What the George Zimmerman verdict really means.

After learning of the George Zimmerman verdict, I was never worried about riots or violence. To start with, I think it was Fox News that asked the question about how bad the violence would be. I don't think a lot of liberal blacks were watching Fox News and asking themselves, yeah they're right, why shouldn't I riot? No, what really worried me is that Missouri, where I live, will now pass the same kind of "Stand Your Ground" that Florida has passed, and which I believe allowed for the acquittal. And that's what I believe the Zimmerman trial and verdict should mean to everyone.

Now, depending on your view of the trial and verdict, you can find things that people have said that you find completely non-understandable, and in some cases, down right repulsive. Ann Coulter, when finding out the verdict tweeted "Hallelujah". Nothing about how bad it was that a teenage boy had died. I'm sure if I looked at some on the left, if I took Zimmerman's side, that they said things that I would find strange. But what really think this verdict means is you get the government you allow others to push for and vote for. It's wasn't the current far-right Governor of Florida that passed the bill, but what some would say the "moderate", Governor Jeb Bush. How many if Florida thought, okay, this is a man who will keep us safe. So I don't need to vote against him. I won't vote for him, so I'll just let others make the decision. Well, did you think about what that meant, or about the state representatives or state senators that were on the ballot? Think Florida is conservative? In relationship to Missouri, it's practically Massachusetts. If it can happen there, it sure can happen here. And this is a thought that should go through a lot of people's mind. In other words, every election matters, even if we think it doesn't. If you don't vote, you don't have a right to complain afterwards.

There are many ways to take the Zimmerman verdict. But the best way to take it is: I don't like the law that allowed this to happen, and I need to make sure it can't happen here. And I'm going to get more involved to ensure it doesn't.