Not guilty was the jury's decision during the George Zimmerman vs. Trayvon Martin trial. That verdict may have been the most controversial in recent times. Many people were shocked by the decision and felt that justice had not been achieved for the young victim, Martin, who was seventeen when he was killed. This incident appears to be a tragic example of stereotyping and racial profiling. It is also an example of how a verdict, based on a strict interpretation of the law, can be a wrong verdict. The case involved a neighborhood watchman, who was on duty when he saw a young black man wearing a sweater called a “hoodie,” walking through the neighborhood. George Zimmerman, the warden, who was twenty-eight years old at the time, called the authorities about a suspicious character wandering around his neighborhood. The authorities told him not to do anything; continue with his rounds and don't worry. Zimmerman, however, decided he would take matters into his own hands. He confronted the young man; they argued and Zimmerman pulled out a gun, shot and killed Martin. This premise will play a role in this article as an argument for why George Zimmerman should have been convicted of committing a crime. Even though the jury could have had no reason to convict him of the second degree murder of Trayvon Martin; they had other choices. Stereotyping occurs when individual members of a group are all considered the same. The judgment expressed about the group can be based on factors such as sexual orientation, religion or race. Racial profiling is a technique used by law enforcement to target people of a certain race. Therefore, being a young African American male can make him a target. Just some paper… Till, Evers, King, and Martin all seem like cases of stereotyping and racial profiling. These cases make it appear that justice was not served and that the wrong verdict was initially given. This is the same situation in Zimmerman v. Martin. . Hopefully justice will prevail, in time, just like in the cases mentioned and George Zimmerman will be put behind bars for a long time; the place where it belongs. If history repeats itself, a wrong verdict will be overturned. Works CitedVerdict and More: Get caught on the George Zimmerman Case." CNN. Cable News Network, January 1, 1970. Web. November 4, 2013. Krauthammer, Charles. "The Zimmerman Case and Human Justice | National Review Online."National Review Online. Np, July 18, 2013. Web. October 25, 2013. Tucker, Eric and Pete Yost. "The Big Story." The Big Story. Np, July 14, 2013. Web. October 25.2013.