Jacki Bubis
July 16, 2013
Commentary Assignment-“Not Guilty for Being Guilty”
(1:30)
After weeks of
testimony, George Zimmerman has been found not guilty for the death of
seventeen-year-old Trayvon Martin. In February, when the shooting incident
occurred, it was considered an act of self-defense on behalf of Zimmerman.
Zimmerman, a twenty-eight-year
old neighborhood watch coordinator, followed Trayvon Martin after seeing him in
his prestigious gated community. Zimmerman stated in so many words that
Trayvon’s hooded head and slouchy posture made him suspicious. When the story
was released to the public, the situation turned into a racial hate
crime—Zimmerman, of Hispanic decent and Trayvon, an African American teen.
The defense used
Trayvon’s Twitter page to paint him in a negative light. They found profane
language and photos of Trayvon smiling with gold teeth. Hack into any
seventeen-year-old boy’s Twitter and profanity will be found. However, this defense was apparently
good enough to get a man acquitted of second-degree murder.
Zimmerman is the
second murder out of Florida acquitted of murder charges. Casey Anthony was found
not guilty for allegedly killing her baby just years before. This brings to
question, what horrible act needs to occur for someone to be charged in
Florida?
I enjoyed the way you presented the problem, but I'm not 100% sure what your opinion is.
ReplyDeleteAgreed! Your opinion needs to be more upfront!
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