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Sources:
TheWeek
andABCnews.go.comOnFeb.26,self-appointedneighborhoodwatchmanGeorgeZimmermanshot17-year-oldTrayvonMartindeadinSanford,Fla.Martin,whoisblack,waswalkingfrom7-Elevento
his
father sfiancee shomeintheOrlando-areagatedcommunity,carryingapackofSkittles,acanoficedtea,andhiscellphone.Accordingto911tapesreluctantlyreleasedbySanfordpoliceonMarch16,Zimmermantoldpolicedispatchershewasconcernedabouta realsuspiciousguy, a blackmale walkingaroundtheneighborhood. Theseassholesalwaysgetaway, headded,beforechasingafterMartin,despitethedispatchertelling
him
notto.Ascuffieofsomekindensued,followedbyscreamingandagunshot.LateMarch19,followingadays-longoutcry,FloridastatelawenforcementandtheFBIsaidtheywouldopeninvestigations.AphonecallfromslainblackteenagerTrayvonMartintohisgirlfriendsecondsbeforehewasshotdeadbyaself-appointedneighborhoodwatchcaptain blows...outofthewater theshooter sself-defenseclaimandheshouldbearrested rightnow, alawyerforMartin sfamilysaidtoday.AttorneyBenjaminCrumpspokeafterABCNewsreportedexclusivelytheexistenceofaphonecallbetweenMartinandhisgirlfriend,whichdetailedthelastterrifyingmomentsofMartin slifeashewaspursued,accostedandshotdeadbyGeorgeZimmerman.PoliceacceptedZimmerman sclaimofself-defenseandhavechargedhimwithnocrime. Thisyoungladyconnectsthedots, saidCrump. ArrestGeorgeZimmermanforthekillingofTrayvonMartinincoldblood,today.Wedon tunderstandhowhe snotarrested.Thefamilyworriesthatthemoretimepassesitwillbesweptundertherug. Martin sdeathFeb.26hasstirrednationaloutrageandprotests,partlypromptingtheU.S.JusticeDepartment sCivilRightsDivisionandtheFBItoopenaninvestigationintothecase.FloridaStateAttorneyNormWolfingerannouncedtodaythathehadorderedan expeditiousreview oftheinvestigationconductedbytheSanfordPoliceDepartment,andthathewouldbe utilizingtheinvestigativeresourcesoftheSeminoleCountyGrandJury,whichwillbecalledtosession nextmonth.ABCNewswasthereexclusivelyasthe16-year-oldgirltoldCrumpaboutthelastmomentsoftheteenager slife.MartinhadbeentalkingtohisgirlfriendallthewaytothestorewhereheboughtSkittlesandatea.Thephonewasinhispocketandtheearphoneinhisear,Crumpsaid. Hesaidthismanwaswatchinghim,soheputhishoodieon.Hesaidhelosttheman, Martin sfriendsaid. IaskedTrayvontorun,andhesaidhewasgoingtowalkfast.Itold
him
torun,buthesaidhewasnotgoingtorun.
 
Eventually,hewould
run
saidthegirl,thinkingthathe dmanagedtoescape.Butsuddenlythestrangemanwasback,corneringMartin. Trayvonsaid, Whatareyoufollowingmefor, andthemansaid, Whatareyoudoinghere. NextthingIhearissomebodypushing,andsomebodypushedTrayvonbecausetheheadsetjustfelLIcalled
him
again,andhedidn tanswerthephone.
 
Thelinewentdead.Besidesscreamsheardon911callsthatnightasMartinandZimmermanscuffied,thosewerethelastwordshesaid.Trayvon sphonelogs,alsoobtainedexclusivelybyABCNews,showtheconversationoccurredfiveminutesbeforepolicefirstarrivedonthescene.Crumpsaidthegirl sidentitywasbeingwithheldbecause herparentsaregravelyconcernedaboutherhealthandhersafety. Herparentsaskedthatonlyanattorneybeallowedtoaskherquestions.Martin sfather,TraceyMartin,andmother,SybrinaFulton,listenedtothecall,alongwithABCNews,ashen-faced. Heknewhewasbeingfollowedandtriedtogetawayfromtheguy,andtheguystillcaughtupwith
him
TraceyMartinsaid.
 
Andthat sthemostdisturbingpart.Hethoughthehadgotawayfromtheguy,andtheguybacktrackedforhim. Thegirlwassodistraughtafterthekillingthatshespentanightinthehospital,thelawyersaid. Shewasreallytraumatizedoverthis.Theyweredating....It sasituationwheretoknowyouwerethelastpersontotalktotheyoungmanwhowasoneofthemostspecialpersonsintheworldtoyou,
 
Crumpsaid.
 
