George Zimmerman is PRESUMED innocent....

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60. And all the Martin family and their supporters have been asking is for an ARREST

They never asked for a conviction, they just wanted a proper investigation and an arrest of the admitted killer of their son. The family and their supporters have been admirable in their insistence on peaceful protests and refusal to play into elements that could have escalated the tension into violence.

The problem with the current Stand Your Ground laws is that they presume the survivor of a fatal encounter is telling the truth and give law enforcement an excuse to accept them at their word and to avoid doing an in-depth investigation

The other aspect of the case is the willingness of George Zimmerman and the Sanford PD to accept the idea that Trayvon was suspicious, threatening, or dangerous simply because he was a young black male.

So we have racial profiling piled on top of a law that makes killing because of an imagined threat legal. It had to come to a head sometime, but it could have been much worse. Tracy Martin and Sabryna Fulton should be respected for their dignified, careful handling of their public appearances.