Trayvon Martin

There is a shocking and some what sad case that has recently occurred in the United States. It shows how people are so quick to judge, and don’t really think before they act. This case combined with the strength of media which has pervaded people around the world to be aware that racisim, and prejudice between different ethnicities still exists. This essay will give different sides to the Trayvon Martin murder.

Trayvon Martin was murdered by Goerge Zimmerman, a self appointed watchman on February 26, 2012. Trayvon Martin was walking in Sanford, Fla., gated community northeast of Orlando walking home from the convenience store after buying ice tea and skittles wearing a hoodie, and running down the street back home when a bullet was shot out of the self appointed watchmen’s gun. The 911 center heard the bullet being shot from a phone call reporting what was happening.

Everybody on this earth has responsibilities. One of them should be to protect the innocent. Everyone cares and loves somebody be it his or her family member or a really close friend. We all know we don’t want anything to happen to them, but if we all protect one another and fight for what we know is right the world could be totally different place as what we know it today. Trayvon Martin was just like any other kid; he could have been your son or your best friend. The difference between him and you is that you are alive and he’s not. Trayvon Martin will never have another day to spend with the ones he loves. The world needs to wake up and realize that there are bad people in this world and we have the responsibility to protect people who don’t deserve to die. If everybody made protecting the innocent a responsibility, then the world would join as one. We all can make a difference, but you are the one who should be the first to see the chance.

Prejudice is when somebody is focused on one specific thing in particular, and mostly only focuses on the negative part of the situation. When somebody doesn’t see the positive side of certain things it could lead to injustice for the other person part of the issue. It is not right that somebody who might not have done anything such as Trayvon Martin to be punished in such harsh way like he was.

People tend to fear things they don’t understand such as death. It is a normal thing for a human being to be afraid. The fear of a person comes from a worried feeling or a misunderstanding of some sort of matter. If people fear certain things they don’t understand, then they will never come to understand what they are really afraid of. When people fear what they don’t understand they tend to do things without thinking properly.

It is said Trayvon Martin was walking home from the convenience store the night Mr. Zimmerman noticed him. He wore a hoodie, it was dark, held a bag in his hand, was a young male, and had dark skin. He must have looked suspicious in some way, because we have a strereotype about men wearing hoodies are the ones who mob people on the streets. Stereotypes are very common. They tend to judge somebody by their appearance or way of being; everybody is classified in some sort of stereo type. In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird the characters have a stereotype for Scout. It is said that girls aren’t supposed to do things that require pants. Scout is the type of girl who likes the outdoors, and loves acting just like her brother. This is similar to how George Zimmerman judged Trayvon Martin as he passed at night because of the way he was dressed and looked. I believe George Zimmerman being a “watch guard” or so he said should have confronted the boy instead of defending himself with a gun. Neither policemen nor watch guard should have their gun as their first option in cases they confront. Guns are there meant to protect people, but not hurt others if not necessary. People who have guns must know how and when to use them.

For Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, Trayvon Martin’s parents it must have been very excruciating the death of their son. Profound feelings must of invaded inside of them, but didn’t bring them down. Tracy Martin said on “Today” that “"I strongly feel that he [Zimmerman] needs to be arrested because a crime was committed. My son was murdered ... my son is not with us no more -- nothing can bring him back." I’m in total agreement with him. Zimmerman should be apprehended because he killed somebody with no need. I find it very surprising the parents disposition towards Trayvoy Martins’s death. They appear to have received the news in a very good manner. Mrs. Fulton, Trayvon’s mother said “I just hurt in my heart because this guy has not been arrested, and I just feel like the Sanford Police Department ... decided to be judge and jury. I just want this guy arrested so he can be brought to justice.” Hopefully the officials will do something about this case. Trayvon Martin’s parents have a lot of supporters who went out on the street on New York protesting about this case.