Essay on an Article

In the articles I read, Prosecutor Files Charge of 2nd-Degree Murder in Shooting of Martin By Lizette Alvarezand Michael Cooper ( http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/news/us/prosecutor-files-charge-of-2nd-degree-murder-in-shooting-of-martin-631104/ ) and George Zimmerman Charged With 2nd Degree Murder in Trayvon Martin's Death By Matt Gutman, Candace Smith and Pierre Thomas ( http://abcnews.go.com/US/george-zimmerman-charged-murder-trayvon-martin-killing/story?id=16115469 ), talked of the charges made against George Zimmerman. It also gives a background of the whole story and what happened. This how the story goes, Trayvon Martin, a 17-year old who wasn't carrying any weapons and didn't have any crimanl records was shot and killed by George Zimmerman, the watch coordinator for the neighborhood in a small community in Sanford, Florida. George Zimmerman was charged of 2nd-degree murder and then taken into custody. I disagree with this article because I don't think Zimmerman diserved to get charged with 2nd-degree murder, I think he should've been charged with constructive man slaughter.

One reason I think that George Zimmerman should've been charged with constructive man slaughter is because 2nd-degree murder is killing with the intent to do harm but not the intent to kill,  example - shooting someone in the leg with the intent to wound but not kill, and then the victim bleeds to death.
This could've been the case with Zimmerman and Martin, but there is no way on Earth to know if Zimmerman intended to kill Martin. This shows me that with the lack of Zimmerman's knowledge you would never know if Martin's death was intentional or not, which leads me to believe that Zimmerman should've been charged with constructive man slaughter.

Another reason that I believe Zimmerman should've been charged with constructive man slaughter is that constructive man slaughter is when someone kills, without intent, in the course of committing an unlawful act. The malice involved in the crime is transferred to the killing, which results in a charge of man slaughter. This implies that Zimmerman was commiting an unlawful act when Martin was killed. The unlawful act Zimmerman was commiting as Martin was killed was that he was stalking Martin. That led for Martin to fear for his life and fight, which got him killed. Martin had every right to fight for his life because he was being stalked and threatened. This leads me to believe that Zimmerman should've been charged with constructive man slaughter.

"Tracy Martin said, however, 'This is just the beginning. We have a long way to go.. and we will march and march and march until the right thing is done.' O'Mara (Zimmerman's lawyer) said that the case has become emotionally charged and that his client 'is concerned about getting a fair trial. We need to calm this down and it needs to be tried in a courtroom.'" (Gutman, Smith and Thomas)

Even the Martin family wants more justice for their son that was so recklessly killed. They know that this isn't the right thing that should be done and this piece of evidence is what shows me that Zimmerman should be charged with constructive man slaughter.

All these things are what show me that not only was justice not served but that even the Martin family knows that justice wasn't served for their dear family member. So, in all I disagree with the fact the George Zimmerman was charged with 2nd-degree murder.