Iced Tea and Skittles

   The Trayvon Martin case has landed itself in the "most skeptical" category. Trayvon Martin was a 17 year old African American male who was visiting a relative in a gated community in Sanford, Florida.  On February 26,2012 the neighborhood watch captain of the gated community, George Zimmerman, placed a 911 call to report a "real suspicious guy" (you can listen here).
    Despite the police orders to not follow Trayvon , Zimmerman did so anyways. The only solid fact that we know is that Trayvon was shot and killed.  There are two different versions on how it got to that point.
    The facts are that a 28 year old man shot a 17 year old boy (who only had an iced tea, skittles, and his cell phone) and is still free. When police arrived at the scene Zimmerman plead self-defense and was not arrested because of Floridas stand-your-ground law which states: a person may use deadly force in self-defense when there is a reasonable belief of a threat, without an obligation to retreat first. According to the New York times, " The announcement of the federal investigation came after protests that the Sanford Police Department had mishandled the case.  In particular, the Sanford police chief, Bill Lee Jr., was heavily criticized, leading him to announce on March 22 that he would temporarily step down, saying that he had become a distraction to the investigation."
   The stand-your-ground law is understandable, that is their law. Unfortunately, there was no attempt in trying to identify the dead body but there was a toxicology held. The body was actually placed in the morgue for 3 days until a missing persons report was filed.
    There are many different versions of how this story played out.
The initial thought process that consumed everyone's head is that once Zimmerman ignored police orders to not follow the suspicious guy, Trayvon was aware he was being followed. Reports say he was on the phone with his girlfriend informing her of the circumstances and she told him to run. You can hear her story on ABC News here.  When Zimmerman reached him, Trayvon asked "Why are you following me?" Zimmerman replied with a "What are you doing here?"  The phone call was disconnected by that time.  There was also a 911 phone call placed by a nearby resident. In the background of her call you could hear someone screaming help repeatedly.  The screams stopped when a gunshot went off. You are able to listen to the screams here. When questioned about what happened Zimmerman just brushed the residents off and told them to call the police.

Trayvon Martin's lawyers

    On the flip side Zimmerman's family and lawyer said that is not what took place.  It is said that those cries for help on the tape were actually Zimmerman's. His lawyer said Trayvon managed to get on top of Zimmerman and was brutally beating him.Please note that it is said that Trayvon Martin weighed 140 pounds and George Zimmerman weighs 250.  His lawyer said that Zimmerman suffered from a broken nose and a gash on the back of his neck and shooting Trayvon was his only option.  Yet there has been another video released showing Zimmerman at the police station with NO BLOOD PRESENT. check it out here
   Many people are making this a racial thing.  A White/Hispanic man sees a Black boy with a hoodie on so he must be up to no good.  Zimmerman's father counter argued with that claiming that George and his wife mentored two Black children for free so there is no way possible that he is racist. Trayvon's records were even brought up saying that he was suspended from school because of marijuana.  What does that have to do with him getting shot?  http://www.huffingtonpost.com  quotes President Obama, who says, "If I had a son, he would look like Trayvon."
     Whether it was racial or not George Zimmerman belongs in prison, lets hope justice comes up to par.