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Zimmerman will have to live with the carcass of this Albatross all his days ............tragic .................

this poem refers to a criminal case just concluded in the State of Florida where a 17 year old (Trayvon Martin) was shot and killed by an adult neighborhood watch captain (George Zimmerman) after an alleged altercation. Zimmerman, a hispanic, following what he assumed to be a neighborhood intruder/burglar, alerted police and then claimed to have been attacked by the younger Martin, a black. Zimmerman, bloodied on the sidewalk and allegedly in fear of death or bodily harm extracted a licensed pistol and shot Martin, killing him almost immediately. Case based on self defense was tried to great publicity and resulted in a not guilty verdict from a 6 woman jury. The racial implications of the event invoked emotional responses from the various factions involved. Many felt it was an unjustified killing while others disagree.

we lived in a world like this....

I read someone comment elsewhere "wouldn't it have been great if George offered Trayvon a ride because it was raining?"

Your poem is well written (they always are) and moving. This whole sad business is painful to me, too.

Thank you for the read. :-)

Such a sad story. Hopefully others who carry guns in your country will learn something from this sordid mess.