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Essay / Trayvon Martin Case - 805
I am writing to express my concern over the injustice of Trayvon Martin and would like to appeal the jury's decision after acquitting the neighborhood watchman (George Zimmerman) who murdered an unarmed teenager after claiming it was an act of defense, but I will challenge that and prove that this was a case of murder and not an act of self defense. First of all, I would like to draw your attention to the fact that George Zimmerman was found not guilty of the murder of Trayvon Martin under the “Stand your ground law”. This law gives individuals the right to use deadly force to defend themselves without having to remove themselves from a dangerous situation. However, when Zimmerman called 911 and told the police department about Trayvon Martin's suspicions, the officer told him not to follow him, but Zimmerman continued to follow him after the dispatcher told him it was not not necessary. Surely if George Zimmerman after calling a dispatch unit because he didn't feel safe, why did he feel the need to follow him then the young teenager, he now fits into what he states be a dangerous situation. Knowing full well that he was armed, Zimmerman followed Trayvon in his car AND on foot meaning he left his car making the decision to bring his gun in order to pursue him. and confront someone Here you can see he clearly wanted trouble. she was ordered not to follow him. But he did it, so he has no right to defend himself. He asked for a fight and he got one, with a child he thought was dangerous. we can clearly see that George Zimmerman was the instigator and put himself in that position and then used the act of self-defense to justify the murder of an innocent, unarmed teenager. I don't think he set out to ...... middle of paper ...... aggressively. Zimmerman wanted to become a police officer, you never shoot an unarmed person no matter what and for these and other reasons I think Zimmerman is guilty. Since Martin posed no threat to a man twice his size, it was murder and claiming self defense is just plain wrong. . - My main point is that George Zimmerman provoked the confrontation when it clearly could have been avoided. He was deliberately told that following Trayvon was not necessary, yet he got out of his vehicle to engage in a conflict with a stranger he deemed "dangerous" when in reality that was clearly not the case. All. then killed an innocent, unarmed teenager. He took a life and for that, he must assume the consequences. George Zimmerman didn't shoot because he had to, he shot him because he wanted to, thus making Trayvon Martin a victim of his narcissistic personality..