“Because there was a lot of people across this country that was in favor of George Zimmerman being acquitted by virtue of them donating money to his defense, so that was a clear indication early on people was in support of him being acquitted in this case.”
Casey David Cole Senior was one such supporter. He spoke to reporters near the Sanford, Florida courthouse, where the trial took place.
“I’m here to express my opinion. I believe that George Zimmerman is an innocent man.”
For Chicago protester Bryan Burroughs, the case is clear in his mind.
“Trayvon Martin was guilty of nothing but being black in a mostly white neighborhood.”
Activist Dickey Gaines says the ruling has not changed his belief that George Zimmerman targeted the teenager because he was black.
“He focused on Trayvon because of Trayvon’s skin color.”
Hans von Spakovsky works for the Heritage Foundation research group here in Washington. He says the legal action against Mr. Zimmerman should end now.
“If the Justice Department continues to pursue this case when, one, he’s been found innocent and, two, we know there’s no racial animus which is necessary for a civil rights violation, that once again makes it look like politics is driving the prosecution, not justice.”
Racial inequality in the United States goes back centuries. The issue of slavery was a major reason for the nation’s civil war in the 1860s. But discrimination continued after black slaves were freed. And racial tensions still exist.
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