In recent article called Trayvon Martin: Leaked info sheds light on Zimmerman's account of shooting is about the young man who was shot by a neighborhood watch! This story has been talked about all over. According to a Sanford Police employee, Zimmerman who is the man who killed Treyvon told officers Trayvon beat him and he was forced to shoot him in self-defense. Zimmerman has not been arrested and has not been charged with any crime in relation to the Trayvon Martin shooting. I think the only reason he is not in jail is because he is white. If it was the other way around and Treyvon killed a white man im sure he would be in jail within no time. I feel like this is racist and its a shame how racisms still exists today.
In the article Zimmerman said he was walking back to his SUV after losing sight of Martin after he got out of his vehicle and went to approach the boy. The employee said Zimmerman told detectives Martin approached him from behind, they spoke for a moment and Martin punched him in the face. Zimmerman said Martin began to beat him, suffering a bloody nose and lacerations to the back of his head. Zimmerman told officers he then shot the 17-year-old in his self-defense, as he was being beaten.
In my opinion I still don’t think that he had the right to shoot him even if they were fighting! They say its self-defense, so if I am fighting and the person is beating me up that gives me the right to shoot that person? NO! I would be in jail. I feel very bad for Treyvons family; because they have to sit back knowing that the person who killed their son is still out on the streets. It’s sad because people judge black people all the time just because of our skin color or the clothes we wear. I was really hurt by Treyvons death and I didn’t even know him! It affects me because im black and next it could be me.
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