The jury found that Zimmerman was not guilty of second-degree murder, and the lesser known charge, manslaughter. This was for the simple fact that in a criminal trial, the defendant is considered innocent until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt.

Background

My support ideas come from several weeks prior, and are mostly videos that show and explain small, albeit important, aspects that most likely played a role that day Trayvon Martin died.

Psychologlistic View

I am not going to try to explain all the psychologistic aspects that are compatible with this trial, or even try to explain those that are compatible. Instead, I ask that you watch these following videos from start to finish - twice - as they all provide great insight. These videos interweave some very spectacular views on why things could have happened the way they did, even though we don’t have all the evidence to know for certain. Take note that none of these videos deal with the trial itself, and you have to remove yourself from the details of the trial to understand the context that these videos portray, as a whole.

• Why did Zimmerman act the why he did? Maybe even Martin? To summarize, there is terror in vagueness and ambiguity. We don’t do well with it, and it can make us think and feel things we normally would not because they are troubling. I would recommend watching this several times over - maybe several times throughout the day.
• Could this have played a role? Reckless Tortuga has made several Youtube videos of current racism in America, and it provides another view of it through those that see it more. Now look at how the lady was protecting herself from the uneasiness of not knowing what to expect from him. Instead of freaking out and disrespecting his possible non-threat to her, she was, as Vsause states, “cunning…trying to figure things out, but nonetheless fragile.” This ambiguity even played itself out on the guy who thought she was being racist — he wanted to snap — but instead she was creeped out by the situation she happened to be in - mostly from the ideas from the next point.
• Ideas in Culture and the Populace. Memes are ideas, behavior, or styles that spreads from person to person within a culture, and the meme complexes are what allows certain ideas, behavior, and styles to spread within a community. They inhibit some, while enabling others. They hold onto legacy ideas, even though the community has changed. They direct the nature of a community, albeit not in the same direction for groups or residents within. They are essential for the humanistic treatments of a community, but are confused with ideologies of the past. They are memetics, the basic unit of culture.

I would also recommend watching the last video several times throughout the day. Sorry about the religious aspect of it, though. No other videos on that subject quite made the same points as Richard Dawkins was able to make in this video. The religious aspect of this video has no link to this story - unless you want to swap religion and affiliated words with affiliated words for this trial.

Since I have kept out the longest that I could, and have gathered the most complete picture of the subject matter, I have been able to piece together events in ways the public has not been able to; not because they were incapable of doing this, but because their opinions on the matter where skewed from the start.

Back to the Trial

So now lets focus on the trial more. The jury found that Zimmerman was not guilty of second-degree murder, and the lesser known charge, manslaughter. This was for the simple fact that in a criminal trial, the defendant is considered innocent until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt. Yes, he did kill a young adult, but he could not be found guilty of murder due to the current law in the state of Florida. So lets examine that night Martin died piece-wise. Luckily USA Today has a great timeline of the events — along with Wikipedia.

Notice all the details of the trial that you have not seen! Notice that the audio / video is not edited to only show certain aspects that the news media want to portray. Notice how Zimmerman sounds uncertain of the identity of Martin at first — until Martin, himself, decided to walk towards Zimmerman’s car. Notice how dark it was when this happened, along with the fact it was raining. Notice, that it only took five minutes after Zimmerman’s call to the dispatcher before the first pictures of Zimmerman’s bruised head were taken by bystanders (via Wikipedia link). Notice how the video’s shown on USA Today’s page of Zimmerman telling what happened, based on Wikipedia source links, are his reenactment of the events. These were done voluntarily, without his lawyer, the day after Martin’s death.

It is well known that Zimmerman should not have left his car that night, and the police report (via USA Today link) stated that Martin’s death was “ultimately avoidable” had he stayed in his vehicle. However, were there things that Martin did that he should not have? Things that would also have made this “ultimately avoidable” had Martin not done them? I personally believe so, and that is from the whole, unedited video’s from USA Today.

Most people even believe Zimmerman went against police when he was told not to follow Martin; however, Zimmerman was only talking to a dispatcher, and the advise was for Zimmerman’s own safety — not an order. Nonetheless, none of these event, by themself, led to Martin’s death that night. They all played into his death, but these were simply a lot of stupid decisions by both parties.

