaked police report details Zimmerman telling them that as he was heading
back to his truck when Martin attacked him and wrestled for his gun where
Zimmerman then shot him. This information contradicts what Martins girlfriend
has to say since she was one the phone with him when the attack happened. She
describes that Martin told her he was being followed where she then heard
sounds of a scuffle and then phone was disconnected. The 911 call from
Zimmerman also reveals Martin in the background begging for help and even the
use of racial slurs are heard in the call. It seems that police in this case
are not giving their all when it comes to justice being served as they released
damaging information to the public trying to make Treyvon look like the bad
guy. Releasing reports on his ten-day suspension, believed burglary, and other
irrelevant disciplinary problems. Treyvon’s death was a tragedy and should have never happened.
Personally im happy that Zimmerman is behind bars, before his arrest his hopes
were to one day become a police officer and now that we aware of his racial
profiling my mind is at ease at the thought of one less unethical officer.
I agree that zimmerman deserves to be behind bars, becasue if nothing else he shot a took the life away of an innocent teenager. Although some details still may be unclear I am convinced that this was a racial crime fueled by hate. I beleive the slurs in the phone call gave it away. Your anaology pointed it out perfectly, just because you don't know sombody doesn't give you the right to follow him with a gun, much less shoot him. The reprocussions of this case will go on for a while. However it is glad to know that zimmerman got what was coming to him. He would never make it as a police officer shooting eveyone he didn't know or was a race that he wasn't fond of. In my opinion EVERYONE is a small bit racist, its just nature, but killing somone over it is a little extreme.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't disagree more. There is a lot left to know before people start running around calling it murder. It took this long for him to be CHARGED with second degree murder,but that doesn't mean its going to stick. I have been following this case pretty intently, and some of your facts are a bit skewed. One being, when they had said expert come in and review the phone call. He said that it was NOT Zimmerman yelling for help, like it was originally thought. He said it was also NOT Martin. The next being,after reviewing the call, no racial slurs were spoken. After several "experts" reviewed the call and cleared it up, and it is the consensus that he said "Punks". Like so many times in America, people are jumping to conclusions with out first examining all of the facts. Zimmerman very well may be guilty. But it is still unknown. Given the circumstances of this case, I do believe it should be brought to court, there are still things to left to be uncovered. If you actually read the reports days after it happened, there are eye witness reports of Martin on top of Zimmerman beating him. In all, he may be guilty, he may not. But because the media focuses on a few inaccurate facts does not make Zimmerman a racist murderer. I think everyone would have learned something from Dales' case.
ReplyDeleteI also agree that Zimmerman needs to be behind bars, because he shoot a young man that had ice tea and skittles in his hands. We still don't know everything that happened, the only person who truly nows the truth is Zimmerman. I think its weird that he wanted to become a police officer, while that chance will never ever happen. I hate the fact that the media and the police are trying to air out Treyvon's "dirty laundry" making him look like the bad guy. They should focus on the case, and the situation that occurred that day instead of his life and how he was as a teenager.
ReplyDeleteAs I have watched this story unfold and change directions about 100 times, I am convinced this is just a case of the media, once again, blowing a case way out of proportion. It has leaked that NBC edited the 911 tape where Zimmerman supposedly said "he looks suspicious, he looks black," when in reality NBC cut a segment out where the 911 operator asked what skin color he is. At first the media said this was a white on black crime then abruptly changed that to a half Hispanic male who killed a black teenager. Yes, Zimmerman was not acting correctly by pursuing Martin after the 911 operator told him not to follow the teen, but did he shoot Martin just because he was black, I highly doubt it. Photos have also been released of a large cut on Zimmerman's head which helps to confirm his story that Martin attacked him. At the very least the cut suggests there was a struggle, regardless of who started it. This is just a case of media sensationalizing a story to the point where the lies are mistaken for truth. Zimmerman did act wrong; therefore, at the most he should be charged with manslaughter, but I do not think the intent was there to commit 2nd degree murder.
ReplyDeleteI wrote a blog on this topic because i believe that the Media has just blown this thing out of proportion and made it a 3 ring circus. All the information is different day to day and the media cant even get the pictures and race right for the individuals. I really hope Zimmerman pays for killing him but i just wish the media would take a step back and get the facts straight. If Zimmerman gets acquitted you can bet because the media vilified him so badly he will never be able to live a normal life again he may have to change identity and physical appearance even who knows.
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