It fills me with pride to share the National Union of Students statement on the verdict of the Trayvon Martin case. “An unarmed young black man carrying an iced tea and bag of sweets on his way home from a convenience store was shot dead in Sanford, Florida on Sunday 26 February last year. The death of Trayvon Martin that night was a tragedy for his family, for his community, and for all of us. Trayvon’s death caused outrage and consternation across the world. “The ‘not guilty’ verdict passed by a US jury yesterday has reawakened and intensified feelings of passion and injustice. Calls for calm, for a community whose faith in the US justice system has been rocked by recent events, are hard to take. “Our thoughts at this time are with the real victim’s family, friends and community: it is Trayvon Martin who had his life taken from him. Calls of justice for Trayvon will not cease until they are answered.”
Posted on: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 19:45:16 +0000
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