A 28-year-old Caucasian Hispanic male vs. a 17 year African-American high school student. Both men lived in the same gated community. Still somehow George Zimmerman still felt unsafe. Likely because Trayvon looked different than he did and therefore must be a danger to him. The statement that “Jurors were told that Mr Zimmerman was allowed to use deadly force when he used his Kel Tec pistol to shoot the unarmed 17-year-old, not only if he actually faced death or bodily harm, but also if he just thought he did.” stated in an article written by Adam Withnall of The Independent newspaper on Monday, July 15, 2013 made my skin crawl.  Imagine how many men, women and children would be dead if people just “thought they were facing death” and therefore shot whoever was before them.  I understand that Zimmerman may have been a part of a neighborhood watch program, but if you see a man just jogging and not carrying anything that he might of use to hurt another person, his clothes are not dirty or covered in blood, what good reason would you have to question him? The only reason George Zimmerman was scared is because he saw an unarmed black man running. Juror B37 would have you believe that race was no way a reason in this case. Put yourself in Trayvon Martin’s place and answer that question again. I’ll be honest, I’ve had my own thoughts and worries about my safety around certain people in certain areas. There is a difference, my thoughts are just thoughts. I never act based on those feelings and I certainly don’t carry a gun. I always give people the benefit of the doubt no matter what the skin color is. We can continue and I know some will, to be angry about all of this, but it won’t change that Trayvon Martin is dead at the age of 17 and George Zimmerman is still alive. George Zimmerman will be given back his gun, the same gun that killed Trayvon Martin.  He will be watching over his shoulder, but I know I will be watching over mine too. Because ignorance has been and will continue to be the biggest killer of all.

R.I.P. Trayvon Martin, and my prayers continue to be with his families and all the families that have lost a member due to racial violence.