So, then why are people complaining about this case? Part of it has to do with the fact that the only evidence of what happened during the conflict is from the surviving party, Zimmerman. Also, no one really knows who started the conflict in the first place, and that was a main part of the trial. I personally believe the fault goes further than that; the fault does not lay in who started the conflict, but who was the person that led to the event of Matin’s death being inevitable.

Let me explain this using the testimony of Zimmerman’s father that was given, rather than coming up with a what it (FYI, I personally think the testimony Zimmerman gave to SPD officer Doris Singleton the night of the shooting was more accurate than the Father’s account). Based on the father’s testimony, Martin started the conflict when he stated to Zimmerman, “no, now you have a problem.” I believe at this point, the death of Martin could still have been avoided. However, based solely on this one testimony, Martin’s death was unavoidable the moment Martin seen Zimmerman’s gun and stated “you’re gonna die now.” At that point in the struggle, Martin decided, and pursued, the death of one of them, rather than backing off and avoiding that result.

I have doubt in the father’s testimony, because Zimmerman did not state this in his own testimony; however, this was only to illustrate my point that the fault goes on the person that led to the event of Martin’s death being inevitable — a point, I don’t believe was looked at in the trial, because the initiator of the conflict could not be determined.

So Now What

Well, now the trial is over, and ever since the night Zimmerman was found not guilty due to reasonable doubt, there has been a lot of public hate on the outcome of the trial,and the fact that Zimmerman should not be free because he did murder an unarmed citizen.This has led to many protests in the name of Martin.

You vote every now and then for the President and your representatives; however, no one notices that they vote every day with their money — or lack there of. So instead of protesting the verdict of the trial, go out and vote today.

Protest

Many see this trial as being race based, and that Zimmerman profiled Martin. Because of this, they will not stop until Zimmerman is tried at a higher level court and found guilty. But suppose Zimmerman is found guilty? What would that actually mean? Justice for Martin’s death? Maybe, but the fact of the matter is that the laws that made it possible for him to kill Martin will still be in place. The racial overtones will still be there. Everything needed for another Trayvon Martin will still be there! Does that sound like justice? No, not at all, and putting someone in prison that was only looking to protect the local community is not justice.

I am not saying that you should not protest. There might be so many emotions in your heart that you cannot agree with the court decision solely based on the remaining uncertainty that was described above; in this case, protesting the court decision, and getting it to a high court would be beneficial to you only — I personally believe there are many more efficient ways of protesting. As the subtitle of this article states, “you’re doing it wrong! Focus your energy and priorities to be the most effective.”

Stevie Wonder is an amazing example of this. I am not certain of his stance on the trial; however, I know his stance on the law that led to Martin’s death — the Stand Your Ground law. He will not perform in any state, or country, where Stand Your Ground, or similar laws, exist. He may just be one person, but he knows how to change things — by changing how much money someone gets. His stance against Florida, in particular, will mean slightly less money into the local governments in that area.

Turns out the not-as-popular you can do the same. For example, if you are planning on traveling to Florida, you can now change your plans and go elsewhere; while emailing the Florida government about your changes in plans due to the Stand Your Ground law,or the even more general Conceal Carry law.

Just happens to be that tourism is large in Florida! From VisitFlorida.com, “as the state’s number one industry, tourism was responsible for welcoming 89.3 million visitors in 2012 who spent more than $71.8 billion.” Imagine for a second, 89.3 million emails stating they are not traveling to Florida because of a state law! Imagine that loss of revenue to the state of Florida, and imagine just how fast that law (set of laws) would change. You vote every now and then for the President and your representatives; however, no one notices that they vote every day with their money — or lack there of . So instead of protesting the verdict of the trial, go out and vote today.

Memes are ideas, behavior, or styles that spreads from person to person within a culture, and the meme complexes are what allows certain ideas, behavior, and styles to spread within a community. They inhibit some, while enabling others. They hold onto legacy ideas, even though the community has changed. They direct the nature of a community, albeit not in the same direction for groups or residents within. They are essential for the humanistic treatments of a community, but are confused with ideologies of the past. They are memetics, the basic unit of culture.

Besides Protesting

Well, a few days ago, President Barak Obama delivered a good statement on the verdict of the trial after a week of high public dislike. Many of the talking-points that were brought up are valid and true, but I don’t think it really places the need for change, or an understanding of why these issues linger, onto the public themself.

