Friday, March 23, 2012

Put Your Hoods Up

A young African American man was shot. Trayvon Martin was seventeen years old, when he was shot and killed in Florida by a local watch man George Zimmerman. Zimmerman has NOT been arrested for this shooting, thanks to a section in Florida called "Stand Your Ground" In other words, this section gives people the right to shoot someone if they are feeling harassed, threatened, or in danger in any way. This case has been spreading rapidly, and people are really taking notice. The media has been updating on this story day after day and giving people more information about what happened. 

Word spread fast. Only a day after the shooting, the media released messages and information to 65,000 Twitter accounts, and 585,000 Facebook members. Trayvon has been mentioned on Twitter over 600,000 times, and that number is still growing.

Some posts about Trayvon on Twitter:

"We still live in a society were the black man is public enemy #1"
"Gosh, if I had a son, he would look like . This makes me sad and angry. I have 10 nephews. 7 under the age of 14. Justice now!"

People are infuriated by the decision that George Zimmerman is NOT being put in jail. And the choice is making the public angry.

Even the President of the United States spoke up saying "If i had a son, he'd look like Trayvon Martin." Although Obama stepped away from the question "Should Zimmerman be put in jail" He did boldly give his regards to the Martin family.


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14 comments:

  1. Linzey ZarconeMarch 29, 2012 at 9:48 AM

    I really liked it. the title was awesome, and the pictures backed up the story well.

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  2. DaneMarch 29, 2012 at 9:51 AM

    Good job and hopefully with all the support justice will prevail

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  3. CarleneeeMarch 29, 2012 at 9:54 AM

    I thought it was great that you put some examples from twitter about people's thoughts. Lots of good information you put in there, great job!

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  4. FleeV3March 29, 2012 at 9:54 AM

    Good Job, hopefully this will all come to an end soon

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  5. Laxgoalie15March 29, 2012 at 9:55 AM

    The title of this post is very good and Zimmerman must be jailed for committing this horrible act.

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  6. JuwannaMarch 29, 2012 at 9:55 AM

    good job hopefully justice can be served soon

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  7. hannah sMarch 29, 2012 at 9:58 AM

    honestly this is so good tash, good job.. i like the pictures too

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  8. AimeegMarch 29, 2012 at 9:59 AM

    "Put your hoods up", your title says so much in few words. I hope Zimmerman gets what he deserves.

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  9. EmilyyyMarch 29, 2012 at 10:04 AM

    Great job, hope there will be justice for the family!

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  10. AnonymousMarch 29, 2012 at 10:09 AM

    great blog i love the pictures and the Obama quote. Hopefully justice will be served

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  11. clarchieMarch 29, 2012 at 10:09 AM

    It stuns me that Trayvon look almost exactly like a friend of mine. I can't imagine what it would be like to lose him to something like this.JUSTICE

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  12. Chris GilbertMarch 30, 2012 at 6:51 AM

    This is very good and informative. I like the fact that you incorporated people'e tweets about this issue. It shows that people are really moved by this event. I also love the pictures.

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  13. erin.giblin.09March 30, 2012 at 7:12 AM

    Using images and quotes about people's reactions show how serious this issue is. You're also very persuasive. Well said!

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  14. Joe WaidlMarch 30, 2012 at 7:17 AM

    Showing the facts that people care about this will help to put Zimmerman behind bars.

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