No, George Zimmerman, Obama didn't turn people against you; YOU did it yourself, when you stalked and killed an unarmed, innocent boy

George Zimmerman's advisers have apparently decided -- after yet another domestic abuse complaint to the police by a girlfriend and after more evidence of road rage -- that it is time to rebuild his image as the neighborhood volunteer guard, put through an ordeal by our justice system and, most unfairly of all, by "President Barack Hussein Obama."   

Yes, that was Zimmerman's answer when an off-camera voice asked who he felt had been the most unfair to him.

In a 13 minute, staged video posted on his lawyer's website, Zimmerman says he "felt prosecuted by the federal government," because of the president's comments that, "If I had a son, he would look like Trayvon" and "35 years ago, that could have been me."

Rather than acknowledging the reality of the heightened suspicion young black men face in our society,  which was the president's message, Zimmerman called the president's remarks "incendiary" and "racially charged . . . pitting American against American."

Let's keep this in perspective:   Trayvon Martin is dead because of actions taken by George Zimmerman, armed with a gun and stalking Martin through the neighborhood where he was staying with his father.   Yes, in the last moment of the fight with Martin, Zimmerman may have feared for his life -- at the moment he shot Martin. 

But he says he did nothing wrong and has no regrets or guilt.  At the same time that he blames the president for his expression of empathy for the family of Trayvon Martin -- and all black families with sons -- Zimmerman himself shows no empathy for them and their loss.

But it was Zimmerman who set this up, who was following Martin in  threatening way;  not the reverse.  And, yes, he was acquitted on grounds of self-defense -- because the jury was instructed essentially to ignore everything except for the moment just before Zimmerman shot Martin.   Was there proof that Zimmerman had no reason to fear for his life -- at that moment?   Of course not.   that's almost impossible to prove.

In effect, the trial demanded that a dead boy proves his own innocence based on self-defense.  There was no opportunity for him to give that testimony, because he was dead.

Zimmerman should be held accountable, at least, for creating a situation that led to the death of an unarmed young man.  Did Zimmerman identify himself?    Explain his purpose?   Give Martin a chance to explain why he had a right to be there?   Apparently not.   Real police officers would have done that.

What about Trayvon Martin's fear for his life?   Wasn't he fighting in self-defense?    

This death could have been avoided if Zimmerman had simply stopped when he called 911 and turned it over to the police, as he was instructed to do by the 911 dispatcher.  Instead, he continued stalking Martin, who made the poor choice to stop and fight rather than being shot from behind -- as he had every reason to fear from this.   Did this non-uniformed man with a gun identify himself as a neighborhood watchman?   There was no evidence of that.

It was a wrongful death.  And for that, George Zimmerman should be judged and take responsibility.   He has not done that.

What Zimmerman said in the video could be his own feelings in his own words.   But this whole staged video has all the earmarks of a hate-Obama production.   If not, why use Obama's middle name, "Hussein," which is a dog-whistle to the haters who say he is Muslim, doesn't love America, isn't one of us, and has no legitimate claim to the presidency.

Ralph