– Opinion Article Written by Sha

On February 26th, 2012, a young Black man by the name of Trayvon Martin was pronounced dead in Sanford, Florida.  The gunman, a neighborhood watchman with a violent history by the name of George Zimmerman.  Since then, this country has been spitting in the faces of, not only Martin’s family, but people of color.  This case brings to consideration this country’s double-standard when dealing with race relations.  How little is a black life really worth to America?

On that fateful evening, Trayvon Martin goes to the store to buy an iced tea, and a pack of Skittles.  On his way home, 28-year-old George Zimmerman spots him, and suspects Martin of being up to no good, quite likely based on not much more than his skin color.  He calls the police, who tell him that he does not have to follow young Trayvon Martin.  Zimmerman, obviously feeling like supercop that night, ignores what certified police personnel tell him, and follows the 17-year-old.  Trayvon stops and confronts his stalker, and eventually an altercation ensues.  George Zimmerman, very likely after losing the fight against the teenager, shoots Martin dead.

Over a month later, the local authorities have yet to arrest Zimmerman.  The facts are that Zimmerman was a neighborhood watch man, who used to keep a closer eye on black men, whose father was a magistrate judge in the area, who has a history of arrests, some for violent behavior.  The very fact that he has not yet been arrested is wrong on multiple levels.  Any man who instigates an altercation by following someone, then shoots them in cold blood should be subject to arrest.  However, after committing murder, apparently a hate crime, Zimmerman gets away with it.  His father being such a prominent figure in the legal system in the area has a great deal to do with it.  However, we have to examine the underlying racial injustice being shown against people of color in this country.  A man of caucasian descent can freely take the life of an unarmed black man without incarceration.  That is the message sent to millions of black people all over the country.

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 – Written by Shah

Troy Anthony Davis is yet another victim of Amerikkka’s assault on Black men.  Although there is no DNA evidence supporting his guilt, just a mere accusation by the actual gunman, the fact that the victim was a police officer, and Davis being “African-American” was enough to put the man on Death Row.  After a plethora of evidence has been unearthed, 7 out of the original 9 witnesses have either changed stories or completely recanted their testimony.  The fact is; there is not enough evidence to condemn Troy Davis to death.

On August 19, 1989, Troy Davis, acquaintance Red Cole, and another were harassing a homeless man in Savannah, Georgia outside a Burger King.  Red Cole pistol-smacked the homeless man, and officer Mark Macphail ran to the rescue.  Red Cole shot the officer dead.  Then, Red Cole pointed the finger of blame at Troy Davis, who returned the favor.  Subsequently, most of the witnesses that implicated Davis have either been discredited, recanted, and some even pointed the blame at Coles.  Although there is no DNA evidence to sway culpability either way, there is more than enough reasonable doubt to exonerate Davis.  Davis is apparently being made into an example for any black man who is even in the vicinity of a cop getting murdered.

We can’t look at Davis as a poster boy for innocence, since he did partake in the homeless man’s harassment, however it is clear that he did not shoot Officer Macphail.  Davis has a wealth of supporters, including former prosecutors, politicians, and witnesses.  Despite all this, he is set to be executed today.  After all, he is a black man in Amerikkka, so why shouldn’t he be picked on?  Had he been caucasian, it is quite likely that any semblance of reasonable doubt would have sufficed to set him free, but not in his case.  The United States’ legal system works for everyone with the exception of Blacks and Latinos.

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