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July 19, 2013

Trayvon Martin's Parents Speak Out After Zimmerman Verdict 
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Trayvon Martin's parents have spoken out for the first time since George
Zimmerman was acquitted in the fatal shooting of their son. In a series
of network television interviews Thursday, Sybrina Fulton and Tracy
Martin responded to the verdict. This is Martin on NBC's Today Show.

Tracy Martin: "Still shocked, still in disbelief. We felt in our hearts
that we were going to get a conviction. We thought that the killer of
our unarmed child was going to be convicted of the crime that he
committed."

Trayvon Martin's mother, Sybrina Fulton, also spoke out on NBC's Today
Show about the wider implications of Zimmerman's acquittal and the
message it sends to youth.

Sybrina Fulton: "I mean, it's sending a terrible message to other little
black and brown boys that you can't walk fast, you can't walk slow. So
what do they do? I mean, how do you get home without people knowing or
either assuming that you're doing something wrong? Trayvon wasn't doing
anything wrong."

"Justice for Trayvon" actions are set to take place in more than 100
cities this weekend. On Saturday, Sybrina Fulton will join a vigil
outside the New York City Police Department headquarters while Tracy
Martin attends a similar vigil in Miami, Florida.

 

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