4. The Newsroom
Clerk/stringer
What race do you identify yourself with?
African American
Have you followed the Trayvon Martin/George Zimmerman Case? If so, are you surprised by the verdict?
I didn't watch the entire trial but I knew
about the case. I was initially surprised because I honestly thought that a juror
of mothers would be able to relate to a mother who lost her son simply because he
was in the wrong place at the wrong time. But after the fact, I realized that
if
Did you know Trayvon Martin or do you know George Zimmerman personally? Do you have any ties to the case? If not, do you follow other trials for example: the James Holmes or Jodi Arias trials? Why was this particular trail something you found interesting?
With my job, it's
hard not to follow breaking news stories such as James Holmes shooting up a
theater or Jodi Arias killing her boyfriend but I can relate to this particular
case because I am black and I have a step-son, cousins, nephews, and friends who
could have easily been in Trayvon's shoes. Why? Because they are young, black
men that may even dress like Trayvon would, i.e. wear a hoodie. Also, some of
them are not perfect by any means, but do they still deserve the right to walk
home at night while wearing a hoodie, and not be looked at as a suspect? HELL
YES THEY DO AND SO DID TRAYVON.
Will you volunteer your time to raise awareness over what you feel is an injustice in relation to the outcome of this trial? Why or why not?
If the people who
witnessed what happened at the trial can't make a conscious decision to change
their actions and way of thinking, then honestly all the volunteering in the
world won't do a damn thing. So, I'll answer this question with a quote from
the movie "Notorious". "If you want to change the world, we
first have to change ourselves". That's how I plan to raise awareness, by
working on me and my actions.
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