Upon first hearing about what happened
to Trayvon, I honestly felt a deep connection to the case as many others have.
I felt a surge of sympathy for his family and friends; I felt anger towards
George Zimmerman and his idiotic decision, and finally disappointment in the
fact that we are still dealing with racially charged issues such as this
one. What made the connection to
this case so much more significant for me, however, was the fact that I have
dealt with racial profiling as well, both from people within and outside of my
race, and this case drove me to thinking about how unfair all of these racially
charged issues are.
The Trayvon Martin case has been one of
the most followed stories in the media lately. His death has evoked such a huge
response from the American people. This case just showed me that although we have evolved so much
as a nation, there is still so much that we still have yet to improve on.
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