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Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman and God's Plan

I follow most news events fairly closely. I watch local news either at 6 or 11 PM. Like, many of you I have been following the case of George Zimmerman, who shot and killed Trayvon Martin in an altercation in Florida. Zimmerman is a neighborhood watch volunteer which I understood to be people who keep an eye out on their neighborhood, to make sure no bad guys are lurking around. One night, Zimmerman saw Martin walking in the darkened neighborhood. Trayvon Martin is a fairly large African American young man. He was wearing a hoodie. Zimmerman called 911, because he was suspicious of Martin. The 911 operator told Zimmerman to stay in his vehicle. Instead Zimmerman got out of his car and followed Martin into a darkened area. What follows is unclear, known only to Zimmerman and Martin. But, what we do know is Zimmerman shot and killed Martin. He was taken in for questioning and then released. The expected outcry led to Zimmerman eventually being arrested. Zimmerman got into further t