US activists protest to demand arrest of teen murderer
People pray at the Titusville Courthouse on March 18, 2012, in Titusville, Florida, while demanding justice for Trayvon Martin.
Press TV – March 20, 2012
Activists in several locations across the southeastern US state of Florida have rallied to demand the arrest of a neighborhood watch captain who has killed an unarmed teenager, Press TV reports.
Protesters on Monday held a demonstration outside the State Attorney’s Office in Sanford, the city in which the shooting took place.
Prosecutors in the office are reportedly to review whether to file criminal charges against George Zimmerman, a volunteer neighborhood watch captain.
Zimmerman has reportedly said that he killed Trayvon Martin, an unarmed Black teenager, in self-defense, a claim rejected by the victim’s family.
“A cell phone, his headphone, a pack of skittles and an Arizona Iced Tea was the only thing he had on! I can’t figure out how he’s going for self-defense,” said Tracy Martin, Trayvon’s father.
The failure of the police to arrest Zimmerman has sparked a massive fury in America’s Black community, as many say Trayvon was a victim of racial profiling.
Protests were also held on the campus of A&M University of Tallahassee in Florida’s capital.
“Public safety is at risk when citizens like Zimmerman are permitted to take the law into their own hands without being arrested or sufficiently questioned on record,” said members of Florida’s Black Law Students Association Organization.
A number of additional rallies are also planned across the country this week to prompt prosecutors to push charges against Zimmerman.
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I pray that justice is found for this young man. So, many years have been taken from a life which had as much right to see life’s potential and fullness as Zimmerman has. The dead teen will never see the amount of years which Zimmerman has seen. It is amazing that some one can forever take away something they did not have the ability to give in the first place.
Sincerely,
Maryam Ruhullah.
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