U.S. Divided (Alex Davis)

The Trayvon Martin Case has been continuing on in our Country for a while now. Many people have concerns pertaining to whether or not the shooting can be "justified." Recent polls have been taken through to see what different demographics have to say about the case. The polls recently taken by Reuters/Ipsos demonstrates a significant split between whites and blacks. The polls statistics are very interesting because "91% of black AMericans surveyed said that the fatal shooting of Martin by Sanford neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman was unjustified. Among whites, that numer was 35%; among Lations 59%." The country is at a split, trying to figure out whether or not this crime was justified. One thing that is being talked about as well is that whether or not it is okay for someone to use a weapon (mainly guns) to protect themselves if in a life threating situation. Amongst these people who voted "87% of people agree that Americans should have the right to use deadly force to protect themselves if threatened in their homes. Roughly teo-thirds believed people should have the right to use deadly force if threatend in public." After this being said, "what justifies as "your life being threatened," Is this being left up soly to the gun owner who could technically shoot someone for no reason, but if they felt they could be in dnager then the could technically let the bullets fly. This could be corrolated to many different aspects of the United States crime rate. People want to be safe, but that does not always mean that we use violence because we feel is necessary. http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-trayvon-martin-gun-rights-poll-20120413,0,6394688.story (Alex Davis)