For the past month I have been reading news articles following the
Tayvon Martin homocide. For those of you who do not know, Martin was a
17 year old boy from Florida who was shot by a neighborhood watch man.
The point that has people talking was it is thought that Tayvon was
innocent and unarmed; he was only going to the corner store to buy
skittles and a bottle of iced tea (which were the only objects found
on his person). Not only does his innocent nature cause a riot, but
people believe he was targeted because he's an African American and
the watchman was hispanic.
The watchman made a call to the police announcing suspision of the
"coon"; a racist name. He was told to not follow through with the
suspect, but he did anyway. The watchman was not arrested.There is
much more detail to the story that you can read about here
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/03/trayvon-martin-case-timeline-of-events/.
I'm writing this blog for the purpose to emphasize the power of
society. Tayvon's parents have aquired about a million signitures
demanding the watchman's arrest and further investigation. The team
recieved many support on Twitter from celebrities like Justin Bieber,
and abc recieved 418 phone calls in one day so Tayvon's story is
heard. Sound familiar? (#TeamKevin).
Tayvon's family and us Knights are not the only people making an
impact on our government and social levels. Kony 2012 is also a video
virus infecting computers all over the world with a plea to help
America capture a child rapist/murderer in Africa. Our world has
changed with the advancement of technology. Now our voices can be
heard. These are just three examples of a few voices spreading
throughout the web for a good cause. It won't stop. We have entered an
age where the common people have a big voice and a way to unite for
justice.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xpnz9y_new-witness-911-tape-proves-tayvon-martin-attacked-george-zimmerman_news
Exactly! Society seems to affect everything in our daily lives. It goes back as far as the 1700's. The colonies acted as a society to rebel against the taxes that were being placed on their things by the British givernment. If people don't like how something is they don't hesitate to find others that agree. This is seen in the Tayvon Martin case and in #TeamKevin. Whether it is a million signatures or thousands of tweets and retweets, society gets its point across.
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