The verdict on Zimmerman has been reached -- not guilty. I can't say I'm surprised. I've known for a long time now that our justice system is badly broken and very unfair. The rich get justice, but the poor don't. And Whites get a lot more "justice" than minorities get. This verdict is just more proof of that.There was no justifiable reason for Zimmerman to shoot an unarmed teenager (who was doing nothing wrong). But Zimmerman didn't like a young Black man walking in "his" neighborhood, and he had a gun to back up his hatred. All Zimmerman had to do was obey the police, stop following, and stay in his car, and no one would have been hurt. But he couldn't do that, because that wouldn't feed his macho racism. This killing was totally Zimmerman's fault, and it was murder -- or manslaughter at the very least.
I worked in various aspects of law enforcement for over 25 years, but right now I am deeply ashamed of our justice system (if it can even be called that anymore).
