Saturday’s acquittal of George Zimmerman, 29, for the February 2012 killing ofteenager Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida leaves few legal options for his devastated family and supporters. Hundreds of thousands have protested the verdict and signed a petition advanced by the NAACP calling for federal intervention. NAACP director Ben Jealous stated that there was “reason to be concerned that race was a factor” in Zimmerman’s involvement with Trayvon Martin, but proving that now in court is a formidable task.
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