The Paramount Network formally known as Spike TV is airing a series called: Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story. This really caught my interest as Paramount’s market is white people based on showing shows as Bar Rescue, Yellowstone and Friends. It has been six years since Martin was killed and five years since Zimmerman was found not guilty. It also got me interested as The Political Cesspool has been following the trial closely and we had not one but two attorneys on the air together going through the case with a fine tooth comb from a legal standpoint including: Stand Your Ground.
Well Paramount did not disappoint. They portrayed Martin as the little boy coming back from 7-11. They showed only one photo of Martin acting thuggish. The other photos a cute little boy that wanted to fly planes. Here’s somethings that I saw that the network or producers did not pick up. First: Martin was big kid. There were pictures of Martin with his father, Tracy Martin. I was say each of them was around 6′ tall. George Zimmerman is much shorter that that. Second; Trayvon Martin played football. You knew he has some muscle on him. So based on the circumstances, Zimmerman probably thought he was much older than he was.
The show portrayed Zimmerman as a cop wanna be that was was overzealous. And had an arrest record. Fact is; there is nothing wrong with going into law enforcement. Secondly; the 911 call from Zimmerman and the description of the housing development, Zimmerman and other residents had run ins with troublemaker. Also remember: Trayvon was suspended from school at the time.
One good thing I saw was that the Sanford PD refused to arrest Zimmerman for lack of probable cause. The law in all 50 states say you need probable cause to place someone in custody. Believe me. I am willing to bet Sanford was looking for a way to lock up Zimmerman to keep the Al Sharpton’s at bay.
The show also tried to portray the Martin/Zimmerman incident for the start of the breakdown of race relations. It was Sanford that let to Ferguson, Charlottesville, Staten Island and the rest. No, it was the media.
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