As much as I could, I tried to ration my consumption of material on the Zimmerman trial.  Now I find myself incredulous about the supposedly momentous conclusions to be drawn about the case.  Soon the hype will die down and, for better or worse, things will pretty much return to what they had been before.  Here, though, is a piece that in my view offers a useful corrective:  http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/frame_game/2013/07/trayvon_martin_verdict_racism_hate_crimes_prosecution_and_other_overreactions.html