Everything the President said about the black community was true. Yes, they are more likely to be followed in a store. Yes, there are car doors that will lock on them when they pass by in parking lots. Yes, women will hold there belongings closer to them in elevators when a black male enters. The black community knows they will be judged, and know how they should act to avoid those situations. They know that they are more likely to be involved in crime — whether they are guilty or not. There are race issues in play in America; however, there isn’t as much as people believe, and the real issue is more deeply seated

It is sad that these racial overtone issues still happen — as a society that cannot have all its people be equal, or have the same opportunities, is inefficient — but the problem is not that the society is racist or that people are raised to be insecure around specific people. Once again, the real deeply seated issues are the memetics of the community. They hold onto legacy ideas, even though the community has changed. They direct the nature of a community, albeit not in the same direction for groups or residents within. They are essential for the humanistic treatments of a community, but are confused with ideologies of the past.

The legacy issues that are being held onto are those of the devastating racism of the 20th Century. That type of racism is gone from the US, but the transition period is still happening. It is known that things are improving, but that does not mean that fathers of younger black males don’t have tell their son’s to hold onto their anger over those racial overtones so they won’t get arrested. Society is at one of the most accepting points in US history for blacks, but because of these memetics, the ideas of race still hold strong into the present day — although, it is the farthest it could be from where it was.

What needs to actually happen?

It is important to look at the memetics, the memes, as scientists view genes of an individual in the gene pool of the community. The genes, that make up you, can change by spreading after mutations within the body or through replacing bad genes, with good ones, via gene therapy; however, people are more aware of genes changing by inheritance from birth — generation by generation. Turns out, this idea also applies to memes of a community.

To fix the current issues of race, as it is seen today, the community needs to change the memetics it operates by. This needs to be done by all communities and groups within, concurrently, and progress of this change would accelerate with the following. One, restraint of those being oppressed, and, two, more sensitivity to those being oppressed. If that cannot happen, then you will have more issues like this trial, where racism is placed in the center, when it should not be.

So to change the memetics, you have to change the memes — the ideas, behavior, and styles — like you do with genes. President Obama’s preliminary ideas deal with two of those changes , and they have been addressed in the linked video. The first is the change from generation to generation. He noted that his daughters have a much better chance at succeeding then what he ever had, and this has to deal with each successive generation being more like the culture they are in. The second one is the “meme therapy” approach of applying good policy into the culture, and letting those policies spread to reduce the bad memetics of the culture; it does not stop bad memes from happening, but greatly reduces them.

With those two, you can emerge from the problems that have persisted in a community; however, the transition will be slow and challenging, because they slowly modify the memetics of a community to be more appropriate. To speed up the change, and to provide an understanding to the people, the use of “mutations” within have to occur at faster rates. These mutations are as simply as changing your ideas, behavior, and style to better interact with the community as a whole and groups within. I will leave with two more videos that will recapture this idea I presented above…

• To reiterate a point about memetics that you should already have watched at least once; however, I hope it has been watched more than that.
• To show what everyone needs to do. Watch the whole video, but take notes on the last half. Sorry about another religious clip; however, the message is very strong, and deals with something most people cannot do today. Be the better person. Don’t show a lack of restraint. Leave your dignity intact. While others are too busy putting you down, spend that time getting ahead of them. Also, don’t change your fundamental persona based on the people you are around.

As I have stated before, at a high level, this court case seemed wrong, and I feel the same as others have with the loss of Trayvon Martin. This should never have happened; however, I do agree with the verdict of the trial. There was not enough evidence to remove the doubt that the jury had, and I don’t see racism as playing any part to Martin’s death.

Individuals can instinctively know when something seems suspicious, or out of place. It is that feeling, along with the ambiguity of the thoughts of others that generate fear, that lead to results of the night Martin died. This is, in some cases, fortunate when the threats are real and dangerous; however, when they are incorrectly based on the memetics of a specific group within a community, they can lead to unnecessary deaths, more tension, and a slow down to the removal of legacy memetics that are no longer applicable to a community. Unfortunately, this criminal case, State of Florida vs. George Zimmerman, and the public reaction, has lead to a slow down of the complete removal of racial overtones from the US.

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