Justice for Trayvon is much more than playing the 'race card'

As individuals we have specific character traits that says a lot about who we are. The Zimmerman trial has proven that to be a fact. Prosecutors hasn't been able to prove what they intended and that was to make Zimmerman look like a 'wanna be cop' acting on non authority to approach whom he believed to be a suspect in his community due to “racial profiling”. The defense team though has proven that Trayvon Martin's character was a teen whom got into fights, smoked weed and was heading down the wrong path. Because of this he wasn't thinking like a well mannered and respectful individual who could make the right decisions that would have avoided his death. The defense with the help of the media from the very beginning went straight for finding out what kind of teen Martin was. They set out to prove that he either deserved to be shot and or his attitude caused his own death. Unfortunately we will never know what Zimmerman said to Martin when he approached him. We will never know if Zimmerman's attitude wasn't one that provoked Martin to be anything but approachable. From the very beginning Zimmerman's testimony with the Sanford police department proved that Zimmerman's word was the only proof they needed and or cared about. That says a lot to the people that has been touched by this incident. After reading some of the comments after the trial updates on local websites, I am not surprised by the comments on the message boards. I have read over time enough to know just how bias, prejudice and racist our society is. One poster's comment actually compares Martin to a wild dog that needed to be put down. It's sad to know that Martin is now the teen that deserved to die as one poster commented that “too bad he wasn't smart enough to communicate with Zimmerman, he would have been able to go home and drink his Arizona and eat his skittles” the comments are unbelievable sometimes hurtful and painful to read. The fear that rises within me due to cases such as Trayvon Martin and Jordan Davis is that because in the minds of non blacks we are 'savages' 'violent beings', though history has proven otherwise. These persons have an immediate fear when dealing with people they cannot relate to, that if they acted in self defense its automatically justifiable. I am Trayvon Martin. We are all Trayvon Martin. What attitude should we have if ever approached by someone that we don't know while walking at night-which I have done from the corner store on several occasions? This person suspects you to be a criminal because he/she has never saw you before which gives them credible suspicion. As a mother of a teen daughter I am reaching out to other parents. We need to get to know our teens a little more. With cell phones, internet social boards etc someone could easily go onto these sites and learn a lot about us even though it may not be who we are in actuality. Set all active internet social boards to security level of privacy. Only friends should see your posts. Not friends of friends and or the public. Make sure that they aren't posting foolishness on sites such as Facebook, Twitter etc that will diminish their character. Set a curfew for your teen and or make sure they walk with someone when its after dark. It doesn't matter what age. I will never feel comfortable with my daughter walking at night by herself and this could definitely be because I have a daughter and not a son but this incident proves that safety is in numbers. (Ex. A witness for Trayvon's case though he is not the one on trial) Our teens need to learn to control their attitude. We all know that regardless race plays a major roll in how the Sanford police handled the situation from the beginning. As well as how the responders of this case are acting out. If things were reversed? Black man, White teen? Exactly. Yet in still we act on our emotions. We become defensive really quick and dealing with this society, controlling our attitudes will save our lives from the BS they are calling self defense and or the Stand Your Ground Law. Questions that I ask myself after hearing the closing arguments for the prosecution: Why wasn't Zimmerman's actions on his 2005 arrest record brought up? Why did the prosecutors fail to mention that in this arrest Zimmerman wasn't involved but yet put himself into a situation whereas he wanted to be a part of the problem and not the solution. Why is the defense team and their constituents asking why didn't Martin retreat whereas this could be the same question they should be asking of Zimmerman? Zimmerman's actions in this case proves that he seeks out confrontational situations. That is a known fact in this case. There is no truth in a lie. This is what the defense team and all who seek out justice not for the victim in this case which is the decedent but the shooter. As a society we will always be divided that will never change. The 'race card' will always be the underlining tension within our society. It's inevitable. Fact or opinion read the local message boards on local news sites. If we aren't the criminal in the situation they will make us the criminal. #TravyonMartin