Mary Elizabeth Williams at Salon, "America's Summer of Hate":
And the monsters can cheer "Hallelujah."
Syreeta McFadden by way of Abby Zimet at Common Dreams, "George Zimmerman Gets Away with Murder":
Only in America can a dead black boy go on trial for his own murder.
Melissa Harris-Perry at Huffington Post, "Melissa Harris-Perry on George Zimmerman Verdict":
And last night, I thought, I live in a country that makes me wish my sons away, wish that they don't exist, because it's not safe.
Chris Hayes by way of Jack Murkinson at Huffington Post, "George Zimmerman Coverage":
Goddamit
— Christopher Hayes (@chrislhayes) July 14, 2013
Kendrick Perkins by way of Dave Zirin at The Nation, "Athletes Respond to Trayvon Martin Murder":
America's justice system is a joke.
Erik Loomis at Lawyers, Guns & Money, "Florida Justice":
As always in the Sunshine State, justice was served tonight. For another example . . . .
And then, of course, there's this: Robert Zimmerman, Jr. (George's brother) by way of Jermaine Spradley at Huffington Post:
What makes people angry enough to attack the way Trayvon did?
And this: Bob Owens by way of Liam O'Donoghue at Salon, "Most Disgusting Reactions to Zimmerman Acquittal":
Trayvon Martin tried to kill George Zimmerman. He just failed at that as he did everything else in his life.
And this: Zimmerman's attorney Mark O'Mara to ABC:
George Zimmerman to get his gun back.
Jesus still looking pretty dead to me.
The graphic: "Dead Body of Christ," a photo of a sculpture in the Louvre by Baybalkabaa at the TrekEarth site.