The Lesson Of Trayvon Martin

Trayvon died because he wasn't armed for if he felt threaten by Mr. Zimmerman, he had the right to shoot him as Mr. Zimmerman did to him, base on a southern law. People in the north became outraged when they found out that no one had been arrested for the shooting that had occurred a month earlier. Northerners don't understand this concept because it is illegal to kill a person on the streets, and if someone does kill a person they are arrested. In the north a person can only kill another person if that person has broken into their home, that's the only scenario. As a result of what happened to Trayvon, Northerners immediately viewed the actions of Mr. Zimmerman and the lack of police action as an act of racism. For a month no one in the south had expressed any concern over this, but when the news made its way to the north, there was a huge outcry and a swell of public support to seek justice for Trayvon. This resulted in many Northerners heading to the south to protest and voice their outrage. Southerners became upset that these Northerners had come to the south to express their anger, because to them this was normal and no one was complaining. Whatever Mr. Zimmerman told police was sufficient, in spite of evidence to the contrary. The enraged Northerners began to hold hoodie rallies throughout the country, angering the south. Just like with Rodney King, racial tension began to spread throughout the country. Soon there were reports that Trayvon was some sort of thug who's killing was justified by Mr. Zimmerman. People started coming out in support of Mr. Zimmerman, who it appeared wanted to be a police officer himself, and became the head of the neighborhood watch. He was hoping to score some brownie points with the community and police force. Northerners were introduced to the law that justified Mr. Zimmerman killing Trayvon, a stand your ground law, and that was why Mr. Zimmerman had not been arrested. This further angered the Northerners for no one had ever heard of such a law there. Soon there were request to have this law repealed to prevent this from ever happening again. Once again the Southerners riled against such a notion and tried to justify the laws existence. The lesson that one can gain from this tragic event is that young black teens in the south must arm themselves, as long as this law exist, to be on a fair playing field. If not, Mr. Zimmerman has made it clear that these kids are fair game.