Greatest Fear as a Black Father

I was asked last week what my greatest fear as a father of a black boy is in light of the Trayvon Martin murder.  My greatest fear for my children is the cautious regret I see on the many faces that can’t help but leave open the possibility there may be some justification for this tragedy.  Rest assured George Zimmerman and his supporters will exploit this immutable suspicion.

Now that they are beginning to, even knowing the uncontested facts of the incident, some of the most compassionate people I know will find it disqualifying that a black young man being stalked by a belligerent stranger, would turn to defend himself when accosted.  For them, the only conceivable defense Trayvon can have is to have taken his bullet as a lamb to the slaughter.  How is this possible?