As a young Progressive Black American , the verdict in the
Trayvon Martin case was a clear message to me: A Black man’s life is not worth
anything in the scales of justice, if any doubt is present.
Yes, I know the prosecutor did a terrible job presenting
what was limited bias evidence which was available for the trial.
Yes, I know George Zimmerman had to be proven guilty beyond
a reasonable doubt .
Yes, I know that as a 17 year old boy, it is highly possible
that Trayvon Martin Confronted Zimmerman to find out why he was being followed
and probably dominated him in an altercation.
I also know that the verdict in which the jury laid down was not Just or Equitable.
You See, the judicial rational that I have tells me that the Defense won this case and just like President Obama Stated in his public statement “We are a nation of laws, and a jury has spoken”, I must accept the Verdict by the five White women and one Hispanic woman.
My Logical Side, which in this matter is extremely supported
by my emotional side, screams to me in vivid detail that this is wrong. I know
that the most important evidence in this
case, which just like dead weight is the heaviest, is the side which Trayvon Martin will never be able to tell
No matter what one might say about the situation, such as:
Zimmerman ate his way to freedom, The prosecution was terrible, The lack of
respect by the defense in their problematic opening statement joke, or that Zimmerman
“picked the wrong one” and got his behind beaten and he had no other choice but
to shoot him.
One thing still remains unsaid by the main stream media or
the state of Florida, when the jury rendered the verdict of innocents, they
also proclaimed Trayvon Martin Guilty or
as I like to put it “at fault for his own death”
The stated facts by the State of Florida indirectly is more
profound then any other statement we
have heard
The real contrast is the truth known by Trayvon Martin, which
has been locked away for eternity, with the unsaid verdict of the Jury.
The real resolution to the situation is the answer to the
question of what do I tell my little brother Tray (17) or my two little cousins
Adea( 14) and Kevin (11) who are full of hope and bliss for their futures and
could face the same fate of Trayvon Martin or how do I respond the next time a
man enters my personal space no matter what racial background he has.
One sentiment is clear above all: The Murder of Black Boys/
Mens, no matter what the color of the shooter must stop.
The reality is the black community in America is in a no win
situation.
If the truth shows that Zimmerman has told the truth the entire time and Trayvon Martin was the aggressor then what good does that do to the Black Community in America. (Remember the rallies and public prosecution of George Zimmerman.)
If the truth shows that Zimmerman has told the truth the entire time and Trayvon Martin was the aggressor then what good does that do to the Black Community in America. (Remember the rallies and public prosecution of George Zimmerman.)
If the Reality is the opposite and it was Trayvon Martin, who told Jantel he was trying to lose the man who is following him, screaming for help at 7:00pm in the evening while the rain was pouring and using Self Defense to ward of George Zimmerman who told the non-emergency operator he was following “the kind that always gets away”. The Black Americans are no better off now then the Black Men who were hung in public places and shot to death years ago.
In my eyes Trayvon Martin is no different from:
- Emmett Louis Till (8-25-1955)
- Herbert Lee (9-25-1961
- Addie Collins, Denise Mcnair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley (9-15-1963)
- Virgil Lamar Ware(9-15-1963)
For more information on the names listed
above and for more Martyrs click here
above and for more Martyrs click here
The Question of the Day is Where do we
go from here?
go from here?
