Even the sponsors of the legislation in Florida have come out against this application of their law. It was, as one put it, "stand your ground" not "pursue and confront." As soon as Mr. Zimmerman got out of his car, he became the aggressor. He outweighed the kid by 100 lbs, and his ego was bigger than that. He wanted to be a "hero, " took criminal justice classes (which clearly didn't take), bought a gun, carried a concealed weapon, and was itching for a confrontation. This, by the way, is not the first time this law has been abused this way. The officer who let Zimmerman leave the scene should be fired. Even if everythimg he said were true (and it wasn't), he should have been taken into custody. But, the kid was black. End of story.

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Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich