Post #3

President Obama addressed this case and incident, he started by saying this: “My main message is to the parents of Trayvon Martin: If I had a son he’d look like Trayvon. They are right to expect that all of us as Americans will take this with the seriousness it deserves.”

With the heightened attention of this case it seems as though people put more and more pressure on the jury and whatever the verdict may have been.  Once the president was involved it became a national and global story.  Therefore it seems with the decision to acquit Mr. Zimmerman, the judicial system lost a great deal of support while probably gaining just as much.  I think it depends on your prior belief of the system and if it served it's sole purpose rightfully throughout this trial.

Post #2

One of the biggest components of this trial was the fact that Zimmerman used the "stand your ground" law during the incident on February 26, 2012.  This is intriguing because it seems as though Trayvon should've also been validated under the "stand your ground" law in his own defense.  In the aftermath do you think the "stand your ground" law will be reviewed and replaced due to the controversy it's caused?  Or become something that Florida will forever be known for?

Post #1

The recent decision of the court to acquit George Zimmerman has caused a great stir amongst communities and the media.  Unfortunately within the media as well as the trial, the story of what exactly happened on the night Trayvon Martin was killed has become a bit muddy.  In the aftermath of the trial it's been portrayed in some instances as a race driven crime and this could be detrimental whether it's true or not.  Once the media gets a headline line that, they push it because it seems compelling and people lose site of what the trial is truly about.  It also begins to pit people against one another even though it's something that is much bigger than race.