Aftermath of the Muder of Trayvon Martin Case: My 2 Cents

On July 13, 2013, the trial against George Zimmerman for the murder of Trayvon Martin, a young UNARMED teen gunned down by Zimmerman in the state of Florida, was concluded by the jury with a "Not Guilty" verdict.  This was a highly politicized and racially polarizing case.

in 2012, young Mr. Martin was walking home to his father's condo, wearing a hoodie and talking on his cellphone.  Zimmerman, a local Neighborhood Watch captain, spotted Trayvon, called 911, and reported a 'suspicious' individual in the vicinity.  AGAINST the instructions of the 911 operator, Zimmerman proceeded to exit his car, with gun in hand, and approached and confront Trayvon Martin.  A scuffle ensued, and Trayvon Martin was killed with two bullet wounds to his chest.  Initially, Zimmerman WASN'T charged with ANY crime, and was only charged AFTER political pressure was mounted by the local Black community (it also didn't help that it was an election year for the president, and didn't want to alienate his Black voter base).

The case went to trial. Political and legal pundits gave their opinions of the trail as it went along.  After closing arguments were made, the jury deliberated for about (I believe) two days before the "Not Guilty" verdict was handed down.  Many a Black and Brown person went haywire on social media digitally voicing their outrage at the verdict that was handed down.

My feelings on the case....?  WHAT did you EXPECT!?!?!?!?

We've seen it time and again, whether the cases have been high profile, or local.  A Black or Brown life is cut down, whether by cop or ordinary white citizen, and the murderer goes free by 'a jury of their peers', if not a grand jury.  Sean Bell...Amadou Diallo...Patrick Doresmond....Latasha Harlins...Abner Louima...Anthony Baez...the list is endless.  Even during the Civil rights and Black Power eras, you had our souljahrs and activists cut down, and no one held accountable for their deaths.  Law enforcement has been running even more rampant as of late, brutalizing our brothers and sisters in our communities; now this young man's life was cut down by a local nobody.

So...what's my solution for what we should do next...?

It's simple...I'll quote the great ancestor, our shining Black prince, El Hajj Malik El Shabazz....

"...When you tell your people to stop being violent towards my people, then I'll tell my people to put their guns down."

They brutalize our people because they know that they can get away with it without any repercussions, legal or otherwise.  We need to start protecting ourselves, and practicing community self-defense.  Whether it's the Deacons For Defense & Justice, Fruit of Islam, Universal African Legion, or any other fighting formation, we need to bring them back to let them know....this will NOT be tolerated ANY FURTHER!!!

Fuck the rallies and protests.  That shit is played out.  That was effective back in the 50s and 60s because it wasn't expected of us.  We were expected to be docile, and accept whatever treatment  they meted out for us.  Those tactics won't work nowadays; we need a new strategim.

Organize...strategize...MOBILIZE!!!!!