Google Emmett then. Trayvon Martin was walking home minding his own business and was murdered in cold blood over it. It's a perfect example of vigilante justice. George Zimmerman got away with it too. It doesn't matter if you think it's right if it's what's actually happening to minorities on the street every day. Eric Garner. Philando Castile. Freddie Gray. Sandra Bland. Vigilante justice is let loose up minorities all year long.
Do you intend to argue in good faith?
That is NOT what happened with Trayvon Martin. He was not followed home and murdered while he was minding his own business. That is a blatant misrepresentation which I can only think you actually did it on purpose.
Yes, Zimmerman was being awkward and was watching Trayvon because he suspected him of a crime or of looking to do one. He was a member of the neighborhood watch.
He was asked repeatedly by cops the movements of Trayvon on his phone call. Trayvon went running. He got out of the car, against the dispatch's advice "we don't need you to do that".
Trayvon Martin at some point strikes Zimmerman causing damage to his face that is consistent with a broken nose or close to it. Zimmerman fires and kills Trayvon Martin.
That is not vigilante justice. What was he getting justice for? Nothing. I do not understand the mis-appliance of terms by multiple users in this topic.
He was being vigilant in his actions, sure. He was not applying vigilante justice.
He either A. Murdered him for no reason or B. Was acting in self-defense of the situation.
This is probably a great topic for this as does being a "creepy ass cracka" as Trayvon puts it give you the right to punch someone?
If this man in this video shoots this black man who has punched him repeatedly and forced him onto railroad tracks, is this man acting in self-defense or is he a murderer?
You can argue Zimmerman shouldn't have been there at all. You could argue neighborhood watches should not exist. You just cannot argue that Zimmerman was carrying out vigilante justice because nothing supports that. What was the justice for?