No good outcome in this case

Sadly, there will be no good outcome in the trial seeking justice in the shooting of Trayvon Martin.

What should be blind justice administered by the court will be filtered by the climate of race relations in our country.  Should Zimmerman be found guilty, there will be those who proclaim it due to racism, declaring he wasn't given a fair trial.  Should Zimmerman be found innocent, there will be those who proclaim it due to racism, declaring African-Americans can't get justice in the prevalent legal system. 

Thus, no good outcome.

It is far too sad, to the point of damning major sectors of our society, that this case will be filtered by current status in race relations.  Any case adjudicating a shooting death should be far removed from race relations.  However, third parties pursuing their own agendas are inflaming the situation.  Supported by the enabling liberal media, these third parties seek sensationalism.  It is through this self generated sensationalism that they can continue to spew their hateful, racism centric language.  As a result, they can perpetuate their views injurious to real, tangible progress in race relations in our country.

Over the past fifty years, much has improved in race relations.  Much has also not improved and, some would argue, actually may have become worse.  Individuals are privately and publicly castigated simply because of the color of their skin: black, brown, and (yes) white.  Some people deserve to be privately and publicly castigated, because they are fools, idiots, unprincipled, liars, unethical, fakers, opportunists, criminals, bullies, or whatever.  But they are not fools, idiots, unprincipled, liars, unethical, fakers, opportunists, criminals, bullies, or whatever because of their skin color.  They are fools, idiots, unprincipled, liars, unethical, fakers, opportunists, criminals, bullies, or whatever because of the content of their character.  We must move beyond  speech and rhetoric that automatically classifies one by the color of his/her skin.

It appears the nation is nowhere near this  point.   

That is why, all too sadly, there will be no good outcome from this trial.  A verdict will be reached and will be immediately filtered by the climate of race relations.