Almost Justice

Being a national issue, most of us have probably heard about the outrageous travesty that resulted in the death of an innocent and defenseless teen, Trayvon Martin. Now, a month and a half after committing unprovoked murder of 17 year old Martin in Sanford, Florida, George Zimmerman has finally been charged for his crimes. Zimmerman is being charged with second degree murder, indicating that there was an element of malice involved when Martin was shot. Zimmerman is pleading not guilty to these charges, claiming that he shot the teen in self defense, after being involved in a life or death struggle with Martin. A life or death struggle that resulted in no visual injuries whatsoever to Zimmerman, according to an ABC News surveillance tape taken merely four hours after Martin was shot, that is. If convicted, Zimmerman faces up to a lifetime in prison, which is certainly more than his victim was allowed. Until then, demonstrations and public outcry are an ongoing occurance across the country. No matter how you look at it, Martin's death was an unnecessary tragedy, and justice must be sought so that gross contradictions of the equality and compassion America stands for, like this one, may never be committed again.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/11/george-zimmerman-trayvon-martin-charged-second-degree-murder_n_1417198.html