[caption id="attachment_39068" align="alignright" width="210"] A trash fire burns in the middle of Telegraph Avenue near 17th Street during a protest march in Oakland, Calif., early Sunday July 14, 2013.[/caption]
The acquittal of George Zimmerman in the death of black teenager Trayvon Martin “is symptomatic of a very racist society that the United States is,” says Dr. Randy Short, human rights activist from Washington.
A six-woman jury in Sanford, Florida concluded Sunday that Zimmerman’s fatal shooting of unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was justified, acquitting him of second-degree murder and manslaughter.

“The Supreme Court recently has more or less pushed the country back toward state rights which is the political stance that states could do whatever they want to black people and ignore federal law,” Dr. Short told Press TV’s U.S. Desk on Tuesday.

“The Supreme Court attacked black people’s rights to vote, so these are things that are constantly happening, showing that African Americans are not seen as humans,” in America, he noted.

“This country does not respect international law or policies,” Dr. Short said. “Look at how they’re treating people in Iraq, or Libya or Syria or Iran.”

“So why would they treat a group that has been abused, slaved, killed and exploited for centuries,” he said, referring to African Americans.

Zimmerman, a self-appointed neighborhood watch in a gated community in Sanford, shot and killed Trayvon on the night of February 26, 2012.

Zimmerman pleaded not guilty, claiming the fatal shooting was in self-defense.

The killing of Trayvon created heated racial debate in America and now with the controversial verdict, massive protests have erupted across the country.

President Barack Obama on Sunday urged Americans to stay calm and respect the court verdict.

By Press TV

 

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