Lately I have been hearing a lot about the Trayvon Martin case in the news. But I didnt really know what had happend. Reading the Rolling Stone article gave me a lot more information. Supposedly George Zimmerman was acting in self defense by killing Trayvon Martin, and his actions are protected by Floridas Stand Your Ground law, which lets you more or less kill someone if it is an act of self defense. George Zimmerman said that Trayvon Martin had come up to his car while he was in it. But somethings don't add up, why would a teenager say to someone "you're going to die now" while in a brawl with that person. But Zimmerman supposedly suffered from a broken nose and a scratch on his forehead from the fight with Trayvon.
George Zimmerman was just charged with Second Degree Murder yesterday. The maximum penalty if found guilty is life in prison. I believe that if what George Zimmerman says holds up to be true in court, I think that he will be found innocent. But right now he is one of America's most hated men, and even if he is found innocent I dont't think he will ever really be able to return back into normal society. I also feel that the community is making a bigger deal out of this than they really should just because Zimmerman is white and hispanic. Obviously killing someone is a big deal, but when a black person kills a black person, it doesn't become national news, I think that people like Jesse Jackson are just trying to start a race war, because someone who isn't black killed someone who is black.
