2012: The Murder of Trayvon Martin

On February 26th, 2012, racist vigilante and neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman got out of his car and shot a teenager to death, for no conceivable reason.  Zimmerman was, however, found not guilty, on grounds of self defense.  He had to get out of his car in order to defend himself against an unarmed, dark-skinned teen in a hoodie, who was doing nothing other than walking down the sidewalk.