Justice should always be served with no discrimination and no hesitation. This applies in the on going case of Trayvon Martin, a teenager who was fatally shot by George Zimmerman. On the night of February 26, 2012, in Sanford, Fla. Martin was walking back from a convenience store holding candy and a drink in his hands, Zimmerman allegedly shoots Martin in self defense. For the rest of that month, no charges were filed. And Trayvon Martin's family and friends mourned while no justice was served.
It didn't take too long for the public to react. All throughout the month of March, there were several peaceful protests and online support. Dozens of people even wore hoodies and carried skittles and a bottle of Arizona iced tea to respect this tragic young death. Finally after millions across the nation cried for justice, the FBI decided to open its own investigation on the case. Lots of people believed Zimmerman should've been arrested a while ago, he killed an innocent teenager. But evidence was still inconclusive as to weather Zimmerman was guilty or not. And witnesses said two different stories.
The reason Zimmerman was not arrested in the beginning was because evidence was unclear. Multiple witnesses confirmed that Zimmerman was in fact attacked by Martin, so he fired his gun in self defense. Also, there was no physical evidence that Zimmerman was telling the truth either. Lots of media has brought attention the notion that Zimmerman wasn't prosecuted because he killed a black/African American boy. But now publicists are saying this case had absolutely nothing to do with racism. Nonetheless, George Zimmerman was actually arrested after 3 months that is--on April 11th, 2012, he was charged with second degree murder.
I still standby my saying that justice should be served no matter what. It didn't matter that Trayvon Martin was black and the George Zimmerman was hispanic. It didn't matter if Martin had past histories of suspensions or drug charges. The only thing that mattered was the truth. An innocent life was lost, due to a careless man with a gun. And the fact that the public supported justice through this whole case is really fascinating.
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