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George Zimmerman Case
To sum it up, The world has been formed into colored vs. whites so even if he didn't die from the gunshot the media would still take to heart because it was an African American teenager. Trayvon was accused of being a part of a shooting he didn’t necessarily know anything about. Zimmerman says, “ He acknowledges that he shot Martin, claiming that it was self-defense, cnn.com. Before Zimmerman shot and killed Trayvon Martin “he was instructed to not get out the SUV or approach the person”, says CNN.com. At the end of the Trial George Zimmerman was claimed not guilty and it started a riot with the media.

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