I think there's a few issues going on here. At face value the case looks racist, a Hispanic guy protecting his neighborhood by shooting a black guy.

When the news first came out I'll admit thats how I saw the case without doing any research, completely unsupported. And I held that view until the verdict came out. Now it was wrong and I've come to support zimmerman a little bit more than I had before, but I still think there should be another trial charging him with wrongful death.

I think that while Zimmerman had a right to defend himself, and the verdict shows that. No contest there. But that only takes into account Stand Your Ground from Zimmerman's perspective. If Trayvon Martin weren't dead we could take the case from his perspective as well. He stood his ground against Zimmerman who was clearly stalking him (a situation in which race may or may not have played a role). While my perspective on the case has changed I think that people's initial reaction to the case may have been much closer to the reality of the situation than this article wants it to be.

While Zimmerman was found not guilty for defending himself, the verdict does not acquit him of any responsibility in Trayvon Martin's death. He may have been right in defending himself, but I still want to see him tried for the wrongful death, because I still believe that he was responsible for creating situation that required him to defend himself.