Trayvon's Parents Speak Out, And So Do Over 1,000,000 People!
March 20, 2012 08:33 PM UTC
(Updated: March 21, 2012 07:24 AM UTC)
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This case has been brought to the national forefront, not just because a promising 17 y/o teen named Trayvon is dead, but because the guy that shot him has yet to be charged. It's why many of us have taken to our social media pages (including Gather) to express outrage of the handling of the case, AND to demand justice for Trayvon Martin. There are petitions via MoveOn, Change.org, and "Justice For Trayvon" on Facebook. In addition, petitions are circulating through ColorOfChange.org (created by his parents) and SignOn.org (via MoveOn) to pressure authorities in making an arrest in the case. I've signed all the petitions, and included links below if you want to add your name to this vital cause:
Courtesy of Sybrina Fulton
 | Dear Mari, Our son didn't deserve to die. Trayvon Martin was just 17 years old when he was shot and killed by George Zimmerman. Trayvon wasn't doing anything besides walking home with a bag of Skittles and some iced tea in his hands.Â
What makes Trayvon’s death so much harder is knowing that the man who confessed to killing Trayvon, George Zimmerman, still hasn't been charged for Trayvon’s killing.
Despite all this, we have hope. Since we started to lead a campaign on Change.org, more than 500,000 people -- including you -- have signed our petition calling for Florida authorities to prosecute our son’s killer.
Our campaign is already starting to work. Just last night, the FBI and Department of Justice announced they were investigating our son’s killing. Newspapers around the globe are reporting that it’s because of our petition.
But our son’s killer is still free, and we need more people to speak out if we want justice for Trayvon.
Can you please share our petition on Facebook and ask your friends and family to sign? Click here to share.
You can also click here to email your friends and ask them to sign that way.
We aren't looking for revenge, we're looking for justice -- the same justice anyone would expect if their son were shot and killed for no reason. Thank you so much for all you’ve done to support our family.
- Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton Â
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I am glad for the parents, now ALL the facts will be decided! It's about time.
"We aren't looking for revenge, we're looking for justice -- the same justice anyone would expect if their son were shot and killed for no reason."
That is a copy of a quote in your post.
Killing people is not what is wrong, murdering people is the wrong.
My irritation is with the question of whether or not they were seeking revenge. It should never have been asked! It is an irrelevant question and a very weak attempt to confuse the issue! Had he answered in the affirmative, many would have criticized them, sidetracking the important issue which is that the wrong should be addressed by the authorities. The authorities were treating the case too carelessly, too lightly, as if they simply wanted to dismiss it.
If he really wants revenge, that is his right as a human. Seeking to exact it himself however is a violation of the principle and values of the society of which he is a member.
At some time, whether or not the outcome is what he would prefer, he needs to let the anger he rightly feels subside.
It was wrong and deceitful of them to even ask if he wanted revenge.
Maybe in your country Dennis, and I fail to grasp your logic in this, unless you're a semantics junkie. The U.S. legal def of murder:
Under most modern statutes in the United States, murder comes in four varieties: (1) intentional murder; (2) a killing that resulted from the intent to do serious bodily injury; (3) a killing that resulted from a depraved heart or extreme recklessness; and (4) murder committed by an Accomplice during the commission of, attempt of, or flight from certain felonies.
Note the word "killing" is inclusive.
Killing is not wrong per se. Murder is. There are several instances where deliberately killing a person is not illegal, however murder is the unlawful killing of a person.