Hello ladies and gentlemen of the jury, the time has come to make a decision. Here is what we know. On the day of February 6, 2012, Trayvon Martin was walking to his father’s house after getting a drink and skittles from a local gas station. On his way home he was spotted by George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch person, who noticed Trayvon and believed he looked suspicious. There was a confrontation between Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman. At the end of this confrontation, Trayvon Martin was dead after being fatally shot by George Zimmerman. The question is, is this case a murder case or a self defense case? The defense would have you believe that George Zimmerman killed Trayvon Martin out of fear for his life. Mr. Zimmerman, himself says that he shot in self defense, but was it really an attack? It was George Zimmerman who disobeyed orders of 911 officials, even after he was told not to pursue Trayvon Martin. George Zimmerman also had wounds that supposedly force him to shoot out of self defense. Although, if someone was …show more content…
George Zimmerman was instructed not to leave his car by officials, yet he ignored their commands and left his car to go after Mr. Martin. It was George’s choice to pursue him even after being told to stay in his car, initially it was George’s own choice to kill Trayvon Martin. Not out of self-defense, but out of an unjust suspicion. After all, Trayvon Martin who was only walking through the neighborhood to get back to his father’s house only after getting some skittles and a drink. Then Trayvon Martin was pursued by George Zimmerman just for walking home, doing nothing, to then be shot? George Zimmerman claims self defense for provoking an innocent kid who was being followed by a creepy man on his way home. How does that look to you? It looks like George Zimmerman did not act out of self defense but out of hatred. George Zimmerman committed
The fatal shot occured while Zimmerman and Martin where fighting. The police responded 2 mins after the shots fired because Zimmerman called the police prior to the fight. Trayvon Martin an African American male, died at the age of 17. Zimmerman would be taken to custody and was questioned for 5 hours. Zimmerman was later released and no charges were filed at the time.
George Zimmerman has pleaded not guilty towards the Trayvon Martin case. Zimmerman is the neighborhood watch volunteer. Zimmerman said that he shot Trayvon in self-defense. The state of Florida has a law stating “stand your ground”. Zimmerman was the only witness of the death of Martin.
In February of 2012, Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old, was shot and killed by George Zimmerman in an act of self-defense. Martin, who was in Sanford, Florida visiting his father, was coming home from a 7-Eleven carrying a can of iced tea and a bag of skittles. 28-year-old Zimmerman was a neighborhood watch coordinator in the housing community in which Martin’s father lived (Abuznaid 1143). Zimmerman noticed Martin, who was wearing a gray-hooded sweatshirt, walking through the community and grew suspicious. Zimmerman called the police but was told to wait and not engage.
February 26th, 2012, 17 year old Trayvon Martin was shot and killed by George Zimmerman, a community watch volunteer while walking home from a convenience store. In a 911 call, Zimmerman stated Martin was just walking around and up to no good. The dispatcher advised Zimmerman not to follow Trayvon and wait for a police officer to arrive. George Zimmerman proceeded to shoot Trayvon Martin, killing him. Based on physical evidence and the testimony provided by Zimmerman it was viewed that he acted in “self-defense”.
If you feel that your life is in danger you have the right to kill the person even if you could have gotten away. It does not matter if the person has a weapon or not. It is simply a perceived threat. George Zimmerman was found not guilty and used “Stand your Ground Law” to get off. The killing of Trayvon Martin caused many people to take another look at the law.
In a suburb outside St. Louis known as Ferguson on August 9, 2014, Michael Brown, a black unarmed teenager was shot and killed by a white police officer, Darren Wilson. Ferguson isn’t known as a violent town when it is compared to its neighboring towns. On November 24, 2014, the jury decided not to indict Officer Darren Wilson. Thus, the uprising began. There was already distrust with the majority white police department.
The reasoning behind the fatal shot was initially Martin looked “suspicious”, Zimmerman then approached him and was allegedly attacked by Martin, which resulted in him having to defend himself. Although police instructed Zimmerman to not get out of his car, he failed to follow orders. Zimmerman was let off with no criminal charges. (http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/05/us/trayvon-martin-shooting-fast-facts/) “I am Arriell Sky Williams, I 'm eight years old. I am unarmed and I have nothing that will hurt you,” this is what a fearful mother has taught her daughter to say if she has an encounter with a police officer.
(Lee 282). This quote shows the fact that the jury decided before the case even began. You got to love white supremacy, they held the whole hearing just for
The neighbour thought that he was going to rob his house. Finally the neighbour killed him with a gun. This incident happened just 2 years ago. The neighbour said, “It was for my safety. I was scared, and it was my right to self-defense.”
Trayvon Martin was only seventeen years old when he was shot and killed by George Zimmerman on February 26, 2012 in Sanford, Florida. Martin was on the phone with his girlfriend prior to the shooting, not partaking in any sort of criminal activity. He was carrying a bag of Skittles in his pocket, not a weapon of any kind. Despite this, Zimmerman claimed he shot Martin in “self-defense”. He was charged with second-degree murder, but found not guilty.
Hard Data, Hollow Protests I highly disagree with majority of Mac Donald’s argument. Firstly, her inclination that officers “have more to fear from black men than black men have to fear” from the officers does not sit well with me. Although blacks may make up the highest percentage of cop-killers, blacks are more likely to be shot than whites. I suggest that since both facts are true to an extent, social culture and biases have become the driving force for both instances to play out as they are: Black men are more likely to kill cops, cops are more likely to kill black men.
Where the courts come into play is when Erik got to his trial. During Erik’s trial the Columbine shooting happened. In the same town, with another white teen whose name was also Eric. This gave him an unfair trial because of the media surrounding the shootings. Some might argue today, that if Erik had a fair trial he, might not be found guilty or have a lesser sentence.
He had so much life to live until it was taken away from the cruel punishment of death penalty some people say he deserved it. That is an example of racial bias a 14 year old african american teen killed by death penalty due to a murder he committed of two young caucasianfemales but George was only 14. Supreme court says if your 15 and under you shouldn’t receive a death penalty because you are not seen as an adult unless your 18 or older 15 and under your still seen as a juvenile. Then why did George stinney get executed ? Is it far that kids have been getting killed by death penalty due to their actions.
In the case of Katko v. Briney, the plaintiff entered what he thought to be an uninhabited, abandoned home with the intent to get antique jars. He believed the house to be abandoned due to the lack of maintenance of the property. While in the process of finding the jars, the plaintiff triggered a spring gun trap, which blew away a portion of the plaintiff’s leg, including the tibia. The defendant was the owner of the home. Due to the house constantly being broken into, the defendant made an unseen spring gun trap in the north bedroom.
For example, in the Trayvon Martin case, George Zimmerman claimed that he was utilizing the “stand your ground” law, which allows murder in the case of self-defense. There is no cap on the amount of people that a police officer can kill, and police officers know that there is not a large amount of consequences if they kill