1: Do you think what happened between George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin was a tragedy?
Yeah.
2: Do you think GZ did anything wrong?
He decided to play Hero Cop and got himself stuck in a situation where he felt he had to kill someone in self defense. The cops even told him he didn't need to follow the kid, but he just wanted to be the hero so bad.
3: Do you think Trayvon did anything wrong?
I don't know. He didn't need to attack Zimmerman, but to be honest I don't know what he coulda done. If some guy started stalking me and thought I was shifty I'd get really scared. I might run, though I'd be scared he'd decide to shoot me if I ran. I'm not really sure what Trayvon coulda done right. Maybe just stop and ask the idiot what his problem was.
4: Do you think there has been a lot (not minor outliers) of racially tinged language used in defense of GZ?
Yeah, I've seen a lot of it anyway. Or maybe I'm just assuming racism when I see people talk about GZ like he's some hero for killing the black kid he stalked and probably scared the jimmies out of.
5: Why do you think people are disappointed by the verdict?
Because the victim was an unarmed young black kid. It's such an easy thing to yell "RACISM" at. And it's probably true. I'm sure Trayvon being black was part of what made Zimmerman suspicious. If Zimmerman killed some white kid though, I don't think it'd get as much attention if any at all. Also as much as the media has talked about it, people have had plenty of time to form an opinion and stick their feet in the ground on where they stand. The people upset at the case right now were ready to be upset months ago. I don't think the news should really put it's nose in trials like this...
Yeah, I mean I agree with the verdict I guess. Though I put at least 70% of the blame for what happened on Zimmerman... Maybe that's a bit much.