Racial+Profiling-Trayvon+Martin


 * George Zimmerman is charged with 2nd-degree murder in Trayvon Martin shooting – Washiq Ahmed**

[] The article describes how the special prosecutor prepared to call for Zimmerman’s arrest. Zimmerman is being charged with second-degree murder, which “refers to a killing carried out without premeditation but with ‘a depraved mind regardless of human life.’” Following Zimmerman’s arrest, Martin’s parents were relieved that the process of justice could finally take place and thanked the public for its support. Zimmerman’s new lawyer, O’Mara, claims that Zimmerman is innocent and that he is just the “focus of anger” from the public.

Trayvon Martin’s Killing: Was the Motive Self-Defense or Racism? : [|http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/03/19/trayvon-martins-killing-was-the-motive-self-defense-or-racism/#ixzz1rkRVXGO7] Washiq Ahmed The article describes the events leading up to Trayvon’s murder. He was visiting family friends when he decided to visit a local 7-11 store to buy snacks. While he was walking home he was trailed by a white neighborhood watch captain, Zimmerman. Although, the police told Zimmerman to stop following Trayvon he did not stop and later ended up shooting Trayvon, which resulted in his death. Zimmerman claims the act was in self-defense and uses the “Stand Your Ground Law” as his legal defense. Controversy arose when Zimmerman was not yet arrested for shooting an unarmed teenager. At the time the police did not feel that there was enough evidence to hold him, however public opinion strongly disagrees and urges for his arrest. The article seems legitimate as it accurately retells the exact details that preceded Trayvon’s death and fairly retold the reaction of the surrounding community and Trayvon’s individual family.

Trayvon Martin- Racial Profiling - TYLER KESSLER [] This is an article on msnbc reporting that there would be no grand jury for the Trayvon Marvin investigation. The special prosecutor in the case now must decide whether to further pursue investigations or drop the case. This is a hot topic as it discusses racial profiling. The story is that a cop shot an African American male wearing a hoodie claiming that it was self defense since the child had a gun, but no gun was ever found. This article addresses the idea that the justice system must decide whether to confront this issue of racial stereotyping that also occurs in immigration or to drop this case, dropping the cases of other similar situations.

Racial Profiling-TYLER KESSLER [] This article from Santa Clara University discusses racial profiling in the age of terrorism. This discusses varying issues from just looks on the streets to overwhelming airport checks. It relates to the Trayvon Martin case as it involves racial profiling in the world, but from a different perspective. The article was taken from a speech presented by Chief Deputy Attorney General of Legal Affairs, Peter Siggins, discussing the problems that Americans face every day in America and the steps taken to improve the current system.

Guillaume Pierre-Louis - Trayvon Martin - []
This article is an op-ed piece written by Andrew Rosenthal, describing the situtation surrounding the Trayvon Martin case, how George Zimmerman was caught with the smoking gun standing of the body of Trayvon and was simply let go without any plans to investigate the events surrounding Trayvon's death. Rosenthal discusses how ludicrous it is that Zimmerman was "legally permitted to parade around Sanford with a loaded gun and fire it at his discretion—fatally" and how this case shows that the gun laws in Florida need to be changed.

Stand Your Ground - Guillaume Pierre-Louis
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2012/03/20/deaths-nearly-triple-since-stand-your-ground-enacted/ Prior to the year 2005, if someone were to break into your house you would be required, by law, to attempt some form of retreat before being able to lawfully retaliate. In 2005, what has become known as the "Stand Your Ground" law has come into play in states across the nation. This new law removed the need to retreat before "defending" yourself. Since the "Stand Your Ground" was implemented in 2005, the number of "justifiable homicide" cases within Florida, while originally averaging 12 deaths a year, has tripled to about 36 a year, including the notorious "Trayvon Martin" case. As a result of the increase in these homicides, as well as the attention garnered by the media as a result of the Martin Murder, Florida legislature has begun to considering amending the current laws concerning self-defense.

