Recently in Florida a teenager was killed in a gated community by a neighborhood watch person. The teenager was unarmed ans simply returning home after walking to the store to purchase a drink and some Skittles.

The police did not (and as of this morning) and have not arrested the shooter saying that he claims that he killed the teen in self defense and they have no evidence to prove otherwise.

The story has gone viral to the point that there were protests in various cities last night in support of the murdered teen and against the police for their perceived failure to act.

This situation is still unfolding, but it has already become part witch hunt, rush to judgement, and worst of all a racial issue. Athe murdered teen was black, the gunman Hispanic.

I don’t know the facts as they seem to be coming out in bits and pieces but I am sad that we still have to discuss these things. The murdered teen was wearing a ‘hoodie’ which some claim made him look like a gang member or thug. Local people reported that it was raining the night of the murder and it’s possible he was simply protecting himself from the rain.

It’s 2012. Why aren’t we beyond this nonsense? Not so much the racial issues, but the petty and quick rush to judgement. Aren’t people smart enough by now to realize that things are almost never what they seem at first, and that it’s prudent to wait for facts to be revealed?

I know this strikes a sensitive chord with people and it’s tragic no matter how you look at it. Whatever happened a young man is dead apparently for no reason at all, and that’s the real tragedy.

It’s also to bad the people don’t get more worked up about e violence we see everyday in our cities. Killing and violence for no reason at all, poverty, school dropouts. Once incident is certainly tragic, but there are many tragedies playing out everyday, where is the outrage for those?