Response to Guilt/ Scapegoat

The recent Trayvon Martin case had many examples of guilt, mortification and scapegoating.  In July of 2013 Martin was killed by George Zimmerman during a neighborhood watch. Zimmerman accused Trayvon of being suspicious, so he called 911 to get approval to approach him. The dispatchers ordered him to stand down, but Zimmerman did otherwise. Zimmerman became the “actor” once he approached Martin and then chased him, which makes Zimmerman “guilty” for his actions on Martin’s murder. Trayvon Martin’s family was mortified to find out that their son was murdered for no proven reason. Zimmerman got away with this crime because there was not enough evidence to prove that he started the altercation between him and Martin. This “not guilty” verdict caused most of the public to be mortified. The “scapegoat” was Zimmerman’s defense accusing Martin of being a juvenile delinquent and that his actions were suspicious. They also brought up that he was suspended from school for marijuana. I believe that his background of events should not be the reason he was shot and killed by Zimmerman. However, Zimmerman and his supporters believe that Martin was a threat due to his history, which allowed him no justice after his death.