"The death of Trayvon Martin was a tragedy. Not just for his family, or for any one community, but for America. I know this case has elicited strong passions. And in the wake of the verdict, I know those passions may be running even higher. But we are a nation of laws, and a jury has spoken. I now ask every American to respect the call for calm reflection from two parents who lost their young son. And as we do, we should ask ourselves if we’re doing all we can to widen the circle of compassion and understanding in our own communities. We should ask ourselves if we’re doing all we can to stem the tide of gun violence that claims too many lives across this country on a daily basis. We should ask ourselves, as individuals and as a society, how we can prevent future tragedies like this. As citizens, that’s a job for all of us. That’s the way to honor Trayvon Martin."

Read: Obama – "Honor Trayvon Martin' By Stemming Gun Violence" http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/14/obama-ge…

I felt that from the very beginning (when the police arrived on the scene of the shooting) and during pretty much everything that followed in its aftermath_including the prosecutor's charted course_things were severly mismanaged.

As I shared last week…I didn't watch the trial (read recap summaries instead) because I feared the prosecutor would fail to present the best/strongest case against Zimmerman.

I am happy to see that most of the post-verdict protests (rallies and marches) have been non-violent. No rioting.

I have a little more to say about this but will do so later…..