(AllHipHop News) George Zimmerman, the man accused of killing 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, was found not guilty by a jury of six women today.
The verdict is the culmination of a polarizing case that has forced the nation to discuss race, class, brutality against youth and other matters.
The jury deliberated for 16 hours and 20 minutes before arriving at their verdict.
Many expressed outrage at the decision.
This verdict isn't "shocking" or "stunning" it's business as usual for Black people in America, we've never got justice
— Jasiri X (@jasiri_x) July 14, 2013
Someone can follow and kill your child and it means nothing. F##### nothing.
— Ian Skilberg (@SkillzVa) July 14, 2013
& that is America…. #NoJusticeForOurSons!
— Ghostface Killah (@GhostfaceKillah) July 14, 2013
Trayvon I am so sorry.
— Devon Anjelica Brown (@DeviDev) July 14, 2013
Only White life is protected in America
— Jasiri X (@jasiri_x) July 14, 2013
Apparently walking while black is a crime punishable by death. #TrayvonMartin
— Lola Ogunnaike (@lolaogunnaike) July 14, 2013
And There's The American Justice System For You!!! #StayAwake
— Craig G (@MC_Craig_G) July 14, 2013
Not GUILTY.. O WELL NOTHING NEW!!.. Not the 1st Black Kid Killed.. With no justice..
— BIG BAD 40 (YON JU) (@40GLOCC) July 14, 2013
Zimmerman smiling now
— Angela Yee (@angelayee) July 14, 2013
It's RIOT TIME .. #RIPTravonMartin
— Hustle Man (@ImTracyMorgan) July 14, 2013
A Child is Dead & The Man that Killed Him is Free & Again The Child is Black…My Country Tis of Thee?
— Steve Harvey (@IAmSteveHarvey) July 14, 2013
N##### mad. Ya'll most have forgotten that we live in #AMERIKKKA. S### is real.
— SlumVillain (@hexmurda) July 14, 2013
George Zimmerman there is a special place in HELL for you!!
— IG: MaiaCampbell76 (@MaiaCampbell) July 14, 2013
oh yeah we live in #AMERIKKKA Thanks Uncle Sam #NOT
— DPA (@DrPostALot) July 14, 2013
The value of an African American child's life is the same as it ever was. F*ck this judicial system & f*ck your "we are all equal" bullsh*t.
— Andreas Hale (@AndreasHale) July 14, 2013
I'll never set foot in Southern Florida for the rest of my life since its open season on black folks. F### that jury & f### #GeorgeZimmerman
— NIKKI x LYNETTE (@NikkiLynette) July 14, 2013
Numb. #NoJusticeForTrayvon
— Raquel Cepeda (@RaquelCepeda) July 14, 2013
You still want gun control? They can kill you and get away with it. But Obama is president and everything is equal right?
— Bigdaddy (@djbigdaddy) July 14, 2013
Ditto RT @RaquelCepeda: I'm shaking. I hate, really hate, those jurors. Hate. Them. No justice for Trayvon. I am devastated.
— Wendy Day (@RapCoalition) July 14, 2013
That smile is making my stomach turn. No good.
— Paul Rosenberg (@rosenberg) July 14, 2013
My heart… My soul is… #nowords RT @lolaogunnaike: Wow. #TrayvonMartin
— Gabrielle Union (@itsgabrielleu) July 14, 2013
George Zimmerman no jail time. Plaxico Burress served 2 years for shooting himself. America!
— Faux John Madden (@FauxJohnMadden) July 14, 2013
Justice will be served, no one escapes justice.
— Cheryl 'Salt' James (@DaOnlySalt) July 14, 2013
THIS MAN SMILED. HE SMILED.
— Dom Hennedy (@CoryTownes) July 14, 2013
You mean to tell me that Michael Vick gets two years for killing dogs and George Zimmerman kills a young, black man a gets no time at all.
— Chris Williams (@CWmsWrites) July 14, 2013
F### THIS S###!!!!!
— THE HOOD COLLECTIVE (@OccupyTheHood) July 14, 2013
NOT even manslaughter???????
— Tiff B., Esq (@BlackElleWoods) July 14, 2013
His smug look is making me ill. #travyonmartin
— Lola Ogunnaike (@lolaogunnaike) July 14, 2013
This has proved that a Black man's life in America still has no value. Very scary. #ZimmermanTrial
— Mister Anderson™ (@Mista_Anderson) July 14, 2013
It's open season on young black boys…I hope parents use this case to teach our children
— Cherrell Rene (@CherrellRene) July 14, 2013
So not surprised but extremely sad for the Martin Family.
— Freddie Foxxx (@BumpyKnuckles) July 14, 2013
THAT SCUMBAG ZIMMERMAN FOUND NOT GUILTY ON ALL CHARGES… HE CAN ESCAPE JUSTICE HERE BUT THE MOST HIGH HAS VENGEANCE FOR HIS FAT ASS!
— Jesse Jess (@UrbanThreshold) July 14, 2013
