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Good job. I like the different font colors.

One thing you should know about me, is that I don't enjoy seeing the life of a young man terminated. I don't care what color the kid is, I want to see him live a good long enjoyable life as a productive member of society. I am sorry that Travon is dead. I believe we share that sorrow.

With break-ins in the complex, Zimmerman had been asked to take part in trying to put a stop to them. I don't know if he saw Travon looking at one or more units as if studying them or not, but something keyed him in on Travon. We don't see any mention of race, so I'm not convinced that was a factor. There were Blacks living in the units he was tasked with trying to reduce the crime rate for. He was as much working for them as against Travon. I don't see racism here.

If Zimmerman had approached Travon inapropriately, Travon could have called the police later on to report him. He didn't have to take matters into his own hands either.

For me, the blame here is a push at worst, as it relates to Zimmerman.

When you state that Travon would still be alive if Zimmerman had stayed in his car, that is half the story. Travon would still be alive if he hadn't fired off on Zimmerman too.

When I see folks focus on Zimmerman, I see it as ignoring other things to make him look like the real bad guy. I take offense to that.

Zimmerman was a private citizen trying to help reduce crime in his community. Even though he was not a police officer, he did deserve community support if he feared his life was in danger while trying to carry out his mandate on behalf of his fellow residents. If he broke laws, he should be held accountable. Whether or not, he deserves to be treated respectfully, and fairly.

I was sarcastic and snide with my comments. I think you have a right to be miffed about that.

I apprecaite your response. Perhaps you're being sarcastic back. Hey, that's okay. It's sometimes the game we play here, and you've got as much right to do it as I do.

As for the colors, I try to place my responses right by the comments I'm addressing. Some folks don't like it. I can understand that.

If your comments were sincere, I think they speak highly of you. If you were being sarcastic, I think that's fair in light of my response.