George Zimmerman kills Martin and claims "stand your ground" though he chased Martin. Found not guilty.

Marissa Alexander fired a gun in the air to scare of her husband who was threatening her. She was convicted for 20 years.

Martin and Alexander were both black. Sure, race has nothing to do with fair treatment under the law.

Sadly, coming from the South, it wasn't really a surprise. It was a live person's word against a dead person's inability to speak for himself. The choice was obvious: It must have been a good thing to kill a black kid ( Read more... )