The Trayvon Martin case has gained national and international attention. The case raises many different societal issues such as gun laws/rights, racial profiling, injustice in the Florida court systems, national racial division, social and mass media’s societal role in controversies and the issue of racism itself in America to name a few. While the case itself was a tragedy whether or not you were for or against Zimmerman or Martin, the firestorm surrounding the case highlights many other societal ills.
*Which issue do you think this case was most about: racism, gun rights, or other and why?
This link provides a recap of the Martin-Zimmerman trial with multiple articles in a timeline. http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/m/trayvon_martin/index.html
FURTHER READING
This link is to a blog by Rahul Mitra’s Call to Humanity Blog, and was included because it states one view that racism is on the rise is America, that is has been institutionalized and is continuing to be so. http://calltohumanity.wordpress.com/2013/07/16/the-trayvon-martin-case-one-small-trial-one-big-societal-question/
This link (an article on radio host/author Alex Jones’ website) provides a different view of the case, one that ponders the endgame of anyone pushing the issue of white vs. black racism so hotly that it might draw attention away from a perceived larger problem of “black on black” crime. http://www.prisonplanet.com/social-engineering-racial-division-the-trayvon-martin-tragedy.html
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