... you have to remember the way his second-degree murder trial - TopicsExpress



          

... you have to remember the way his second-degree murder trial hinged on the question of whether he or 17-year-old Martin was the aggressor in the confrontation that ended Martins life. His attorneys convinced a jury that Zimmerman shot and killed Martin because he feared for his life as the African-American teen attacked him. A major controversy surrounding the case had do do with the way Martin, who had never been in trouble with the law, was portrayed in the courtroom and the media as having criminal tendencies in a way that seemed to exploit racial stereotypes. He was repeatedly characterized by commentators on the case as a thug. His mother, Sybrina Fulton, said at the time, They killed my son, and now theyre trying to kill his reputation.
Posted on: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 05:49:38 +0000

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