Thelawyersaidhewouldgivethedetailsofthephonecalltothefederalinvestigation. We regoingtotumthisovertotheJusticeDepartmentbecausethefamilydoesnottrusttheSanfordPoliceDepartmenttohaveanythingtodowiththeinvestigation, saidCrump.ZimmermankilledMartinasMartinwalkedbacktohisfather sfiance shomeaftersteppingouttobuysnacksduringtheNBAAll-StarGame.
After
weeksofrelentlesspressure,theSanfordPoliceDepartmentatlastreleasedemergencyandnonemergencycallsplacedduringtheattack. Theseassholesalwaysgetaway, Zimmermansaidinacalltoanonemergencynumber.Dispatcher: Areyoufollowinghim? Zimmerman: Yeah. Dispatcher: Wedon tneedyoutodothat. Analtercationsoonensued.Afewmomentslateratorrentof911callsfloodedinandMartinwaskilledbyasinglebullet.Zimmermanclaimedself-defenseandhasyettobearrested,stokingoutrageandclaimsofprejudiceagainstthepolicedepartment. WhenGeorgeZimmermanisarrested,triedandconvictedIwillgetalittlerest, TraceyMartinsaid.Butsofar,Zimmerman,whoishalfLatino,hasnotbeenarrestedorchargedforkillinganunarmedyouth.Why?Here,threetheories:
 
Florida s ShootFirst gunlawmakesprosecutionfutileZimmermansaysheactedinself-defense,whichis barelyplausible -butenoughfor
him
toavoidarrestunderFlorida spath-blazing StandYourGround gunlaw,saysEmilyBazelonat
Slate
The2005lawallowspermittedgunownerslikeZimmermantouselethalforceonanybody,inanypublicspace,iftheyreasonablybelieveitwill preventimminentdeathorgreatbodilyharm. Courtssaytheburdenisonprosecutorstoprovethattheshooterwasnotactinginself-defense,so someOrlando-areapoliceagenciessimplystoppedinvestigatingshootingsinvolvingself-defenseclaims, saysHenryPiersonCurtisinthe
OrlandoSentinel
Incaseaftercaseduringthepastsixyears,Floridianswhoshotandkilledunarmedopponentshavenotbeenprosecuted. 2.ThelocalcopswerenegligentandsloppyBlame theslipshodmannerinwhichtheSanfordpoliceconductedthisinvestigation, treatingthekillingofanunarmedchildwith thelaxscrutinygenerallyreservedforabrokentail-light, saysTa-NehisiCoatesat
The tlantic
Thepoliceeitherliedordidn tknowaboutZimmerman spastrun-inwiththelaw,evidentvigilanteism,and46callsto911sinceJan.1,saysAdamWeinsteinat
MotherJones
Thenthere sawitness allegationthataStanfordcoptoldhertochangeherstorytohearingZimmerman-notMartin-callforhelp,Martin smysteriouslyvanishedcellphone,thepolice sinexplicablefailuretotestZimmermanfordrugsoralcohol,andthepolicedepartment stroublinghistoryofnotprosecutingattacksonblackpeople.Nowonderthefedsaresteppingin.3.MartinwasblackandZimmermanisn t Activistshavegravitatedtowardsracismastheprimemotivefortheshooting, andit shardtodisagree,saysChaunceyDeVegaat
Salon
And commonsenserendersaclearjudgmenthere:IfablackmanshotandkilledawhitekidforholdingabagofSkittleshewouldalreadybe[in]jaiL Andremember,thiswouldn tbeanationalstoryiftheshooterwereblack,saysKathleenMcKinleyintheHoustonChronicle. Whereistheoutragefortheyoungblackmaleswhoarekilledeverydayinthiscountry? Istheirdeathlesstragic becauseotherblackmalesarekillingthem? Nearlyhalfamillionpeoplehavesignedanonlinepetitiononchange.orgurginglawenforcementofficialstostepinandarrestZimmerman,whoviolatedmajorpartsoftheNeighborhoodWatchManual,whichstates Itshouldbeemphasizedtomembersthattheydonotpossesspolicepowers.Andtheyshallnotcarryweaponsorpursuevehicles. PossibleWNtopicsDoyousupportFlorida s StandYourGround law?Why?Whynot?Youngmenareshoteverydayinthiscountry.Whydoyouthinkthisstorycaughttheattentionofthenationalmedia?Explain.Predictwhatwillhappennextinthiscase.Explainyourprediction.

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