Wednesday, April 11th, 2012. Parents of Trayvon Martin, Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton sent a message to people that signed the online petition asking the authorities to arrest and prosecute George Zimmerman.
As of today at 10:30pm, more than two million two hundred thousand (2,258,747) people had signed the online petition “Prosecute the killer of our son, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.”
“We are still devastated by the loss of our son Trayvon Martin, and nothing can bring him back. But today, we are heartened to tell you that justice may finally be served for Trayvon.
This evening, Florida State Attorney Angela Corey announced that she will charge George Zimmerman with 2nd degree murder, weeks after he confessed to killing Trayvon — and now he’s in custody.
For weeks after Trayvon was killed, authorities refused to arrest Zimmerman. We couldn’t believe that in 2012, public officials would turn a blind eye to our son’s killing. We couldn’t let that happen.
More than 2 million people joined our call for Zimmerman’s arrest. We are so much closer to justice with the decision to bring charges against our son’s killer. We feel less alone knowing that so many people stood with our family during this impossible time.
When Trayvon was just nine, he ran into a burning house to save his father’s life. He may be gone, but he is still our hero. We are so thankful to all of you who fought to honor his memory.
Thank you for standing with us, and with Trayvon.”_Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton
Trayvon’s parents speak at a press conference in Washington, D.C. on 4/11/2012.
The Associated Press reports that they appealed for their supporters, as well as Zimmerman’s supporters, to remain calm in response to the prosecutor’s decision.
“We’ve always said that we want peaceful resolution, no matter what side you’re on,” Martin said.
“We don’t want them to stop the protest and the rallies, we just want to make sure that they remain peaceful,” Fulton said. “We’re going through the process the right way, the proper way. We just ask that everybody that supports us do the same thing. Even the ones who don’t support us, we want to make sure that they protest in a peaceful manner.”
More info on the Trayvon Martin’s website, and the facebook page in support of Trayvon Martin.
