Thursday, March 29, 2012
A Town Divided
As the weeks have gone on I have watched news about the Trayvon Martin case develop. It is getting nationwide recognition now and it seems as if everyone has something to say about it. I would just like to say that his death was a tragedy and George Zimmerman should have been arrested. If he wanted to claim self-defense that is fine, but he should have done it in front of a jury. One group that I was not expecting to hear from were people on Zimmerman's side. They must have known the backlash that would result from their siding with him. Zimmerman has claimed that Martin punched him in the face and hit his head into the ground. However, the witnesses say that this is not the case. I know that the police may be hesitant to arrest him now because it may spark the belief that if a large enough group of people want someone arrested then they will be arrested, even if it is not warranted. This is not the case though. A large group of people want this person arrested because this person should have been arrested a month ago. Many people in Sanford have now said that they no longer feel safe in their own town. If I lived in a town that supported a man who killed a young man just for carrying a bag of Skittles then I would be scared as well. I was just wondering what your thoughts were on this crazy situation and what you believe the police should do at this point?
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For all capstoners: Carly Meyer has sampled statements from the Trayvon Martin concourse and tomorrow the Q sample and scoresheets will be ready for those interested in this tragedy to weigh in via doing the Q sort.
ReplyDeleteI think that people have a right to be upset about the chain of events that have occurred. The law enforcement officials have not handled the situation in the most appropriate manner and this fact has added to the grief that Trayvon's family and friends are experiencing. While the police may be hesitant to take any prompt action, the longer they wait the more outrage there will be within the community and across the country. From what I'm read about the case it seems that there is enough evidence to question Zimmerman's self defense claim and this should be sufficient to warrant his arrest. Therefore, I feel that the police shouldn't waste anymore time in debating Zimmerman's guilt or innocence and he should be put behind bars. Then it can be left to a jury to decide whether or not his actions were the result of self defense.
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