UPDATE: Trayvon's name was mispelled. It is "Trayvon" not "Tayvon"
A week ago, I learned that a Florida teen by the name of Trayvon Martin had been gunned down by a neighborhood watchman. At first, I said job well done. Sometimes lethal force is a necessary evil when it comes to preserving the peace. But, when I found out that Trayvon was in fact unarmed (by unarmed I mean he only had candy and iced tea) and that the watchman, George Zimmerman, had a history of tying up emergency services a grand total of 47 times within the past year with frivolous calls about "suspicious" people, I almost lost my meal. To make matters worse, the son of a bitch got away with it due to a "Stand Your Ground" law that allows civilians to use lethal force against attackers without any questions asked. Now the federal government is investigating the matter and I hope they find justice for this young man. Even in 2012, you can be killed for being black at the wrong place and wrong time.
In light of the Trayvon Martin shooting, I have created two internet memes. The first one underscores the pettiness with which Trayvon was murdered. Readers are encouraged to follow the #TrayvonMartin memorial Twitter feed referenced in the meme for updates. The second one makes fun of George Zimmerman's resemblance to a post-op Chaz Bono, implying that they were separated at birth.
My main issue with this case is that Neighborhood watchmen are employed to WATCH. They should seldom stalk, confront and SHOOT, especially without properly assessing the situation. When you start doing that, you go from being a neighborhood WATCHman to a neighborhood VIGILANTE.
