N4. Trayvon Martin

Racism has always been an issue for many years and it’s still continuing today. This situation it’s unbelievable to me and I do not believe that it was self-defense. Trayvon Martin wasn’t doing anything wrong besides walking down the street, it’s not like he was threatening anyone or waving a gun around in his hands; he was doing nothing wrong. I think the main issue is that if anyone shoots another person (of any race, ethnic group, religion, gender)… that person’s guilt or innocence should be decided by a judge or jury, not by a police officer at the scene. The most bizarre part of the police statement is “Zimmerman tells police he killed Martin in self-defense. Taking him at his word, police do not arrest him, nor administer a drug or alcohol test. They also did not run a background check.” Since when do police ask the shooter if he did anything wrong? And just accept his answer? Let the courts decide innocence or guilt, not the officer on duty. It’s very suspicious and unprofessional the way the police handled the situation, I think it definitely has a lot to do about race. I think George Zimmerman should have been at least taken down to the police station and got drug tests, background checks done and much more because the police knew nothing about the guy. They don’t even know why he had a gun on him at the time? It’s just very suspicious and wrong the way this entire case was handled. If this society wasn’t so judgmental and selfish, situations like these could often be prevented. Plus, the only time that self-defense should be used is if another person has something greater than you do. For example, if Trayvon was holding a gun to George Zimmerman, it would have been more reasonable for him to shoot Trayvon for self-defense but Trayvon had nothing to harm George Zimmerman on him. Society in this generation needs to change for the better.