Zimmerman declared not guilty, public outraged over court decision

On Saturday, George Zimmerman was found not guilty over the shooting of 17yearold Florida teen Trayvon Martin in 2012.

The jury decision caused jeers and outrage from the public, as the case has sparked an ongoing debate surrounding racial profiling, selfdefense and equal justice.

In a report by the Toronto Star, the Florida State Courthouse cleared him of all charges. Race was not mentioned throught the trial, but reporters' observations say, the majority of the jurors were white.

The shooting was triggered by Zimmerman's frustration and fear with break-ins happening in his neighborhood, of Sanford, Florida, dominated by blacks.

He assumed that Martin was up to no good as he followed Martin who was passing by at his property.

Police, officials and civil rights leaders called for calm Saturday night after the court decision.

NAACP (NdoubleACP) President Benjamin Todd Jealous is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to open a civil rights case against Zimmerman for the violation of the right to life.

There were sitin protests in various U.S. cities, including one at New York City's Times Square.

The Zimmerman case brings up the issue of racial profiling in North American prisons.

STORY WRITTEN BY: SATURN DE LOS ANGELES