Sybrina Fulton testifies that her son Trayvon Martin is the one screaming in the background of a 911 call made the night he was shot and killed.
August 3, 2013
Trayvon Martin's parents continued their quest for justice for their slain son during an appearance in Central Florida today.
Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin spoke this morning at the National Association of Black Journalists Convention at the Gaylord Palms Resort in Kissimmee.
At one point, Fulton told a room filled of reporters she remains unsettled about the intense attention in the case and the behavior of some reporters.
"It's very difficult for us when you run up to us. It's invasive. It feels a little strange. We're just humans. It might be a story, It might be a good story. But this is our lives."
Fulton and Martin, along with three family attorneys, renewed their call to repeal stand-your-ground laws, a common theme in the numerous appearances they've made across the country amid controversy following the July 13 not-guilty verdict in George Zimmerman's murder trial in Sanford.
Zimmerman, a Neighborhood Watch volunteer, said he acted in self-defense when he shot the unarmed black teen, saying Trayvon attacked him.
The state and others allege Zimmerman profiled the teen.
Standing next to the parents of Trayvon Martin, attorney Benjamin Crump called "stand your ground" laws in 32 states around country ? including Florida's law ? as vague and even "dangerous."
He said the laws need to be amended so that an "initial aggressor" or a person who starts a fight, cannot kill someone and then claim self defense under the law.
"The law is very vague and very confusing," he said.
"When you are able to pick a fight and then kill the person and say it was self defense?..what message are we giving to society?"
Crump said such laws should more accurately be called: "Shoot first laws. Make My Day laws. And These Make My Day laws are encouraging people to take the law into their own hands."
Fulton also asked that the press respect her family's privacy.
Oftentimes, reporters will come up to her in a grocery story or knock on her door at her home in Miami and ask questions.
This is a developing story. Check back later for updates.
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