Zimmerman's comments were beyond stupid. They actually are nonsensical.

My take on this from the absolute beginning was that if it was a bad shooting, then it will be a bad shooting, irrespective of race. The only LEGAL fact that matters is simply whether there was a valid exercise of the right to self-defense. It ought not be about race. Unfortunately, one way or the other, race has become the central issue and NOBODY will be happy with the outcome of this case. There will not be fairness for either the defendant nor the decedent.

Are there some activists who want this to be a race issue? Absolutely. Whenever any element such as race, gender, religion, whatever, is involved and there are activists who make their living on conflict and hate mongering, they will appear. Do you think that Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson want to have no purpose or relevance? Of course not so they have to keep the issues alive in order to stay relevant. This is true also of the likes of Gloria Alred so it's not just when racial issues arise. These kinds of parasites make a living from hate and intolerance. I do agree with the question Thunder posed and have had a similar question: Would these same activists be present if the deceased was Hispanic, Asian, or American Indian. Another thing that I wonder: Why has it been glossed over that Zimmerman had been a mentor/Big Brother to an African-American youth before he was painted as a racist? How about his outrage at a city council meeting when the Sanford Police Department failed to act in investigating the beating of a homeless African-American man? How about his minority friends, including African-Americans, spoke out about him not being a racist? How about some of these same friends who were fearful of coming forward out of concern that the angry mob would turn on them?

The constant reminder of a dispatcher telling Zimmerman to stay in his car is of absolutely no importance, despite what people want to make of it. The dispatcher's opinion is not legally binding nor even good advice. Recall the dispatcher who did absolutely nothing when the social worker called 911 to report her very real concerns before Josh Powell killed his own two young sons. (Transcript of the call here.) Whether Zimmerman should have stayed home and watched television is not relevant either. The ONLY question is with regard to his exercise of self-defense. This would be the ONLY question if the involved parties were white, brown, blue, or green.

Whatever the issue, whether it is the Trayvon Martin/George Zimmerman case or a host of other cases or issues, extreme polarization in our society results in never knowing what is right or true.

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