February 26‚ 2012 marked the day that the innocent minor‚ Trayvon Martin‚ was shot to his death in a gated neighborhood in Sanford‚ Florida. The shooter‚ George Zimmerman‚ still has not faced any serious consequence for the murder. Many people in the Sanford community‚ and even around the country‚ believe that there is no question that Zimmerman should be convicted and sent to jail‚ but‚ unfortunately‚ it is not up to the people; it is up to the justice system. With the consideration of Florida’s
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Adrian Cronauer once said that “Martin Luther King‚ Jr. didn’t carry just a piece of cloth to symbolize his belief in racial equality; he carried the American flag.” Martin Luther King Jr. knew that racism was more than one person or one group; he knew it was an issue that required the entire United States of America to solve. He carried the American flag to represent unity in America‚ but that still to this day isn’t solved. Trayvon Martin is just one of countless accounts of racism presented in
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On Saturday July 13th‚ 2013th‚ all of America waited on what would be the verdict of George Zimmerman‚ who killed 17-year old boy Trayvon Martin in Sanford‚ Florida. In the end a six‚ mainly white‚ women jury decided to claim Zimmerman as non-guilty for second degree murder. This caused a huge shock for many Americans. They were left with this shock and pain through thoughts of how could this happen. There were protests because people felt that this verdict does not reflect the true justice that
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Ivanna Santana 5/9/12 Lonnecker Per. 3 On February 26‚ 2012 Trayvon Martin died because George Zimmerman‚ a neighborhood watchman‚ shot him. Today many debate on how this happened. Did this happen because of racial issues or because of the Stand your ground law? Isaiah Muhammad explains in his article that Trayvon martin didn’t die due to the Stand Your Ground Law‚ he died because he was murdered for being a black guy with a hoodie on. Bill Cosby thinks otherwise‚ he believes that it had to do
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Justice for Trayvon Martin in America Hendrix‚ Jaimisha Com/172 August 14‚ 2012 University Of Phoenix Justice for Trayvon Martin in America Trayvon Martin’s killing was a racial hate crime because of Zimmerman’s actions before‚ during and after the killing‚ the 911 call‚ and the police report all indicating Trayvon’s killing was racially provoked since then I have been teaching my child about the possibilities of being racially targeted due to his ethnicity and exactly what racial
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most critical issues out of the conversation regarding Trayvon Martin’s death. He deferrs the most controversial aspect of the case – the legal merits and the justification of non-consequence for killing young black males – to be solved by legal analyst and pundits. Pro black politics would have openly challenge the legal institutions that justify the killing of black men. Secondly‚ although‚ President Obama began by saying Trayvon Martin could have been his son or even him 35 years ago‚ following
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the shooting of Trayvon Martin in Sanford Florida is still a popular news case. Was it a hate crime‚ or just a total misunderstanding? February 26th‚ Trayvon Martin was shoot and killed by George Zimmerman. George Zimmerman the neighbourhood watchman‚ saw a suspicious African American man going around‚ whit his hoodie on and something in his hands. Zimmerman was holding a close lock at Trayvon. Trayvon starting running‚ and Zimmerman went anther him. We later know that Trayvon was just coming
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Trayvon Martin was murdered by George Zimmerman back in 2014. There was no real justice for the young man‚ except for the fact that the story of his death opened this generation’s eyes about racism happening in America. Of course‚ prejudice was occurring all over the U.S‚ for many years‚ but in this day and age‚ Trayvon Martin’s death opened the floodgates for black protestors and other races that are against racism to stand against killings in America against the African American community simply
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define if you’re good or bad. Trayvon Martin never showed any suspicious behavior to proceeded Zimmerman to think he was about to partake in a violent crime. Crime is a violation of a norm that has been codified into law. No matter‚ what the ruling was there is no way to go around the fact that
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Norma Navarro AJ 01 Spring 2013 Current Event Trayvon Martin On Feb. 26. 2012‚ Trayvon Martin‚ 17‚ an unarmed black teenager walking back with Skittles and an iced tea he’d picked up at 7-Eleven‚ and George Zimmerman‚ a white Hispanic neighborhood watch volunteer in Sanford‚ Florida in a community gated housings. (Michael Pearson & Greg Botelho‚ 2012). Moments before Trayvon was shot and killed‚ he was on his cellphone talking with a 16 year old girl (girlfriend). "He said this man was
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