[] This __ABC News__ article discusses the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, focusing primarily on Florida’s “Stand your Ground” law being used to defend Zimmerman’s actions. The article is written by reporter Nils Kongshaug, who is not an expert in the area of criminal justice, but cites many experts in this field. The article explains that the “Stand your ground” laws basically allow a person to defend him/herself without first attempting to retreat, citing a previous court case in which the law seemed to wrongly allow a shooter to go free. Kongshaug also explains that Zimmerman must be able to prove that he was defending himself for the “Stand your ground” laws to work in his favor. The article is very recent and seems generally unbiased, although it seems to be against the “Stand your Ground” law overall and closes by stating that Zimmerman "is on very thin ice," causing an apparent bias against Zimmerman. (Note that most other articles and videos showed huge bias in favor of Martin, exclaiming that Zimmerman’s actions were criminal and driven by racism.)
 * Trayvon Martin's Death Puts Florida's 'Stand Your Ground' Law Under New Scrutiny – Brady Gunnarsson **

Trayvon Martin case raises issue of racial profiling- Bobby Martin
[] The Trayvon Martin scnadal has upspurred a movement all over the courntry. There was a community meeting in Washington DC to bring awareness of racial profiling. There were guest speakers of parents whose kids were killed by racial profiling and normal teenage boys who have been recently profiled by police or mall security guards. DC delegate Eleanor Norton, who led the meeting, is now inspired to introduce a bill to congress, to reduce rcail profiling. This article is very recent and accurate since it is from a reliable radio station from the Washington DC area. This article shows the movement started by the death of Trayvon Martin, uniting people, mostly African-Americans, to make sure that racism and racial profiling is stopped.

Trayvon Martin’s tweets show a violent Trayvon, critics say- Bobby Martin

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The Miami Herald was able to retrieve the tweets from Trayvon Martin's Twitter account, with very different side of trayvon than reported. Although early reports described Trayvon as an innocent kid who loved sports and was looking foward to college, his twitter was mostly comprised of tweets abouts sex and girls. Reports have said the Zimmerman side might use these tweets to show how his tweets show he's more violent and not as perfect as he was portrayed. But experts disagree wheter a twiiter account can be used as evidence in his case to show Trayvons true side. I personally think Trayvon was hilarious, and it makes him seem more like a happy kid and more human than previously reported. makes his death all the more a tragedy to everybody out there.

 Racial Profiling evident in Media as Well as Martin Case [] -Dane Searles The report by Paul Bond recounts the videos posted on CNN’s website regarding the Trayvon Martin case and the audio on Zimmerman’s call to 911. IT describes how at first everyone flocked to the idea that the audio had Zimmerman using a racial slur when refering to Martin, obvious proof that it was a hate crime. Yet, in a second enhanced version of the tape it was released that Zimmerman had said the word “cold” and disproved the mass hysteria surrounding racism in the killing. The article itself deals with and makes a point of denouncing the mob mental of the media and the hysteria it often falsely creates. This article could be used in an attempt to show how racial profiling is not just inside killings and the law, but also in other aspects of life. It is almost as if Bond, devoid of the stereotypical media bias, is calling out society on immediately flocking to the idea of racial profiling by Zimmerman towards Martin. The end of the article even provides the CNN video to allow readers to decide for themselves what was said by Zimmerman, allowing them to draw their own conclusions about the case.  Racist Profiling across the United States and a Call for Support Against it [] - Dane Searles The article written by Senator Cardin recognizes both the recent and past problems regarding racial profiling in the government and small communities. In the beginning it mentions the Treyvon Martin Case and cites how his killing was a clear violation of the 14th amendment. The main point of the article is to recognize the problems regarding racial profiling and law enforcement, and then asks for support regarding Cardin’s bill “//**End Racial Profiling Act **//, S. 1670,” to help bring an end to these problems. He mentions that the bill has the support of various agencies and organizations across the United States. In conclusion he ties together all of his evidence and remarks in order to relate them to Maryland and racism in law enforcement. Overall the article provides a possible solution to profiling while providing an informative mostly unbiased narrative on recent events.