Well, since this has been all over the news for the past month or so, I feel the need to share my thoughts on the zimmerman trial. As someone who worked in law for 10 years, I took immediate interest in this case fri m the start. I was interested in what the outcome would be and I was not surprised. Personally I believe that the verdict was a good. From watching the case I already knew that zimmerman had acted in self defence. What angers me is the reaction from the american public who claim that the act was racially motivatd and that martin was innocent. While we will never truly know the whole story, the circumstances as to when where and why martin was out and about is suspicious. Did zimmerman take thing too far by confronting martin? Probably. As neighborhood watch watch you are to observe only and report your observations to the police. Did zimmerman escalte the situation to deadly force? No martin did that when he began to slam zimmermans head against the pavement. Keep in mind that a person does not have to be armed with a weapon to be able to ise deadly force. Slamming someone's head against the pavement like martin did can cause fatal injuries. Zimmerman was obviously in fear for his life and did what he felt was necessary to save his life. Many states have laws in place that allow citizens to defend themselves and their property. It is simple martin was using deadly force against zimmerman.
Throught the trial, expert testimonies, evidence and character testimonies all supported zimmerman and gave the prosecution very little to stand on. I am happy that the jury was fair and impartial and did not let theirpersonal feelings get in the way of making their decision . They looked at the fact and evidence and the law and made their decision based on those factors lead to a not guilty finding.
Is what happened sad? Yes it is. No parent should have to endure the loss of a son or daughter. That being said I do feel that justice has been properly served.

You can say what ever you but persoanlly I don't care. I look at the facts and the evidence all of which pointed to zimmerman doing what he had to do to save his life.