by John Young
Late last night the jury in the George Zimmerman case, ignoring the prospect of riots, found according to the evidence that George Zimmerman was not guilty of murdering Trayvon Martin.
Police originally refused to charge Zimmerman because the evidence clearly supported his claim of self-defense, but a media frenzy based upon the mistaken idea that Zimmerman is white created such a political firestorm that a special prosecutor was appointed. Honest cops who refused to charge him got fired.
In the early days of the process, people were hunted and attacked simply for having the same name as George Zimmerman, and those who thought they had found his address would publish it online in the hopes that motivated individuals would make use of the information to kill him. No charges were ever brought for such clear incitement to murder (even by noted public figures), and it is a tactic commonly used by the left.
But now that Zimmerman has been acquitted of all charges, can he live a life free of fear?Likely not. Zimmerman has discovered, due to a media error, what it is like to be a white man in today’s America: to be treated like subhuman pond scum. And interviews with prominent black activists still see “justice” (as they define it) as unserved.
If Zimmerman is wise, he will change his name to something like Rufus Rodriquez and move to another part of the country. He shouldn’t have to do that, but reality is reality.