Thank you! Exactly! It's not the overt cases, it's other times when it may be more subtle or even subconscious. My best friend is black. While I don't know all her stories, I know enough of them and have witnessed a few. It's subtle ... being ignored unintentionally, or intentionally, the hesitation, double takes, people walking around us ... but it's there. We all have experienced 'that' feeling when you walk into a room and the atmosphere changes, not knowing what or why. Imagine that being the case a majority of the time. And most of the time people do not even realize they are treating anyone any differently. I can't even say with certainty I have never done this. I ride the buses in Chicago, the ones heading to the south side that are predominantly black. Have I ever made the choice to stand toward the front rather than take an empty seat in the back for some subconscious reason? I notice others doing this all the time. Anyway, while the 'race issue' is not the reason to try or not try Zimmerman for killing Martin, the discussion of 'Would this have happened if ...' is very valid.