What the Trayvon Martin/George Zimmerman Case says About the New America

I have attempted to follow this case from day one and since it has been televised, I found myself glued.  I see so much in this trial but the most griping of all is what it now says about our new America.

First we saw the civility of the attorneys as each took seriously their job of defending or prosecuting this case.  I loved the fact that they kept apologizing when they felt that they may have been wrong or disrespectful to each other, the judge or those who were testifying.  It did my heart good to see adults conducting themselves in a manner that is qualifying of our justice system.   They showed that you can defend your client on either side of the argument without belittling anyone on the other side and you can defend your client diligently without demonizing those who do not agree with you.  They showed great character and honestly made me feel that all of us can now get our day in court and equal justice.

Next I saw a new America, that began using race as a reason for not dispensing justice but later ignoring that and began concentrating on the evidence of the case.  Regardless of which way you came down on this issue, the majority of us were less concerned about race and more concerned about equal justice.  The more we began to concentrate on the evidence, the further race was removed from the equation.  It was a breath of fresh air that even though race did play a role in this tragedy, it was not the major focus.

The lesson is that no matter the outcome of this trial, we just saw how real justice should work.  We saw why all of us should feel quite relieved that this true justice does exist and is possible for all of us.  The only question now is will the new America allow true justice in all cases or just a select few?