TRAYVON MARTIN FOUND GUILTY

Breaking News: “A Florida jury of six found Trayvon Martin guilty.” I heard someone make this statement on a television news program as part of the post verdict discussions. This succinct summary of the recent trail seems to have captured my sentiments. Something was wrong with the way authorities, attorneys, and the news media was handling the entire affair.  None of the above seemed to be smart enough to ask the right question. The mishandling had to do with the question that was asked; did George Martin shoot Trayvon to death in self-defense, which shifted the  guilt on to Trayvon. The real question should have been, “What crime did Trayvon commit?” What did Trayvon do that justified his being killed?  Clearly, the answer was walking down the street while black. It is not a crime to be black and it is not a crime to walk down the street.

Change the scene a bit and put a well-trained police officer and not a want-to-be cop in that situation. Of course, the police officer would have stand trail for provoking and killing an innocent person. In other words, Trayvon martin was not the criminal but he was on trial.  

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