Obama Statement On Trayvon Martin Trial

With the acquittal of George Zimmerman on charges that he murdered Trayvon Martin, we had hoped that the matter would be put to rest and that the former neighborhood watchman could resume his previous life. It looks like that will not occur.  In addition to him re-starting his lawsuit against NBC, it appears as if the Justice Department will "investigate" if there were civil rights violations. Believe us, they will find them.

Although Obama's statement seems to not lead us that way, it is  the President's approach to let it appear as if the system was working. We believe that if there was an investigation, it would be found that Obama placed a call to Attorney General Holder within minutes of the verdict being announced. The message would be "find something that we can hang this guy on."  He will deny it but we are sure that the call was made.

Zimmerman's problems are far from over. Sadly, those who thought he was guilty will demand charges and will continue to believe that the jury was biased. Those on the opposite side, including yours truly, believe that justice prevailed and any thing else is a travesty. The problem is that the prior group is in power and uses their "racial politics" to get what they want.

This is the state of racial politics in the country today.

Conservative Tom

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President Obama on Sunday responded to verdict in the George Zimmerman trial, recognizing that although many Americans are disappointed with the outcome the nation should respect both the law process and the families of those involved.

In the aftermath of the jury's announcement out of Sanford, Fla., several politicians chimed in, many saying that they were pleased with the outcome and others calling it an injustice. But the president took a middle ground, attempting to unify those feelings.

Here is the president's statement in full: 

The death of Trayvon Martin was a tragedy.  Not just for his family, or for any one community, but for America.  I know this case has elicited strong passions.  And in the wake of the verdict, I know those passions may be running even higher.  But we are a nation of laws, and a jury has spoken.  I now ask every American to respect the call for calm reflection from two parents who lost their young son.  And as we do, we should ask ourselves if we're doing all we can to widen the circle of compassion and understanding in our own communities.  We should ask ourselves if we're doing all we can to stem the tide of gun violence that claims too many lives across this country on a daily basis.  We should ask ourselves, as individuals and as a society, how we can prevent future tragedies like this.  As citizens, that's a job for all of us.  That's the way to honor Trayvon Martin.

Back in March 2012 when the Martin case was front-and-center in the national conversation, Obama added his take, saying, "When I think about this boy, I think about my own kids." 

He continued with the controversial statement that has widely been referenced in recent months: "My main message is to the parents of Trayvon Martin. You know, if I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon."

Several lawmakers have called for the Justice Department to get involved in the process, now. Following the president's statement on Sunday, though, the Justice Department did say it would review the Zimmerman case.

"Experienced federal prosecutors will determine whether the evidence reveals a prosecutable violation of any of the limited federal criminal civil rights statutes within our jurisdiction, and whether federal prosecution is appropriate in accordance with the Department's policy governing successive federal prosecution following a state trial," the DOJ said in a statement to Politico.