When you are grieving and don't know why something horrific has happened, you can be in a state of disbelief. I think this is what the parents of Trayvon Martin are going through at this moment.
In a Today Show interview this morning with Ann Curry, Trayvon Martin’s
mother, Sybrina Fulton, was asked, “If you were to come face to face with
George Zimmerman , what would you want to tell him, what do you want to ask him?”
She responded, “I think it was an accident,” that things
just got out of hand, and then there was no turning back. These were the words
of a mother who still can’t believe someone would kill her baby for no
reason. These feelings, however, will have to be put aside in a court of law when state prosecutors try to prove that in actuality, George Zimmerman committed murder.
While watching the interview, when she said "accident" I went OOPS, to myself and looked directly at her lawyer, Mr. Crump, to see his response. But after I thought about it a minute, I understood that Fulton may not conceive that Zimmerman shot Trayvon out of malice aforethought.
While watching the interview, when she said "accident" I went OOPS, to myself and looked directly at her lawyer, Mr. Crump, to see his response. But after I thought about it a minute, I understood that Fulton may not conceive that Zimmerman shot Trayvon out of malice aforethought.
Murder is not an accident. According to FindLaw, “second-degree
murder is ordinarily defined as 1) an intentional killing that is not
premeditated or planned, nor committed in a reasonable "heat of
passion" or 2) a killing caused by dangerous conduct and the offender's
obvious lack of concern for human life.”
Even Angela Corey, the special prosecutor in the Trayvon
Martin second degree murder case called his parents “sweet.” Fulton
seems to be a very Christian and forgiving woman, but legally and historically naive.
U.S.
history is filled with horror stories of how black men have been tortured and/or murdered for
no reason.
Accidental death is often described as wrongful death. According to FreeAdvice.com, wrongful death is a "result of negligence (or other type of unjust action) on the part of the person or entity being sued..."
From their appearance, the parents are weary from having to travel and give interviews while Zimmerman remains silent. They need to let their lawyer do the talking in any interviews going forward. Zimmerman, the accused, is being represented by a new attorney, Mark O'Mara.
Sybrina Fulton may be nice, but she's no dummy. She hasn't gotten this far fighting for her son to let it all count for nothing now. She has learned something from civil rights leaders and legal counselors to know where this is all heading. The fight will not bring Trayvon back, but justice must be served.
Corey must have evidence that Zimmerman is a murderer to bring
such charges forward unless she is just trying to calm the growing negative
sentiment against the police department’s hasty investigation of the case. If the crime was an accident, maybe Zimmerman should be charged with manslaughter to make sure he receives a conviction.
Let's see how this will all play out.
©2012 Tomi Johnson. All rights reserved.
©2012 Tomi Johnson. All rights reserved.
Based on the interview shared on the morning news show, its time to let the families counsel take all future questions and allow the parents to begin the healing, grieving process. And we'll all see if the justice system will send clear message, the black young males are not to hunted, and profiled for the thrill of the night.
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