Veneese Mollison
Commentary (1:15)Zimmerman found not guilty
A Florida jury acquitted George Zimmerman in the shooting
death of Trayvon Martin. This case drew national attention when Zimmerman, of
Hispanic and white decent, approached Martin, a black teenager who he shot and
killed. Zimmerman was an armed volunteer neighborhood watchman who initially
called the police to report a suspicious person. The police dispatcher
immediately told Zimmerman to back off and they would handle it. Against the
advice of the police, Zimmerman followed Martin anyway. Over the course of the
trial, Martin’s character was challenged with allegations of drug abuse.
Regardless
of any history of drug use he was accused of, that young man did not deserve to
die. Zimmerman did not report to the police that a suspected junkie was seen
behaving irrationally, nor was he threatened. Martin never approached
Zimmerman. In fact, because Zimmerman was following Martin, he looked
suspicious to Trayvon. None of this would have happened if Zimmerman would have
obeyed the instructions of the police and left Martin alone. The jury had the
option of convicting Zimmerman of second-degree murder or even a lesser crime
of man slaughter, instead they claim he was innocent. There was nothing
innocent about George Zimmerman’s actions. He pursued and killed an unarmed
young man. Our justice system is not perfect but the outcome of this trial was disgraceful.
I was surprised on how the case was handled, and it did feel like it ended disgracefully. There was a lot of subjective situations and perhaps there could have been more evidence somehow.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely agree with Son! This trial was all over the place! You were very clear in your opinion!
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