‘#RipTrayvonMartin’, #NotGuilty‘, and ’#nojustice' Trending on Twitter

‘#RipTrayvonMartin’, #NotGuilty‘, and ’#nojustice' Trending on Twitter
Zachary Stieber
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Multiple terms related to the not guilty verdict given to George Zimmerman on July 13, as well as the trial in general, were trending on Twitter early Sunday morning.

The terms:

#RipTrayvonMartin

Zimmerman

Florida (where the trial and incident took place)

Benjamin Crump (One of the attorneys for Martin’s parents)

#NotGuilty

Not Guilty

#nojustice

#Trayvon Martin

Zimmerman was given a not guilty verdict after being charged in the 2012 shooting of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed Black youth, on a rainy night in a Florida neighborhood. Some say that justice was not served, as indicated by the one hashtag. 

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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