I havent posted my thoughts on this case before so here goes:
First of all, it's sad anytime someone who is 17 years old is killed. In that sense, I sympathize with Trayvon and his family. How would any of us like to see someone 17 years old in our family killed? Of course not. 17 years old is very young, and no one at 17 deserves to die.
That being said, Trayvon seemed like a typical black "wanna-be" gangster youth. He was a confirmed drug user, arguably a drug dealer, and was confirmed to have been involved with starting fights, getting suspended from school, and vandalism. Trayvon just had all round gangster and thuggish behaviour. Maybe his parents should have instructed him in a better direction (ie don't do drugs, don't act like a criminal, don't start fights).
I firmly believe Zimmerman acted in self defense and I believe his account of things (which was confirmed by multiple witnesses). He was getting beat up, calling for help, and as a last resort had to kill the 17 year old. So, I fully believe Zimmerman is innocent and I agree with the verdict.
If people are looking at someone to blame for the crime I would start with the black community and Trayvon's parents. Here's a thought, maybe had Trayvon better parenting he wouldn't have been such a delingquent, drug user, drug dealer, criminal, gangster wanna be.
The black community needs to take responsibility for themselves. Other minority communities like Latinos, Asians, and Middle Easterners all start out poor but become very successful in North America. Black community needs to take note and change itself to fit in with society.
Trayvon's own parents let him down and thats the truth here. He had bad parenting and what do you expect when that happens. You get a delingquent teenager who ends up a social mess up, arrested and jailed, or getting killed.
A 17 year old drug user indicates horrible parenting, end of story. He had no parental guidance and this is the result. Its not Zimmerman's fault, it's his own parents fault for not guiding their son in a better direction.