In the case of of George Zimmerman nobody's exactly sure what to say occurred. Some argue that it was self defense. Some argue he was simply using his stand your ground right. Regardless of what people think there is still lots of controversy surrounding it all. Through this essay I will analyze how the actions of George Zimmerman compare to the actions of Hester in The Scarlet Letter by explaining exactly what happened on the night of February 26, 2012, the events of the trial that led to Zimmerman being free, and Zimmerman’s life after the trial. On the night of February 26, 2012 Trayvon Martin went into a 7-Eleven to buy some candy and a drink. He had the hood of his sweatshirt on when he entered the store. He paid the cashier and walked out with …show more content…
Zimmerman saw him walk out of the 7-Eleven and made a 911 calling saying he saw a “suspicious guy.” The dispatcher told him that he should not continue to follow Martin but Zimmerman did not listen and continued in pursuit of the boy. While on the phone with the dispatcher Zimmerman said the following, "This guy looks like he's up to no good, or he's on drugs or something. It's raining, and he's just walking around” (Botelho). For some reason Zimmerman really seemed to think that Martin was just completely up to no good. Over the next several minutes many things happened, several people heard commotion that they thought was arguing. Some other bystanders and neighbors decided to call 911. There is no doubt to one thing though, a gunshot was fired from the handgun that Zimmerman was carrying, and the bullet entered Martin’s body. He died minutes later (Botelho). A dispatchers that took one of the 911 calls reported hearing somebody yell help 14 times in a matter of