Political Cartoon 11

 

In this cartoon political cartoon, we have matters on a more domestic and national agenda. This cartoon involves the death of Trayvon Martin and the fact that the suspect is has yet to be convicted due to “loopholes” in the justice system. In the cartoon, we have some cartoon character that resembles a piece of paper driving a pickup truck at a really late hour. This character has the words FLA STAND YOUR GROUND LAW. Out on the sidewalk we have a blindfolded elderly white women walking about. She is dressed in what seems to be ancient Roman attire that people used to wear during a certain time period. This blindfolded lady is obviously the Lady of Justice. Upon seeing Lady Justice, The cartoon character in the car states to himself that he does not recognize the suspicious character and that he feels a threat for his life.

This cartoon is interesting for a number of reasons. As I previously stated, Trayvon Martin was killed by a George Zimmerman a couple months ago. Zimmerman claimed to have killed Trayvon in self-defense. As we know Zimmerman wasn’t arrested on the grounds that he stood by the Florida Stand your Ground Law. This law basically states something along the lines that if one feels as if they are threaten and their life is in danger, they are allowed to use deadly force to defend themselves. Trayvon didn’t have any weapons on him when he was shot. This cartoonist is interesting because he didn’t necessarily attack Zimmerman but he attacked the law. Many argue that justice has yet to be attained and the fact that this law in Florida possibly overshadows the justice in our justice/legal system is something we need to take seriously.