Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
For the last two days, the verdict in the George Zimmerman trial has sparked a range of emotions across the country. Late Saturday, a jury comprised of six women found Zimmerman not guilty in the shooting death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin.
The 2005 Stand Your Ground law in Florida allows anyone to use lethal force against a perceived deadly threat. The prosecution had to prove that Zimmerman had "ill-will" or "hatred" towards Martin in order to convince the jury of his guilt.
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Multiple source have weighed in on the decision and what it means about our legal system and what this case says — and doesn't say — about race relations in this country.
For more on this we're joined by Jody Armour, a law professor at USC and author of "Negrophobia and Reasonable Racism: The Hidden Costs of Being Black in America."