Racial Profiling and the Trayvon Martin Case

racial profiling describes the practice of tar lead offing or stopping an individual establish primarily on his or her race rather than some(prenominal) individualized suspicion. - Warren Farrell: Activist, Author, pedagogue\n\nPreface\nOn the shadow of February 26, 2012, George Zimmerman, a self-proclaimed citizen watchdog, followed and ultimately killed a distrustful teenager named Trayvon Martin. In this essay I leave alone explain the relevance of racial profiling in the sad demise of Trayvon Martin.\n\nIts the NBA All-Star weekend 2012 and 17-year-old Trayvon Martin decides to walk to a local convenience store to stun a snack ahead the annual Slam stuff unsettled contest. Unfortunately, these would be the last step the teenager ever took. On his way back to his get downs girlfriends apartment, Martin caught the attention of George Zimmerman, a 28-year-old self-proclaimed society watchman sitting in his vehicle. Zimmerman immediately called the local governing to rep ort a suspicious young Black male person wearing a hoodie. The 911 starter told Zimmerman to stay where he was however Zimmerman decided to pursue Martin, in fury as he stated to the dispatcher, These assholes, they always get away. Several minutes later, Zimmerman and Martin got into a confrontation. On the tape, a vowelise is heard pleading. A shot is heard, the pleading stops, and Martin lay dead. Martin was distinctly at a injury carrying only a come out of Skittles, some money and a ordure of iced tea solely Zimmerman claimed he reacted in self-defense. The natural law questioned him [Zimmerman], but then let him go, saying they did not tolerate enough evidence to precaution him.\nOf the many unanswered questions in this case, two stand out. First, Trayvon Martin, who had hardly stopped off at a convenience store, was arm only with a start of Skittles and a can of ice tea. George Zimmerman, who weighed over vitamin C pounds more than the victim, was armed with a 9- millimeter handgun. Even if there w...