Trayvon's killer said to make self-incriminating statements

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50. Initially, I had some doubts that there wouldn't even be an indictment

Regardless of the outcome, my satisfaction was met by the indictment Zimmerman received and that it's proceeding to trial.

Initially, I had some doubts that he would be held accountable, that there wouldn't even be an indictment. So as far as I'm concerned, the primary instrument of justice has been served, and now it's up to some lawyers, some jurors, and a judge to clean up the mess-- something I'm confident they will achieve, regardless of whether Z is pronounced innocent or guilty (or somewhere in-between is my guess).

I'm still trying to wrap my head around the dramatic divisiveness this case has caused though, and as it stands, it seems the primary factor in the denigration of Martin is simply a masked racism. It could be much worse.... 50 years ago, there would have been few problems in people arguing that Zimmerman's innocence is justly predicated solely on Martin being black, but in the here and now, the vulgar bullies of racism have been rendered so ineffectual and target themselves for ridicule so much, they feel forced to hide behind rationalizations and justifications.