The unarmed teen killed just weeks before his 17th birthday would’ve been 19 years old today
By Tamara El
Today marks what would be the 19th birthday of a young man by the name of Trayvon Martin, that not only America, but the rest of the world came to know because he chose to defend himself against his assailant George Zimmerman and his life was taken as a result.
George Zimmerman claimed that he saw Trayvon leaving a store and that he looked suspicious, so he decided to follow him. After following him, a physical altercation transpired between the two of them and an unarmed Trayvon took a bullet to his chest and died on the scene. Trayvon died two weeks after his 17th birthday on February 26, 2012. As for Zimmerman, he received was a jury acquittal for second degree murder and manslaughter charges last year in July 2013.
Trayvon didn’t get the chance to tell his parents goodbye, attend prom, or pretty much any of the things that are enjoyed by teenagers. Sabrina Fulton and Tracy Martin have to live with the burden that their child did not receive any justice for what happened to him.
One of the most disturbing things of all is that there will be a celebrity boxing match that is to happen between Zimmerman and rapper DMX in the coming weeks, which really makes one want to lose their mind up in here, up in here.
Its almost as if this is some sort of joke and that people would much rather sweep race relations and many other important topics between Caucasians and Black people under the rug. Ignoring doesn’t make something like this go away, however, it most definitely speaks volumes about the morality of some of the people in this country. Besides this being a stupid decision by Zimmerman and rapper DMX, this is not going to improve the racial tensions. Guess the mighty dollar prevails once again.
-Tamara El(@MwiliHakalu)
