George Zimmerman Essay

In American politics today, issues such racism, misogyny, homophobia, and xenophobia are a few of the many topics some of the main talking points that for left wing political activists discuss. It seems as if racially motivated protests have been becoming increasingly prevalent. The creation of safe spaces has become quite a common practice , especially in intellectual environments, to prevent people from being offended or “triggered” by others opposing ideologies arguments, ideas, or statements. During the recent presidential election, cycle mainstream media appeared to be more concerned about Donald Trump not being completely politically correct rather than Hillary Clinton’s extreme carelessness in regards to properly handling classified

Many people’s opinions about George Zimmerman were made up before any verdict or evidence was clear to the public eye. In fact, one can find instances of this throughout American history such as the trial of O. J. Simpson in the murder of his wife and in the trial and subsequent acquittal of the police officers involved in the violent apprehension of Rodney king. Most of this is the direct result of bias in coverage of these incidents in mainstream media. Pundits and reporters alike, are very quick to pass moral judgement upon an issue before any facts or evidence about an issue is known. This ultimately shapes the opinions of the American people, and they are filled with a misplaced anger that is based out of ignorance as opposed to any true justification. These people are spurred towards civil action to right wrongs that may not necessarily exist, and in many of these cases the people involved in the civil action devolve into petty acts of violence and criminality. Incidents such as the shooting of Sylville Smith in Milwaukee Wisconsin, where a black police officer shot a black man who had a stolen firearm while driving a stolen vehicle, was ultimately blamed upon a racial bias in the police department before the facts were made available to the