NOW Calls for Justice in Trayvon Martin Case: Fire the Chief, Arrest the Shooter, and Repeal 'Stand Your Ground' Laws

Statement of NOW President Terry O'Neill  March 23, 2012 

The National Organization for Women is shocked and saddened by the tragic death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, the African-American teenager shot and killed while walking home from a convenience store in Sanford, Florida. Unarmed, Trayvon was carrying a bag of candy and an iced tea when he was gunned down near his father's home by a self-appointed neighborhood watchman in a gated community.  We are appalled by how poorly this case has been handled by local authorities in Sanford. It has now been almost four weeks since Martin's death, and the shooter, George Zimmerman, is still walking free. Police Chief Bill Lee's self-imposed temporary leave of absence is not enough. The authorities in Sanford need to fire the chief and arrest and prosecute the shooter.  NOW stands with Trayvon's mother, Sybrina Fulton, his father, Tracy Martin, and other family and supporters in calling for justice in this senseless crime. We also join our Florida NOW chapter and the organization's National Combating Racism Committee in urging every law enforcement agency involved, including the Justice Department, to conduct a complete and fair investigation of an incident that bears all the hallmarks of a hate crime.  NOW also calls for repeal of the controversial 'Stand Your Ground Laws' before another life is taken in the name of vigilantism. Enacted in 2005, the Florida law allows individuals to use deadly force anywhere against anyone they believe is a 'threat' to their life. Some 20 other states in the U.S. have similarly broad laws that are, essentially, a license to kill.  No mother should have to lose a child, especially to such horrible violence. NOW will continue to work with allied organizations to change police practices, politically-motivated laws and social attitudes that put too many African-American teens at risk for the "crime" of walking while young and black. 

相关链接：（椰子） 一个不容错过的NPR关于种族主义的节目：Killing of Trayvon Martin 
相关链接：（NPR) The Killing Of Trayvon Martin 
相关链接：（Martin Parents) Sign the Petition: Justice for Trayvon Martin 
相关链接：(Mother Jones) Transcript of George Zimmerman's 911 Call
相关链接：（Saundra Smokes）For Trayvon Martin and his peers, America is a different, dangerous place 
相关链接：声援崔旺马丁的百万帽衫游行(Million Hoodie March, NYC) 
相关链接：美联社报道：司法部可以以仇恨罪起诉凶手，911电话录音中凶手的 racial slur 是证据之一 
相关链接：（KJ DELL'ANTONIA） 父母应该怎么与孩子讨论崔旺.马丁事件 

信息更新：凶手齐莫曼有前科，在2005年有被逮捕的记录，可是警察告诉马丁父母说齐莫曼没有 (having a clean record)。为什么？ 
信息更新：小区居民玛丽库策(Mary Cutcher)和室友作为凶杀事件目击者作证。她们的住宅厨房窗口正对现场，听到枪声之后，她们跑出门外，见到的是崔旺面朝下倒地，齐莫曼双腿分开骑在崔旺背上，头也没回的对她们说话，让她们报警。这个说辞，与两次上媒体的齐莫曼的老朋友九奥力佛(Joe Oliver)所说不同。 
信息更新：案发当天其实三佛德市警察报告上指明此案为“homicide/negligent manslaughter“，要求逮捕齐莫曼，但此报告被仙米诺尔县的州法官办公室扣压。 
信息更新：凶手齐莫曼的父亲的退休法官身份是否与齐莫曼因为家暴，拒捕，以及袭警等三次被捕但次次神秘结案不用进监狱有关？ 
信息更新：从案发当晚的警察局录像带上看到的凶手齐莫曼衣着整齐毫发无损，鼻子没有流血，后脑勺没有伤痕，没有搏斗迹象，与其自述完全不同。 
信息更新：负责安葬崔旺马丁的殡仪馆主持 Richard Kurtz 说，在准备崔旺遗体安葬的过程中，他注意到崔旺手上，脸上和身体其他部分并无任何搏斗迹象，除了胸前的枪伤。这个与齐莫曼所说的崔旺用拳头袭击了他，因此他“自卫”而杀死崔旺这个说辞对不上号。（来源：美联社：no signs of a fight on the body） 

事情回放： １７岁的黑人男孩崔旺.马丁访问住在有保安门卫小区的父亲家，为了一起看NBA球赛，傍晚出门买零食，买了一袋 skittles和一罐亚力桑那牌冰茶，回来的路上遇到“社区观望”自愿者，２８岁的白人青年乔治齐莫曼，受到尾随。据说齐莫曼打电话给９１１，描述有怀疑对象，受到９１１电话接听员告诫，不能动武，不能有任何行动。但是齐仍然动手杀人，而且当警察来了之后，报称受到“人身威胁”故“自卫”杀人，结果未受到逮捕。其实，崔旺身上未查到任何武器，而且有一个１６岁的女孩告诉马丁家长她一直与崔旺有手机联系，听到了崔旺问“你为什么跟踪我？”对方问“你在这干什么？”之后手机摔地，通话中断。杀人者至今逍遥法外。    


17 year old Trayvon Martin  17岁的崔旺.马丁 （奥巴马说：如果我有儿子的话，他会长得就象崔旺那样。/Obama: 'If I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon'）